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DATA POLICY

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We hate spam and spammers. We promise we will ever spam you.

We pride ourselves in taking your privacy very seriously. We process all personal data in full confidentiality and in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation – EU 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act Cap 586 of the Laws of Malta.

The data that will be processed by Steve Hili is the following: Name, Surname, Email address

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking sign up, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp’s privacy practices here.

The personal data will not be used for any other purpose without your consent. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails.

 

We hate spam and spammers. We promise we will ever spam you.

We pride ourselves in taking your privacy very seriously. We process all personal data in full confidentiality and in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation – EU 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act Cap 586 of the Laws of Malta.

The data that will be processed by Steve Hili is the following: Name, Surname, Email address

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking sign up, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp’s privacy practices here.

The personal data will not be used for any other purpose without your consent. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails.

 

GDPR-Compliant Privacy Notice

We value your privacy and process your personal data in full accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act (Cap. 586 of the Laws of Malta).

1. Data Controller

The data controller is Steve Hili, Flat 1101, The Oaks 37 Triq Il-Ghid Siggiewi, Malta contact: fizzysteve@gmail.com

2. What Data We Collect

We collect your name, surname, and email address.

3. Purpose and Legal Basis

Your data is processed for the purpose of managing your subscription request.

  • We send a confirmation (double opt-in) email based on our legitimate interest in verifying your request.

  • We send marketing communications only if you give your explicit consent.

4. Data Sharing and International Transfers

We use Mailchimp as our service provider to manage email subscriptions. Your data will be transferred outside the EU and protected through Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

5. Retention

Your personal data is kept until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
If your subscription is not confirmed, your details will be deleted as soon as it is clear that confirmation has not occurred, and in any case within 60 days.
Technical logs maintained by our website provider (Wix) are handled solely by Wix in its role as data processor.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to access, rectify, erase, or restrict processing of your personal data, as well as the right to withdraw consent at any time.
You may also lodge a complaint with the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) in Malta.

7. Unsubscribing

You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in the footer (IS IT IN OUR FOOTER) in our emails.

Also Apaprently you have to have a tick box for specific  things – so if we are a newsletter and a marketing thing

FOR ME WE SHOULD JUST MAKE IT ABOUT MARKETING

I did a bit of a chatgpt seach and found this – thing in red hit me.

What the Maltese GDPR / IDPC Guidance Says about Consent & Marketing

  1. Consent Requirements

    • The Information & Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) in Malta states that consent must be “freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous.” IDPC

    • It must be an “affirmative act” — pre-ticked boxes or silence are not valid. IDPC+2IDPC+2

    • If there are multiple purposes for data processing (e.g., newsletter + discounts), you need granularity: separate opt-ins for separate purposes. IDPC+1

    • Informed consent means telling people clearly what their data will be used for, in plain, understandable language. IDPC

    • Consent must be just as easy to withdraw as to give. IDPC

  2. Lawfulness of Processing

    • According to the IDPC, using consent (under Article 6 of GDPR) for processing is acceptable, but you have to be able to demonstrate that the person actually gave that consent. IDPC

    • When you ask for consent in writing (like a signup form), that request should be “clearly distinguishable” from other terms / conditions. IDPC

  3. Email Marketing Specifics (Malta)

    • Under Maltese law (via S.L. 586.01, which implements rules on electronic communications), you need prior consent for marketing emails. AE Legal

    • The consent must meet all the GDPR criteria (freely given, specific, etc.). AE Legal

    • Every marketing email must include a clear, free, and easy unsubscribe mechanism. AE Legal

    • Also, as per general data protection law in Malta, people have a right to object to their data being used for direct marketing. mondaq.com

✅ What This Means for Your Mailing List / Sign-Up Page

Putting it all together for your use case (Steve Hili’s mailing list):

  1. Sign-Up Box / Consent Checkbox

    • Make sure your form has a separate, unchecked checkbox for people to consent to “mailing list about projects, shows, touring & ticket discounts.”

    • The wording should be clear: something like “I agree to receive Steve Hili’s newsletter with news, show-dates, and special offers.

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