Privacy Notice

Controller: Rental Watch/avisbudget.co.uk, contact: privacy@avisbudget.co.uk

Purpose & lawful basis

We collect and publish consumer reviews related to Avis Budget. Lawful basis: Legitimate Interests (informing consumers; verifying reviews). We maintain a Legitimate Interests Assessment.

Data we collect

• Display name/pseudonym, email (verification/right-of-reply), country, pickup location, dates
• Booking ref (stored for verification; not displayed), story text, rating
• Evidence files (receipts/photos), IP address, user agent, timestamps

Publishing & sharing

We publish the review, rating, and context. We do not publish your email, booking ref, IP or raw files. Raw data is shared only with our processors (hosting/email/storage) and where required by law.

Retention & security

Submissions & verification data: kept 24 months. Published reviews: retained while relevant. Evidence ID docs (if requested) are deleted after verification. We use encryption at rest and restricted access.

Your rights

Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection. Contact privacy@avisbudget.co.uk.

Cookies

We do not set non-essential cookies. If we add analytics later, we will request consent first.

ICO

We will register with the ICO and pay the data-protection fee unless exempt.