Cookie Policy

Last updated: May 23rd, 2018

The Archdiocese of Malta (“us”, “we”, or “our”), like most other websites, uses cookies on the church.mt website (the “Service”). By using the Service, you consent to the use of cookies. Our Cookies Policy explains more about the different cookies we use.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.

Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

For detailed information on how to do this, look in your browser’s help information, or for an overview of the most common browsers, you can visit:

http://www.cookiepedia.co.uk/index.php?title=How_to_Manage_Cookies or

http://www.aboutcookies.org/

How the Archdiocese of Malta uses cookies

When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.

Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your choice of language or region.

Statistic Cookies

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports that will help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visits to the site, where visitors have come from, the pages they visited and other demographic data. Google provides information regarding use of cookies in Google’s Privacy Policy. You can choose to opt-out of Google Analytics by downloading and installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Targeting Cookies

These cookies record your activities within a website and use the information collated to make advertising more relevant to your interests. Website owners may also share this information with third parties for targeted advertising purposes.

Social Media

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

For the Chrome web browser, please visit this page from Google:

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

For the Internet Explorer web browser, please visit this page from Microsoft:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835

For the Firefox web browser, please visit this page from Mozilla:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

For the Safari web browser, please visit this page from Apple:

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?locale=en_US

For any other web browser, please visit your web browser’s official web pages.

Changes to our cookie policy

Any changes we may make to our cookie policy in the future will be posted on this page.