Privacy notice
How Bavarios UK uses personal data for bookings, payments, support, analytics and advertising.
Who we are
This privacy notice explains how Bavarios uses personal data when you visit the Bavarios UK website, request a quote, make a booking, pay for a journey or contact support.
The controller is Bavarios GmbH, Ludwigstr. 8, 80539 Munich, Germany. You can contact us about privacy at legal@bavarios.co.uk.
What we collect
- Identity and contact details, such as name, email address, phone number and passenger details.
- Booking details, such as pick-up and drop-off locations, dates, times, flight details, passenger count, luggage information, selected vehicle class and journey notes.
- Payment and billing information, such as payment status, Stripe payment references, card brand and last four digits where available, receipts, invoices and VAT information.
- Support information, including messages, chat history and information shared through Intercom or Fin.
- Technical information, including device, browser, IP address, approximate location, consent choices and security logs.
- Analytics and advertising information collected through Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, Meta technologies and similar tools where you have given the required consent.
How we use personal data
Bookings and customer service
We use booking, contact and route data to provide quotes, arrange journeys, communicate with you and coordinate with service providers. The lawful basis is contract, or steps taken before entering into a contract.
Payments, receipts and accounting
We use payment and billing data to process payments, issue receipts or invoices, handle refunds, prevent fraud and keep accounting records. The lawful bases are contract, legal obligation and legitimate interests.
Safety, fraud prevention and platform security
We use technical, booking and payment data to protect the website, prevent misuse, investigate suspicious activity and keep reliable operational records. The lawful basis is legitimate interests.
Analytics and service improvement
Where consent is required, we use analytics technologies only with your consent. We use the resulting information to understand website performance, improve booking flows and measure marketing activity.
Advertising and retargeting
Where consent is required, we use Google Ads, Meta Ads and related tags to measure campaigns, build audiences and show relevant advertising. You can withdraw consent through the cookie settings made available on the website.
Who we share data with
We share personal data only where needed for the purposes described in this notice.
- Chauffeur, transport and operational service providers for journey fulfilment.
- Stripe for payment processing.
- Cloudflare for hosting, security and website delivery.
- Google for Maps, Places, Routes, analytics, tag management and advertising services.
- Meta for advertising and campaign measurement.
- Intercom and Fin for customer support and chat.
- Mailgun for transactional email delivery.
- Professional advisers, accounting providers, insurers, banks, authorities and courts where required.
International transfers
Some providers may process personal data outside the UK or the EEA. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as adequacy regulations, standard contractual clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or equivalent lawful transfer mechanisms.
How long we keep data
We keep personal data only for as long as needed for bookings, customer support, payment, accounting, legal, fraud prevention and dispute purposes. Booking, payment and accounting records may be kept for the period required by tax, accounting and limitation rules. Cookie consent records and analytics data are kept for shorter operational periods unless a longer period is required to protect legal rights.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict or object to the use of your personal data, request portability, withdraw consent and complain to a data protection authority.
If you are in the UK, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office. Please contact legal@bavarios.co.uk first if you want us to review a privacy concern.
Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies for website operation, security, analytics, advertising and support. Non-essential analytics, advertising and similar tracking technologies are used only where the required consent has been given. More detail is available in the Cookie notice.