Cookie Policy
Last updated: August 2026
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to keep. It lets the site recognise the same browser on the next page, which is how a search form remembers what you typed and how a language choice survives a click.
This page lists what sofiacarhire.com sets, why, and how to refuse the parts that are optional.
The four categories we use
| Category | Consent | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Always on | Keep your session alive, remember your language, and let the search form work. The site cannot function without them, so they are not subject to consent. |
| Preferences | Optional | Remember choices such as your last search or your chosen currency, so you do not re-enter them on every page. |
| Analytics | Optional | Count visits and show us which pages are used, in aggregate. They tell us that a page is unread; they do not tell us who read it. |
| Partner and affiliate | Optional | Record that a booking came from this site so the supplier can attribute the commission. Set when you continue to a supplier. |
How long they last
Session cookies disappear when you close the browser. Persistent ones stay for a set period, which for preferences and analytics on this site is measured in months rather than years, and for affiliate attribution is set by the partner programme.
Cookies set by other companies
Some cookies are set by services we use rather than by us: our analytics provider, and the rental partner whose booking flow you enter when you continue to a supplier. Their own privacy notices govern what they do with what they collect.
Turning them off
Every browser lets you block or delete cookies, usually under privacy or site settings, and you can do it for this site alone rather than for everything. Blocking the strictly necessary ones will stop the search form working, which is a fair trade only if you did not want to use it.
Private or incognito browsing clears everything at the end of the session, which is the simplest way to visit without leaving anything behind.
Do Not Track
Browsers can send a Do Not Track signal. There is no agreed standard for how a site should respond to it, so we do not rely on it. Use the cookie controls in your browser instead, which do something definite.
Questions
Ask at [email protected]. For what happens to personal data more broadly, see the privacy policy.