Cookie Policy
Last updated: 23/08/2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Pitstop Divers uses cookies and similar technologies on its website, the purposes for which they are used and how users can manage their preferences.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with the Pitstop Divers Privacy Policy, which provides further information about the processing of personal data and the rights available to individuals.
1. Data Controller
The Data Controller is:
Pitstop Divers di Francesco Cordone
50, Triq Gafa
Gafa Court, Flat 1
MST 2309
Malta
VAT Number: MT2368-2113
Email: privacy@pitstopdivers.com
For enquiries concerning personal data protection or the use of cookies and similar technologies, users may contact Pitstop Divers at the email address above.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small files or pieces of information that may be stored on a user’s device when visiting a website.
Cookies may be used for different purposes, such as maintaining a session, remembering user preferences, enabling shopping cart functionality, ensuring website security or, where consent is required, providing additional functionality and measuring website usage.
In addition to cookies, a website may use similar technologies such as local storage, session storage, scripts, pixels or other technical identifiers.
In this Policy, the term “cookies” may also be used generally to refer to such technologies where they perform similar functions.
3. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
Cookies may be classified as:
First-party cookies, set directly by the Pitstop Divers website or its technical infrastructure.
Third-party cookies, set or used by external services integrated into the website.
The use of third-party services may involve the transmission of certain technical information, such as IP address, browser information, device information or interaction with the relevant service.
Where required by applicable law, such services are activated only after the user has provided consent.
4. Categories of Cookies We Use
Pitstop Divers distinguishes cookies and similar technologies according to their purpose.
The categories actually available through the consent management system may be updated over time depending on the functionality and services used by the website.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies and technologies are required for the proper operation of the website and to provide functionality expressly requested by the user.
They may be used, for example, to:
- maintain the user’s session;
- enable registration and login;
- protect user accounts;
- manage the shopping cart;
- manage checkout;
- maintain information necessary for processing an order;
- ensure website security;
- prevent fraudulent or malicious activity;
- remember cookie consent preferences.
Because these technologies are necessary to provide the website or a service expressly requested by the user, they do not normally require prior consent to the extent that they are used exclusively for those purposes.
They may not be disabled through the consent management system where doing so would prevent essential website functionality or the provision of a service requested by the user.
5. E-commerce Functionality
Pitstop Divers uses e-commerce functionality to allow users to create an account, log in, add products to their shopping cart, proceed through checkout and manage purchases.
For these purposes, cookies or other technologies may be technically necessary to:
- recognise the user’s session;
- maintain shopping cart contents;
- manage the checkout process;
- correctly associate an order with the relevant session;
- ensure transaction security;
- enable restricted account areas.
Where these technologies are used exclusively to provide functionality requested by the user, they are treated as strictly necessary.
6. Order Attribution
The website may use Order Attribution functionality associated with its e-commerce platform.
This functionality may collect certain information relating to the origin of a visit or order, such as the referring website, the source or medium through which the user reached the website and other technical information relating to the session.
The purpose is to allow Pitstop Divers to understand, in general terms, how an order originated and which channels contributed to the visit or conversion.
Where the use of such technologies requires consent under applicable law, they are activated only after the user has expressed the relevant preference through the consent management system.
7. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies and technologies enable additional features that are not strictly necessary for the basic operation of the website.
These services may improve the user experience or enable functionality provided by third parties.
Where such services involve storing or accessing information on the user’s device and do not qualify as strictly necessary, they are used with consent where required by applicable law.
8. Google Translate
Pitstop Divers uses Google Translate functionality to allow users, where available, to translate website content.
Google Translate is a service provided by Google.
Using this functionality may involve connecting to Google’s systems and transmitting technical information necessary to provide the service, such as IP address, browser information, device information and the page being visited.
Because this is an external feature that is not strictly necessary for the core operation of the online store, where required by applicable law the service is activated on the basis of the user’s consent.
If the user does not consent to the relevant category, translation functionality may be unavailable or may operate with limited functionality.
Processing carried out directly by Google is also subject to the privacy policies and terms applicable to Google’s services.
9. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies and technologies may be used to understand how users interact with the website, which pages are visited and how different website features are used.
This information may help Pitstop Divers improve website performance, structure, content and user experience.
Where non-essential analytics tools require the use of cookies or similar technologies, they are activated only after the user has provided consent where required by applicable law.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is not currently configured as an active analytics service on the website.
Pitstop Divers may introduce Google Analytics in the future.
If Google Analytics is activated, the consent management system and this Cookie Policy will be updated to reflect the actual configuration of the service.
Where required by applicable law, Google Analytics will be activated only after the user has consented to the relevant category.
10. Marketing Cookies
At the date of this Cookie Policy, Pitstop Divers does not declare the active use of advertising profiling or remarketing technologies specifically configured to track users across different websites for personalised advertising purposes.
If advertising services, remarketing, conversion tracking or other marketing technologies requiring consent are introduced in the future, the consent management system and this Cookie Policy will be updated accordingly.
Such services will not be activated before consent where consent is required by applicable law.
11. Payments and Related Technologies
Pitstop Divers uses external payment services to enable secure transaction processing.
Electronic payments may be processed through Stripe and, where available and selected by the user, through payment methods such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.
During the payment process, technologies may be used where necessary to:
- process the transaction;
- verify the payment method;
- prevent fraud;
- ensure payment security;
- complete authentication procedures;
- manage transaction status.
Where such technologies are strictly necessary to provide the payment method expressly requested by the user, they may be used on the basis of the applicable technical or contractual necessity.
Any technologies used for additional purposes are managed in accordance with applicable consent requirements.
12. Security
Pitstop Divers uses technical measures and functionality designed to protect the website, user accounts and transactions.
Such systems may process technical information including IP addresses, login attempts, session information and other data necessary to identify suspicious activity, malicious login attempts, fraud or other security risks.
Where such technologies are strictly necessary to ensure the security of the website or a service requested by the user, they may be used without prior consent to the extent permitted by applicable law.
13. Services Not in Use
The technical presence of a component, plugin or integration within the WordPress environment does not necessarily mean that the relevant service is used to process personal data or set cookies on the user’s device.
Pitstop Divers configures its consent management system according to the services actually used and their purposes.
Unused or disabled functionality is not intentionally presented as an active service in this Cookie Policy.
14. Consent Management
Pitstop Divers uses a consent management system to allow users to express their preferences regarding cookies and technologies that are not strictly necessary.
When users visit the website, they may be presented with a banner through which they can:
- accept optional cookies and services;
- reject non-essential cookies;
- configure preferences by category or service, where available.
Refusing non-essential cookies does not prevent users from accessing the essential functionality of the website, although certain optional features may not be available.
15. Changing or Withdrawing Consent
Users may change or withdraw their preferences regarding non-essential cookies at any time through the cookie preference management function available on the website.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
After preferences are changed, certain optional services may be disabled or may no longer be available.
16. Recording Consent Preferences
The consent management system may retain information necessary to document the preferences expressed by the user.
Such information may include:
- categories or services accepted or rejected;
- date and time of the choice;
- version of the applicable settings or information;
- technical identifiers necessary to store and demonstrate the user’s choice.
This information is used to respect user preferences and, where necessary, document consent management.
17. Real Cookie Banner
Pitstop Divers uses Real Cookie Banner as its consent management system.
The system is used to:
- display information about cookies and services;
- collect user preferences;
- enable management of consent categories;
- store user preferences;
- allow users to subsequently change or withdraw their choices.
Information relating to consent is managed within the website infrastructure.
The use of the consent management system is necessary to respect and document the preferences expressed by users.
18. Details of Individual Cookies and Services
The cookies, services and technologies actually used by the website may change over time as a result of technical updates, changes to website functionality or the introduction of new services.
For this reason, up-to-date technical details concerning active services, their purposes, categories and, where available, the duration of the technologies used may be consulted through the consent management system available on the website.
This approach helps provide information that reflects the website’s actual technical configuration.
19. Cookie Duration
The duration of cookies depends on their purpose and configuration.
Cookies may be:
Session cookies, which are normally deleted when the browser session ends.
Persistent cookies, which remain stored for a specified period or until deleted by the user.
The specific duration may vary depending on the relevant service and its configuration.
Where available, the consent management system provides further information about the retention periods of individual cookies or technologies.
20. Browser Settings
In addition to the tools provided by the website, users may manage or delete cookies through their browser settings.
The available options depend on the browser being used.
Disabling strictly necessary cookies through browser settings may prevent certain parts of the website from functioning correctly, including login, shopping cart, checkout or other essential functionality.
21. Third-Party Services
When a user consents to the use of a third-party service, that service may process data in accordance with its own terms and privacy policy.
Depending on the service, processing may be carried out by entities located or operating outside Malta or the European Economic Area.
Where applicable, international transfers of personal data are subject to the mechanisms provided by the GDPR and applicable legislation.
For further information about personal data processing and international transfers, please refer to the Pitstop Divers Privacy Policy.
22. Updates to Services and the Consent Banner
Pitstop Divers may change the services used on the website as a result of:
- technical updates;
- introduction of new functionality;
- changes to payment systems;
- introduction of analytics tools;
- changes to the e-commerce platform;
- changes of service providers;
- security requirements;
- regulatory changes.
Where a change introduces a new service requiring consent, Pitstop Divers will update the configuration of the consent management system.
Where necessary, users may be asked to provide their preferences again.
23. Changes to This Cookie Policy
Pitstop Divers may update this Cookie Policy to reflect regulatory, technical or service-related changes.
The updated version will be published on the website and will indicate the date of the latest revision.
Material changes concerning the use of technologies subject to consent will also be managed through the consent management system where required by applicable law.
24. Relationship with the Privacy Policy
The use of cookies and similar technologies may involve the processing of personal data.
For more detailed information regarding:
- the Data Controller;
- purposes and legal bases for processing;
- recipients of personal data;
- international data transfers;
- retention periods;
- security;
- data subject rights;
- how to exercise those rights;
- complaints to the supervisory authority;
please refer to the Pitstop Divers Privacy Policy.
25. Data Subject Rights
Where information collected through cookies or similar technologies constitutes personal data, users may exercise the rights provided under the GDPR and applicable law.
Depending on the circumstances, these rights may include access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection and withdrawal of consent.
For complete information about these rights and how to exercise them, please refer to the Privacy Policy.
26. Contact Information
For questions regarding this Cookie Policy, consent management or the processing of personal data:
Pitstop Divers di Francesco Cordone
50, Triq Gafa
Gafa Court, Flat 1
MST 2309
Malta
VAT Number: MT2368-2113
Email: privacy@pitstopdivers.com
To change or withdraw cookie preferences, users may also use the Cookie Settings / Manage Cookie Preferences function available on the website.
