Last updated: 16 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how dgsa.net ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you visit our website, contact us, or make an enquiry about our services.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information fairly and lawfully in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
dgsa.net provides dangerous goods training and DGSA consultancy. dgsa.net is the data controller responsible for the personal information collected through this website and in providing our services.
If you have any questions about how we use your personal information, you can contact us using the details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.
We may collect personal information that you provide to us when you contact us, submit an enquiry, request a callback, or otherwise communicate with us.
This may include:
If you or your staff attend one of our training courses, we may also collect information needed to deliver the course, enter examinations and issue certificates, such as:
When you use our website, we may also collect limited technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device type and information about how you interact with the website.
We may use your personal information to:
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the reason it was collected.
Under the UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on:
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
If you submit an enquiry through our website, the information you provide will be used to respond to your enquiry and, where appropriate, discuss or provide our services.
We will not sell or rent the information submitted through our contact forms to third parties.
If you request our ADR 2027 update sheet, we collect your name, email address and, if you provide it, your company name. We use these details to provide the update sheet and keep a record of your request. Our lawful basis for this is our legitimate interests in providing information you have asked for.
We only add you to our mailing list, and send you occasional updates about dangerous goods regulations and our services, if you tick the optional box. Our lawful basis for this is your consent. You can unsubscribe at any time by emailing info@dgsa.net or using the unsubscribe link in any email we send. We will then stop sending you updates.
Sign-ups are processed by Formspree, which forwards them to us by email. If we move our mailing list to an email marketing service in future, we will update this policy.
If you tell us about dyslexia, a reading difficulty, a disability or another condition so that we can arrange learning or examination support, this may include information about your health. UK data protection law treats this as special category data.
We will only use this information to arrange the support you have asked for, including any examination arrangements with Qualifications Scotland. We will share it only where necessary for that purpose, keep it confidential, and not keep it longer than needed.
We do not sell, rent or lease your personal information.
We may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers where this is necessary to operate our website, manage our systems, provide services, or communicate with you.
These include:
Where we use third-party service providers to process personal information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate contractual and security measures are in place.
We may also disclose personal information where this is required by law, regulation, legal proceedings, or a lawful request from an appropriate authority.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Our website does not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, and we do not track your activity across other websites.
If we introduce analytics or other non-essential cookies in the future, we will update this policy and ask for your consent before placing them on your device.
We use your browser's local storage only to remember whether you have closed or completed the ADR 2027 sign-up panel, so we don't show it to you again. This information stays on your device and is not used to track you.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
The length of time we retain information will depend on the nature of the information, why we need it, our legal and regulatory obligations, and legitimate business requirements.
Training and examination records may be kept for longer where this is needed to meet the requirements of Qualifications Scotland, the DVSA or other regulatory bodies, or to confirm a delegate's training history.
We keep mailing list details until you unsubscribe, or until we stop sending updates.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or dispose of it.
Some of the third-party service providers we use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom. For example, Formspree, which handles our website enquiry forms, is based in the United States.
Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer complies with applicable UK data protection law and that appropriate safeguards are in place.
Under UK data protection law, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal information:
These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@dgsa.net.
If you have concerns about the way we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we have an opportunity to address your concerns.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent supervisory authority for data protection.
Further information about your rights and how to make a complaint is available from the ICO at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website, data-processing practices, or legal requirements.
Any changes will be published on this page and the "Last updated" date will be amended accordingly.