Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 June 2022

Cookies

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

• Account related cookies: If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.
• Login related cookies: We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
• Forms related cookies: When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
• Site preferences cookies: In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

• This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
• From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
• The Google AdSense service we use to serve advertising uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you. For more information on Google AdSense see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.
• We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Facebook and Instagram, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

 

Information we collect

Most of the personal information which we may collect about you through this website is given to us only if you choose to give it to us.
Such personal information may be requested from you when you fill in a field (e.g. fill in any other form with your questions and comments or any other form from Maltese Islands Weather website.) If you send us emails, then the personal data we process will depend on what you send us in the email.

The information we collect from you normally includes the following:

1. Name;
2. Contact Details;
   • Email Address
   • Telephone Number
3. Payment Information (Processed by Third Party service – PayPal);
4. Your responses our surveys and competitions;
5. Purchase History;
6. Information about the device (phone or laptop) you accessed our website with

Some other information is given to us because you accessed this website. This is explained in the Cookies Section above.

 

How we use information that we collect

General Uses:

We may use the information we collect about you (including personal information, to the extent applicable) for a variety of purposes, including to:

1. provide, operate, maintain, improve, and promote the Services;
2. enable you to access and use the Services;
3. process and complete transactions, and send you related information, including purchase confirmations;
4. send messages, including responses to your comments, questions, and requests; provide customer service and support; and send you weather warnings by SMS to your mobile number, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
5. personalize the Websites and Services, including by providing features or advertisements that match your interests and preferences; and
6. for other purposes for which we obtain your consent.

 

Retention Periods

• We will hold on to your information for no longer than is necessary keeping in mind the purpose/s (or compatible purposes) for which we first collected the data.
• We may also keep hold of some of your information if it becomes necessary or required to meet legal or regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, prevent fraud and abuse, or enforce our terms and conditions.
• As a guide:
  • we will keep personal data while your account with us is active (if you have an account) or until such time as you ask us to stop communications with you, unless we need to keep the data for longer;
  • and, we may keep certain categories of personal data for longer in order to meet any legal or regulatory requirements, or to resolve a legal dispute;

 

Links to other websites

This website has a number of links to other websites and are for the user to obtain additional information from the respective organisation or agency. This particular privacy policy is only valid for malteseislandsweather.com and therefore, upon leaving our site you become subject to the privacy policy defined for the new website. Please consult their privacy policy to find out how your data is being collected and used.

 

Changes to policy

We may carry out changes to the privacy policy in order to line up with new processes and/or regulations. The updated policy will be effective as of the last updated, visible at the top. In the event of a change in the policy, a notification will be shown about the update.

 

How to contact us

We are always happy to hear from you, whether to make a suggestion but especially if you feel we can do better.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to make a complaint about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us at: info@malteseislandsweather.com