Who we are

Our website addresses are specific to each business within Batapola Group of Companies. Please refer to the respective website for its specific address.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our sites, we collect data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string for spam detection. An anonymized string created from the email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) that behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic follow-up approval. For registered users, we store personal information in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.