During your visit to the website, the Order of Malta may collect personal data, mainly through the use of cookies.
A cookie is a small text file that a server can place on the hard drive of your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or, in general, the device you use to browse the Internet. It contains information about your visit to the website, your browsing preferences, the information that interests you most, language, etc.
We use persistent cookies that help us recognize you as an existing user, making it easier for you to return to the Order of Malta. Once you have logged in, the persistent cookie remains in your browser and the Order of Malta will read it when you return to one of our websites. We also use session cookies. These cookies only last for the duration of the session (usually, the duration of your current visit to the website or browser session).
Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained through cookies is processed, the website may use:
These allow the user to navigate through the website or application and use the different options or services available. For example, controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access areas, remembering the items in an order, completing a registration or participation form for an event, using security elements during browsing, and storing content for video or audio broadcasting.
These allow the user to access the service with some general predefined characteristics on their device or defined by the user themselves. For example, language, the type of browser used to access the service, selected content design, device geolocation, and regional settings from where the service is accessed.
These allow tracking and analysis of user behavior on websites. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure website, application, or platform activity and to create browsing profiles of users of these sites, in order to make improvements to the service based on users’ usage data.
Accessing the website may also involve the installation of third-party cookies to improve interoperability with them. For example, if the user uses tools to share website content on different social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or Instagram. These cookies are installed by these social networks, and the Order of Malta does not control the cookies used by third parties. For more information about cookies from social networks or other external websites, we recommend reviewing their own cookie policies.
You can configure your Internet browser to notify you each time a new cookie is stored on your computer, allowing you to decide whether to accept or reject it. Keep in mind that some parts of the website may not function properly if you reject cookies.
To allow, know, block, or delete cookies installed on your device, you can do so by configuring the options of the browser installed on it.
For example, you can find information on how to do this if you use the following browsers:
All information about the processing of personal data can be found in our privacy policy.
