This policy explains what personal information West London Driving School collects, why we collect it, how we keep it safe, and the rights you have over your data under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
West London Driving School ("we", "us", "our") is the data controller responsible for your personal information. We are a driving tuition provider operating across West London through a network of independent DVSA-approved franchisee instructors.
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us using the details above.
We only collect information that we need to provide driving tuition and run our business. This may include:
Some of our learners are under 18. Where a learner is under 18, we ask that a parent or guardian is involved in the booking and consents to our processing of the young person’s data. A parent or guardian may exercise the data-protection rights below on the learner’s behalf, and (where enabled) may be given access to view the learner’s lesson progress. We handle young people’s data in line with our Safeguarding Policy and the ICO’s Age Appropriate Design Code.
We use your personal data to:
Under UK GDPR we rely on the following lawful bases for processing your data:
Some of our service providers (including Google, Stripe, Meta, Anthropic and Netlify) are based in, or transfer data to, the United States. Where your personal data is transferred outside the UK, we rely on an appropriate safeguard recognised under UK data protection law — the UK Extension to the EU–US Data Privacy Framework where the provider is certified, or the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA)/Standard Contractual Clauses otherwise — so your data continues to receive an equivalent level of protection.
Under UK data protection law you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, email info@westlondondrivingschool.com. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page with the date it was last updated. For any questions about your privacy, please get in touch — we’re happy to explain anything in plain language.
If you have any questions about how we handle your personal information, or you’d like to exercise your data rights, please get in touch.