Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Driving Green. We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website https://joinwaitlist.drivinggreen.com/ (the "Website") and join our waitlist.


This policy is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.


2. Who We Are (Data Controller)

For the purposes of the GDPR, the Data Controller responsible for your personal data is:


Company Name: Exegy Data Ltd (trading as Driving Green)


  • Company Registration Number: 553311
  • VAT Number: IE3482563SH
  • Registered Address: 18 Foxwood Dr, Rochestown, Cork, Ireland, T12 YN5N
  • Email: [Insert Support Email, e.g., hello@drivinggreen.com]


3. The Data We Collect

We collect and process the following categories of personal data:


A. Information You Provide to Us

When you join our waitlist, you voluntarily provide:

  • Identity Data: Name.
  • Contact Data: Email address, phone number, and postcode.
  • Profile/Energy Data: Information about the devices you own (e.g., EV Charger, EV Car, Home Battery, Solar panels, Smart Heat Pump).


B. Information We Collect Automatically

  • Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system, and platform.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website.


4. How We Use Your Data & Legal Basis

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Below is a description of how we plan to use your data and the legal basis we rely on to do so.


1. To manage the Waitlist

  • Purpose: To register your interest and notify you when our service launches.
  • Data Type: Identity, Contact, Profile.
  • Legal Basis: Consent (you have explicitly asked to join the list) and Legitimate Interest (to organize our launch strategy).


2. To assess service eligibility

  • Purpose: To understand which energy devices (EVs, Heat Pumps, etc.) you have so we can tailor our "Virtual Power Plant" services to you.
  • Data Type: Profile/Energy Data.
  • Legal Basis: Consent (provided by you via the form checkboxes).


3. Marketing

  • Purpose: To send you updates, news, and rewards information related to Driving Green.
  • Data Type: Identity, Contact.
  • Legal Basis: Consent (we will only send marketing if you have opted in).


4. To improve our website

  • Purpose: To use data analytics to improve our website, customer relationships, and experiences.
  • Data Type: Technical, Usage.
  • Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest (to keep our website updated and relevant).


5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience and allows us to improve our site.


  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for the operation of the website.
  • Analytics Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors.


You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.


6. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.


7. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for.

  • Waitlist Data: We will keep your data until the service launches or until you request to be removed.


If you do not sign up for the full service upon launch, your data will be deleted within 12 months unless you agree to remain on our mailing list.


8. International Transfers

As an Irish company, we primarily store data within the European Economic Area (EEA). If we transfer your personal data out of the EEA (e.g., to a US-based email provider or hosting service), we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by using specific contracts approved by the European Commission (Standard Contractual Clauses).


9. Your Legal Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:


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


Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.


Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Ask us to delete your data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it.


Right to Restriction: Ask us to suspend the processing of your data.


Right to Object: Object to processing where we are relying on a legitimate interest.


Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw consent at any time (e.g., by clicking "unsubscribe" on our emails).


To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@drivinggreen.com.


10. Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.


11. Contact the Supervisory Authority

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Irish supervisory authority for data protection issues.


Website: www.dataprotection.ie

Address: 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28.