1. Purpose of this policy
This policy explains the use of cookies, local storage and similar technologies in connection with the Geren Corporate website.
It should be read together with POL-001 — Privacy Notice and POL-002 — GDPR Rights & Data Protection Notice.
Where applicable law requires prior informed consent before information is stored on, or accessed from, a user's terminal equipment, non-essential technologies will not be activated until the required choice has been made. Storage or access that is strictly necessary to transmit a communication or provide a service expressly requested by the user may be used where legally permitted without consent.
2. Who is responsible
Controller: Ali Geren
Professional presence: Geren Corporate
Contact email
support@gerencorporate.mt
3. What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small data files that a website or third-party service may store on or retrieve from a computer, mobile device or other terminal equipment.
Similar technologies may include browser storage, identifiers, pixels and comparable mechanisms capable of storing or accessing information on a user's device.
For the purposes of this policy, references to cookies include similar technologies where appropriate.
4. Our approach — minimum use
Geren Corporate intends to use cookies and similar technologies only to the extent reasonably necessary for the operation, security or functionality of the website.
We do not currently intentionally deploy first-party advertising, behavioural profiling or marketing cookies.
We do not currently operate website advertising networks or sell cookie-derived visitor information.
Where a non-essential technology requires consent under applicable law, it should not be activated until the visitor has made the required choice.
5. Strictly necessary technologies
Certain technical storage or access may be used where strictly necessary to:
- deliver the website or communications requested by the visitor;
- preserve essential website functionality;
- maintain security and prevent misuse;
- operate required technical infrastructure; or
- provide a feature specifically requested by the visitor.
Where the applicable legal exemption applies, consent is not required for strictly necessary storage or access.
We reserve the right to use such strictly necessary technologies where reasonably required for lawful website operation.
6. Optional and third-party technologies
Some website functionality may be supplied by third parties.
Where activation of a third-party service may result in non-essential storage, access to information on the visitor's device or related processing requiring consent, the feature may remain inactive until the visitor chooses to activate it.
A visitor who does not wish to interact with a third-party service is responsible for not activating that optional feature.
Declining optional technologies may mean that a particular convenience or embedded feature is unavailable, but access to the principal informational content of the website should not be made conditional on accepting non-essential cookies.
7. Google Maps
The Contact page provides an external “Get Directions” link to Google Maps for location and directions.
Google Maps is not embedded or loaded automatically on the Geren Corporate website. No Google Maps service is requested by that location section unless the visitor deliberately follows the external link.
By clicking “Get Directions”, you leave the Geren Corporate website and choose to interact directly with Google Maps in your own browser. Google may then process technical information and use cookies, identifiers or other technologies under its own terms and privacy arrangements.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Geren Corporate does not control and is not responsible for Google's independent processing, cookies, availability, security, terms, content or privacy practices.
Visitors are responsible for deciding whether to use Google Maps and should review Google's applicable privacy information and terms before using that service.
8. External links
The website may contain links to services operated by third parties, including professional networks, regulators, mapping providers or other external resources.
Following an external link takes the visitor outside the Geren Corporate website.
The visitor is responsible for deciding whether to visit an external website and for reviewing that website's privacy and cookie practices.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Geren Corporate accepts no responsibility for cookies, tracking technologies, personal-data processing, security arrangements, content or operation controlled independently by those third parties.
9. Third-party resources used to display the website
The website may retrieve technical resources such as fonts, images or other content from external infrastructure providers.
Such requests may necessarily transmit technical information such as the visitor's IP address and browser information to the relevant provider.
The current website uses Google Fonts and certain images served through Unsplash infrastructure. These providers operate independently and may process technical request information under their own privacy arrangements.
These technologies will be periodically reviewed with the objective of minimising unnecessary third-party processing.
10. Your responsibility for browser and device settings
You are responsible for maintaining and configuring the browser, operating system, device and privacy settings that you use to access the website.
Most browsers permit users to block, restrict or delete cookies and other stored website data.
You may choose to apply stricter browser-level controls.
Doing so may affect the operation of certain website features, and you accept that functionality dependent on technologies you have disabled may not operate as intended.
Geren Corporate is not responsible for limitations caused by your browser configuration, privacy software, extensions, network settings, device configuration or refusal to permit an optional technology.
11. Consent
Where consent is legally required, it must be freely given, specific, informed and indicated through an affirmative action.
Silence, continued browsing, scrolling or pre-selected options will not be treated as valid consent for non-essential cookies where the law requires affirmative consent.
A visitor is responsible for the choices they make through any cookie or feature controls presented to them.
12. Withdrawal and changing choices
Where an optional technology is based on consent, the visitor may withdraw that consent in accordance with the mechanism provided for the relevant feature.
Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.
Visitors may also remove existing cookies or other storage through their browser or device settings.
The visitor is responsible for controlling cookies already stored on their own device through those browser or device facilities where appropriate.
13. No obligation to enable optional features
You are not required to enable an optional third-party feature merely because it appears on this website.
Where a feature can be accessed directly from the third party's own website, you may choose to use that alternative instead.
If you choose not to activate an optional feature, Geren Corporate does not accept responsibility for any reduced convenience or functionality resulting solely from that choice.
14. Third-party changes
Third-party providers may change their technologies, cookies, privacy arrangements, technical infrastructure or terms independently of Geren Corporate.
We do not control such changes.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Geren Corporate is not responsible for changes made independently by a third-party provider.
This policy describes the website based on information reasonably available to us and will be updated where a material change affecting our own disclosure obligations becomes known.
15. Security and user responsibility
You are responsible for maintaining reasonable security over your device, browser, accounts and internet connection.
You should keep software reasonably updated and use appropriate security precautions.
Geren Corporate cannot control the security or privacy configuration of a visitor's own equipment or third-party software.
Nothing in this section reduces any security obligation that applicable law places directly on us.
16. No warranty regarding third-party technology
Third-party services are provided independently of Geren Corporate.
Subject to any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, no representation or warranty is made that a third-party service will remain available, error-free, unchanged, secure or compatible with a visitor's equipment.
Use of a third-party service remains subject to that provider's applicable terms.
17. Changes to cookie use
Website technologies may change as functionality develops.
We may add, remove, replace or modify technologies where appropriate, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Where a material change requires consent or additional information under applicable law, the necessary mechanism or disclosure will be implemented.
Visitors should review the latest published version of this policy periodically.
18. No additional assumption of liability
Nothing in this policy excludes or limits an obligation or right that cannot legally be excluded under applicable Malta or EU law.
Subject to those mandatory requirements, nothing in this policy creates additional warranties; contractual duties beyond those expressly accepted in a separate agreement; guarantees concerning third-party technology; responsibility for the visitor's equipment or browser configuration; or responsibility for independent processing carried out by third parties beyond that imposed on us by applicable law.
All exemptions, defences and limitations available to Ali Geren or Geren Corporate under applicable law are expressly reserved.
19. Contact
Questions relating to this policy may be sent to support@gerencorporate.mt.