1. Who we are

PWP Driving School is operated by Paul Walsh. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Paul Walsh is responsible for the personal information collected through this website and in connection with enquiries made to PWP Driving School.

2. Information we may collect

When you contact PWP Driving School or use this website, we may collect information including:

• Your name.
• Your email address and telephone number.
• Information you provide in a contact or enquiry form.
• Details relating to your driving lesson enquiry.
• Technical information about how you use the website.
• Information collected through cookies and analytics where you have given the required consent.

Please avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive personal information through the website contact form.

3. How we use your information

Personal information may be used to:

• Respond to enquiries about driving lessons.
• Communicate with prospective and existing pupils.
• Provide information about our services.
• Administer and operate the website.
• Maintain the security and reliability of the website.
• Understand how visitors use the website and improve its performance.
• Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.

4. Our lawful basis for using your information

Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for processing personal information. Depending on the circumstances, this may include:

Contract and steps before a contract

Where you contact us about arranging driving lessons, we may process information because it is necessary to respond to your request or provide the services you have asked for.

Legitimate interests

We may process information where reasonably necessary to operate, protect and improve PWP Driving School and its website, provided those interests do not override your rights.

Consent

Where consent is required, for example for certain analytics cookies, we will ask for it before those technologies are used. You can change or withdraw cookie consent using the consent controls provided on the website.

Legal obligations

Information may also be processed where necessary to meet a legal or regulatory obligation.

5. Contact forms and enquiries

If you submit an enquiry through this website, the information you provide is used to respond to your enquiry and, where appropriate, discuss or arrange driving lessons.

Website enquiries may be transmitted by email and processed by services used to operate the website and its email system.

6. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate correctly, while others may be used for analytics or other optional purposes.

Where required, optional cookies will not be used unless you have provided consent through the website’s cookie consent banner.

You can find more information about the cookies used on this website in our Cookie Policy and can change your preferences using the cookie consent controls.

7. Google Analytics

This website may use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with the website, such as which pages are visited and how the site is used.

Analytics technologies are subject to the cookie consent choices presented to you when you visit the website. Where consent is required, analytics cookies will only be used after you have provided that consent.

8. Website hosting and service providers

We use third-party service providers to help operate this website and associated services. These may include website hosting, email, security, analytics, website forms and technical support providers.

These providers may process limited personal information where necessary to provide their services. We only use such providers where reasonably necessary for the operation of the website or business.

9. Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information. Information may be shared with service providers where necessary to operate the website, respond to enquiries or provide our services.

We may also disclose information where required by law or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.

10. International data transfers

Some technology providers used by this website may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards or other lawful mechanisms required by UK data protection law.

11. How long we keep information

Personal information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, providing services and meeting legal, accounting or regulatory requirements.

Information that is no longer required will be deleted or securely disposed of where appropriate.

12. Keeping your information secure

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Your data protection rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights including the right to:

• Ask for a copy of personal information held about you.
• Ask for inaccurate information to be corrected.
• Ask for personal information to be erased in certain circumstances.
• Ask for processing to be restricted in certain circumstances.
• Object to certain uses of your personal information.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Request transfer of certain information where applicable.

To exercise a data protection right, contact us using the details shown on this page.

14. Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, please contact PWP Driving School first so that we have an opportunity to address them.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator.

15. Changes to this privacy policy

This policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services we use or applicable legal requirements. The latest version will be published on this page.

16. Contact us

For questions about this privacy policy or how personal information is handled, contact: