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Refund and Privacy Policy of IQSSL

IQSSL Refund Policy

The Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka (IQSSL) is a not-for-profit organisation which was established under the Act, No.20 of 2007 of Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. It does not not engage in regular sales activities of a business but conduct payment transactions related to membership fees and activities.

However, it may time to time sell tickets, souvenirs, sponsorships and other similar products for its fund raising activities and other events. These sales are generally non-refundable. If there are refundable items, it will be specifically mention within the item descripton. Administrative charges will apply.

IQSSL Privacy Policy

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context.

Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our website?

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, Details of involvement with and relationship to Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka or other details to help you with your experience.

When do we collect information?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form or enter information on our site.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

  1. To improve our website in order to better serve you
  2. To quickly process your transactions
  3. To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services
  4. To follow up with them after correspondence (live chat, email or phone inquiries).

How do we protect your information?

We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI standards.
We only provide articles and information. We never ask for credit card numbers within our site.
We use regular malware scanning.
We operate a website version with an SSL certificate.

Do we use 'cookies'?

We do not use cookies for tracking purposes

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it's release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property or safety.

The information submitted by users for public display in member information area would be available publicly and could be linked from other websites.

However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third-party links

We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website with commercial intent on our side. However, certian news items may be linked to such

Google

Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users.

We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify the users via in-site notification within 7 business days

We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

Unsubscribe

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at info@iqssl.lk and we will as soon as possible remove you from ALL correspondence.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.

INSTITUTE OF QUANTITY SURVEYORS SRI LANKA
The Professional Centre, No. 275/75, 2nd Floor,
Prof. Stanley Wijesundara Mawatha, off Bauddhaloka Mawatha,
Colombo 07.

Landline:
0094-11-2595570
Mobile:
0094-77-4441221
Fax:
0094-11-2595570
Email:
info@iqssl.lk
Website:
www.iqssl.lk
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