Last Updated: 27/07/2023
Thank you for choosing GV Malta English Language School located in St. Paul’s Bay, Malta.
At GV Malta, we are committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and store your personal information when you visit our website www.gvmalta.com and use our services. By accessing and using our website or providing your personal data to us, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
GV Malta is a privately owned limited liability company and is fully licensed as a school for the teaching of English as a foreign language by the Maltese Ministry of Education in terms of article xxiv of 1988. License number: 121.
The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act (Cap 586) regulate the processing of personal data whether held electronically or in manual form. GV Malta English Centre is set to fully comply with the Data Protection Principles as set out in such data protection legislation. Purposes for collecting data GV Malta collects and processes information to carry out its operations in accordance with present legislation, S.L. 327.65. All data is collected and processed in accordance with Data Protection Legislation and S.L. 327.65.
We may collect the following personal data from you:
We collect your personal data through various channels, including:
We collect your personal data for the following purposes:
We store the collected personal data on our secure servers. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration.
We may share your personal data with third parties in the following circumstances:
We handle your personal data with care, ensuring that it is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable laws and regulations. Your personal data stored in our School Management Software and/or forming part of our fiscal records will be retained for a period of ten years in compliance with our legal obligations. In cases where you have provided consent for the processing of your personal data or visual images for direct marketing purposes, we will retain your data until such time as you choose to withdraw your consent or object to the processing.
Upon reaching the specified retention periods or upon your withdrawal of consent, as applicable, we will securely and permanently erase your personal data from our systems to ensure your privacy is maintained.
Our website uses cookies and website analytics to collect website usage information for marketing purposes. By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.
In order to provide a safe environment for our students and handle medical emergencies, we collect health data, which is considered sensitive personal data under GDPR. We handle this information with the utmost confidentiality and only share it with authorized personnel when necessary for medical reasons.
You have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, or if you have any questions or concerns about how we process your data, please contact our Data Protection Officer, Andrea Bellis, at operations@gvmalta.com.
Children under the age of 18 are required to have their parents or legal guardians fill out booking forms and consent forms on their behalf. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA (PROTECTION OF MINORS) is carried out in accordance with the SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 586.04 PROTECTION OF MINORS REGULATIONS , Article 2 of the Protection of Minors Regulations and Article 8 of the GDPR as well as Article 4 of The Processing of Children’s Data Regulations.
If you believe that we have not handled your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy or applicable data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information and Data Protection Commissioner:
Level 2, Airways House, High Street, Sliema, SLM 1549
Telephone: 23287100
Email: idpc.info@gov.mt
Certain personal data is necessary for us to process your bookings and contact you. Failure to provide such information may affect our ability to provide our services to you.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the data collection and handling practices of these third parties. Please review their privacy policies before providing any personal data.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data processing practices. Any updates will be posted on this page, and the revised policy will have a new effective date at the top.