Your privacy matters to us.

Satynmag is a Sri Lankan women's editorial and empowerment platform providing articles, digital content, newsletters, events, programmes, workplace initiatives and related services through Satynmag.com and associated Satyn activities.

In this Privacy Policy, “Satynmag”, “Satyn”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the operator of Satynmag.com and the relevant Satynmag services described in this policy.

This policy applies when you:

• ✓visit or browse Satynmag.com;
• ✓subscribe to a Satynmag newsletter or mailing list;
• ✓contact Satynmag or complete a website form;
• ✓register for a Satynmag event, discussion, webinar or programme;
• ✓submit an application, nomination, expression of interest or related material for a Satynmag initiative;
• ✓interact with Satynmag in connection with the Women-Friendly Workplace Awards, workplace certification or other Satynmag programmes; or
• ✓otherwise communicate or engage with Satynmag.

Information you provide directly

Depending on how you interact with Satynmag, this may include:

• ✓your name;
• ✓email address;
• ✓telephone number;
• ✓job title, organisation and industry;
• ✓information submitted through contact, subscription or application forms;
• ✓event or programme registration details;
• ✓award, certification or workplace programme information;
• ✓feedback, survey responses, questions or correspondence; and
• ✓any other information you choose to provide to us.

Technical and usage information

When you use Satynmag.com, technical information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting infrastructure or authorised service providers. This may include IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referral information, pages viewed, approximate location derived from technical information, interaction data, and website or security logs.

Information from organisations or third parties

In connection with workplace awards, certification, partnerships, events or similar programmes, an organisation may provide professional or contact information relating to nominated employees, representatives, participants or authorised contacts. The organisation providing such information is responsible for ensuring that it has an appropriate basis to do so.

We may use personal information to:

• ✓operate, maintain and improve Satynmag.com;
• ✓deliver newsletters and requested content;
• ✓respond to enquiries, correspondence and support requests;
• ✓administer event registrations, programmes, applications and nominations;
• ✓manage the Women-Friendly Workplace Awards, certification and related initiatives;
• ✓communicate programme updates, deadlines, results, invitations and relevant information;
• ✓manage partnerships, sponsored content and professional relationships;
• ✓understand website performance and reader engagement;
• ✓maintain website security, prevent misuse and diagnose technical problems;
• ✓maintain appropriate business, administrative and compliance records;
• ✓meet legal, regulatory, accounting or professional obligations; and
• ✓establish, exercise or defend legal rights where necessary.

Where applicable data-protection law requires a lawful basis for processing personal information, the basis will depend on the circumstances. It may include your consent, processing necessary to respond to or provide a service you requested, compliance with a legal obligation, our legitimate interests in operating and improving Satynmag and its programmes, or another basis available under applicable law.

Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw that consent subject to applicable law. Withdrawal does not affect processing that was lawful before consent was withdrawn.

If you subscribe to a newsletter, request updates or otherwise agree to receive communications from Satynmag, we may use your contact details to send editorial updates, invitations, programme information, Satyn Circle information, workplace initiative updates and other relevant Satyn communications where permitted.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe option included in the communication or by contacting us. Unsubscribing from marketing does not necessarily prevent us from sending a communication that is necessary to respond to an enquiry, administer an application or programme, or provide information you specifically requested.

Satynmag.com may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, understand website performance, analyse traffic, protect the website and improve user experience.

Some cookies may be set by third-party services used on the website, such as analytics, embedded media, advertising or social-media services. Those third parties may process information according to their own privacy policies.

Where applicable law requires consent for non-essential cookies or similar technologies, we aim to provide an appropriate choice or cookie-management mechanism.

Satynmag operates initiatives that may require additional information beyond ordinary website browsing. These may include the Women-Friendly Workplace Awards, workplace certification, events, surveys, workshops, nominations and professional programmes.

Information collected for these activities may include:

• ✓organisation and representative details;
• ✓employee or nominee information;
• ✓workplace data, evidence, responses or supporting documents;
• ✓application, assessment or verification information;
• ✓attendance and participation information; and
• ✓communications relating to the programme.

Where a specific programme requires additional privacy information, consent, confidentiality arrangements or data-processing terms, those may be provided separately and should be read together with this Privacy Policy.

Satynmag does not sell personal information to advertisers.

We may share personal information with trusted third parties where reasonably necessary to operate Satynmag and its services. These may include:

• ✓website hosting and infrastructure providers;
• ✓email and newsletter platforms;
• ✓analytics and website-performance providers;
• ✓IT, development, security and technical-support providers;
• ✓event, webinar or communication platforms;
• ✓professional advisers, assessors, judges, consultants or contractors involved in an authorised programme;
• ✓auditors, legal advisers or other professional service providers; and
• ✓government, regulatory, law-enforcement or judicial authorities where disclosure is legally required.

We expect service providers handling personal information on our behalf to use that information only for authorised purposes and subject to appropriate confidentiality, security and contractual requirements where applicable.

Satynmag may use technology providers, cloud infrastructure or service providers located outside Sri Lanka. As a result, personal information may be processed or stored in another country.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for cross-border processing or transfers, we will take reasonable steps to use appropriate legal, contractual, technical or organisational safeguards.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and for legitimate business, legal, accounting, security, dispute-resolution or regulatory requirements.

Different information may be kept for different periods. When personal information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymise or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal requirements.

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

No website, internet transmission or electronic storage system can guarantee absolute security. Users should also take reasonable precautions when communicating information online.

Depending on your location, the nature of the processing and the data-protection law applicable at the relevant time, you may have rights relating to your personal information. These may include rights to:

• ✓request information about how your personal data is processed;
• ✓request access to personal information held about you;
• ✓request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• ✓request deletion where legally available;
• ✓object to or request restriction of certain processing where applicable;
• ✓withdraw consent where processing relies on consent;
• ✓request portability where applicable; and
• ✓raise a concern with an appropriate data-protection authority where available under applicable law.

Rights may be subject to legal conditions, exceptions or limitations. We may need to verify your identity before responding to a privacy request.

Satynmag.com is a general editorial website and is not designed as an online service directed specifically at young children.

If Satynmag runs a programme specifically intended for younger participants, additional privacy information, parental or guardian consent procedures, or other safeguards may apply where required.

Satynmag may link to third-party websites or include embedded content, social-media features, videos, advertisements or external resources. Independent third parties operate under their own terms and privacy practices.

Satynmag is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent websites or services merely because they are linked from or embedded within Satynmag.com.

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in law, technology, website functionality, Satynmag programmes, service providers or our information-handling practices.

The updated policy will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Where a change materially affects how personal information is handled, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.

If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, want to update information you have provided, wish to unsubscribe from communications, or want to submit a privacy-related request, please contact Satynmag.