Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 9, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information Driving School Directory (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects when you use drivingschool.directory (the “Site”), how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. Driving School Directory is operated by FLM 380 INC, d.b.a. Driving School Marketing Agency, in Brooklyn, New York.

1. Information we collect

Information you give us

  • Accounts. If you create an account (for example, to list or claim a driving school), we collect your name, email address, username and password (stored in encrypted, hashed form). If you choose “Sign in with Google”, Google shares your name, email address and profile picture with us.
  • Listings you add or claim. Business details you submit, such as the school’s name, address, phone number, website, email, hours, services, prices, languages, photos and description, plus the information we need to confirm that you are authorized to manage the listing.
  • Reviews. If you review a school, we collect your name, email address, rating and review text. Your name, rating and review are shown publicly; your email address is not.
  • Messages. If you use our contact form or email us, we collect your name, email address and whatever you include in your message.

Information collected automatically

  • Usage and device data. Pages viewed, links clicked, referring site, approximate location (city or region, derived from your IP address), browser and device type. We collect this through Google Analytics and our server and security logs.
  • Cookies and similar technologies. See section 4.

Business information from public sources

Most listings on the Site were created from publicly available business information, such as a driving school’s own website and its public Google Maps / Google Business Profile details, which we obtain directly or through a data provider. This includes the business name, address, phone number, website, business email address, hours, category, and public ratings. This information describes businesses, but it may include the name or contact details of an individual owner or instructor where they use them for their business.

2. How we use information

  • To run the directory: display listings, maps, search results and reviews.
  • To create and manage accounts and to verify listing claims.
  • To keep listings accurate, including updating details from public sources.
  • To contact driving schools about their listing (see section 3).
  • To answer messages and provide support.
  • To understand how the Site is used and improve it.
  • To protect the Site against spam, fraud and abuse, and to comply with the law.

3. Emails to driving schools

We may send a driving school a small number of emails about its listing, for example to let it know the listing exists and that it can claim it for free. We only use business email addresses that the school publishes, such as on its own website or business profile. Before sending, we check that the address can receive mail using an email verification service, so we don’t send to addresses that would bounce.

Every such email identifies us, includes our postal address, and contains an unsubscribe link. If you unsubscribe or ask us to stop, we will not email that address about the listing again. Claimed listings receive only emails related to their account. We do not sell or rent these email addresses. See our Anti-Spam Policy for details.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

  • Essential cookies keep you signed in, remember your session and choices, protect forms with a security check, and make the Site load quickly through caching.
  • Analytics cookies from Google Analytics help us understand how visitors use the Site. You can opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
  • Third-party features such as Google Maps and Sign in with Google may set their own cookies when you use them.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Some parts of the Site, such as signing in, may not work without essential cookies.

5. Who we share information with

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it for targeted advertising. We share information only as follows:

  • Publicly on the Site: listing details and reviews (reviewer name, rating and text).
  • Service providers that run parts of the Site for us, under their own privacy terms. They include:
    • Our web host and Cloudflare (hosting, caching and security).
    • Google (Analytics, Maps, Sign in with Google, and Google Workspace for email and spreadsheets).
    • Bot-protection checks (Cloudflare Turnstile or Google reCAPTCHA).
    • A business-data provider that supplies public Google Maps business information.
    • An email verification service.
    • Automation tools we use to manage listings and outreach.
  • Legal reasons: if required by law, or to protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users or others.
  • Business transfers: if the Site is sold or merged, information may transfer to the new owner under this policy.

6. How long we keep information

We keep account information while the account is active and for a reasonable time afterwards. We keep listings and reviews while they are published. We keep outreach records, including unsubscribe requests, so that we can honor your choices. We keep analytics data according to our Google Analytics retention settings. We delete or anonymize information when it is no longer needed, unless we must keep it for legal, security or accounting reasons.

7. Your choices and rights

  • Your account: you can view and update your profile at any time, or ask us to delete your account.
  • Business listings: a school can claim its listing to correct or update it, or ask us to correct or remove it by emailing us.
  • Emails: use the unsubscribe link in any email, or contact us.
  • Access, correction and deletion: you can ask what personal information we hold about you, and ask us to correct or delete it.

Depending on where you live (for example, California and other US states with privacy laws), you may have additional rights, such as the right to know, correct or delete personal information, and the right to opt out of its sale or sharing. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights. To make a request, email hello@drivingschool.directory. We may need to verify your identity before acting on it.

8. Children

The Site is a general-audience directory and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Accounts and reviews are intended for users 18 and older. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

9. Security

We use reasonable safeguards, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), hashed passwords, access controls and security monitoring. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Where information is processed

We are based in the United States, and our service providers may process information in the United States and other countries.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will change the “Last updated” date above, and for significant changes we will provide notice on the Site or by email.

12. Contact us

FLM 380 INC, d.b.a. Driving School Marketing Agency
405 Rogers Ave Ste 101
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(347) 416-5665
hello@drivingschool.directory