Cookie Policy
How the Sri Lanka Medical Council website uses cookies and similar technologies.
This Cookie Policy explains how the Sri Lanka Medical Council ("SLMC", "we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on this website. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website you visit. They are widely used to make websites function correctly, work more efficiently, and provide information to the owners of the site. Similar technologies (such as browser local storage) may be used for the same purposes.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies — required for the website and online forms (such as support tickets, complaints, and feedback) to function correctly and securely, including maintaining your session and protecting submitted forms against forgery (CSRF protection).
- Preference cookies — remember choices you have made on this website, such as accessibility settings, so you do not need to set them again on every visit.
- Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors use this website, so we can improve its content and performance. We do not use analytics cookies to identify individual visitors.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Maintains your session and secures forms submitted on this website (e.g. support tickets, complaints, feedback). The website cannot function properly without these. | Session / a few hours |
| Functional | Remembers accessibility preferences set through the accessibility widget available on this website. | Up to 1 year |
| Third-Party | Set by external services embedded on this website, such as web fonts and the accessibility widget, to deliver their functionality. | Varies by provider |
4. Third-Party Services
Some content and functionality on this website is delivered by third-party providers, which may set their own cookies or use similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. These include services used to display web fonts, icons, and an accessibility toolset that lets visitors adjust text size, contrast, and other display preferences. We do not control the cookies set by these third parties.
5. How to Control or Disable Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, including viewing, deleting, and blocking cookies from some or all websites. Please note that if you disable essential cookies, some parts of this website — such as submitting a support ticket, complaint, or feedback form — may not function correctly.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies and technologies we use. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:
Registrar, Sri Lanka Medical Council
No. 31, Norris Canal Road, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 71 741 2222 / +94 11 2691 848
Fax: +94 11 2674 787
Website: www.slmc.gov.lk