The Malta Crafts Foundation takes the protection of your privacy very seriously and recognises its obligations as a Data Controller in terms of applicable data protection law, mainly the General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 as supplemented by the Data Protection Act (Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta) and any other laws which relate to privacy and electronic communications.

This Privacy Policy explains the Malta Crafts Foundation’s current policies and practices with regards to personal data which you provide us with and sets out how the Malta Crafts Foundation uses and protects any information that you provide when using the Website. This Privacy Policy is independent from the Malta Crafts Foundation’s offline personal data collection practices.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “personal data” means any information relating to you which allows us to identify you and “website” means www.maltacrafts.org.

We are fully committed to protecting our visitors’ and/or users’ privacy and we will not collect any personal data about you as a visitor unless you provide it voluntarily. In recognition of our legal duty to respect and protect your personal information, we commit to take all necessary safeguards to prevent unauthorised access and any personal data collected from you as a visitor and/or user, is not passed on to any third party, without your authorised consent.

 

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

As a visitor to our Website, the Malta Crafts Foundation may collect, store and make use of the following kinds of personal data:

  • Contact information including your name, surname and email address;
  • Information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us and/or subscribing to our Website services and/or email notifications;
  • Site usage information;
  • Web page download information.

We may use this information in the administration of this Website, to improve the Website’s usability and for marketing purposes. By using the Website, you are giving your consent for such processing to take place.

Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulatory requirements, no personal data that we process will be kept longer than necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it is processed. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the purpose for which we process it, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means. When we no longer need your personal data, we will securely delete or destroy it.

 

COOKIES

We use cookies on this Website. A cookie is a text file sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. The text file is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser. We may send a cookie which may be stored on by your browser on your computer’s hard drive.

We may use the information we obtain from the cookie to recognise your computer when you visit our Website and to personalise our Website for you. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. This, will however have a negative impact upon the usability of many Websites including this one.

 

USE OF PERSONAL DATA

Personal data submitted on this Website will be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or in relevant parts of the Website.

In addition to the uses identified elsewhere in the Privacy Policy, we may use your personal information to:

  • Send information (other than marketing communications) to you which we think may be of interest to you by post or by email or similar technology;
  • Send you marketing communications relating to our business (or the businesses of carefully-selected third parties) which we think may be of interest to you by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications to be sent by emailing us on [email protected]);
  • Provide other companies with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user. We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

 

YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data by submitting your request in writing to us. We may request specific information from you to enable us to verify your identity and for more information about your request;
  • Request amendments to any inaccurate personal information we may hold about you;
  • Stop direct marketing messages;
  • Object to certain processing based on legitimate interest;
  • Withdraw consent for other consent-based processing at any time;
  • Request that we transfer elements of your data either to you or any other service provider.

 

OTHER DISCLOSURES

In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, we may disclose information about you:

  • To the extent that we are required to do so by law; and
  • In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings.

Except as provided in this Privacy Policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

 

INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

 

SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA

The Malta Crafts Foundation has used the utmost care to ensure and maintain the highest level of security possible. We however cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information which you send to us and take no responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur.

 

AMENDMENTS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Due to ongoing changes, changes in the law and changes in the nature of technology, we may revise these terms and conditions of use from time to time by amending this page. In this regard, you are encouraged to visit this page frequently and take note of any changes made.

 

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

The Website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the terms and conditions or content of third-party websites.

 

APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

The terms of use and all the information appearing on the Website are governed by the Laws of Malta. In this respect, by browsing or accessing the Website, you have acquiesced to the Laws of Malta as the law governing the conduct and operation of the Website.

The Courts of Malta shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all claims or disputes arising from or in relation with the Website and the terms.

 

CONTACT

If you have any concerns about the Privacy Policy, any material which appears on the Website or any other queries in relation to your personal data, if any, held by us, please feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer at:

Malta Crafts Foundation
c/o INDIS Malta Ltd
88, Msida Valley Road
Birkirkara BKR9020
Malta

Tel. (+356) 7953 9522
Email: [email protected]