Privacy Policy
Personal Data Protection Policy
Pursuant to Art. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003 (Personal Data Protection Code), Ciao Rent Car S.R.L. provides the following information on the processing of personal data.
1. Data Controller
Ciao Rent Car S.R.L.
Registered office: Via Vitruvio 46, 20124 Milano (MI), Italia
P.IVA: 11892930963
E-mail: info@ciaorentcar.com
2. Personal Data Collected
The Data Controller collects the following categories of personal data:
- Identification data: first name, last name, date of birth, tax identification number, driving licence number
- Contact data: email address, phone number, postal address
- Payment data: credit/debit card number (managed through secure payment providers)
- Browsing data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, date and time of access
- Vehicle data: vehicle location data through satellite and anti-theft devices
3. Purpose of Processing
Personal data is processed for the following purposes:
- Execution of the rental contract and ancillary services
- Payment and invoicing management
- Compliance with legal, accounting, and tax obligations
- Management of communications with the customer
- Vehicle tracking for security and anti-theft purposes
- Sending commercial and promotional communications (with prior consent)
- Statistical analysis and improvement of offered services
4. Legal Basis for Processing
- Contract execution (art. 6.1.b GDPR): processing is necessary for the management of the rental.
- Legal obligation (art. 6.1.c GDPR): processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations.
- Consent (art. 6.1.a GDPR): for sending commercial communications and use of non-essential cookies.
- Legitimate interest (art. 6.1.f GDPR): for the protection of company assets and fraud prevention.
6. Data Retention
Personal data is retained for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected:
- Contractual data: 10 years from the end of the relationship (tax obligations)
- Browsing data: maximum 26 months
- Vehicle location data: maximum 1 year, then deleted
- Marketing data: until consent is withdrawn
7. Data Sharing
Personal data may be shared with:
- Insurance companies for claims management
- Payment service providers
- Satellite tracking service providers
- Public authorities and law enforcement, where required by law
- IT and hosting service providers
Data is not transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), except in cases provided by law and with adequate safeguards.
8. Your Rights
Pursuant to Articles 15-22 of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to:
- Access their personal data
- Obtain rectification of inaccurate data
- Obtain erasure of data (right to be forgotten)
- Restrict processing of data
- Object to processing of data
- Data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali)
To exercise your rights, you may send a request to: info@ciaorentcar.com
9. Data Security
The Data Controller adopts adequate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of personal data, including:
- Encryption of communications (HTTPS/SSL protocol)
- Data access limited to authorized personnel with individual credentials
- Regular backups and protection systems against unauthorized access
10. Changes to this Policy
The Data Controller reserves the right to modify this policy at any time. Changes will be published on this page with the date of the last update.
Last updated: March 2026