Privacy Policy

Philip's Private Driving Lessons ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our website, book driving lessons, or interact with our services.

By using our website or engaging our driving instruction services, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our website or services.

We may collect and process the following types of personal information:

Contact Information: your name, email address, phone number, and location, typically provided when you make an enquiry or book a lesson.

Booking Information: details of lessons booked, including dates, times, lesson type (EDT, pre-test), and payment information.

Driving Learner Information: your learner permit number, test centre, test date, and any notes relating to your progress, where relevant to providing instruction.

Website Usage Data: information about how you access and use our website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referring URLs, collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies.

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide driving lessons and related instruction services to you, including scheduling, progress tracking, and test preparation.

To respond to your enquiries, bookings, and requests for information.

To process payments for lessons and packages.

To send you service-related communications, such as lesson reminders and confirmation messages.

To improve our website, services, and customer experience.

To comply with legal and regulatory obligations, including those set by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal information on the following legal bases:

Consent: where you have provided clear consent for us to process your data for a specific purpose, such as marketing communications.

Contract: where processing is necessary to fulfil a contract with you for driving lessons, or to take steps before entering into such a contract.

Legal Obligation: where we are required to process your data to comply with a legal obligation.

Legitimate Interests: where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services or ensuring the security of our website.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with the following categories of recipients, where necessary:

Service Providers: trusted third parties who provide services on our behalf, such as payment processors and website hosting providers.

Regulatory Bodies: the Road Safety Authority (RSA) or other relevant authorities, where required by law or to verify instructor and learner records.

Legal Authorities: where we are required to do so by law, court order, or to protect our rights, property, or safety.

All third parties with whom we share your information are bound by appropriate confidentiality and data protection obligations.

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, or accounting requirements.

Driving lesson and learner records are typically retained for the duration of your engagement with us, plus a reasonable period thereafter to allow for follow-up support and to meet regulatory requirements. You may request deletion of your data at any time, subject to legal obligations.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include secure storage of booking and learner records, restricted access to personal data, and secure transmission of information on our website.

While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to protect your information to the best of our ability.

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse website traffic, and understand how visitors use our site. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies: necessary for the website to function correctly.

Analytics Cookies: help us understand how visitors interact with our website so we can improve it.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling some cookies may affect the functionality of our website. You will be presented with a cookie consent banner on your first visit, where you can accept or decline non-essential cookies.

As a data subject under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

The right to be informed about how we use your data.

The right of access to your personal data.

The right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data.

The right to erasure (also known as the right to be forgotten).

The right to restrict or object to the processing of your data.

The right to data portability.

The right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

The right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland if you believe we have mishandled your data.

Our website may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over the content and practices of these third-party sites and cannot accept responsibility for their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take steps to delete such information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will post the updated policy on this page and revise the "Last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, please contact us:

Philip Kirwan, RSA ADI

Phone: 086 815 9005 / 01 840 6947

Email: philip.v.kirwan@gmail.com

Location: Dublin, Ireland