Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

When you visit or use Welandapola, we may collect:

• Account information you provide when registering — your name and email address, and a password stored only in hashed form.
• Subscription and billing details needed to process a Welandapola Pro payment. Card numbers are handled by our payment processor and are never stored on our servers.
• Listing information you submit when advertising an item, including the description, price, images and any contact details you choose to publish.
• Usage information collected automatically — IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed and referring page — used to run the site and measure traffic.
• A record of how many gated pages your browser has viewed today, so the free daily allowance can be applied.
• Preferences you set, such as language and light or dark theme, stored in your browser.

Use of Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide the price index, analytics and marketplace features you request.
• Create and maintain your account and apply your subscription status.
• Process payments and send receipts and renewal notices.
• Send price updates and newsletters where you have subscribed to them.
• Review marketplace listings before they are published and respond to reports.
• Understand which pages are used so we can improve coverage and performance.
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse and unauthorised access.

Information Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share it only in these circumstances:

• Service providers who host the site, process payments, deliver email and provide analytics on our behalf, and who are required to handle the data securely.
• Publicly, where you have chosen to publish it — the content of a marketplace listing, including any contact details you include, is visible to anyone.
• Where disclosure is required by law or in response to a valid legal request.

Price Data

The market prices published on Welandapola are gathered from published market reports, retailer listings and public advertisements. They describe goods and vehicles, not people, and are not linked to any visitor.

Data Security

We use industry-standard measures to protect your information, including encrypted connections and hashed password storage. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar browser storage to keep you signed in, remember your language and theme, apply the free daily page allowance, and measure aggregate traffic. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but signing in and some preferences will stop working if you do.

Data Retention

We keep account information for as long as your account is open, and payment records for as long as tax and accounting rules require. Daily page-view counters are short-lived and expire automatically. You can ask us to close your account and delete your personal information at any time.

Your Rights

You can ask us at any time to:

• Give you a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correct information that is inaccurate or out of date.
• Delete your account and the personal information associated with it.
• Unsubscribe from marketing email — every message also includes an unsubscribe link.

Children's Privacy

Welandapola is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has provided us with information, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes are posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date. We encourage you to review it periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this document, contact us at [email protected] and we will respond as soon as we can.