Cookies Policy
Effective date: March 2026
This Cookies Policy explains how Sixt Travel uses cookies, similar tracking technologies, and related tools when you visit or use sixt-travel.com. It describes what cookies are, why they are used, what categories of cookies may be present on the website, how payment-related technologies may operate when online payment is offered, and what choices users have to manage or restrict cookies.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains in more detail how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data.
1. Company Information
This website and the related booking services are operated by:
SIXT RIDE LLC
711 CAPITOL WAY S, SUITE 204, OLYMPIA, WA 98501, UNITED STATES
For questions regarding cookies, data use, or website privacy, please contact us at: ride@sixt-travel.com
2. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, mobile phone, or another device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember user preferences, support security measures, analyze visitor behavior, and improve service quality.
Cookies may be set directly by our website or by trusted third-party services used for payment, analytics, security, embedded content, or technical infrastructure.
3. Why We Use Cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- to ensure the website functions correctly and securely;
- to support booking and quotation form functionality;
- to remember basic user preferences or selections;
- to measure website performance and visitor interactions;
- to prevent abuse, spam, fraud, and suspicious activity;
- to support payment sessions and secure transaction flows where online payment is available;
- to improve website usability, performance, and service quality over time.
4. Categories of Cookies We May Use
4.1 Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the website. Without them, core features such as navigation, secure form handling, page load balancing, and basic website security may not work correctly.
These cookies may be used to:
- maintain secure browsing sessions;
- protect forms and pages against abuse or automated requests;
- support site stability and server routing;
- enable fundamental website functionality.
4.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember certain choices or settings, such as language, region, or previously entered non-sensitive preferences. These cookies improve convenience and user experience but are not always strictly required for the site to operate.
4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics and performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website. For example, they may show which pages are viewed most often, how users move through the site, what traffic sources bring visitors to the website, and whether technical issues occur during use.
These cookies help us improve performance, usability, and service presentation. Where required by applicable law, analytics or performance cookies are used only on the basis of user consent.
4.4 Security Cookies
Security cookies help identify malicious traffic, repeated failed requests, suspicious behavior, and abuse of forms or website resources. These cookies may support fraud prevention, website integrity, and technical monitoring.
4.5 Payment-Related Cookies
If online payment or payment links are offered, payment-related cookies or similar session tools may be used by the payment provider to maintain transaction security, detect fraud, authenticate the session, and support compliance obligations.
5. Stripe and Payment-Related Technologies
Where online payment is available, Sixt Travel may use Stripe or another secure payment service provider to process transactions. Stripe or related payment infrastructure may place cookies, session identifiers, or similar technologies that are necessary to support:
- secure payment checkout sessions;
- transaction authentication;
- risk analysis and fraud prevention;
- payment form security and abuse prevention;
- regulatory and compliance controls.
Sixt Travel does not store full payment card details on its own servers. Payment data is handled through the payment processor's secure environment. If a user proceeds to payment, the payment processor may process technical information such as IP address, browser type, device details, time of transaction, and other security-related metadata.
Users should also review the privacy and cookie policies of the payment processor used for the transaction.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be placed by trusted third-party providers integrated into the website or used in connection with our services. These providers may include:
- payment service providers;
- website analytics tools;
- hosting and infrastructure providers;
- website security and anti-abuse services;
- embedded content or map providers, where used.
Third-party cookies are subject to the privacy practices of the relevant third party. We do not control the operation of every third-party cookie once their services are activated on the site.
7. Information That Cookies May Collect
Depending on the cookie or technology used, the following categories of information may be collected:
- IP address;
- browser type and version;
- device type and operating system;
- language or region settings;
- pages visited and time spent on the website;
- referral source;
- interaction data related to website features or forms;
- session identifiers necessary for security or transaction flow.
8. Legal Bases for Cookie Use
Depending on the type of cookie and applicable law, we may rely on the following legal bases:
- Strict necessity / legitimate interest for essential and security-related cookies required for website operation and protection;
- Consent for non-essential cookies, such as analytics, performance, marketing, or preference-based cookies, where consent is required.
Where consent is required, users may accept or reject non-essential cookies through the cookie banner or other consent controls made available on the website.
9. Cookie Duration
Cookies may be stored for different periods depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies are deleted when the browser session ends.
- Persistent cookies remain for a longer period until they expire or are manually deleted.
The exact duration depends on the specific cookie, the website function it supports, and the provider setting the cookie.
10. How to Manage or Disable Cookies
Most users can manage cookies in one or more of the following ways:
- through the cookie consent banner or preference manager on the website;
- through browser settings that allow blocking, deleting, or restricting cookies;
- through device privacy controls or browser extensions.
Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality, security, or availability of some parts of the website.
11. Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to review, block, or delete cookies through their settings. The method differs depending on the browser you use. Users should consult their browser support documentation for the appropriate instructions.
12. Data Security
We apply reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information collected through cookies and related technologies. These measures may include encrypted website connections, restricted access controls, infrastructure security controls, fraud monitoring, and secure hosting practices.
13. International Data Transfers
Because our website and service providers may operate internationally, information collected through cookies may be processed in countries outside your country of residence. Where applicable, reasonable safeguards may be used to protect such processing in line with legal requirements.
14. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect operational, legal, technical, or regulatory changes. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date where appropriate.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or your privacy rights in relation to the website, please contact:
SIXT RIDE LLC
711 CAPITOL WAY S, SUITE 204, OLYMPIA, WA 98501, UNITED STATES
Email: ride@sixt-travel.com