SEW-EURODRIVE Sas di SEW S.r.L & CO, with registered office in Via Bernini n. 12, 20033, Solaro (MI), Tax Code 00809480155 and VAT No. 00694930967, as data controller (the “Company” or “SEW-Eurodrive”) provides below information regarding browsing data and the use of cookies and other tracking tools on the website www.sew-eurodrive.it ("Website"), also based on the guidelines provided by the Italian Data Protection Authority. For the purposes of this policy, the term “cookies” also includes other tracking tools used by the Website, as described in more detail below.
The following policy is provided for the Website and not for other third-party websites that may be consulted by the user via links.
This Cookie Policy should be read in addition to the Privacy Policy available at the following link, to which reference should be made for any other information on the processing of personal data, including users’ rights and how to exercise them.
1. Types of cookies used by the Website
Cookies are text strings downloaded to the user’s device and perform various functions, including monitoring sessions, storing information on specific configurations regarding users who access the Website, facilitating the use of online content, etc.
This Website uses both technical and non-technical cookies. In this case, a distinction has been made between profiling cookies and analytics (non-technical) cookies, as described below.
1.1. Technical cookies
These cookies are used for the sole purpose of “carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network, or as strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the contractor or user to provide that service” (see Article 122, paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June 2003, “Personal Data Protection Code”).
The installation of technical cookies does not require the prior consent of users.
If the use of technical cookies is blocked, the service offered by the Website to the user will be limited, thus affecting the experience of using the Website itself.
The updated list of technical cookies used by the Website, as well as related information regarding cookie name, purpose of use, duration and domain, is directly available on the Company's Website at the link www.sew-eurodrive.it.
Specifically, this information can be consulted by accessing the footer of the Website and selecting the “Cookie settings" section, which opens the banner entitled “Consent to the use of cookies”. Within this banner, via the “Cookie policy” link, you can view the section indicating the details of the individual technical cookies installed.
1.2. Non-technical cookies
- Analytics cookies (non-technical)
These cookies are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the service and to analyze visits to the Website in a non-anonymous or aggregated form.
The updated list of analytics cookies (non-technical) used by the Website, as well as related information regarding cookie name, purpose of use, duration and domain, is available directly on the Company’s Website at the link www.sew-eurodrive.it.
Specifically, this information can be consulted by accessing the footer of the Website and selecting the “Cookie settings” section, which opens the banner entitled “Consent to the use of cookies”. Within this banner, via the “Cookie policy” link, you can view the section indicating the details of the individual analytics cookies installed. - Creating usage statistics via etracker and session recording and heat mapping with Microsoft Clarity
Services provided by etracker GmbH from Hamburg, Germany (https://url.de.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/blptCk2G6luOLz8qUzcRCGSMyB?domain=etracker.com) are used to analyze usage data on this website. Cookies are generally used to enable the statistical analysis of the use of this website by visitors and to display content or advertising based on specific usage. etracker cookies do not contain any information that enables the identification of a user. In addition, we can also use etracker variants without cookies, in which we carry out the data processing described here to a lesser extent.
I dati così ottenuti vengono elaborati da etracker per nostro conto. L'elaborazione avviene esclusivamente in Germania secondo le nostre The data created by doing so is processed by etracker on our behalf. The data is processed exclusively in Germany in accordance with our specifications and is thus subject to strict German and European data protection legislation and standards. etracker does not carry out data processing for its own purposes. With regard to compliance with EU data protection standards, etracker has been independently audited, certified and awarded the ePrivacyseal data privacy seal.
The data is processed based on the legal provisions of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our interest within the meaning of the GDPR (legitimate interest) is the analysis of the use of our website and the compilation of statistics on website usage to ensure the regular optimization of our online platform and website so that the website can be made more interesting for you as a user. Since the privacy of our visitors is important to us, data that may allow a reference to an individual person, such as IP addresses, login credentials or device IDs, are pseudonymized or anonymized at the earliest possible stage. The data is not processed in any other way, combined with any other data by etracker or passed on to third parties.
To enhance the etracker usage statistics, we also use the session recording and heat mapping tool Microsoft Clarity. The following data is processed:- Mouse movements
- Clicks
- Scroll depth
- Changes to the window size
- Selection functions
- Keystrokes
- Time spent
- Device type
- Browser
- Operating system
- Location (country)
- Origin (referrer)
- Session/user ID
You can object to the data processing described here at any time insofar as data is processed in relation to specific persons in our consent management tool. (javascript:void(__cmp('showScreen')))
You can find more information about data protection at etracker here (https://url.de.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Le3lClRJ8mh29N0zT4f8Czgbqa?domain=etracker.com).
You can find more information about data processing by Microsoft here. (https://url.de.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/KdluCmqK7nHj0NBRFlhECRcKIw?domain=microsoft.com)
2. Where is the information collected through cookies processed?
The information collected through cookies is mainly processed within the European Economic Area (EEA). However, some third-party cookies may involve the transfer of information outside the EEA. In this case, the Company has taken additional technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of any personal data transmitted with the information collected by cookies, giving priority, where possible, to the anonymization of such data. In any case, any transfer (for example, in cases where there is an adequacy decision by the European Commission pursuant to Article 45 of the GDPR, or when the transfer is based on adequate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR) is carried out in accordance with Chapter V of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”).
For detailed information regarding such transfers, you may write to the company at any time using the details provided in paragraph 6 (Contacts) below.
3. Other useful information for managing cookies
All browsers allow you to change your cookie settings: you can usually access these settings in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. You can also use the “Help” option in your browser for more information.
Finally, please note that you can also opt out of third-party cookies (i.e., companies participating in the Digital Advertising Alliance's WebChoices tool, including Facebook) installed on your browser via the following link: https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN
You can also use the following tool provided by Your Online Choices to control your preferences by opting out of third-party cookies: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/it/
4. Contact
The address to contact the Company for questions and to exercise your rights regarding the processing of personal data, and the data protection officer (DPO) is as follows: privacy@sew-eurodrive.it .
Last updated: February 2026