MT EU member state
Cookie consent rules in Malta
What S.L. 586.01, reg. 5 and the IDPC expect from your cookie banner: when you need consent, how the reject option should look, and what has been enforced.
Sources checked 28 October 2026. Not legal advice.
Cookie law
Processing of Personal Data (Electronic Communications Sector) Regulations, Subsidiary Legislation 586.01, Regulation 5
Official guidance
Banner languages
Maltese, English
What the rules say
- Tracking cookies require prior, informed consent given by an affirmative action.
- Consent must meet the GDPR standard.
- The exemption covers transmission and storage strictly necessary for a service the visitor requested.
- Pre-ticked boxes, inactivity and scrolling aren't valid consent.
How PrivacyPill handles this
- Nothing optional runs before a choice. Google tags start with Consent Mode v2 set to denied; other scripts marked with data-pp-category wait until their category is allowed.
- Equal first-layer buttons. "Accept all" and "Reject non-essential" sit side by side with the same weight, and a settings button lets visitors withdraw consent at any time.
- Consent per purpose. Analytics, marketing and functional cookies can be allowed separately in the preferences panel.
- Languages. The banner ships in English. Maltese isn't built in yet — rewrite the English texts in the customizer to show your own translation.
- Proof of consent. Every choice is logged pseudonymously with the banner version, exportable as CSV.
Frequently asked questions
Sources
This page summarises official sources checked on 28 October 2026. It isn't legal advice; regulators update guidance, so follow the links for the current text.