Privacy Policy

The data controller of this website is Mr A Gatt of Triq Moroni, Sliema, Malta.  He can be contacted through sliemaresidentsa@gmail.com and acts on behalf of the Sliema Residents Association which is known as SRA.

SRA is commited to protecting and respecting the privacy of all who visit our website. We undertake to collect your data by means that are fair, legal and transparent.  This privacy policy sets out how we shall process and use the personal data that you submit on our website, or that we may collect as a result of your visit to www.sra.org.mt

Please read the following information to understand our practices with regards to your personal data and how we will treat it.

 

INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU

We may collect and process the following data about you:

>>  Any information that you provide by filling in forms on our site. This includes any information provided at the time of registering to use our site, posting material, requesting further information or subscribing to any service offered by us on the site.

>>  We may keep a record of any correspondence with you if you contact us.

>>  Details of the resources you access and of your visits to our site.

 

IP ADDRESSES AND COOKIES

We may collect information about your computer in the form of statistical data concerning your browsing actions which will not personally identify the user.  This information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, operating system and browser type.

We may also collect information about your general internet usage using cookie files stored on the hard drive of all computers. The cookies contain some information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.  By collecting this information, we are able to improve our site by delivering to you a better and more personalised service.

You can refuse to accept cookies but by doing so, you may render yourself unable to access certain features.

 

WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We undertake apply 'best endeavours' to hold and transfer your data in a manner that is safe from unauthorised access, alteration or deletion.

We will do our best to protect your personal data, but we have no control over the transmissions that pass over the internet so cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to our website.  

 

WHY WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We undertake to use your data only for:

>>  notifying you of any changes to our service or website;

>>  ensuring that the content of our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer;

>>  providing you, where you have consented to be contacted, with the information and services we offer; 

>>  allowing you to participate in interactive features of our service, should you choose to do so;

>>  the purposes for which the information was collected;

>>  such other purposes as are subsequently agreed between yourself and us;

>>  such additional purposes as may be required by law. In these circumstances, we shall take all reasonable measures available to us to communicate to you that the use has occurred, unless this will involve a disproportionate effort.

 

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We undertake to solely disclose your personal data for the provision of the requested service/s. Where such services are sub-contracted, we undertake to regulate the relationship which the contractor by means of a contractual agreement in order to bind the third party to process your data in accordance with our instructions.

Your personal data may also be disclosed to other third parties, including Government and regulatory authorities, where this is strictly required by law.

Your personal data shall not be disclosed for any other reason, apart from those mentioned above, without your express consent.

 

DATA RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION  

We undertake:

>>  to retain your data for no longer than necessary having regard to the purpose of processing, unless this is strictly required by a specific law; and

>>  to destroy your data when its purpose has expired, and to do so in such a manner that your data is not subsequently capable of being recovered.

 

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

From time to time our site may contain links to and from related websites.  If you choose to visit any of these sites, please note that they may have different privacy policies.  Therefore you may wish to check their procedures before submitting any personal data online.  We cannot accept any responsibility or liability for the actions of independent third parties.

 

YOUR RIGHTS

As an individual you may exercise your right to access the data held about you by SRA by submitting your request in writing to the data controller.

Although all reasonable efforts will be made to keep your information updated, you are kindly requested to inform us of any change referring to the personal data held by the association. In any case if you consider that certain information about you is inaccurate, you may request rectification of such data. You also have the right to request the blocking or erasure of data which has been processed unlawfully.

 

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS 

We undertake:

>>  not to materially change these Terms in a manner that reduces protection for your data;

>>  if making a change to these Terms, to ensure that the differences between successive versions are readily accessible;

 >>  to maintain all prior versions of these Terms in such a manner that they are dated and readily accessible.

 

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We shall, where it is deemed appropriate, to notify you by email of any changes made to our privacy policy and these changes will also be posted on this page.

 

CONTACT

Thank you for taking the time to read our privacy policy.  Any comments or suggestions that you may have and which may contribute to a better quality of service will be welcomed and greatly appreciated. These may be emailed to sliemaresidentsa@gmail.com

VERSION 1.0 published 21 October 2009