Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Platform:

• Personal Identifiers: Name, email address, phone number, and residential address (for lesson pickups).
• Driving Licence Details: Licence number, expiry date, and entitlement checks to verify your legal status to drive.
• Payment Information: Financial data required to process your lesson bookings securely (processed via secure third-party payment gateways).
• Progress Tracking Data: Information regarding your driving performance, lesson history, mock test results, and specific competencies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data to:

• Schedule, modify, and confirm your driving lessons.
• Track and log your driving progress and curriculum milestones.
• Process payments and manage financial invoicing.
• Communicate essential updates, booking reminders, or policy changes.
• Improve the functionality and user experience of our website and App.

3. Google API Scopes & Third-Party Data Usage

Our App connects to various Google Services to streamline administrative tasks for instructors and enhance the learning experience for students. Our use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Specifically, our App utilizes:

Google Calendar API

To read, write, and update calendar events. This allows our Instructors to schedule driving lessons directly into their diaries and syncs booking slots with the student's schedule.

Google Sheets API

To securely log lesson completion details, track student progress matrices, and manage internal operational data.

Google Maps API

To provide location-based services, optimize driving lesson routes, and identify precise pickup/drop-off points.

Note on Data Retention: We do not sell, rent, or trade your Google user data to third parties. Google data accessed by our App is strictly used to power the scheduling and tracking features explicitly requested by the user.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We only share your personal data with:

• Your assigned Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) so they can conduct your lessons.
• The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) when booking official practical driving tests on your behalf.
• Trusted third-party software tools necessary to run our infrastructure (such as cloud hosting and payment processors) that strictly adhere to data protection standards.

5. Data Security

We implement robust administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. However, please note that no electronic transmission over the internet or storage technology can be guaranteed 100% secure.

6. Your Rights (UK GDPR)

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access: You can request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate information.
• The right to erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You can request that we delete your data under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict or object to processing: You have the right to object to how we handle your data.
• The right to data portability: You can request that we transfer your data to another organization.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

8. Contact Our Data Privacy Lead

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please reach out to us:

• Email: contact@rules.school
• Address: Unit 2, Sandfield Business Park, Morton Street, Failsworth, M35 0BN