Our website address is: https://internshipexperience.com/about-us

We may collect the following personal data in compliance with GDPR and European data protection standards:

• • Customer Name – required for identification and enrolment in Erasmus+ programmes and Internship Experience Ireland services.

  • Contact information including email address – used for secure communication, programme updates, and subscription to Erasmus+ related newsletters.

  • Contact and inquiry form information / payment form details – processed securely for booking confirmations, Stripe/PayPal transactions, and compliance with EU financial regulations.

We require this information to understand your needs and deliver a better service in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping and secure data management – ensuring compliance with EU GDPR and Irish data protection laws.

• Improving our Erasmus+ programmes, products, and services – using feedback and analytics to enhance the Internship Experience Ireland platform.

• Sending promotional emails and newsletters – providing updates on new Erasmus+ projects, special offers, and international internship opportunities using the email address you have provided.

• Periodic contact by email, phone, fax, or mail – maintaining communication with Erasmus+ participants and partners across Europe.

• Customising the website experience according to your interests – implementing semantic beacon tracking, GDPR‑compliant cookies, and personalised content syndication to improve usability and engagement.

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading files with embedded EXIF GPS location data, in compliance with GDPR European privacy standards. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract any geolocation metadata contained within images, which could reveal sensitive information.

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles, and this content from external websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had accessed those third‑party sites directly.

These external websites may collect personal data, use cookies, embed additional third‑party tracking scripts, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking activity if you have an account and are logged in to that website, in compliance with GDPR European privacy standards.

If you request a password reset through the Internship Experience Ireland website, your IP address will automatically be included in the reset email in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards and Irish privacy regulations.

If you leave a comment on the Internship Experience Ireland website, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards, allowing us to recognize and approve any follow‑up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website, we securely store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username), while website administrators may also access, manage, and edit that information in accordance with Irish and EU GDPR privacy regulations.

If you have an account on the Internship Experience Ireland website or have left comments, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided to us, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards.

You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for information we are legally obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes, in accordance with Irish and EU GDPR privacy regulations.

Visitor comments submitted on the Internship Experience Ireland website may be checked through an automated spam detection service, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards and Irish privacy regulations.

Payment card details provided through the Internship Experience Ireland website are processed securely via Stripe and PayPal payment gateways, in full compliance with GDPR European data protection standards and Irish financial regulations.

We do not transfer your personal information to any third party for marketing purposes without your explicit consent, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards and Irish privacy regulations.

However, it may be necessary for us to share your personal data with trusted third parties in the following circumstances:

• To make certain services available to you, we may share your information with verified service partners, including IT providers, website development teams, and post and email marketing service providers connected to Internship Experience Ireland and Language Xchange Ireland.

• We only permit our service providers to process your personal data once we have confirmed that they apply appropriate GDPR‑compliant data protection and security controls, ensuring lawful stewardship under Conley Placements Limited.

We are fully committed to ensuring that your personal information remains secure, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards and Irish privacy regulations. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have implemented suitable physical, electronic, and managerial security procedures to safeguard and protect all data collected online through Internship Experience Ireland, Language Xchange Ireland, and Conley Placements Limited.

To deliver certain products and services, it may sometimes be necessary for us to transfer your personal information outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), in accordance with GDPR European data protection standards. These international transfers are subject to special rules under EU data protection law, and if this occurs, we will ensure that the transfer is fully compliant with applicable legislation and that your personal data remains secure under Internship Experience Ireland, Language Xchange Ireland, and Conley Placements Limited.

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was obtained, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards and Irish privacy regulations. Any information that is no longer required will be securely deleted using industry‑standard data protection procedures under Internship Experience Ireland, Language Xchange Ireland, and Conley Placements Limited.

Right of access. You have the right to obtain confirmation that your personal data is being processed and to access the information we hold about you. Requests can be made by email to training@confurey.ie or in writing to Language Xchange Ireland, 54 Berkley Lawn, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards.

Data portability. You can require us to provide a copy of your information in a commonly used, machine‑readable format, ensuring compliance with EU GDPR portability rights.

Right to be forgotten. You may ask us to correct or remove information you believe is inaccurate. Requests can be submitted by email, and we will process them in line with GDPR European privacy regulations.

When you register and whenever we contact you, we will provide the opportunity to opt‑out of any subscribed service. Every email we send will contain an easy, automated opt‑out link, ensuring compliance with GDPR consent and marketing rules.

Right to complain. Since 25 May 2018, if you have a complaint about how we have handled your personal data, you may request that we restrict its use while your complaint is resolved. In certain circumstances, you may also ask us to erase your personal data if you withdraw consent, if it is no longer necessary for us to process it, if you object to its use and we lack a lawful basis to continue, or if we have not handled your data in accordance with our obligations under Irish and EU GDPR law.

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this Privacy Policy should be directed by email to training@confurey.ie, or in writing to Language Xchange Ireland, 54 Berkley Lawn, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards and Irish privacy regulations.

Cookies and how they benefit you

Our websites use cookies, as almost all modern websites do, to provide you with the best possible browsing experience in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards. Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you browse websites, helping us improve functionality and personalise your experience with Internship Experience Ireland, Language Xchange Ireland, and Conley Placements Limited.

Cookies are not viruses, and the data stored does not contain any personally identifiable information. Instead, they enhance usability, support secure login sessions, and allow us to deliver tailored Erasmus+ programme updates and services while respecting Irish and EU privacy regulations.

If the settings on the software you use to view this website (your browser) are adjusted to accept cookies, we interpret this, along with your continued use of the Internship Experience Ireland website, as consent under GDPR European data protection standards.

Should you wish to remove or disable cookies from our site, you may do so at any time; however, this will likely mean that certain features of the website will not function as expected, reducing usability and personalised access to Language Xchange Ireland and Conley Placements Limited services.

We receive and securely store any information you enter onto our websites or provide in other forms such as by telephone, including details that can personally identify you such as your name, address, telephone number, and email address, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards and Irish privacy regulations.

You are not required to provide personal information to us; however, it will be necessary to do so in order to register an account, make a booking, complete a payment, or subscribe to offers and newsletters related to Internship Experience Ireland, Language Xchange Ireland, and Conley Placements Limited.

We use cookies to compile detailed visitor statistics, such as how many people have accessed our website, what type of technology they are using (e.g., Mac or Windows, which helps us identify when our site is not functioning correctly for specific technologies), how long they spend on the site, and which pages they view, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards. This information helps us to continuously improve the functionality and user experience of the Internship Experience Ireland, Language Xchange Ireland, and Conley Placements Limited websites.

These so‑called analytics programs also provide insights into how visitors reached our site (e.g., through a search engine) and whether they have visited before, supporting SEO optimization, syndication triggers, and GDPR‑compliant website performance monitoring.

This website uses social plugins (“plugins”) provided by the social network facebook.com, operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA, in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards. The plugins are identifiable by the Facebook logo (white “f” on a blue background or a “thumbs up” sign) or are marked with the addition “Facebook Social Plugin.”

The full list of Facebook Social Plugins can be viewed on the official Facebook developer documentation at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins and the Facebook Privacy Policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

You can usually switch cookies off by adjusting your browser settings to stop it from accepting cookies (learn how here). Doing so, however, will likely limit the functionality of our website (and many modern websites worldwide), as cookies are a standard part of most online platforms in compliance with GDPR European data protection standards.

If you want to delete any cookies already stored on your computer, please refer to the instructions for your file management software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. Guidance on deleting or controlling cookies is available at www.AboutCookies.org. Please note that by deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas or features of the Internship Experience Ireland, Language Xchange Ireland, and Conley Placements Limited websites.

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to re‑enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year in accordance with GDPR privacy regulations.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.