Larnaca Larnacadrive Metro · Larnaca, Cyprus
Privacy and Data Protection
This Privacy Policy explains how Larnaca Larnacadrive Metro collects, uses and protects your personal data when you search for and book a rental car in Larnaca, Cyprus, through this website. Cyprus is a member state of the European Union, so the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies directly to our processing of your data, together with the local law that implements it.
Who we are and our role
Larnaca Larnacadrive Metro operates this website as an online comparison and booking service for travellers looking to rent a car in Larnaca and the surrounding area of Cyprus. We are not a rental company ourselves. When you search and choose a car, we pass your enquiry to the vehicle supplier through our booking technology partner, LocalRent, and the rental agreement itself is formed between you and that supplier. For the personal data collected through this website, Larnaca Larnacadrive Metro acts as the data controller. LocalRent and the supplier that ultimately provides your car each act as separate, independent controllers for the data they process to arrange and deliver your rental.
Information you provide to us
When you use the search and booking form on this site, the following information is typically entered and passed on to the LocalRent platform so a live quote and, if you proceed, a confirmed reservation can be arranged:
| Data | Examples | Why it is passed on |
|---|---|---|
| Search parameters | Pick up city, pick up and drop off dates and times, chosen car category | To retrieve live vehicle availability and accurate pricing from LocalRent |
| Driver and booking details | Full name, email address, phone number, driver age, flight number if given | To create and confirm a reservation with the supplier you selected |
| Enquiry content | Anything you write to our support team by email | To answer your question or resolve a booking issue |
We do not ask for payment card details on this website and we do not knowingly collect special category data, such as health information. Please only include information in your enquiry that is actually needed to help you.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, we and our analytics providers use cookies and similar technologies to keep the site working, remember your search choices, and understand how the site is used, for example which pages are viewed, which browser and device type you use, your approximate location from your IP address, and how you arrived at the site. These records are stored ourselves on our own servers and logs, separately from the booking data forwarded to LocalRent. For full detail on individual cookies, their duration, and how to manage them, see our Cookie Policy.
Legal bases for processing
Under the GDPR, we only process personal data when we have a lawful basis to do so. Depending on the activity, we rely on:
- Performance of a contract: to act on your search and, once you choose a car, to take the steps needed to arrange your reservation with a supplier in Larnaca.
- Legitimate interests: to operate, secure and improve this comparison service, prevent misuse, and understand demand for car categories and routes in Cyprus, balanced against your own rights and interests.
- Consent: for non essential cookies, analytics tools that require it, and any optional marketing message, which you may withdraw at any time without affecting anything already done.
- Legal obligation: where Cyprus or EU law requires us to keep certain records, for example for accounting purposes.
How we use your data
We use the information described above to show live availability and honest pricing for car hire in Larnaca, forward your chosen booking to the supplier through LocalRent, send you confirmation and service messages about that booking, respond to questions you send us, keep this website secure and functioning correctly, and review aggregated or anonymised trends so we can keep improving the deals we surface. We do not sell personal data to third parties, and we do not use your data to make automated decisions that would have a legal or similarly significant effect on you.
Sharing your data
To complete a booking, we share your search and driver details with LocalRent, the reservation platform that powers the live search and booking widget on this site, and with the rental supplier you select through it. Both use that data to confirm, prepare and hand over your car. We also work with a small number of service providers acting on our instructions, such as website hosting, email delivery and web analytics, who are only permitted to use your data to provide that service to us. We may disclose information where required by law, to protect our legal rights, or to prevent fraud.
International data transfers
Most of the data described in this policy is processed within the European Economic Area (EEA). However, LocalRent and some rental suppliers operate internationally, and your data may therefore be processed by a supplier, or by an infrastructure provider used by LocalRent or by us, located outside the EEA. Where that happens, we require appropriate safeguards to be in place, such as a European Commission adequacy decision for the destination country or Standard Contractual Clauses with the receiving party, so that your data continues to be protected to a standard comparable with the GDPR.
How long we keep your data
We keep personal data only for as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected for. Booking related data is generally kept for the length of your rental period plus a further period required for accounting, tax and dispute handling purposes under Cyprus and EU law. Enquiry emails are kept while your question or issue is open and for a reasonable period afterwards in case you contact us again. Cookie and analytics data is generally kept for a shorter, defined period and is then deleted or aggregated so it can no longer identify you.
Your rights under the GDPR
As an EU resident, or as anyone whose data we process in connection with a booking in Larnaca, you have a set of rights over your personal data. You can ask us to:
Access
Confirm whether we hold data about you and receive a copy of it.
Rectification
Have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected without delay.
Erasure
Ask us to delete your data once there is no reason left to keep it.
Restrict & object
Limit how we use your data, or object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
Portability
Receive data you gave us in a structured, commonly used, machine readable format.
Withdraw consent
Withdraw any consent you gave us at any time, with no effect on past processing.
To use any of these rights, contact us using the details below. We will respond within the timeframe set out in the GDPR and may ask a few questions first to confirm your identity.
Children
This website and the car rental service it offers are intended for adults old enough to hold a valid driving licence and to enter into a rental agreement. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children, and this service is not directed at them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us using the details below so we can remove it.
Keeping your data secure
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures, including encrypted connections, restricted access to booking records, and due diligence on the providers we work with, to protect your data against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. No website can guarantee absolute security, but we work to keep risks low and to act quickly if an issue is identified.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our service, the technology we use, or the law. The current version is always published on this page, so please check back before your next booking with us in Larnaca.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Your search parameters and, if you proceed, your driver and contact details are passed to LocalRent so it can retrieve live prices and, together with the supplier, arrange your reservation in Larnaca.
No, we never sell your personal data. We share it only with LocalRent, the supplier you choose, and the small number of service providers who help us run this website, exactly as set out in this policy.
Email us at the address below with enough detail to identify your enquiry or booking. We may ask a short identity check first, then handle your request within the timeframe set by the GDPR and confirm the outcome to you.
Contact us and complaints
If you have a question about this policy, want to exercise any of your rights, or wish to raise a complaint about how we handle your data, please contact us directly first so we can help:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Cyprus, this is the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection. We would nonetheless welcome the chance to resolve your concern directly beforehand.