Jurisdictions / Malta
GDPR compliance services in Malta — from a Malta company
GDPR compliance services in Malta, delivered by a provider that is itself Malta-registered: Privacy Core Services Ltd, C 95774, Naxxar. We handle the GDPR and Malta’s Data Protection Act (Cap. 586) in practice — outsourced DPO, compliance audits, DSAR handling and EU representation — under the same registry and supervisory authority as your own operation.
Acting for a client? We are appointed behind professional advisers and report to you. Your relationship with your client stays yours.
Data protection in Malta, in practice
The GDPR applies in Malta as it does across the EU, supplemented by the Data Protection Act (Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta) and supervised by the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC). Malta’s economy concentrates exactly the sectors where data protection scrutiny is highest — gaming, financial services, corporate and fiduciary services — so the gap between a paper policy and evidence that stands up is worth closing early.
- Outsourced DPO — the named, independent officer role held under a service contract
- GDPR compliance audits and gap analyses against GDPR and Cap. 586
- DSAR handling — intake, identity verification, search, redaction and defensible evidence
- EU representation (Article 27) held from Malta for organisations outside the EU
- DPIAs, records of processing, policies and staff training
- UK GDPR coverage alongside, for organisations serving both markets
Verifiable where you are regulated
Most GDPR providers serving Malta are established somewhere else. We are on the Malta Business Registry ourselves — you can check C 95774 before you appoint us — and our UK company, Privacy Core UK Ltd (Companies House 17350509), covers the UK GDPR side for clients who need both. One provider, both regimes, both entities on public registers.
Questions, answered
What data protection law applies in Malta?
The EU GDPR, supplemented by Malta's Data Protection Act (Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta). The supervisory authority is the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC). Organisations that also serve the UK market answer separately to the UK GDPR.
Does a Maltese company need a Data Protection Officer?
The GDPR test applies: a DPO is mandatory for public authorities, for core activities involving regular and systematic monitoring of individuals on a large scale, and for large-scale processing of special-category or criminal-offence data. In Malta that catches more organisations than people expect — gaming operators, financial services firms and corporate service providers routinely process at a scale and sensitivity that triggers the duty or makes a voluntary appointment the prudent answer.
Why does it matter that you are a Malta company?
Because you can verify us where you are regulated. Privacy Core Services Ltd is registered in Malta (C 95774, Naxxar) — the same registry, the same supervisory authority and the same legal environment as your own operation. We are not a foreign provider serving Malta at arm's length; Malta is where we are established.
We are outside the EU but sell into Malta. What do we need?
If you have no establishment in the EU and you offer goods or services to people in Malta or monitor their behaviour, Article 27 GDPR requires an EU Representative. Ours is held from Malta itself — inside the EU, on a public register you can check before you appoint us.
Start with a short conversation
Tell us what you process and for whom, and we will tell you plainly what Cap. 586 and the GDPR require of you. No automated signup; we reply within one business day.
Beyond data protection
Once the data protection engagement is in place, we can also support the corporate side — company formation in Europe, domiciliary services and bank account opening.