Cookie Policy

COOKIES

 Session cookies are little files that are saved on your computer and are deleted when your web browser is closed. Session cookies are used by the My Child portal to temporarily track user activities, including service usage. A session cookie is a piece of data that is saved in the cache of your browser and is only accessible by the My Child portal during the window (session) when your browser is in use while you are using the services or the portal; no other website can request this data. You give permission for cookies to be stored on your computer by using the services or this My Child portal. It is strongly advised that you close your browser after using the My Child portal or the services to guarantee that the data stored by the session cookie is removed from your computer's cache.

 SECURITY

 Any loss or damage resulting from a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, or other types of malware that may infect your computer hardware, software, data, or other proprietary material as a result of using the My Child portal or downloading any content from it doesn't fall under our liability.

 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 There are no conditions, warranties, or assurances regarding the accuracy of the content presented on the My Child portal. We, any designated contributors (including entities within the Government of Malta), and third parties associated with us are hereby specifically excluded, to the extent allowed by law:

All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by law.

Any responsibility for any loss or damage, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, that a user may sustain, as a result of using the My Child portal, any websites that are linked to it, or any content that is posted on it, including but not limited to:

•  loss of income or revenue; 
• loss of business; 
• loss of profits or contracts; 
• loss of anticipated savings; loss of data; 
• loss of goodwill; 
• wasted management or office time;​

and for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, we will not be held accountable.

 This does not affect our liability for any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

 We give you no warranty or assurance. We declare and you acknowledge that all implied warranties and conditions are excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law. You should note in particular:

·         The services provided through this My Child portal are not intended to constitute a definitive or complete statement of the law on any subject.

·         The services provided through this My Child portal are not intended to constitute legal advice in any specific situation

·         The services provided through this My Child portal include archived information and resources, which may be incorrect or out of date.

·         The services provided through this My Child portal, and our means of delivering it may be incompatible with your software or computer configuration.

·         We may change or withdraw part or all of any services provided through this My Child portal at our discretion.

Cookie Policy

When you access this portal, MyChild is dedicated to being completely honest and giving you the information you need regarding the use of cookies. We make an effort not to gather any personal data about you as a visitor unless you freely submit it via the online forms.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small piece of data that a website asks your browser to store as text strings on your computer’s hard-disk. All cookies are set with expiry dates which determine how long they reside on your browser.  Generally, cookies can be removed automatically after the lapse of the expiry date or else can be deleted manually by the user.

Which types of cookies does this portal utilise?

This portal makes use of the following two different types of cookies:

Session cookies: these are temporary cookies which are used to give you access to the content of this portal.  These types of cookies expire and are deleted as soon as you close the browser.

Limited third party cookies: these cookies are set by entities other than this Office and may be temporary or persistent. The use of third party cookies on this website are restricted and only allowed for the purpose of social sharing (allows you to share our articles through the various social media networks) and when we embed content on the pages of this website from other third party websites.

How can I delete or disable cookies?

Different browsers offer various ways to block and remove cookies that websites utilize. You may block or remove cookies by adjusting your browser's settings.