The choosylearner.com website is owned and operated by CHOOSYLEARNER LTD and we are committed to protecting your privacy while using our online services. We apply the following principles set out below to protect your privacy. 'Pupil' refers to users who use our search facility to find a driving instructor and 'instructor' refers to a anyone who registers with us to provide responses to quote requests/leads.
This policy covers all users who register to use the choosylearner.com website. It is not necessary to register in order to gain access to the general content of the site, but access to the 'find an instructor' search facility is restricted to users who register their details as referred to in the 'Second principle' below. Access to the choosylearner.com website is free, charges only apply to instructors who request 'leads'.
Your Consent and Choice
If you choose not to register or not provide personal information, you may still visit the choosylearner.com website but you will not be able to access the restricted services that are available to registered users. By completing the registration process, you are confirming that you accept the terms of our Privacy Policy as described and consent to our using your information accordingly
Our Why?'s and How?'s
When registering to use any of our services, we will ask for personal information so we can (i) authenticate your enquiry (ii) communicate with you and (iii) provide you with a service that most accurately fits your requirements.
We will use the information you provide only for the following purposes:
To attempt to verify that you have a valid license number and are potentially in a position to begin driving lessons (Pupils only)
To attempt to verify that you have a valid ADI number and are a DSA registered instructor (Instructors only)
To send you newsletters or details of offers and promotions in which we believe you will be interested (Instructors only)
To improve the content, design and layout of the choosylearner.com website
To recognise general geographical trends
Your details will be provided to selected instructors for the purpose of supplying you with the quotes that you have requested through us. This is the only purpose that the instructors are permitted to use your details and are not permitted to store these details beyond what is reasonably required for providing you, the customer, with an accurate quote (unless you specifically permit otherwise).
Should you win any advertised prize following your use of our service we will use your details to contact you to inform you of your win.
We sometimes use other companies to provide services to you or to provide services to us. To enable them to do this, we may need to share your personal information with them. When we do so, these companies are required to act in accordance with the instructions we give them and they must meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act to keep information secure.
This privacy policy covers only the choosylearner.com website at http://www.choosylearner.com, we can not accept any liability for any links to companies outside the forementioned website. When we have fully provided the services to both pupils and instructors we may continue to use your personal information for a period of time for the purpose of accounting/proof of services provided.
Access to your information
We have provided a secure area where instructors can review their personal information at any time to ensure it is correct and current. They will be able to update, correct, change or delete inaccurate details. They may also change opt out of marketing and promotional activities via instructor, although they may continue to receive mailings for a short period while your change is being processed. All registered users have the right to ask for a copy of their personal information on payment of a small fee.
Security
We have taken appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is not unlawfully processed. choosylearner.com uses industry standard practices to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal identifiable information, including Secure Socket Layers. choosylearner.com treats data as an valuable an something that must be protected against loss and unauthorized access. However, no information transferred over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We employ many different security techniques to protect such data from unauthorised access by users inside and outside the company.
We will not be transferring your personal information outside of the European Economic Area unless otherwise specifically advised.
Retention of your Personal Data
We are unable to delete your choosylearner.com account information containing your personal information for a period of 6 years from the date of your last interaction with us (this could be a sales transaction, a refund, or some other interaction with choosylearner.com via our team or our search facilities). This is because we may need to access historical information for business reporting purposes. Please note however, that at any point in time you may opt in or out of marketing communication.
Cookies
When you view our website, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a “Cookie” or similar to help us. For example, to enable a user to remain logged in on a computer. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase Cookies from your computer, block all Cookies or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored. Please refer to your Browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.
Questions
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, or the use of your personal information, or if you wish to request us to stop using your information in any way, then please write to:
Data Protection Officer
CHOOSYLEARNER Ltd
Grace House
32 The Headlands
Coventry
West Midlands
CV5 8HA
Changes to this policy
If we decide to change this privacy policy, we would post such changes on this page.