Cookie Use Policy
How rentcarwarsaw.com uses cookies to improve your car rental booking experience.
What Are Cookies and Why We Use Them
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, keep your session active, and give us anonymized insight into how visitors navigate pages such as our car rental search, fleet selection, and booking confirmation screens.
At rentcarwarsaw.com we use cookies to make the process of finding and booking a car in Warsaw as smooth as possible. Whether you are searching for an economy hatchback for a weekend in the Praga district, a 7-seater minivan for a family arriving at Warsaw Chopin Airport, or an automatic SUV for a road trip to Krakow, cookies help us serve you a faster and more relevant experience every time you return.
This Cookie Use Policy explains what types of cookies we deploy, who places them, how long they last, and how you can control them at any time. It applies to all pages served under the rentcarwarsaw.com domain, including our booking flow, deal listings, and destination guides covering Warsaw landmarks such as the Royal Castle, Warsaw Barbican, and the Palace of Culture and Science.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take such as setting your pickup location, selecting a rental date, or progressing through the booking steps. Without these cookies, core services cannot be delivered.
- Session cookie - Keeps your booking session active while you compare vehicles and enter your details. Expires when you close your browser.
- Security token - Protects form submissions against cross-site request forgery. Expires at session end.
- Cookie consent record - Stores your acceptance or refusal of non-essential cookies. Lasts 12 months.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our pages. All data collected is aggregated and anonymized - no individual is identified. We use this information to improve page performance, simplify the booking funnel, and make sure popular searches such as "car rental Warsaw airport" or "cheap car hire Warsaw no deposit" surface the most useful content.
- Traffic analysis - Records which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and the general geographic region of the visit (city-level, not precise). Retained for up to 26 months.
- Conversion tracking - Measures how many visitors complete a booking so we can optimize pricing pages and deal listings. Retained for up to 13 months.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies may be placed by us or by our advertising partners to show you relevant ads after you leave our site. For example, if you searched for a debit-card-friendly rental at Modlin Airport but did not complete a booking, a reminder ad may appear on another website you visit. You can opt out of marketing cookies at any time via the cookie banner or your browser settings.
- Retargeting cookies - Used by advertising networks to show rental-related ads on partner sites. Typically last 30 days.
- Campaign attribution - Identifies which advertising campaign led you to rentcarwarsaw.com. Lasts up to 90 days.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. They are not essential but improve comfort when browsing our fleet and destination pages.
- Language preference - Remembers the language you selected so you do not need to reselect it on each visit. Lasts 12 months.
- Currency display - Stores your preferred currency (EUR, PLN, GBP) for price display in our rental tables. Lasts 12 months.
- Recently viewed vehicles - Keeps a short list of car categories you browsed so you can return to them quickly. Lasts 7 days.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on rentcarwarsaw.com are placed by trusted third-party services that help us operate the site and reach potential customers. We do not control these cookies directly, and you should review the respective privacy and cookie policies of each provider for full details.
Analytics Providers
We use industry-standard web analytics tools to measure site performance. Data is processed in anonymized and aggregated form. IP addresses are masked at the point of collection. Retention periods are governed by the provider's own data policies, typically 13-26 months.
Booking and Availability Partners
Our booking engine may integrate with third-party fleet availability and pricing partners. These partners may set session-level cookies to maintain quote integrity as you move through the checkout process. These cookies are functional in nature and expire at session end or within 24 hours.
Advertising Networks
Where you have consented to marketing cookies, advertising network partners may set cookies to deliver relevant car rental advertisements across the web. These networks operate their own opt-out mechanisms, including industry-wide opt-out tools such as the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page and the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) YourOnlineChoices tool.
How to Manage and Control Cookies
You are always in control of which cookies are active on your device. Below are the main ways to manage your preferences.
Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit rentcarwarsaw.com, a cookie consent banner appears at the bottom of the screen. You can accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies, or manage individual categories. Your choice is saved and respected on every subsequent visit for up to 12 months, after which you will be asked to confirm your preferences again.
Browser Settings
All major browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through their settings menus. Please be aware that blocking essential cookies will prevent you from completing a car rental booking on our site. Links to browser cookie management pages for common browsers:
- Google Chrome - Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox - Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari - Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge - Settings > Cookies and site permissions
Device and Operating System Settings
On mobile devices, you can limit ad tracking through your device's privacy settings. On iOS, use Settings > Privacy > Tracking. On Android, use Settings > Privacy > Ads. These controls affect mobile app advertising identifiers and complement browser-level cookie controls.
Data Retention - How Long Cookies Last
Different cookies have different lifespans depending on their purpose. The table below summarizes the typical retention period for each cookie category used on rentcarwarsaw.com.
| Category | Example Cookie | Placed By | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | |||
| Session | Booking session ID | rentcarwarsaw.com | Session end |
| Security token | CSRF protection | rentcarwarsaw.com | Session end |
| Consent record | Cookie acceptance | rentcarwarsaw.com | 12 months |
| Analytics | |||
| Traffic analysis | Page view tracking | Analytics provider | 26 months |
| Conversion | Booking completion | Analytics provider | 13 months |
| Marketing | |||
| Retargeting | Ad display tracking | Ad network | 30 days |
| Attribution | Campaign source | Ad network | 90 days |
| Functional | |||
| Language | Language preference | rentcarwarsaw.com | 12 months |
| Currency | Display currency | rentcarwarsaw.com | 12 months |
Session cookies are automatically removed when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them manually.
Updates to This Cookie Use Policy
We may update this Cookie Use Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable law, or updates to how our booking and analytics systems operate. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date shown at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you via the cookie consent banner on your next visit to rentcarwarsaw.com.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Continued use of our site after a policy update constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms, subject to any renewed consent choices available through the cookie banner.
This policy was last reviewed and updated in 2025. It applies to all users of rentcarwarsaw.com regardless of the device or browser used to access the site.
Contact Us About Cookie Use
If you have any questions about how rentcarwarsaw.com uses cookies, or if you wish to exercise any rights related to cookie-derived data under applicable privacy law, please contact us using the details below. We aim to respond to all cookie-related enquiries within 5 working days.
Email: [email protected]
Address: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
For general booking enquiries, vehicle availability in Warsaw, or questions about our no-deposit car rental service, please visit our Get in Touch page.