Privacy

1. Who we are

Malta Traffic (trafficmalta.com) is a free, ad-supported traffic information site for Malta and Gozo, operated by Hakan Kanmaz, an independent developer based in Malta. The site is free to use and requires no registration; it is funded by advertising and voluntary reader support.

2. Data we collect

We do not require registration or collect personal information directly. However, the following data may be collected automatically:

• Analytics data — We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site (pages visited, session duration, approximate location at country level, device type). This data is aggregated and cannot identify you personally.
• Advertising data — Google AdSense may collect data to serve and measure ads, as described in Section 4 below.
• Technical data — Standard server logs may record your IP address, browser type, and referring page. These logs are retained for a limited period for security and debugging purposes.

3. Cookies

Google Analytics sets cookies (such as _ga and _ga_*) to distinguish unique visitors and track sessions. These cookies expire after 2 years and 24 hours respectively.

Google AdSense and its certified ad-technology partners may set advertising cookies (such as those on the doubleclick.net domain) when ads are served — see Section 4.

Analytics and advertising cookies are only set after you accept them in the consent banner. You can also disable cookies through your browser settings or use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We display ads served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners are third-party vendors that use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites.

• Google uses advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads and to measure how they perform.
• Where you have consented, ads may be personalised based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Without consent, only non-personalised ads are shown.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising at Google Ads Settings and manage other vendors' cookies at aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.eu.
• How Google uses information from sites that use its services is described at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

5. Consent (EU/EEA and UK visitors)

On your first visit you are shown a consent banner. Analytics and advertising cookies are blocked until you make a choice, using Google's Consent Mode. If you decline, the site still works fully — you simply see non-personalised ads and we receive no analytics about your visit. You can change your choice at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser, which makes the banner appear again.

6. Third-party services

• TomTom— Traffic flow tiles, incident data, and segment data are loaded from TomTom APIs. TomTom's privacy policy applies to data they process.
• SkylineWebcams — Camera snapshot images are loaded from SkylineWebcams CDN.
• Google AdSense — Advertising. See Section 4. Google Privacy Policy.
• Google Analytics — See Section 2 above.
• Vercel — The site is hosted on Vercel. Vercel Privacy Policy.
• Buy Me a Coffee — Voluntary support payments are processed entirely on buymeacoffee.com; we never see your payment details.

7. Your rights (GDPR)

As Malta is in the European Union, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. Since we collect minimal data and do not maintain user accounts, most of these rights are automatically satisfied.

If you have questions or concerns about your data, please contact us at info.hakankanmaz@gmail.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) in Malta.

8. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.