Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

Cookies are computer files or partial data that may be stored on your computer (or other internet-enabled device, e.g. smartphone or tablet) when you visit ecn-transport.com’s website (the Site). Usually a cookie contains the name of the website from which the cookie originates, the cookie’s ‘lifetime’ (i.e. how long it will remain on your device), and a value, which is usually a randomly generated unique number.

Why does ECN Transport use cookies?

On the Site, cookies are used to:

• Make it easier and simpler to navigate and view content on the site;
• make interactions with social networks, or other external platforms, directly from the pages of this Site (e.g., liking or sharing content on social networks);
• anonymously collect browsing data and produce aggregate statistics with the goal of improving content and information within the Site in relation to users’ needs and tastes.

Types of cookies

Technical cookies
These are those used for the sole purpose of “carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide such service” (Art. 122, Paragraph I, Legislative Decree 196/2003). They can be divided into navigation or session cookies, which ensure normal navigation and use of the website (allowing, for example, to make a purchase or authenticate to access restricted areas). Technical session cookies have a duration equal to the individual browsing session and are therefore automatically deleted at the end of the browsing session. The information contained in the cookies, as mentioned, is simply for technical purposes and is not stored nor accessed by site owner personnel.
The Site uses technical session cookies.

Analytical cookies
They are assimilated to technical cookies and are those used directly by the site manager to collect information, in aggregate form, on accesses and number of users and how they use the site. They pursue exclusively statistical purposes.
The Site uses analytical cookies.

Profiling cookies
These are those aimed at creating profiles related to the user and are used for the purpose of sending advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user when browsing the web.
The Site uses profiling cookies.

Persistent cookies
These are cookies that last longer, beyond then closing the browser session, often used to allow the website to remember a user’s choices.
The Site uses persistent cookies.

Third Party Cookies
These are cookies set by a domain other than the one visited by the user. It is called a Third Party cookie if a user visits a website and a third party company sets a cookie through that site.
The Website uses Third Party cookies, including:

• Google Analytics, a web statistics and analysis service, offered by Google Inc. It is aimed at identifying which pages are the most viewed by visitors to the site, how long they stayed within it, the geographical area from which they came. This information is processed only for statistical purposes and in a strictly anonymous form. The information collected by Google Analytics, including the visitor’s IP address, is transmitted to the server of Google Inc. in an anonymous form. These cookies cannot be used to do profiling or identify users, but are used only for statistical purposes in aggregate form. More information about Google Analytics cookies is available at: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
• Google Ads: Google uses cookies for conversion tracking, a statistics service that links data from the Google Ads ad network with actions taken within this site. Learn more at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en
• Google Maps, Google Maps, a map service offered by Google Inc. Google’s extended policy can be found at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
• Social Plugins for Facebook, X, LinkedIn and others. These are parts of the visited page generated directly from the aforementioned sites and integrated into the page of the host site. The most common use of social plugins is for the purpose of sharing content on social networks. The presence of these plugins involves the transmission of cookies to and from all sites operated by Third Parties. The management of information collected by “Third Parties” is governed by the relevant disclosures to which please refer. For the sake of transparency and convenience, below are the web addresses of the various disclosures and cookie management methods of some Social Plugins.

Below is a list of all the cookies used by the contact@ecn-transport.com site:

Technical cookies:
wp*: WordPress (the CMS platform used to manage the site) uses this cookie to identify the visitor while browsing and/or when logging in. (Expiration: end of browser session).

Profiling cookies
_fbp: This cookie is used to target promotional activities to people who have already visited the site, on Facebook or other digital platforms using Facebook Advertising. (Expiration: 3 months)

Analytical cookies (Google)
_ga: This cookie is used in conjunction with the _gid cookie to distinguish users and to generate statistical data (Expiration: 2 years)
_gid: This cookie records a unique ID, which is used to generate statistical data on user usage of the website (Expiration: 24 hours)
_gat_UA-###: This cookie is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google Analytics on websites with high traffic volumes (Expiration: 1 minute)
_dc_gtm_UA-###: This cookie represents a unique identifier, used by Google Tag Manager to generate data and statistics about website visitors.

How can cookies be disabled?

Most Internet browsers are initially set to accept cookies automatically. You can change these settings to block cookies or to alert you that cookies are being sent to your device. There are a variety of ways to manage cookies. Check your browser settings for more detailed information. You can selectively disable the action of Google Analytics by installing the opt-out component provided by Google on your browser. To disable the action of Google Analytics, please refer to the link below: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Below are other useful links for managing cookies:
Facebook informative: https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies/
X informative: https://support.x.com/articles/20170514
X (configuration): https://x.com/settings/security
Linkedin informative: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
Linkedin (configuration): https://www.linkedin.com/settings/