Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 9, 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, which can make it easier to visit the site again and make the site more useful to you.
This Cookie Policy explains how COSMOPOLITAN Sri Lanka uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several reasons to enhance your browsing experience:
🔧 Website Functionality
Essential cookies ensure our website works correctly and securely
��� Analytics & Performance
Help us understand how visitors use our site to improve performance
🎯 Personalization
Remember your preferences and provide personalized content
📢 Marketing
Show you relevant advertisements and measure their effectiveness
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions you make, such as setting privacy preferences or filling in forms.
Examples: Session cookies, security cookies, accessibility cookies
Duration: Session-based or up to 1 year
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
Examples: Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat), error monitoring (Sentry)
Duration: Up to 2 years
Purpose: Page views, user behavior, site performance, error tracking
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Examples: User preferences, theme settings, newsletter subscription status
Duration: Up to 1 year
Purpose: Remember your choices, personalized content, enhanced features
Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure advertising campaign effectiveness.
Examples: Facebook Pixel (_fbp, _fbc), Google Ads, social media cookies
Duration: Up to 2 years
Purpose: Targeted advertising, remarketing, ad performance measurement
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics and deliver advertisements. These services are provided by:
Google Analytics
Web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic
Sentry
Error monitoring and performance tracking
Facebook Pixel
Social media advertising and analytics platform
Google Ads
Online advertising platform for targeted ads
How to Manage Cookies
You have several options to manage or disable cookies:
🎛️ Cookie Preferences Center
Use our cookie preferences center to manage your consent for different types of cookies. You can accept or reject categories of cookies and change your preferences at any time.
Browser Settings
You can also control cookies through your browser settings:
Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies
Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies
Edge: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
⚠️ Important Note
Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your user experience. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the website to work properly.
Cookie Retention and Consent Withdrawal
We store cookies only for as long as necessary: essential (session or up to 1 year), functional (up to 1 year), analytics (up to 2 years), and marketing (up to 2 years). You can change your preferences or withdraw consent at any time using the button below.
Consent Records
For compliance, we store your cookie choices with a timestamp and consent version in your browser. You can clear or change your choices at any time via the preferences center.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:
COSMOPOLITAN Sri Lanka - Data Protection Team
Email: privacy@cosmopolitanlk.com
Subject: Cookie Policy Inquiry
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