PRIVACY POLICY
DAVAN Driving School
Effective from 1 September 2026
We pay due attention to the protection of your privacy and personal data. This document provides information about what personal data we process, for what purposes we use it, to whom it may be disclosed, how long we may retain it, and what rights you have in connection with its processing.
1. Who Processes Your Personal Data
The controller of your personal data is:
DAVAN s. r. o.
Registered office: Záhradná 34A, 044 31 Družstevná pri Hornáde
Company ID No. (IČO): 56 803 842
Tax ID No. (DIČ): 2122449450
VAT ID No. (IČ DPH): SK2122449450
Registered in the Commercial Register of the District Court Banská Bystrica, Section: Sro, Insert No. 51448/S.
Driving school premises:
Magnezitárska 2/A, 040 22 Košice
E-mail: autoskola@davan.sk
Tel.: +421 944 753 755
Website: www.davan.sk
(hereinafter referred to as the “Controller” or the “Driving School”)
When processing personal data, we act in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (hereinafter referred to as the “GDPR”), Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection, and other applicable legislation.
2. What Personal Data We Process
The scope of personal data processed depends on the service you use and the way in which you communicate with us.
In relation to driving school applicants and students, we may process in particular:
first name and surname,
maiden name,
address,
place of birth,
date of birth,
personal identification number,
identity document number,
e-mail address,
telephone number,
data necessary for the registration, organisation and completion of the course,
other data that the Driving School is required to process under applicable legislation.
If you contact us through our website, by e-mail, contact form, chat or another communication channel, we may also process the data that you voluntarily provide to us as part of such communication.
3. Why We Process Personal Data
We process personal data only to the extent necessary for a specific purpose.
3.1. Registration for and Completion of a Driving School Course
We process the personal data of applicants and students primarily for the purposes of:
receiving and processing applications,
communicating with the student,
entering into and performing the contractual relationship,
organising theoretical instruction and practical training,
recording completed parts of the training,
organising the first aid course,
registering the student for the final examination,
maintaining records required by applicable legislation,
fulfilling other statutory obligations of the Driving School,
invoicing, accounting and payment records,
protecting and enforcing the Driving School's legal claims.
The legal basis for such processing may include, in particular, the performance of a contract or taking steps prior to entering into a contract, compliance with a legal obligation of the Controller and, where applicable, the legitimate interests of the Controller.
Where the consent of the data subject is required for specific processing, we process personal data on the basis of such consent.
4. Visiting the Website www.davan.sk
When you visit our website, technical information necessary to ensure its proper functioning may be processed.
Depending on your cookie settings, we may also obtain information about when and how you use our website, which parts of the website you visit, and what device or browser you use.
Cookies may be used in particular for:
ensuring the basic functioning of the website,
remembering user settings,
analytical and statistical purposes,
improving the website and our services,
marketing and promotional purposes, where consent to such processing is required and has been granted.
You can manage your preferences regarding optional cookies through the cookie banner on our website.
The retention period for data obtained through cookies depends on the specific type of cookie. Some cookies are retained only for the duration of your visit to the website, while others may remain stored for a longer period according to their settings.
5. Contacting the Driving School
If you contact us by e-mail, through a contact form, chat or by other means, we process the personal data necessary to handle your request.
This may include in particular:
first name and surname,
e-mail address,
telephone number,
the content of your message,
other data that you voluntarily provide to us.
We use this data to communicate with you, answer your questions and handle your requests.
Data related to such communication may be retained for the period necessary to handle the request and subsequently for the period necessary to protect our rights and comply with statutory obligations, but no longer than the period specified for the relevant purpose of processing.
6. Newsletter and Marketing Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter or other marketing communications, we may send you information about news, current offers, promotions and services of DAVAN Driving School.
Where your consent is the legal basis for sending marketing communications, you may withdraw it at any time.
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter using the link provided in the relevant e-mail or by contacting us at autoskola@davan.sk.
Data related to the newsletter may, in accordance with the originally established rules, be retained for a maximum of 10 years from the last active interaction with the newsletter, unless you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent earlier.
7. Social Media, Comments, Competitions and Promotional Activities
If you communicate with DAVAN Driving School through social media, post a comment, participate in a competition or another promotional activity, we may process the data you provide to us in connection with such activity.
Comments and public posts may remain published for as long as the relevant post or profile exists, unless you ask us to remove them and there is no other legitimate reason preventing their removal.
In the case of competitions, data may be retained for a maximum period of 5 years after the end of the competition, unless a shorter period is required or you withdraw your consent earlier in cases where the processing is based on consent.
8. Photographs and Video Recordings
Photographs or video recordings may be taken during courses, events or other activities organised by the Driving School.
If photographs or video recordings of a specific person are to be used for marketing or promotional purposes in a manner requiring that person's consent, they will only be used on the basis of the data subject's separate and voluntary consent.
Granting such consent is not a condition for participating in a course or receiving services from DAVAN Driving School.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
9. To Whom We May Disclose Personal Data
We do not disclose your personal data to third parties without a legal basis.
However, to the extent necessary, personal data may be made available to entities providing services necessary for the operation of the Driving School or its website.
These may include in particular:
web hosting providers,
providers of information systems and applications,
providers of services related to the operation of the website,
accounting, administrative or professional service providers,
other suppliers whose services we use in connection with the operation of the Driving School.
We may also provide personal data to public authorities or other authorised entities where we are required to do so by law.
We may use or disclose data to the necessary extent where this is required for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims in judicial, administrative or out-of-court proceedings or for the protection of the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.
10. Transfer of Personal Data Abroad
If, when providing our services, we use a supplier or processor established outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure an adequate level of personal data protection in accordance with the GDPR.
Where personal data is transferred to a country for which an applicable adequacy decision has not been adopted, the transfer may be secured in particular through standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or through another mechanism permitted under applicable legislation.
11. How Long We Retain Personal Data
We do not retain personal data for longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
The specific retention period depends in particular on:
the purpose of the processing,
the duration of the contractual relationship,
statutory retention periods applicable to the Driving School,
accounting, tax and record-keeping obligations,
the need to establish, exercise or defend legal claims,
the duration of consent, where processing is based on consent.
Once the purpose of processing ceases to exist and the applicable retention period has expired, we delete or anonymise personal data unless further retention is required by law.
12. Your Rights
In connection with the processing of personal data, and subject to the applicable conditions, the GDPR grants you in particular the following rights:
Right of access to personal data
You have the right to obtain information as to whether we process your personal data and, subject to the applicable legal conditions, to obtain access to such data.
Right to rectification
If your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you may request that it be corrected or supplemented.
Right to erasure
Subject to the conditions laid down in the GDPR, you may request the deletion of your personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
In the cases specified by the GDPR, you may request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
Right to object
Where processing is based on a relevant legitimate interest, you have the right to object to such processing subject to the conditions laid down in the GDPR.
Right to data portability
In cases provided for by law, you have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
Right to withdraw consent
Where we process personal data on the basis of your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal.
Right to lodge a complaint
If you believe that we are processing your personal data in breach of applicable legislation, you have the right to contact the competent supervisory authority – the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic.
13. How You Can Exercise Your Rights
You may contact us with a request concerning the processing of personal data or the exercise of your rights:
By e-mail: autoskola@davan.sk
In writing:
DAVAN s. r. o.
Záhradná 34A
044 31 Družstevná pri Hornáde
When handling your request, we may reasonably require verification of your identity in order to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of personal data to another person.
14. Personal Data Security
When processing personal data, we take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
Access to personal data is limited to persons and service providers who require such access in order to perform their employment, contractual or statutory obligations.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy where necessary, for example as a result of changes in legislation, technologies used or the manner in which we provide our services.
The current version of this Privacy Policy will always be available on the website www.davan.sk.
We therefore recommend that you review this Privacy Policy periodically.
16. Contact
If you have any questions concerning the protection or processing of personal data, you may contact us at:
DAVAN s. r. o.
Záhradná 34A, 044 31 Družstevná pri Hornáde
Driving school premises:
Magnezitárska 2/A, 040 22 Košice
Company ID No. (IČO): 56 803 842
Tax ID No. (DIČ): 2122449450
VAT ID No. (IČ DPH): SK2122449450
E-mail: autoskola@davan.sk
Tel.: +421 944 753 755
Website: www.davan.sk
Effective date of this Privacy Policy: 1 September 2026