Europcar® is the European leader of car rental and light commercial vehicle rental and operates in over 140 countries, via fully owned subsidiaries and agents. A Europcar branded vehicle hire station can be operated by a company member of Europcar Mobility Group.When renting a car at Europcar, your Personal Data will be processed by Europcar International S.A.S.U. in particular for management of your online account and booking and by Europcar local entities, which deliver the service locally.
Part 1 – Processing activities performed by Europcar International S.A.S.U
The Part 1 of this Privacy Policy does not apply to our franchisees and subsidiaries and to their websites or mobile applications. As the parent company of Europcar Mobility Group, Europcar International S.A.S.U. whose registered office is at 13 ter Boulevard Berthier, 75017, Paris (hereinafter referred to as “we”, “us” or “our(s)”) is the “Data Controller” of your Personal Data collected and processed via this website and our mobile applications for the purposes defined below. When you communicate your Personal Data to us or when we collect Personal Data about you, we undertake to use it in accordance with this information notice.
As Europcar Mobility Group parent company, Europcar International S.A.S.U. collects and processes various categories of Personal Data in connection with this website and our mobile applications in order to allow you to benefit from the products.
By Personal Data, we mean not only data that identifies you directly, but also data that identifies you indirectly like your Driver ID or the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) attached to your rental vehicle.
The categories of Personal Data that we collect include the following:
We collect and process your Personal Data for various purposes and on the following legal bases:
PURPOSES OF THE PROCESSING | LEGAL BASIS OF THE PROCESSING |
Creating and managing your online customer account on our website or mobile applications. | This processing activity is based on the acceptance of the terms and conditions of use of our website or our mobile applications. |
Managing your reservation and rental contract through a central booking engine, in particular to: collect the data necessary to organize your booking; communicate this data to the concerned service, and manage your payment | These processing activities are based on our legitimate interest to ensure the execution of the rental services contract that you enter into. You can choose to register your credit card for your future bookings. |
Sending you emails about special offers and promotions to promote our products and services. | This processing activity is subject to your consent. |
Sending you an email in order to collect your feedback on your rental. | This process is based on our legitimate interest to have a better knowledge of its customers’ needs and to improve its services and customer service. |
Managing your loyalty program and third party partnership loyalty program | This processing is based on the execution of the loyalty program terms and conditions. |
The operation of the “chat” in real time on our website. | This processing is based on your consent collected via the cookies banner |
Analysis of the navigation data on our website and mobile applications | Please refer to our Cookie Policy. |
3.1. Categories of recipients
Your personal data may be communicated to our employees, our authorized representatives, other companies within our Group and our agents and intermediaries mandated to provide you with our products and services and if necessary:
We may also disclose your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to the relevant authorities.
3.2. International transfers
In order to provide you with our products and services, we may use service providers located outside the European Union. In the event that the vehicle is booked abroad, data transfers will be carried out in the country in question in order to provide you with our mobility solutions.
Depending on the assumptions, some recipients may be located in countries recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection of personal data or in countries that have not been recognized by the European Commission as providing such a level of protection. In any case, we have implemented appropriate protection measures to protect your personal data in accordance with data protection regulations.
Your personal data are kept for different periods of time, depending on the purposes of the processing concerned:
Purposes of the processing
Data retention periods
Within the limits and conditions allowed by the regulations in force, you can:
If you would like to know more about the provisions of this information notice or to contact our Data Protection Officer, you can also write to us at the following address : 13 ter Boulevard Berthier, 75017, Paris , or by e-mail to: dpo@europcar.com
To exercise your rights, you must prove your identity by clearly indicating your surname, first names, driver ID and any useful information enabling us to identify you (such as the place and date of your last vehicle rental). You must also give us the e-mail address or the physical address to which you would like the reply to be sent to you.
Europcar International S.A.S.U is committed to protecting the information it collects through our website and mobile applications. In particular, Europcar International S.A.S.U uses appropriate physical, technical and organizational security measures to prevent unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss of or destruction of or damage to your personal data.
This information notice regarding the Processing Activities performed by Europcar International was last updated on April 20th, 2022.
Part 2 – Processing Activities performed by Europcar local entities (i.e Europcar Franchisees or subsidiaries)
Europcar Local Entities (Franchisees or subsidiaries) that provide you the services, may implement other processing activities regarding your Personal Data.
We invite you to consult their Privacy Policy which is accessible on their own local website for any question relating to the protection of your Personal Data processed by these Europcar Local Entities.
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