Privacy Policy & Advertising Disclosures
Last Updated: September 18, 2026 • Effective Date: January 1, 2026 • Version 2.4
Our Privacy Commitment
NewsGrab ("we", "our", or "us") operates newsgrab.lk as an independent trilingual news aggregator. We respect your personal privacy and are committed to full compliance with global privacy standards, including the Sri Lanka Personal Data Protection Act No. 9 of 2022, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the Google Publisher & AdSense Policies.
1. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures
We monetize our journalism and infrastructure through authorized digital advertising, including Google AdSense, Google Ad Manager, and certified programmatic supply-side platforms (SSPs).
- Third-Party Vendors & Google Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to newsgrab.lk or other websites on the Internet.
- DoubleClick & Advertising Cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its certified partners to serve relevant advertisements to users based on their browsing history across participating web properties.
- Opt-Out of Personalized Advertising: Users may opt out of personalized Google advertising at any time by visiting the Google Ad Settings. Alternatively, users may opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA).
- Better Ads Standards: NewsGrab strictly adheres to the Coalition for Better Ads standards. We do not employ deceptive ad labels, auto-playing audio ads, pop-unders, or sticky units covering more than 30% of mobile screens.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We classify cookies and browser storage into three transparent categories:
Strictly required for core website functionality, such as remembering your trilingual language choice (English, Sinhala, Tamil) and filter settings.
Aggregated, anonymized performance metrics to measure article popularity and system uptime via privacy-friendly telemetry.
Utilized by Google AdSense and programmatic partners to cap ad frequency and provide contextual advertising relevance.
3. Your Legal Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you hold statutory privacy rights concerning your personal data:
- Right of Access & Portability: Request confirmation of what personal data is processed.
- Right to Rectification: Request prompt correction of inaccurate records.
- Right to Erasure ("Right to Be Forgotten"): Request deletion of collected personal identifiers.
- Right to Restrict or Object: Restrict processing or opt out of automated profiling and personalized advertising.
- Non-Discrimination (CCPA): We never deny service or charge differing prices for exercising your statutory privacy rights.
4. Newsdesk Privacy Bureau & Contact
For questions regarding this policy, opting out of advertising identifiers, or submitting formal data subject access requests (DSAR):