Who we are
Our website address is: https://acrossmalta.eu.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as local storage, pixels and scripts, read or store information on your device in comparable ways. In this policy we call all of them "cookies".
How we ask for your consent
Strictly necessary cookies are used because they are essential to provide the service you request (Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive). All other cookies are only used after you have given your consent, which you can refuse or withdraw at any time, as easily as you gave it. Refusing does not limit your access to the website.
Your choice is stored for 182 days, after which we will ask you again. We also ask again when we make significant changes to the cookies we use.
We use Google Consent Mode: Google services on this website are informed of your choice and adjust their behaviour accordingly. When you refuse, Google tags do not set or read advertising or analytics cookies.
Your current choice
Cookies we use
Strictly necessary
Required for the website to function, e.g. security, load balancing, login, shopping cart and remembering your consent choice. These cannot be switched off.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ccomp_consent | Cookie consent – This website | Stores your cookie consent choices, the consent ID and the date, so the banner is not shown again and your choices are respected. | Up to 13 months (as configured) | HTTP cookie |
PHPSESSID | WordPress – This website | Standard PHP session identifier used by the server to keep session state. | Session | HTTP cookie |
Preferences
Remember choices you make (such as language or region) to provide enhanced, more personal features.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
pll_language | Polylang – This website | Remembers the language selected by the visitor. | 1 year | HTTP cookie |
Analytics
Help us understand how visitors use the website by collecting information such as pages visited and time spent, so we can improve it.
No cookies of this type are currently in use.
Marketing
Used by us and our advertising partners to show relevant ads, measure campaigns and build interest profiles, including on other websites. Also used by embedded third-party content such as videos and maps.
No cookies of this type are currently in use.
Third-party services
The following third parties may process data when you use this website. Some of them are located outside the EU/EEA; where this is the case, transfers are based on an adequacy decision (such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework) or standard contractual clauses.
- Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited) – Analytics – Privacy policy
- Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited) – Strictly necessary – Privacy policy
- Gravatar (Automattic Inc.) – Strictly necessary
Managing cookies in your browser
You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may prevent parts of this website from working.
This list was last updated on October 23, 2026.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Additional information
How we protect your data
What data breach procedures we have in place
What third parties we receive data from
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements