Cookie Policy
This is a website operated by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (hereinafter “MSC,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). MSC is registered in Switzerland at 12-14 Chemin Rieu 1208, Geneva.
MSC is committed to protecting your privacy. This Cookie Policy accounts for the Cookies used via the https://cn.mymsc.com/ portal) (hereinafter “Website”).
Our Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other visitors of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Website.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files assigned to your browser to collect internet log on and visitor tracking information (including IP address, browsing history, and geolocation data, where and as allowed by applicable law).
Cookies helps us track your use and provide the best possible user experience by allowing us to know how to improve our Website. We also may use cookies to provide you with information on our services that may be of interest to you, where and as allowed by law.
Cookies can be identified as "persistent" or "session", and “first-party” or “third-party”. Our Website notifies you when you are receiving cookies, giving you the choice to accept them or not.
THE COOKIES WE USE
We use cookies that are strictly necessary for the correct functioning of our Website. These cookies are always activated and do not require your consent.
We also use cookies that are still reasonably necessary or important, but they are non-essential and, therefore, require your consent.
For these cookies (i.e., performance, targeting, functional & analytic cookies), we request your consent (by the “accept all cookies” button in our cookie banner or through our cookies settings or your browser cookie settings) before placing them on your device.
More specifically, this Website uses the following types of cookies, as listed below:
1. STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Website may consequently not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Policies |
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| NONE | **** | **** | **** | **** |
2. PERFORMANCE COOKIES
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Website. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our Website and we will not be able to monitor its performance.
| Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Policies |
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| AKA_A2 | mymsc.com | Used to speed up content delivery on the Website by leveraging Akamai’s adaptive acceleration features and caching. | 1 hour | +Info |
| _gid | mymsc.com | Used to store information about the pages you visit on our Website. | 24 hours | +Info |
3. TARGETING COOKIES
These cookies may be set through our Website by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
| Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Policies |
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| _clsk | mymsc.com | Used to store and combine pageviews by a visitor into a single session recording. | 1 year | +Info |
| _ga | mymsc.com | The _ga cookie, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 1 year | +Info |
| _gcl_au | mymsc.com | To store and track conversions. | 2 months | +Info |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | mymsc.com | This cookie is set by Hotjar and is used to detect the first pageview session of a user. | 30 minutes | +Info |
| _hjSession | mymsc.com | Holds current session data and ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session. | 30 minutes | +Info |
| _hjSessionUser_ | mymsc.com | Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. | 1 year | +Info |
| _uetsid | mymsc.com | This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user browsing the Website. | 24 hours | +Info |
| _uetvid | mymsc.com | This is a cookie utilized by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our Website | 1 year | +Info |
4. FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
| Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NONE | **** | **** | **** | **** |
5. SECURITY COOKIES
This Website uses cookies and other technologies for security reasons, like authenticating visitors, preventing fraud, and protecting you as you interact with our service. Authenticating a visitor helps this Website to ensure that only the actual owner of an account can access that account.
The combination of these cookies allows to block many types of attack, such as attempts to steal the content of submitted forms, and prevent spam, fraud, and abuse.
| Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NONE | **** | **** | **** | **** |
COOKIE STORAGE
Data concerning Website visitors will not be stored for a longer period than the above-mentioned expiry period for each cookie type. Moreover, no information coming from our Website will ever be either communicated or disseminated to unspecified recipients.
HOW DO I CHANGE MY COOKIES SETTINGS?
If you agree with MSC’s cookies policy click ACCEPT on the banner or pop-up that appears when you enter our Website.
Should your cookie preferences change at a later stage, and you wish to withdraw your consent to any non-essential cookies, you will need to modify your preferences in the cookies settings or delete, block or disable cookies via your web browser settings.
Please note that disabling or blocking some or all of the categories of cookies will affect the functionality of our Website and may impact your access and experience with our Website.
Additionally, your cookies preferences are limited to this Website only and not to other third-party owned websites. For more information on cookies used by those websites, please refer to their specific privacy notice or cookies policy.
Please note, it is possible that, at times, these links and descriptions may not correspond to the latest version published by the developer of each web browser, however here are some instructions to assist you should you decide to change your cookie preferences:
| BROWSER | STEPS TO DISABLE COOKIES |
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Go to "Set up" in the menu bar, which should open, and click on “Privacy Settings” |
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Go to "Tools" in the menu bar, which should open, and click on "Internet Options". Click on the "Privacy" tab at the top. Go to "Settings" and move the slider up to the "Block all Cookies" button. |
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Go to "Tools" in the menu bar, which should open, and click on "Internet Options". Click on the "Privacy" tab at the top. Go to "Settings" and then "Advanced" to allow or block first-party and third-party cookies or if you prefer to be prompted. |
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Click the Menu button and select Options. Select the Privacy and Security panel and go to the Cookies and Site Data section. Click Manage data.... The Manage Cookies and Site Data window will open. In the Search for websites: field, type the name of the website whose cookies you want to delete. The cookies that match your search will be displayed. To delete all cookies and site storage data, click Delete All. To delete selected items, select an entry and click Delete Selected. Click Save changes. A confirmation window titled Delete cookies and site data will open: click OK. |
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Go to the Safari menu, click "About" to determine which version of Safari you are using. In the Safari menu, click on "Preferences". Once in the Safari preferences window, click on "Privacy". Set preferences to accept cookies next to "Block Cookies". |
For more information on cookies you can also visit: https://www.aboutcookies.org/, https://allaboutcookies.org/, which contains general information about cookies and comprehensive information on how to modify the cookie settings on a wide variety of web browsers along with information on how to delete cookies from your computer.
Additional Information
This Cookies Policy may be modified whenever there are changes to the configuration and/or use of the Website. In order to maintain maximum transparency with you, MSC will always keep the updated version published on our Website stating the date of update at the bottom of this page.
If you notice any unidentified cookie or you would like more information on cookies installed through our Website, you may contact our DPO at the following email address:
CH001-data.protection@msc.com
Cookie policy last updated in October 2022