Privacy Policy
Last updated: 13 August 2026
Progress Motoring respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when contacting or using our services.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we use it, how it is stored and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Irish data protection law.
Who We Are
Progress Motoring provides driving lessons and related driver training services in Limerick and surrounding areas.
For the purposes of data protection law, Progress Motoring is the data controller for personal information collected in connection with our services.
Information We Collect
We only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to respond to enquiries and provide our services.
This may include:
Your name
Your phone number
Your email address
Information you provide when contacting us
Information necessary to arrange and manage your driving lessons
This information is generally provided directly by you when you contact Progress Motoring by phone, text message or email.
How We Use Your Information
Your personal information may be used to:
Respond to enquiries
Discuss driving lesson requirements
Arrange, confirm or change lessons
Communicate with you about your lessons
Provide driving instruction services
Maintain information where reasonably necessary for business, administrative or legal purposes
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the reason it was originally collected.
Our Legal Basis for Using Your Information
Under GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for processing personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we process information because it is necessary to take steps at your request before providing our services, to provide services you have requested, to comply with applicable legal obligations, or where necessary for our legitimate interests in operating and administering Progress Motoring.
How Your Information Is Stored
Phone numbers and communications received by phone or text may be stored on the mobile phone used by Progress Motoring.
Emails and information provided by email are stored within the email account currently used to manage Progress Motoring enquiries.
Reasonable security measures are used to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss or misuse.
Sharing Your Information
Progress Motoring does not sell or trade your personal information.
Personal information will not be shared with third parties unless this is necessary to provide a service you have requested, required by law, or otherwise permitted under applicable data protection law.
How Long We Keep Your Information
Personal information is kept only for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Information relating to enquiries that are no longer active will be deleted when it is no longer required.
Where information relates to services provided by Progress Motoring, some information may need to be retained for longer where there is a legitimate business, accounting or legal reason for doing so.
Your Data Protection Rights
Under GDPR, you may have the right to:
Request access to personal information we hold about you
Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances
Request restriction of the way your information is processed
Object to certain uses of your personal information
Request the transfer of your information where applicable
These rights may be subject to certain legal limitations.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact Progress Motoring using the contact details provided on this website.
Complaints
If you have concerns about how your personal information is handled, please contact Progress Motoring first so that we can try to resolve the matter.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC), Ireland’s supervisory authority for data protection.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated if the way Progress Motoring collects or uses personal information changes.
The latest version will be published on this website.