Privacy Policy for Atlantic Driving Assessments

Last Updated: August 6, 2026

Atlantic Driving Assessments ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our driving assessment services.

We process your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked with you. This includes:

Personal Identifiers: Full name, date of birth, home address, email address, and phone number.

Official Documentation: Driver’s licence number, licence category, and expiry date.

Special Category (Health) Data: Medical self-declarations, physical fitness details, or medical reports relevant to your legal capacity to operate a motor vehicle safely.

Payment Information: Billing address and financial details necessary to process your assessment fees safely.

2. Lawful Bases for Processing

Under the GDPR, we rely on the following legal grounds to process your data:

Contractual Necessity: To provide the driving assessment services you requested.

Legal Obligation: To comply with road safety regulations and transport legislation.

Explicit Consent: Required specifically for processing your health and medical data (Special Category Data) regarding your fitness to drive.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your data strictly for professional operations:

Scheduling, administering, and grading your driving evaluations.

Generating assessment reports for you, or your designated employer/medical professional.

Processing payments and managing your customer account.

Meeting our legal, safety, and regulatory compliance duties.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We only share your information with third parties in these limited circumstances:

With Your Consent: Sending reports to your employer, doctor, or occupational therapist.

Service Providers: Trusted vendors who handle billing, scheduling, or secure IT storage under strict confidentiality agreements.

Legal Mandates: When required by Irish authorities, courts, or An Garda Síochána to comply with law enforcement requests.

5. Data Security and Retention

We use advanced administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal files.

We only keep your data for as long as necessary to fulfill your assessment goals, resolve financial audits, or meet legal retention periods under Irish law. Once expired, your data is securely destroyed.

6. Your GDPR Rights

You hold the following rights regarding your data:

Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

Correction: Ask us to fix inaccurate or incomplete information.

Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention overrides.

Restriction: Ask us to limit how we process your information.

Portability: Request a transfer of your data to another provider in a structured format.

Withdraw Consent: Revoke your medical data consent at any time (this may prevent us from completing your assessment).

To exercise these rights, or to lodge a formal complaint, you can contact us directly. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ireland.

Email: info@atlanticdrivingassessments.com