Updated: 13th November 2025
At the Astronomical Society of Malta, accessible from www.maltastro.org, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by the Astronomical Society of Malta and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us. Our Privacy Policy was generated with the help of “https://www.gdprprivacynotice.com/ The Astronomical Society of Malta legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:
Information We Collect
The Astronomical Society of Malta needs to perform a contract with you. You have given the Astronomical Society of Malta permission to do so. Processing your personal information is in the Astronomical Society of Malta legitimate interests.
We may also use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about Your use of the Website. Cookies are small data files that are placed on Your device when You visit a website. They allow us to recognize Your device and remember certain information about Your preferences.
How We Use Your Information
We may use Your information for the following purposes:
- To provide and improve the Website,
- To communicate with You about events,
- To respond to Your inquiries and requests,
- To personalize Your experience on the Website,
- To analyze and understand how the Website is used,
- To comply with legal obligations.
The Astronomical Society of Malta needs to comply with the law
The Astronomical Society of Malta will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
The right of rectification.
The right to object.
The right of restriction.
The right to data portability.
The right to withdraw consent.
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect Your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
The Astronomical Society of Malta follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and is part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, the Astronomical Society of Malta uses “cookies”. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
Photography and Videos During Events
While carrying out Astronomical Society of Malta events photographs or videos might be taken and you hereby give consent to their publication on the Society’s website or promotional material.
Should you object to your images being published please email info@maltastro.org to this effect.
Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of the Astronomical Society of Malta.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on the Astronomical Society of Malta, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that the Astronomical Society of Malta has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.
Third Party Privacy Policies
The Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
The Astronomical Society of Malta does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Online Privacy Policy Only
Our Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collected in the Astronomical Society of Malta. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@maltastro.org.