This website is operated by Mark Anthony Collins, trading as DriveIQ School of Motoring, an RSA Approved Driving Instructor (ADI No. 43079) providing automatic driving instruction in Cork City and Mallow.
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018, DriveIQ School of Motoring is the data controller for the personal information collected through this website.
If you have any questions about this policy or how your information is handled, you can contact us at:
We only collect information that helps us respond to your enquiry and deliver driving lessons. Depending on how you interact with us, this may include:
Information you give us directly
Information collected automatically
Information from messaging
We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 17. Our services are aimed at learner drivers who are legally eligible to hold a driving permit.
We use your information for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Legal basis under GDPR |
|---|---|
| Responding to your enquiry and arranging lessons | Taking steps at your request before entering a contract (Article 6(1)(b)) |
| Delivering and administering driving lessons you book | Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b)) |
| Keeping records required for tax and business purposes | Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)) |
| Understanding how visitors use our website | Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) |
| Measuring the performance of our advertising | Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) |
We do not use your information to make any automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects about you.
We will only send you marketing communications if you have asked us to or otherwise given your consent. You can opt out at any time by replying to any message or contacting us using the details above.
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to help it function and to help us understand how it is being used. These fall into the following categories:
Non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising) are only set where you have given your consent through our cookie banner. You can withdraw or change your preferences at any time via the cookie settings on the site, or by adjusting your browser settings.
For more detail on the cookies used, see our Cookie Policies.
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with trusted service providers who help us run the business, and only to the extent necessary. These include:
These providers process your information on our behalf and are required to keep it secure. We may also disclose information where we are legally required to do so.
Some of our service providers, including Google and Meta, may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Where this happens, the transfer is protected by an appropriate safeguard recognised under GDPR, such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses.
We keep your information only for as long as we need it:
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to keep your information secure and to prevent unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. No online transmission or storage system is completely secure, but we work to protect your data using appropriate safeguards.
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 1. We will respond within one month.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, we would appreciate the chance to put it right, so please contact us first. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish supervisory authority:
Data Protection Commission Website: www.dataprotection.ie Phone: +353 (0)761 104 800 Address: 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.
