1. What is Cookies

A cookie is a small text file (typically numbers and letters) that is downloaded onto ‘terminal equipment’ (e.g. your computer or smartphone) when the user accesses a Website using that device. Cookies are then sent back to the originating Website on each subsequent visit – and they are useful because they allow a Website to recognise a user’s device and store information about your preferences or past actions.

The Cookies we use cannot be used to access or use other information on your computer, other than information related to your usage of the Website. Cookies help Us to monitor the traffic to the Website, improve Our services and make it easier and/or more relevant for your use.

Cookies are separated in the following categories:

• First-Party Cookies – as the name implies, these Cookies are put on your device directly by the website you are visiting i.e. the URL displayed in the browser’s address bar.
• Third-Party Cookies – these are the Cookies that are placed on your device, not by the website you are visiting, but by a third party. This usually occurs when the website incorporates elements from other websites, such as images, social media plugins or advertising. When the browser or other software fetches these elements from the other websites, they can set Cookies as well.

Some Cookies are needed for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network – others may be necessary for the provision of a service over the internet, in which case they have to be used. These are termed as ‘necessary’.

Other Cookies may be desirable to improve your experience, such as functional Cookies, in which case We will ask you for your consent to use them.

2. How to use Cookies

We use Cookies to improve your user experience, enable certain functions of the Website such as secure access and navigation, implement and change the website’s content in real-time, and respect your preferences by remembering consent status or language settings.

Cookies may either be deleted automatically when the user closes their web browser (so-called “session cookies”) or stored on the user’s computer to facilitate future visits to the Website (so-called “permanent Cookies”). Permanent Cookies will also be automatically deleted after a specified period of time.

3. What Cookies do We use?

We use the following types of Cookies on Our Website: Necessary Cookies, and Functionality Cookies. To better understand their provider, their purpose and how long data collected by Cookies are kept, please see Our cookie banner by clicking on the icon located at the bottom of every webpage. The below provides further information regarding the Cookies used on Our website (please note that the names of the Cookies may change over time):

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These Cookies are required to enable the basic features of the Website, such as allowing for the adjustment of consent preferences. Without these Cookies, the Website will not perform as smoothly for you as We would like. These Cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. By law We do not need to obtain your consent in order to use these Cookies.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional Cookies allow Us to operate or adapt the Website in line with any actions or choices you have made. For instance, We will remember your customised preferences to the Website during future visits such as your language preference. We only place these Cookies if consent has been provided.

4. Links to other Websites

When using Our Website, you may be directed to other websites to view content hosted on those sites. These websites may use their own Cookies. We do not have control over the placement of Cookies by other websites you visit, even if you are directed to them from Our Website. You can find more information in the website privacy policy and the cookie policy of the other website.

5. What are your choices regarding Cookies?

When you visit the Website, you will be requested to accept, reject or customise your Cookie preferences. We can store Cookies on the user’s device if they are necessary for the operation of this Website, however, for all other types of Cookies, We obtain consent.

Please note that you may change your mind at any time and may delete Cookies or refuse to accept them. If you delete or refuse Cookies you might not be able to use all of the features We offer, you may not be able to save your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

6. How can I change cookie preferences?

To change your cookie preferences through Our Cookie banner, please click on the icon located at the bottom of each Webpage on Our Website.

Apart from setting cookie preferences from the Cookie banner on Our Website, you can control and/or delete Cookies as you wish from your browser settings. As the means by which you can refuse Cookies through your web browser controls may vary from browser to browser, you should visit, your browser’s help menu for more information.

The following is information about how to manage Cookies on the most popular browsers:

Delete Cookies in Microsoft Edge

Delete Cookies in Mozilla Firefox Browser

Delete Cookies in Google Chrome Browser

Delete Cookies in Safari

7. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect, for example changes to the Cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of Cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

8. Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about this policy or our use of Cookies, please contact Our Data Protection Officer (DPO) here:

Email: dpo.erl@erl.mt

Phone: +356 22266520.