{"id":476,"date":"2021-07-22T00:05:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T22:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebridgecart.com\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T21:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:36:17","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shop.thebridgecart.com\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"476\" class=\"elementor elementor-476 elementor-3\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18fae82f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18fae82f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5603e5d2\" data-id=\"5603e5d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d2a1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67d2a1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1690d990 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1690d990\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac12ce2\" data-id=\"7ac12ce2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd01b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7fd01b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52136941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52136941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iub_header\">\n<h1><b>Privacy Policy<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><b>Last updated: 09\/07\/2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This Privacy Policy explains how The Bridge \u2013 The Third Millennium Teaching Ltd collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit or make a purchase on <\/span><b>shop.thebridgecart.com<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (the &#8220;Site&#8221;). It is provided in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 (&#8220;GDPR&#8221;) and the Data Protection Act (Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Data Controller<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>The Bridge \u2013 The Third Millennium Teaching Ltd<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registered office: CMS House, Third Floor, St. Peter&#8217;s Street, San Gwann SGN 2310, Malta<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Company registration number: C116263<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VAT: MT 3292-4705<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Privacy contact: <\/span><b>privacy@thebridgettmt.com<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General contact: info@thebridgettmt.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have <\/span><b>not<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO), as we are not legally required to do so. For any privacy matter you may contact us at privacy@thebridgettmt.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. What data we collect<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depending on how you interact with us, we may process:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Identification and contact data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> first and last name, email address, telephone number, postal\/billing address.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Account data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> username, password (stored in encrypted form), order history, preferences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Order and transaction data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> products\/services purchased, amounts, invoicing data, VAT number where applicable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Payment data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> processed directly by our payment providers (Stripe, PayPal). We do <\/span><b>not<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> store your full card details on our servers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Communications data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> messages you send us, support requests, and email interactions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Navigation and usage data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> IP address, browser type, device, pages visited, and similar data collected through cookies and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Marketing data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> consent status, interactions with our emails and advertisements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>3. Why we process your data, and on what legal basis<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Purpose<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Legal basis (GDPR Art. 6)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Processing your orders, providing the purchased services, managing your account<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b))<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Customer support and responding to your requests<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Performance of a contract \/ legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(b)\/(f))<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Issuing invoices and meeting tax and accounting obligations<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c))<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sending order confirmations and service-related communications<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Performance of a contract \/ legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(b)\/(c))<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sending our newsletter and commercial communications<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) \u2014 or the &#8220;soft opt-in&#8221; for similar products to existing customers, where permitted<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Publishing photos\/videos of events in which you are identifiable<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consent (Art. 6(1)(a))<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Security, fraud prevention, and exercising or defending legal claims<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legitimate interest \/ legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(f)\/(c))<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where processing is based on <\/span><b>consent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you may withdraw it at any time (see Section 8), without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Who we share your data with (processors and third parties)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We share personal data only with providers who act as our <\/span><b>data processors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or independent controllers, strictly for the purposes above. Our main providers are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>HubSpot, Inc.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (USA) \u2014 CRM, contact management, and sending order and service confirmation emails.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Make.com (Celonis Inc. \/ Make)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 workflow automation that transmits form data from the Site to HubSpot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Stripe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>PayPal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 payment processing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>SiteGround<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 web hosting of the Site (WordPress, self-hosted).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We may also disclose data to consultants, accountants, and lawyers bound by confidentiality, and to public authorities where required by law. We do <\/span><b>not<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sell your personal data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>5. International transfers (outside the EU\/EEA)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of our providers are based in the <\/span><b>United States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (HubSpot, Make.com, and in part Stripe\/PayPal). When your data is transferred outside the EU\/EEA, we ensure an adequate level of protection through:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the <\/span><b>EU-US Data Privacy Framework<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, to which HubSpot and Stripe are certified; and\/or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the European Commission&#8217;s <\/span><b>Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, used among others by Make.com and PayPal, together with supplementary measures where appropriate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may request a copy of these safeguards by writing to privacy@thebridgettmt.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>6. How long we keep your data<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We keep your data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Account and order data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the duration of the account, and afterwards for the applicable limitation period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Invoicing, tax, and accounting data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the period required by Maltese law (generally up to <\/span><b>[10] years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Marketing data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> until you withdraw consent or object, and in any case reviewed periodically.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Navigation\/cookie data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the periods set out in the Cookie Policy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When data is no longer needed, it is deleted or irreversibly anonymised.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>7. Cookies and tracking technologies<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Site uses only <\/span><b>technical cookies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> strictly necessary for its operation (for example, session management, shopping cart, security, and storing your cookie preferences). The Site does <\/span><b>not<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> use profiling, analytics, or advertising cookies from third parties such as Meta, Google, or TikTok. Payment providers (Stripe, PayPal) may set cookies strictly necessary for fraud prevention and to process your payment. Because these cookies are strictly necessary, they do not require prior consent; full details are set out in our <\/span><b>[Cookie Policy]<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>8. Your rights<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the GDPR you have the right to: <\/span><b>access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> your data; request <\/span><b>rectification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; request <\/span><b>erasure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (&#8220;right to be forgotten&#8221;); <\/span><b>restrict<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> processing; <\/span><b>object<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to processing (including for direct marketing); <\/span><b>data portability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; and to <\/span><b>withdraw consent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at any time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To exercise these rights, write to <\/span><b>privacy@thebridgettmt.com<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. We will respond without undue delay and in any case within <\/span><b>one month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Maltese supervisory authority:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC)<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Level 2, Airways House, High Street, Sliema SLM 1549, Malta \u2014 idpc.org.mt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or with the supervisory authority of your country of residence (for example, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Garante per la protezione dei dati personali<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Italy, or the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Agencia Espa\u00f1ola de Protecci\u00f3n de Datos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Spain).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>9. Minors<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our programmes may be aimed at participants aged 10\u201317. Purchases and account registration must be completed by an adult (a parent or legal guardian). In accordance with the Data Protection Act (Chapter 586), where processing is based on consent in relation to information society services offered directly to a child, such consent is lawful from the age of <\/span><b>13<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; below that age, we require the consent of a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect data from children below this age without such consent; if you believe we have, please contact privacy@thebridgettmt.com and we will delete it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>10. Data security<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We adopt appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse, including encryption of credentials, access controls, and vetted providers. No system is completely secure, but we work to protect your data on an ongoing basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>11. Changes to this Policy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We may update this Policy from time to time. Material changes will be notified on the Site and, where appropriate, by email. The &#8220;last updated&#8221; date at the top always indicates the current version.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>12. Contact<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For any question about this Policy or your personal data:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>privacy@thebridgettmt.com<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 The Bridge \u2013 The Third Millennium Teaching Ltd, CMS House, Third Floor, St. Peter&#8217;s Street, San Gwann SGN 2310, Malta.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chi siamo L&#8217;indirizzo del nostro sito web \u00e8: https:\/\/shop.thebridgecart.com. Quali dati personali raccogliamo e perch\u00e9 li raccogliamo Commenti Quando i visitatori lasciano commenti sul sito, raccogliamo i dati mostrati nel modulo dei commenti oltre all&#8217;indirizzo IP del visitatore e la stringa dello user agent del browser per facilitare il rilevamento dello spam. 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