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Policies
These policies have been integrated into the John Keells Group’s governance framework, ensuring compliance and alignment with regulatory requirements.
Corporate Governance Policies
The Company has adopted the policies mandated under the Listing Rules of the Colombo Stock Exchange on Corporate Governance. These policies have been integrated into the John Keells Group’s governance framework, ensuring compliance and alignment with regulatory requirements.
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes how Keells Food Products PLC (“we, us, our”), a company registered in Sri Lanka bearing registration number PQ3, having its registered office at No. 117, Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 2 and its principal place of business at No. 16, Minuwangoda Road, Ekala, Ja-ela, Sri Lanka the processes your Personal Data.
1. Scope
This Notice applies when you:
- visit our offices, factories or facilities;
- visit websites operated by us and other websites owned or controlled by us;
- use our mobile applications;
- interact with us on our social media;
- use our services online or in-person;
- participate in events organized by us;
- contact us by phone, mail, email or an online portal; or
- contract with us.
2. What is Personal Data?
- Personal Data is any information that could directly or indirectly, by itself or in combination with other information, identify you.
- Personal Data excludes anonymous data or data that has been anonymized.
3. What type of Personal Data do we collect from you?
We may collect Personal Data or other data which when combined identifies you, that falls within the following categories:
- General identifiers such as your name, gender and contact information;
- Publicly available data made available by you directly or by linking social media or other accounts with us;
- Communication and feedback information;
- Online activity and behavior such as Internet Protocol (IP) address, online user identification profiles and browsing behaviour;
- Site access information such as log in credentials (e.g., username for accessing restricted content);
- Organizational and professional information;
Location data such as IP address, MAC address, GPS, devices, cell towers, Wi-Fi access points; - Government verified information such as information from identity cards or passports;
- Account and registration information; or
- Financial information including credit debit or other payment data.
- Please note that there may be overlaps between the categories of Personal Data that will be processed by us.
4. Do we collect non-Personal Data?
- Yes, we may also collect non-Personal Data such as aggregated and anonymized data or statistical and demographic data which may sometimes be derived from your Personal Data but which cannot be used to identify you either directly or indirectly.
- Such data may be used for analytical activities with the objective of improving our operations.
- Aggregated and anonymized data may be shared (not sold) with our business partners to perform these analytical operations.
- If the anonymized and aggregated data results in your direct or indirect identification, such data will be treated as Personal Data.
5. Can you refuse to provide Personal Data?
Yes, you can always refuse to supply Personal Data, except that it may prevent you from engaging in certain website, platform related activities or limit your access to our services.
6. What happens if you provide false or inaccurate Personal Data to us?
If you fail to provide the Personal Data required by law or which is necessary for the performance of a contract or the provision of services, we may be unable to fulfill your requests or continue providing our services to you.
Additionally, if we believe the Personal Data you have provided is false or fraudulent, we may refuse services, terminate the contract, and report you to the authorities.
We will also not be responsible for any delays or costs you may incur consequent to the provision of incorrect information.
7. What are your obligations if you are providing the Personal Data of a third party?
If you are providing the Personal Data of a third-party you do so on the basis that that person has given you prior consent and that person is aware of the contents of this Notice and their rights in respect of the Personal Data provided to us.
8. Do we process the Personal Data of children?
- We do not and our software and services do not target, and are not structured to attract, children under the age of 16.
- We do not collect any registration information from users who indicate they are under the age of 16.
- If you provide us with Personal Data about your child, or a child to whom you are the legal guardian, that will be deemed as consent to the collection and processing of that child's data.
9. Will we sell your Personal Data?
No, we do not sell the Personal Data of any data subject without express, valid authorization.
10. How do we use your Personal Data?
Our use of your Personal Data is prescribed by law and the following table sets out the lawful bases for processing your Personal Data.
| Use | Lawful basis for processing Personal Data | |
| 1. | To provide our services to you and to conduct our business. | (a) Contract performance (b) Legitimate interests (to enable us to perform our obligations and provide our services to you) (c) Consent |
| 2. | To facilitate the use of our websites and to ensure content is relevant. | (a) Legitimate interests (to allow us to provide you with the content and services on the websites) (b) Consent (c) Contract performance |
| 3. | For marketing and business development purposes. Please note that we will provide an option to unsubscribe or opt-out of further communication on any electronic marketing communication sent to you or you may opt out by contacting us as set out in section 20 below. |
(a) Legitimate interests (b) Consent |
| 4. | For research and development purposes | (a) Legitimate interests (to allow us to improve our services). |
| 5. | For recruitment purposes | (a) Legitimate interests (to ensure that we can make the most appropriate recruitment decisions (b) Contract performance (in order for us to take steps at your request to enter into a contract with you) |
| 6. | To fulfil our legal, regulatory, or risk management obligations such as to comply with our legal obligations (performing client due diligence/"know your client", anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, sanctions or reputational risk screening, identifying conflicts of interests); for the prevention of fraud and/or other relevant background checks as may be required by applicable law and regulation and best practice at any given time (if false or inaccurate information is provided and fraud is identified or suspected, details may be passed to fraud prevention agencies and may be recorded by us or by them); to enforce our legal rights, to comply with our legal or regulatory reporting obligations and/or to protect the rights of third parties; |
(a) Legal obligations (b) Legitimate interests (to cooperate with law enforcement and regulatory authorities, to ensure that you fall within our acceptable risk profile and to assist with the prevention of crime and fraud). (c) Where we process special categories of personal data we may also rely on substantial public interest (prevention or detection of crime) or legal claims |
| 7. | To ensure that we are paid | (a) Contract performance (b) Legitimate interests (to ensure that we are paid for our services). |
| 8. | To inform you of changes to our services or policies and notices, including this Statement | (a) Legitimate interests (to ensure we can notify you about changes to our services and policies and to maintain our relationship with you). |
| 9. | To reorganize or make changes to our business -In the event that we are undergo a re-organization (for example if we merge, combine or divest a part of our business), we may need to transfer some or all of your personal data to the relevant third party (or its advisors) as part of any due diligence process or transfer to that re-organized entity or third party your personal data for the same purposes as set out in this Privacy notice or for the purpose of analyzing any proposed reorganization; | (a) Legitimate interests (in order to allow us to change our business). |
| 10. | For safety and security | (a) Lawful reason (b) Legitimate interests (to ensure the security of our premises, systems, employees, and other stakeholders, including preventing unauthorized access, fraud, and cyber threats). (c) Legal obligation (to comply with applicable laws and regulatory requirements |
Cookie Policy
This website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files saved on your devices by the websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites function and provide information to the owners of the site.
2. What cookies are used on this site?
a. Essential and non-essential cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for core functionality of a site such as security and network management. They always need to be on.
Non-essential cookies are not required for the website to function by they do help enhance the user experience. They are typically used for analytics, tracking user behavior, remembering preferences, or enabling certain features like personalized content or advertising.
b. 1st party cookies and 3rd party cookies
1st party cookies are set by the site you are currently visiting and allow a smoother browsing experience on that specific website.
3rd party cookies are set by domains other than the website you are currently visiting and are often used to collect data about your browsing activities across multiple websites.
c. Session and persistent cookies
Session Cookies are typically removed once the user closes the browser.
Persistent Cookies are stored for a set period and are used to track users across different sessions.
The table below lists the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie name | Essential/ non-essential | 1st/3rd Party | Session/Persistent | Purpose | |
| 1. | _ga | Non-essential | 1st party | Persistent | Used to distinguish users in Google Analytics 4. |
| 2. | _ga_KY4GKH6183 | Non-essential | 1st party | Persistent | Used to track session state in Google Analytics 4. |
| 3. | _gid | Non-essential | 1st party | Session | Used to identify the users in Google Analytics 4 and expires in 24 hours |
| 4. | PHPSESSID | Essential | 1st party | Session | maintains user session state across pages, enabling core website functions such as login persistence and navigation. It expires when the browser is closed. |
3. How can you manage or control cookies?
a. Customized cookie preferences
When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner that asks for permission to set cookies. If you do not accept, non-essential cookies will not be set. However, your previous preferences may sometimes be saved. If you wish to update them, you can manually adjust settings in your browser.
b. Browser Settings
You can manage cookies directly through your browser. Options typically include the ability to disable all cookies or block cookies from specific websites. Most browsers also allow you to delete cookies, either for individual websites or all at once. For more information, refer to your browser’s help documentation.
c. Cookie management tools
Some websites provide dedicated cookie management tools or dashboards, which allow you to adjust your preferences in real time. This allows you to enable or disable specific types of cookies even after they have been set.
d. Browser Extensions
Some browser extensions can block cookies giving you more control over third-party cookies and limit tracking across websites.
This cookie policy was last updated on 12 March 2025.