Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
Who We Are
This website is operated by the Gozo Confederation for Agriculture and Fisheries (GCAF).
Our website address is https://gcaf.eu/.
GCAF represents and supports stakeholders within Gozo’s agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors. We use this website to provide information, communicate with stakeholders, support sector representation and receive enquiries and sector-related submissions.
For privacy-related enquiries, please contact GCAF through the contact details published on this website.
Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use this website, we may collect personal information including:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Organisation, farm or business name
- Sector or area of activity
- Information submitted through contact forms
- Information submitted through the Raise an Issue facility
- Documents, photographs or other files you voluntarily provide
- Technical information such as IP address, browser type and device information
- Information associated with website security, cookies and server logs
We only request information that is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is being collected.
Raise an Issue
The Raise an Issue facility allows farmers, livestock breeders, fishers and other sector stakeholders to bring matters affecting their activities or their sector to the attention of GCAF.
Information submitted may include your contact details, information about your activity, details of the issue being raised and any supporting documents or photographs you choose to provide.
GCAF may use this information to:
- Understand and assess the issue raised
- Communicate with you for clarification or further information
- Identify whether the matter affects other sector stakeholders
- Develop sector positions, recommendations or proposals
- Raise relevant matters with public authorities, institutions or other stakeholders
- Support GCAF’s policy and representation activities
Where it is necessary to disclose information relating to a particular matter to another organisation or authority, GCAF will consider the nature of the information and the purpose of the disclosure before doing so.
Personal information will not normally be published publicly without the individual’s consent unless disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law.
Submitting an issue does not create an obligation on GCAF to intervene in or resolve an individual case.
Contact Forms and Enquiries
When you contact GCAF through the website, we may collect your name, email address, telephone number, organisation and any information included in your message.
This information is used to respond to your enquiry and, where relevant, to carry out GCAF’s representation, administrative or organisational activities.
Membership and Sector Participation
If you contact GCAF regarding membership, participation, meetings, consultations or sector representation, we may retain the information necessary to communicate with you and administer the relevant relationship.
This may include your name, organisation, contact information, sector and correspondence with GCAF.
Legal Basis for Processing
Depending on the circumstances, GCAF may process personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Your consent
- Processing necessary for legitimate interests pursued by GCAF, provided that those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms
- Processing necessary to comply with a legal obligation
- Processing necessary in connection with an agreement, membership arrangement or request made by you
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
Who We May Share Your Information With
GCAF does not sell personal information.
Where necessary and appropriate, information may be shared with:
- Relevant Government ministries or departments
- Public authorities
- Local or regional institutions
- European organisations or institutions
- Professional advisers
- Website, hosting or IT service providers
- Project partners or organisations involved in an initiative relevant to your enquiry
- Other parties where disclosure is required by law
Only information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose should be disclosed.
Website Hosting and Technical Data
When you access this website, certain technical information may automatically be recorded by the website or its hosting infrastructure.
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Date and time of access
- Pages visited
- Technical error and security information
Such information may be processed for website operation, maintenance, security, troubleshooting and statistical purposes.
Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies. Cookies may be required for essential website functions or may be used to improve website operation and understand how visitors use the site.
Where non-essential cookies are used, appropriate consent mechanisms will be provided where required. You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Pages on this website may contain embedded content from third-party services, such as videos, maps, social media posts, images or other external content.
Embedded content may behave as though you had visited the third-party website directly. Those third parties may collect information, use cookies or monitor your interaction with their services. Their processing is governed by their own privacy policies.
Media and Uploaded Files
Where the website allows users to upload photographs or documents, you should avoid including unnecessary personal information.
Photographs may contain embedded metadata, including location information. Where possible, users should remove unnecessary metadata before uploading files.
Users should also ensure that they are entitled to provide any information, photographs or documents submitted to GCAF.
How Long We Keep Personal Data
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and for any applicable administrative, legal, accountability or record-keeping requirements.
Retention periods may vary according to the type of information and the reason for processing. For example, correspondence relating to an ongoing sector issue may be retained while GCAF continues to represent or follow the matter.
Information that is no longer required should be securely deleted or anonymised where appropriate.
Your Data Protection Rights
Subject to the conditions and limitations established by applicable data protection law, you may have rights including:
- The right to obtain information about how your personal data is processed
- The right to access personal data held about you
- The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- The right to request erasure of personal data in certain circumstances
- The right to request restriction of processing
- The right to object to certain processing
- The right to data portability where applicable
- The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Requests concerning personal data may be made using GCAF’s contact details. GCAF may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.
Complaints
If you believe that your personal data has been processed in a manner that infringes applicable data protection law, you may contact GCAF in the first instance so that the matter can be considered.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) in Malta, Malta’s national data protection supervisory authority.
Security
GCAF takes reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.
However, no website or electronic communication system can guarantee absolute security.
Links to Other Websites
This website may contain links to external websites operated by Government departments, public authorities, European institutions, partner organisations or other third parties.
GCAF is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. Visitors should review the privacy information provided by those websites.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
GCAF may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, its activities, applicable law or data protection practices.
The latest version will be published on this page.