Last Updated: October 20, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Mike Colwill Driver Training (referred to as "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you visit our website at [Your Website Address] and use our services.

We collect information primarily to provide driving lesson services, manage bookings, and improve our website. The information we collect falls into two main categories:

This is information you voluntarily give us when you interact with the website, such as:

• Contact Data: Your name, address, email address, and phone number (collected via contact forms or booking pages).
• Booking Data: Preferred lesson times, dates, and lesson package choices.
• Learner Information: Your driving experience level, whether you require manual or automatic lessons, and any special accommodations (e.g., for nervous drivers).
• Payment Data: (If you process payments on the site) This is typically handled by a secure third-party processor (e.g., Stripe, PayPal); we do not store your full credit card details.

This information is collected automatically when you visit our website:

• Log Data: IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and the time/date of your visit.
• Cookies: Small data files stored on your device to remember your preferences and track website performance (see Section 4).
• Analytics Data: Data on how you interact with the site, collected via tools like Google Analytics (e.g., which pages you visit and for how long).

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

Purpose Description 

Service Delivery (Contract) To schedule, confirm, and provide your driving lessons and manage your driving progress.

Communication (Legitimate Interest) To respond to your enquiries, send booking confirmations, and provide essential service updates.

Marketing (Consent/Legitimate Interest) To send promotional emails about new offers or services (only if you have opted-in, or if you are an existing customer).

Website Improvement (Legitimate Interest) To analyze website usage, track performance of our ads, and fix technical issues.

Legal Compliance (Legal Obligation) To meet legal and regulatory requirements, such as maintaining accurate financial records.

We will not sell your Personal Data to third parties. We only share your data with the following, where necessary:

• DVSA and Regulators: To verify your instructor's status or meet legal requirements related to instruction.
• Third-Party Service Providers: Companies that help us run our business, such as secure payment processors (e.g., Stripe), booking software providers (e.g., driving school management systems), and website hosting services. These providers are contractually obliged to keep your data secure.
• Legal/Law Enforcement: If we are legally required to disclose information by law or in response to a valid legal request.

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a better experience and allows us to improve our site.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function (e.g., keeping you logged in).
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how they move around the website (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Marketing Cookies: Used to track your browsing habits and activity to help us display more relevant ads to you.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we strive to protect your Personal Data, you acknowledge that we cannot guarantee the security of any Personal Data transmitted to our site, and any transmission is at your own risk.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

• Request Access: Obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Request Correction: Ask us to correct any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you.
• Request Erasure: Ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us to continue processing it (the "right to be forgotten").
• Object to Processing: Object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest.
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 8.

We may update this policy from time to time. The revised policy will be posted on this page, and the "Last Updated" date will be changed. We encourage you to check this page periodically for any changes.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Name: Mike Colwill
• Email: admin@mikecolwill.com
• Phone: 07858287049