1.0 Processing of Personal Data

Visitors’ privacy shall be at all times safeguarded and personal data will only be processed if in accordance with article 9 of the Data Protection Act (Chapter 440 of the Laws of Malta):

(a) the data subject has unambiguously given his consent; or

(b) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract; or

(c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject; or

(d) processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject; or

(e) processing is necessary for the performance of an activity that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller or in a third party to whom the data is disclosed; or

(f) processing is necessary for a purpose that concerns a legitimate interest of the controller or of such a third party to whom personal data is provided, except where such interest is overridden by the interest to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject and in particular the right to privacy”

Upon the occurrence of any of the above scenarios, which justify the processing of personal data, processing will take placein compliance with the Data Protection Act (Chapter 440 of the Laws of Malta). We will hence ensure that your personal data is:

(a) processed fairly and lawfully;

(b) processed in accordance with good practice;

(c) it is not processed for any purpose that is incompatible with that for which the information is collected;

(d) processed personal data is adequate and relevant in relation to the purposes of the processing;

(e) no more personal data is processed than is necessary having regard to the purposes of the processing;

(f) all reasonable measures are taken to complete, correct, block or erase data to the extent that such data is incomplete or incorrect, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed;

(g) personal data is not kept for a period longer than is necessary, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed.

2.0 Privacy

We are aware that we are legally bound to protect and process in a certain manner personal data provided by our website visitors. We have implemented allappropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, data alteration, disclosure or destruction.

No personal data will be forwarded to third parties in the absence of your consent.

3.0 Data Collection Purposes

Information pertaining to our website users is collected in two instances:

1. When our website users enter their personal details (name, surname and email address) in order to register;

2. When reading or downloading information from our website.

3.1 User Registration

Visitors of this website are afforded the possibility of registering their personal details so that they may log in when visiting the website as well as receiving newsletters on the email address they indicated. Said information will subsequently be stored in a database, in accordance with the Data Protection Act, so that it will constitute a client database aimed at improving the services of Ta’ Dernis Limited (C 41229) and Ta’ Dernis Properties Limited(C 45644) but will be strictly and solely utilized by the afore-mentioned companies and their employees/representatives/directors or subsidiary companiesand it will not be shared, leased or sold in any manner to any other organization. Said individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may face disciplinary and legal proceedings if they fail to adhere to such obligations.

3.2 Reading/Downloading Information

Reading or downloading information from our website will automatically result in collection and storage on our behalf of the following non-personal information:

• date and time when user accessed the site;
• domain name of computer from which site was accessed;
• requested web page or download;
• successfulness or unsuccessfulness of request;
• operating system of machine utilized to access website and the type and version of said machine’s web browser;

We will ask for your consent if we ever need to utilize your information for a purpose which is different from the above-mentioned. In such a scenario you may always order us to delete all personal information related to you in our possession.

4.0 Links to other Web Sites

Our site contains a number of links to other websites. Visitors who access such links must be aware that once they do, the terms and conditions and privacy policy of our site will no longer be applicable, but those appertaining to the other site will. We are in no way responsible or accountable for the content or any matter related to those websites whose link features on our own website.

5.0 Access to your information

Visitors who have registered and entered their personal details may request us, at reasonable intervals, by means of a written request,to provide them with written information as to whether:

• their personal data has been processed;
• details of the actual information which has been processed;
• where this information has been collected; and the purpose of the processing.

Visitors may also request us to have the same data permanently deleted, amended or updated accordingly.

6.0 Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. However most changes will be minor and major changes will be given prominence on the website. Nevertheless it is in the visitors’ interest to check said policy regularly in order to ensure that they are aware of any changes to the same.