Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies and Why We Use Them

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. When you use carrentalbaku.com to search for car hire in Baku City, Azerbaijan, browse our available fleet, or complete a booking, cookies help the site remember your preferences, keep your session active, and deliver a consistent experience across pages.

We use cookies and similar technologies such as local storage and session tokens to operate this website, understand how visitors interact with our booking flow, and occasionally to show relevant advertising to people who have previously expressed interest in renting a car in Baku. No cookie on this site is used to build personally identifiable profiles or to sell your data to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

By continuing to use carrentalbaku.com after dismissing our cookie banner, you consent to the use of non-essential cookies as described below. You may withdraw or adjust that consent at any time using the options in the "How to Manage Cookies" section.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are set in response to actions you take, such as selecting pickup and drop-off locations, choosing a vehicle category, or proceeding through the checkout to confirm your reservation. Without these cookies, core features of the booking process would not work correctly.

Examples of essential cookies on this site include session identifiers that keep you logged in during an active booking, CSRF tokens that protect form submissions from tampering, and load-balancing tokens that ensure your requests are directed to the correct server. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information and are deleted when you close your browser or within a short session window.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors arrive at carrentalbaku.com, which pages they visit, how long they spend on the site, and where they leave the booking funnel. This information is collected in anonymized or aggregated form and helps us improve the site layout, content, and booking flow for future visitors.

Analytics data is not used to identify individual users. IP addresses processed by our analytics provider are truncated before storage. You may opt out of analytics cookies at any time using our cookie preference center or your browser settings.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. On carrentalbaku.com this includes remembering your preferred language, your selected currency for displaying car rental prices, and recently viewed vehicle categories such as economy cars, SUVs, or 7-seater options. These cookies make your experience more convenient but are not essential to core booking functionality.

If you disable functional cookies, some personalization features will not be available on your next visit and you may need to re-enter preferences such as language or currency each time.

Marketing and Retargeting Cookies

Marketing cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant and engaging for you. If you visit carrentalbaku.com and browse vehicles but do not complete a booking, marketing cookies may allow us or our advertising partners to show you relevant reminders about car hire in Baku City, Azerbaijan on other websites or platforms you visit later.

These cookies track your browsing across websites to build a profile of your interests. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and device. You can opt out of marketing cookies at any time using our banner controls or via the industry opt-out tools listed in the "How to Manage Cookies" section below.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on carrentalbaku.com are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use third-party providers for the following purposes:

• Analytics providers: We use Google Analytics or a similar service to measure website traffic, page performance, and user journeys through the booking widget. These providers may set their own cookies governed by their own privacy policies.
• Booking and search partners: Our car search widget is powered by a third-party booking engine that processes availability and pricing data for vehicles in Baku City, Azerbaijan. This partner may set session and preference cookies to maintain the integrity of your search session.
• Advertising networks: We work with advertising networks to display relevant ads off-site. These networks may use cookies, pixel tags, or device identifiers to measure ad effectiveness and deliver retargeted content.
• Embedded maps: We embed maps from Google Maps to help users locate Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Baku Boulevard pickup zone, and our city center office near Fountains Square. Google may set cookies when the map loads.

We do not control the cookies set by third-party providers. Please refer to each provider's privacy and cookie policy for full details of their data practices.

How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for controlling cookies when using carrentalbaku.com:

• Cookie banner: When you first visit the site, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences by category. You can revisit these choices at any time by clearing your cookies and reloading the page.
• Browser settings: All major browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through their settings menus. In Chrome, go to Settings - Privacy and Security - Cookies and other site data. In Firefox, go to Options - Privacy and Security. In Safari, go to Preferences - Privacy. Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of the booking widget and the ability to complete a reservation.
• Device settings: On mobile devices, you can limit ad tracking or reset your advertising identifier through iOS Privacy settings or Android Google settings.
• Industry opt-out tools: You may opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies via the Digital Advertising Alliance at optout.aboutads.info or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance at youronlinechoices.eu.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may prevent some features of carrentalbaku.com from working correctly, including the live vehicle search, price display, and the no-deposit booking confirmation flow.

Data Retention - How Long Cookies Last

The duration of cookies on carrentalbaku.com varies by type:

• Session cookies: Deleted automatically when you close your browser. These are primarily used for essential booking functionality.
• Persistent functional cookies: Stored for up to 12 months to remember your language and currency preferences across visits.
• Analytics cookies: Retained for up to 13 months, after which they expire and are refreshed on your next visit if consent is still active.
• Marketing and retargeting cookies: Typically retained for 30 to 90 days depending on the advertising partner and campaign configuration.
• Third-party cookies: Retention periods are set by the respective third-party providers and are outside our direct control. Please consult each provider's policy for details.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, display a notice on the site or re-prompt cookie consent. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Continued use of carrentalbaku.com after any update to this policy constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. If you disagree with any changes, please discontinue use of the site or adjust your cookie preferences using the methods described above.

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have questions or concerns about how carrentalbaku.com uses cookies, or if you wish to exercise any rights related to cookie data, please contact us using the details below. Our team is based in Baku City, Azerbaijan and is happy to assist with any privacy or data-related enquiry.

• [email protected]
• Baku City, Azerbaijan
• +1 (977) 980-2786

For broader privacy matters, please also review our Data Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.