This Cookie Policy explains how the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on the FITIS Digital Excellence Awards (DEX) website (https://www.digitalexcellenceawards.lk) and its associated portal.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
FITIS uses cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website and registration portal to operate properly. We refer to these as "strictly necessary" or "essential" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our online channels.
The specific types of cookies used on our website and portal are described below:
These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our website and registration portal and to use some of their features, such as access to secure areas (the submission dashboard, sign-in token management, and form submissions). Because these cookies are necessary to deliver the website to you, they cannot be refused without impacting website functions.
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (such as video playback or saving form progress drafts) may become unavailable.
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used, or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you. We use tools like Google Analytics to collect aggregate, anonymized traffic data.
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in our Cookie Settings Panel.
Click the button below to open the settings panel and toggle functional, analytics, or marketing cookies on or off:
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
In addition to our first-party cookies, some third-party partners (such as cloud service providers, analytics agencies, and payment processors) may also place cookies on your device to facilitate their services. For example, our payment gateway utilizes PCI-compliant third-party cookies to manage secure transaction processing.
We do not control these third-party cookies, and we recommend that you inspect the privacy and cookie policies of these partners to understand their practices.
FITIS may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at digital@fitis.lk.