Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policies

Effective Date: July 27th, 2026

Disclaimer

Boating Malta is intended to provide boaters with convenient access to nautical information and should be used as an advisory tool only. The app does not replace official nautical charts, notices, publications, weather services, or any instructions issued by competent authorities. Users are responsible for verifying all information through official sources and for exercising proper judgment and seamanship at all times. Boating Malta and its operators accept no liability for any loss, damage, or consequences arising from the use of the information provided within the app.

Whilst Boating Malta has endeavoured to ensure that the material supplied is suitable for the purpose described, it accepts no liability (to the maximum extent permitted by law) for any damage or loss of any nature arising from its use. The material supplied is used entirely at the app user’s own risk.

Who we are

Boating Malta (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the boatingmalta.com website and mobile application (the “Service”).

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service, and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used here have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from boatingmalta.com.

You can contact us using the email below if you have any questions or concerns regarding the data we may hold about you.

We do not sell your personal data.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), based on:

  • Your consent (e.g. for location access)
  • Legitimate interests (e.g. improving and maintaining the Service)
  • Legal obligations, where applicable

Types of Data Collected

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service.

Location Data

The Boating Malta Application uses your device’s GPS location solely to provide navigation-related features.

  • Location data is used only while the app is actively in use
  • We do not store or retain your location history
  • We do not track your location outside the app
  • We do not share your location data with third parties
  • You can enable or disable location access at any time through your device settings

Usage Data

We may collect information on how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This may include:

  • Internet Protocol address (IP address)
  • Device type and operating system
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and features used
  • Time and date of visits
  • Time spent on pages
  • Unique device identifiers and diagnostic data

Intellectual Property and Database Rights

All content made available through Boating Malta — including the map data, the selection, digitisation, verification, arrangement and compilation of navigational features, wrecks, buoys, zones, bunkering areas, beaches, and the presentation of notices to mariners and other information (together, the “Data”) — is owned by or compiled by Boating Malta and is protected by copyright and by the sui generis database right under EU Directive 96/9/EC as implemented in Maltese law.

While certain underlying facts may originate from public authorities, the selection, arrangement, digitisation and compilation of that material into the Service represents our own substantial investment and is protected as an original database. Boating Malta reserves all rights not expressly granted.

Acceptable Use and Restrictions 

We grant you a limited, personal, non-commercial, non-transferable and revocable licence to use the Service for your own recreational and navigational purposes only. Except with our prior written consent, you must not:

  • extract, scrape, harvest, copy, download (other than through the ordinary functioning of the app), reproduce, store, index, mirror, republish or redistribute any of the Data, whether in whole or in part;
  • re-utilise or extract a substantial part of the Data, or carry out the repeated and systematic extraction or re-utilisation of insubstantial parts of the Data, in a manner that conflicts with our normal exploitation of it or unreasonably prejudices our legitimate interests;
  • use any automated means — including bots, crawlers, scrapers, spiders, scripts or automated API clients — to access, monitor or collect the Data;
  • reverse engineer, decompile, or intercept, capture or inspect the app’s network communications in order to obtain the Data;
  • sell, licence, sub-licence, rent, transfer or otherwise make the Service or the Data available to any third party;
  • use the Service or the Data, in whole or in part, for any commercial purpose, or to build, populate, train, supply or operate any other product, service, dataset, database or application (including any competing or similar service);
  • use the Service on behalf of, or to provide any service to, any third party.

Any breach of these terms terminates your licence immediately. Boating Malta reserves the right to pursue all available legal remedies, including under copyright law and database-right law, in respect of any unauthorised extraction, re-use or redistribution of the Data.

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information.

Cookies are small data files that may include an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser and stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Session Cookies – to operate our Service
  • Preference Cookies – to remember your settings
  • Security Cookies – for security purposes

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some parts of the Service may not function properly without them.

Use of Data

Boating Malta Application uses collected data to:

  • Provide and maintain the Service
  • Improve functionality and user experience
  • Notify you about changes to the Service
  • Provide customer support
  • Monitor usage and performance
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals (“Service Providers”) to:

  • Facilitate our Service
  • Provide services on our behalf
  • Assist in analysing how the Service is used

These providers may have access to limited personal data only as necessary to perform these tasks on our behalf and are contractually obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including personal data, may be processed in countries outside your jurisdiction. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with applicable laws.

Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data; however, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these external sites and encourage you to review their policies.

Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

You have the right to:

  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Withdraw consent at any time (where applicable)
  • Object to or restrict certain types of processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email below.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified via email or within the Service.

Use of Boating Malta

Boating Malta (boatingmalta.com and the Boating Malta mobile apps) provides weather, sea-state and maritime reference information for general informational purposes only. By using the service, you accept these terms.

Navigation

The map, chart symbols, zones, routes and any navigation aids shown are not a navigational chart and must not be relied upon as the primary means of navigation. Always use official nautical charts and publications, monitor the official Notices to Mariners issued by Transport Malta, and exercise proper seamanship. Speed limits, restricted areas and other zones shown in the app are visual aids that may be incomplete, simplified or out of date, the official notices and on water markings always prevail.

Data source an accuracy

Weather and marine forecasts are produced from third-party meteorological models and may differ from actual conditions. Notices, zones and regulatory information are compiled from public sources including Transport Malta publications and the Malta Ranger Unit. While we work to keep the information current, no warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or timeliness.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Boating Malta and its operators accept no liability for any loss, damage or injury arising from the use of, or reliance on, the service including decisions made at sea. The skipper remains solely responsible for the safety of vessel, crew and passengers at all times.

Database Rights

The map data compilation (including hand-digitised zones, waypoints and navigational aids) is © Boating Malta and is protected as a database under Directive 96/9/EC. Extraction and/or re-utilisation of substantial parts of the compilation is prohibited without written permission.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: info@boatingmalta.com