These terms govern your use of mycity.lk (“MyCity”, “we”, “us”). By using the site you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
1. What MyCity is
MyCity is a guide and directory for people who live, work and travel in Sri Lanka, and a studio that builds websites, apps and search visibility for businesses. We are building it as community-owned city infrastructure, starting with the digital layer. MyCity is not a travel agent, a booking platform or a party to any arrangement between you and a listed business.
2. Information on the site
Our guides cover topics such as visas, costs, places and transport. These change often and we do our best to keep them accurate, but we cannot guarantee that they are complete or current. Always check official sources, including the Department of Immigration and Emigration for visa rules, before you act. Nothing on MyCity is legal, immigration, tax, financial or investment advice.
3. Listings and business accounts
- You must give accurate information and have the right to list the business and to use any photos and text you submit.
- You grant MyCity a non-exclusive licence to display your listing content on the site and in our promotion of it.
- We may edit, decline or remove a listing that is inaccurate, misleading, unlawful or that does not fit the platform.
- Visitors contact listed businesses directly. You are responsible for your own services, prices, availability and customer relationships.
4. Fees and how MyCity is funded
Founding listings are free to start and paid plans are described on the List Your Business page. Building community-owned city infrastructure, including physical infrastructure, takes funding. As the platform grows we may introduce or change fees or commissions. Any fee we introduce is used to grow the shared infrastructure for the businesses and communities on MyCity, and we will give notice before a change takes effect.
5. Web, app and SEO services
Services are provided under a written proposal or quotation that sets out scope, price and timeline. Unless the proposal says otherwise, payment is 50% to begin and 50% on completion, and ownership of the finished website, domain, hosting account and content passes to you on final payment.
6. Affiliate programme
If you join the MyCity affiliate programme, you earn the commission shown in your affiliate dashboard on qualifying referred sales. You must not use spam, misleading claims, or paid ads on our brand name. Commission on a sale that is cancelled or refunded may be reversed, and we may suspend or remove affiliates who break these rules. Registering for the programme means you accept this section as well as the rest of these terms.
7. Acceptable use
Do not misuse the site: no attempts to break or overload it, scrape it at scale, post unlawful or misleading content, or impersonate others.
8. Intellectual property
The MyCity name, logo, design and original content belong to MyCity or its licensors. You may share links and short quotations with credit. Please ask before reproducing more.
9. Third-party links and services
We link to other sites and use third-party services (maps, payments, messaging). We are not responsible for their content or practices.
10. Disclaimers and limits of liability
The site and its content are provided “as is”. To the extent the law allows, MyCity is not liable for indirect or consequential loss, or for loss arising from reliance on guide content or from dealings with listed businesses. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.
11. Privacy
How we handle personal information is explained in our Privacy Policy.
12. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as MyCity grows. The date at the top shows the latest version. Continued use after a change means you accept it.
13. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of Sri Lanka, and disputes are subject to the courts of Sri Lanka.
14. Contact
Questions about these terms: use the contact page or WhatsApp +94 71 303 1031.