Privacy policy
We need your details to enrol you on a course, run your training and register you for the exam. Here you can see exactly what we process, why, for how long and what rights you have.
This is a translation for convenience. If the versions differ, the Slovak version prevails.
1. Who processes your data
The controller is Mgr. Atila Barus – AB Drive, Tulská 5308/53, 974 04 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, company ID (IČO) 53351029 (“the driving school” or “we”).
Contact for data protection matters: info@abdrive.sk, +421 948 966 050, or in person at SOŠ IT, Tajovského 30, Banská Bystrica. We have not appointed a data protection officer as the law does not require us to.
2. What data we process and why
| Purpose | Data | Legal basis | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course application (web form, phone, e-mail) | full name, phone, e-mail, chosen course, preferred start, note | steps prior to entering a contract – Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR | if the course does not go ahead, up to 6 months from the last contact |
| Training and exam registration | data required by the Driving Schools Act: name, date and place of birth, personal ID number, address, ID document number, training records, medical fitness certificate | legal obligation – Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, Act No. 93/2005 on driving schools; contract – (b) | for the period set by the Driving Schools Act and related archiving and accounting regulations |
| Course contract, payments, invoices | name, address, payment details, course price | contract – (b); Accounting Act – (c) | accounting records 10 years |
| Gift vouchers | buyer’s name, contact, recipient’s name | contract – (b) | until the voucher expires, then under the Accounting Act |
| General communication (questions, lesson times) | name, phone, e-mail, message content | legitimate interest – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR | up to 1 year |
| Visitor statistics and advertising | cookie data (see section 6) | your consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR | depending on the cookie, up to 2 years |
We process medical fitness data only to the extent the law requires for issuing a driving licence. If you do not provide the data needed for training and the exam, we cannot accept you on the course.
3. Who we share data with
- Public authorities – training records and exam registration in the Uniform Road Transport Information System (JIS CD) and the district traffic inspectorate of the Police, which holds the exams.
- Accountant – invoice data.
- Web hosting and e-mail provider – technically stores form applications and e-mails.
- Google – website fonts (Google Fonts), map and review links; statistics and advertising only with your consent.
- Trustindex – displaying Google reviews on the website.
We do not sell data and do not use it for automated decision-making or profiling. Google services may involve a transfer to the USA; Google is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
4. Your rights
- to access your data and get a copy,
- to have inaccurate data corrected,
- to have data erased when we no longer need it and the law does not require us to keep it,
- to restrict processing,
- to data portability for data you gave us under a contract or consent,
- to object to processing based on legitimate interest,
- to withdraw consent to cookies at any time, as easily as you gave it – with the “Cookie settings” button in the footer.
Just e-mail info@abdrive.sk or call us. We will reply within one month at the latest. If you believe we handle your data incorrectly, you can lodge a complaint with the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic, Hraničná 12, 820 07 Bratislava, dataprotection.gov.sk.
5. How we protect data
Paper applications and training records are kept in a locked classroom, electronic data in password-protected accounts. Only the driving school instructor has access to them.
6. Cookies
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. Essential cookies are needed for the site to work. We use the others only with your consent, which you give in the banner on your first visit. You can change your choice at any time:
| Category | Purpose | Cookies / service | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | remembers your cookie choice; the site does not work properly without it | abdrive-consent (browser storage) | 12 months |
| Analytics | anonymous statistics on which pages are read and where to improve the site | Google Analytics 4: _ga, _ga_* | up to 2 years |
| Marketing | measuring how well Google ads work and showing ads to people who visited the site | Google Ads: _gcl_au, Google cookies | 90 days – 13 months |
Analytics and marketing tools only start after you consent. If you decline, the site works just the same.
7. Changes to this policy
We update this policy from time to time. The current version is always on this page. Effective from 11 November 2026.