Privacy Policy

Welcome to apedanuma.lk — Sri Lanka's free educational platform for students from Grade 1 to A/L. We provide free study notes, past papers, model papers, and other educational resources in Sinhala, Tamil, and English medium.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website. By using apedanuma.lk, you agree to the practices described in this policy. This policy is effective as of May 2026.

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at [email protected].

We collect limited information to provide and improve our services:

Information you provide directly:

• Name and email address when you submit our contact form
• Messages and inquiries you send to us
• Resource requests you submit through our request form

Information collected automatically:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring website and search terms
• Device type (desktop, tablet, mobile)
• Download activity (which resources you access)

We do not require you to create an account to access our free resources. We do not collect payment information.

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Advertising revenue helps us maintain the platform and keep all resources free for students.

How Google AdSense works:

• Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our website or other websites.

Opting out of personalized advertising:

• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at www.google.com/settings/ads
• You may also opt out via the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at www.aboutads.info
• Opting out means you will still see ads, but they will not be personalized to your interests.

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our site, visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. This helps us improve our platform and add resources that students need most.

What Google Analytics collects:

• Anonymous usage data including pages visited, session duration, and navigation paths
• General geographic region (country/city level — not precise location)
• Device and browser information
• Which resources are most popular

Google Analytics data is anonymous — it cannot be used to personally identify you. We do not link analytics data to your name or email.

Opting out of Google Analytics: You can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout to prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data on any website.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. We use the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies — Required for the website to function correctly. These cannot be disabled. They include session management and security tokens.

Analytics cookies — Used by Google Analytics to collect anonymous data about how visitors use our site. These help us understand which resources are most useful.

Advertising cookies — Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements. These may track your browsing behavior across websites to show you ads related to your interests.

How to manage cookies:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and the ability to display advertisements that help us keep resources free.

apedanuma.lk is designed for educational use by students of all ages, including school-age children. We take children's privacy seriously.

• We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age without verifiable parental consent.
• Our educational resources are freely accessible without requiring any registration or personal information from students.
• We do not ask students to create accounts or submit personal information to access study materials.
• We comply with applicable children's online privacy protection laws.

For parents and guardians: If you believe your child under 13 has submitted personal information to us (for example, via the contact form), please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly delete that information. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our young users.

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide our services — Making study materials available and responding to resource requests
• To respond to inquiries — Replying to messages submitted via our contact form
• To improve our platform — Using analytics data to understand which resources are most useful and where we can improve
• To display advertisements — Using Google AdSense to show relevant ads that help fund our free platform
• To maintain security — Detecting and preventing abuse or unauthorized access

We do not sell your personal information to any third parties. We do not share your personal data with advertisers directly — Google AdSense operates independently using its own cookie-based system.

We retain your information only for as long as necessary:

• Contact form submissions — Retained for up to 12 months to allow us to respond to follow-up questions. After 12 months, submissions are deleted.
• Analytics data — Retained according to Google Analytics' standard data retention period (26 months by default). This data is anonymous and aggregated.
• Advertising data — Managed by Google AdSense according to Google's own data retention policies.
• Server logs — IP addresses in server logs are retained for up to 30 days for security purposes, then deleted.

You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by emailing [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to access — You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to correct — You may request that we correct any inaccurate information we hold about you.
• Right to delete — You may request that we delete your personal information from our records.
• Right to opt out of advertising — You may opt out of personalized advertising cookies via Google's Ads Settings at www.google.com/settings/ads or via www.aboutads.info
• Right to opt out of analytics — You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking via tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to all requests within 30 days.

Our website may contain links to external websites, including:

• Official government sources (Department of Examinations Sri Lanka, Ministry of Education)
• Blog posts referencing external resources
• Social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, LinkedIn)

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external websites. Once you leave apedanuma.lk by clicking a link, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit.

Advertisements displayed via Google AdSense may link to third-party websites. We do not control or endorse the content or privacy practices of advertised websites.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date shown at the top of this page.

• This policy was last updated: May 2026
• We recommend reviewing this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
• Continued use of apedanuma.lk after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

If we make any changes that significantly affect how we use your personal information, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users through a notice on our website.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Contact form: apedanuma.lk/contact
• Response time: We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.

For copyright or legal concerns specifically, please email [email protected].

We take your privacy seriously and are committed to handling your information responsibly. Thank you for trusting apedanuma.lk with your educational journey.