Last updated: November 2025
GDPR Compliant | EU & Malta Data Protection
Room4Rent is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Malta's Data Protection Act. You have rights over your data, and we respect those rights.
Room4Rent operates as the data controller for personal information collected through our platform. We are based in Malta and operate in accordance with EU and Maltese data protection laws.
When you create an account, we collect:
When you create a property listing, we collect and process:
We may review and moderate listing content (including images) to enforce our platform rules and remove or restrict content that we consider inappropriate, unlawful, or harmful to other users or to Room4Rent. Such moderation is carried out under our legitimate interest in keeping the platform safe and compliant.
⚠️ Public Information Notice
Contact details you include in listings (phone numbers, email addresses) will be publicly visible to all platform visitors. Only include information you are comfortable sharing publicly.
We automatically collect:
We process your personal data for the following purposes under GDPR Article 6:
✓ We Do NOT Sell Your Data
Room4Rent does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
We use third-party services for essential platform operations:
⚠️ Third-Party Data Processing
When we use third-party hosting or service providers, your data may be processed by these entities. While we select reputable providers and take reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security when data is stored or processed by third parties.
Room4Rent is not liable for data breaches, unauthorized access, or security incidents that occur at the third-party level.
Room4Rent uses cookies and similar technologies to provide essential functionality and improve your experience.
Necessary for authentication, security, and basic platform functionality. These cannot be disabled as they are essential for the platform to work.
Remember your preferences and settings to enhance user experience (e.g., language preferences, display settings).
Help us understand how users interact with the platform to improve functionality. We anonymize this data where possible.
You can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings. Note that disabling essential cookies will prevent you from using certain platform features.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law:
Under GDPR and Malta's Data Protection Act, you have the following rights:
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate personal data
Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal obligations)
Request limitation of processing in certain circumstances
Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
Object to processing based on legitimate interests
Withdraw consent for processing where consent was the legal basis
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the information provided on this page. We will respond to your request within 30 days as required by GDPR.
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including:
⚠️ Security Disclaimer
While we implement security measures, no system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data and are not liable for unauthorized access, data breaches, or security incidents beyond our reasonable control, including those occurring at third-party service providers.
Some of our third-party service providers may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When we transfer data outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:
Our platform is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly delete it.