Privacy Policy

How we handle your personal information

Last updated: March 1, 2026

ZanzibarCar ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website zanzibarcar.com (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our car rental comparison service:

1.1 Personal Data

While using our Service to book a rental car, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to:

  • Full name (as it appears on your driving license)
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Driving license information
  • Pickup and return location preferences
  • Travel dates

1.2 Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This may include:

  • Your browser type and version
  • Pages of our Service that you visit
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Device identifiers
  • IP address

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

2. How We Use Your Information

ZanzibarCar uses the collected data for the following purposes:

  • To facilitate car rental bookings with our partner rental companies
  • To send booking confirmations, vouchers, and rental instructions
  • To provide customer support and respond to inquiries
  • To analyze usage patterns and improve our Service
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To send promotional communications (only with your consent)
  • To comply with legal obligations

3. Data Sharing with Rental Companies

When you make a car rental booking through our platform, your personal information (name, contact details, driving license information) is shared with the selected rental company to process your reservation. Each rental company has its own privacy policy governing how they handle your data. We encourage you to review their policies at the time of booking.

4. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Generally, booking data is retained for a period of 3 years after the rental date.

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We use commercially reasonable security measures to protect your personal information, including:

  • SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmission
  • Secure storage of personal data on protected servers
  • Regular security assessments and updates
  • Access controls limiting who can view personal data

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access - You have the right to request copies of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification - You have the right to request correction of inaccurate information
  • Right to Erasure - You have the right to request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to Restrict Processing - You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data
  • Right to Data Portability - You have the right to request transfer of your data to another service
  • Right to Object - You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

7. Third-Party Services

Our Service may contain links to other websites and services that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. This includes our partner rental companies and payment processors.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. If you are located outside Tanzania and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to Tanzania and process it there.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: