Cookie Policy
Information about our use of cookies
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://www.msc.com website (including the 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 |
| OptanonConsent | msc.com | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the Website uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables us to prevent cookies in each category from being set by the visitors browser, when consent is not given. | 1 year | Read More |
| OptanonConsent | onetrust.com | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the Website uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables us to prevent cookies in each category from being set by the visitor’s browser, when consent is not given. | 1 year | Read More |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | msc.com | This cookie is set by the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen our cookie information notice/banner. It enables us to show the message only once to a visitor. | 1 year | Read More |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | onetrust.com | This cookie is set by the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen our cookie information notice/banner. It enables us to show the message only once to a visitor. | 1 year | Read More |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | msc.com | Session Id’ stores a ‘Session ID’ which is used by Microsoft | 1 year | Read More |
| __q_state_ | onetrust.com | Cookie to store a temporary state identifier used to maintain application state between requests, and it should be classified as a strictly necessary cookie. | 6 months | Read More |
| rtFa | msc.com | Used by Microsoft SharePoint to silently authenticate users across SharePoint sites without repeated logins (single sign‑on), and it should be classified as a strictly necessary cookie. | 1 week | Read More |
| ak_bmsc cookie | msc.com | Used to optimize website performance and security by distinguishing between human users and bots, and it should be classified as a strictly necessary cookie. | 24 hours | Read More |
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 |
| s_vi | onetrust.com | Used by Adobe Analytics to store a unique visitor identifier and track user activity across visits, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie | 1 year | Read More |
| s_tp | onetrust.com | Used by Adobe Analytics to measure how much of a webpage a user views (e.g., scroll depth), and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie | Session | Read More |
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s_sq |
onetrust.com | Used by Adobe Analytics to store information about the last link clicked by a user (for click‑tracking/Activity Map analysis), and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | Session | Read More |
| s_ppv | onetrust.com | Used by Adobe Analytics to track the percentage or specific portion of a webpage viewed by the user (e.g., scroll/visibility), and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | Session | Read More |
| s_ips | onetrust.com | Used by Adobe Analytics to store the user’s screen resolution for analytics and optimization purposes, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | Session | Read More |
| s_fid | onetrust.com | Used by Adobe Analytics as a fallback to store a unique visitor ID and timestamp when the standard s_vi cookie cannot be set, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | Session | Read More |
| AKA_A2 | msc.com | Used to speed up content delivery on the Website by leveraging Akamai’s adaptive acceleration features and caching. | 1 hour | Read More |
| The kndctr_ | onetrust.com | Used to store user identifiers, session routing, consent preferences, and personalization data to enable analytics and experience management, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | Session | Read More |
| jcoPageCount | msc.com | Used to track and count the number of pages viewed by a user during a session, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | ||
| RT | msc.com | Part of Akamai's Boomerang product which is used to measure page load times experienced by the visitors. | 7 days | Read More |
| _cs_s | msc.com | This cookie contains the number of pageviews within the running session for Content Square Solution. | 24 hours | Read More |
| _cs_s_ctx | msc.com | Used by Contentsquare to store session context data for analyzing user interactions during a browsing session, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie | 24 hours | Read More |
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_ce.s |
onetrust.com | Used by Crazy Egg to store a unique session identifier and track user navigation and interactions (e.g. for heatmaps and behavioral analytics), and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie | 1 year | Read More |
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_ce.clock_ |
onetrust.com | Used by Crazy Egg to store the time difference between the server and the user’s browser to support accurate tracking and analytics, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | 24 hours | Read More |
| _ce.av | onetrust.com | Used to support user behaviour tracking and experimentation (e.g., A/B testing or session analytics), and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | 6 months | Read More |
| _biz_uid | onetrust.com | Used by Marketo (Bizible) to assign a unique identifier to a user on a website and track their interactions for marketing attribution and analytics purposes, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | 1 year | Read More |
| _biz_pendingA | onetrust.com | Used by Marketo Measure (Bizible) to temporarily store analytics data before it is sent to the server for processing, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | 1 year | Read More |
| _biz_nA | onetrust.com | Used by Marketo Measure (Bizible) to store an internal sequence number for tracking requests and diagnostics during user interactions, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | 1 year | Read More |
| _biz_flagsA | onetrust.com | Used by Marketo Measure (Bizible) to store various user‑related tracking flags (e.g. form submissions, tracking status, and cross‑domain activity) for analytics and attribution purposes, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | 1 year | Read More |
| SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE | msc.com | Used by Sitecore to store a unique device/visitor ID and track returning users for analytics, personalization, and marketing features, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | 1 year | Read More |
| AMCV_ | onetrust.com | Used by Adobe Experience Cloud to store a unique visitor ID (Experience Cloud ID) and Used track users across sessions and services for analytics and personalization, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | 1 year | Read More |
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| Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Policies |
| SRCHUID | bing.com | This cookie allows us to serve relevant advertisements to visitors across the Microsoft Bing network | 2 years | Read More |
| SRCHD | bing.com | This cookie allows us to serve relevant advertisements to visitors across the Microsoft Bing network. | 2 years | Read More |
| MUID | bing.com | Microsoft User Identifier tracking cookie used by Bing Ads. | 1 year | Read More |
| _clsk | msc.com | Used to store and combine pageviews by a visitor into a single session recording. | 1 years | Read More |
| _clsk | onetrust.com | Used to store and combine pageviews by a visitor into a single session recording. | 1 years | Read More |
| SRCHHPGUSR | bing.com | This cookie is an analytics service that connects data from the Bing advertising network with actions performed on the website. | 3 months | Read More |
| _RwBf | bing.com | This is set by a third-party service Bing for advertisement tracking purposes. | 1 year | Read More |
| _SS | bing.com | This cookie is used for Bing tracking. (Session, third party). | Session | Read More |
| _gcl_au | onetrust.com | To store and track conversions. | 2 months | Read More |
| _gcl_aw | msc.com | To store ad click information (only if remarketing cookies are enabled), generate unique IDs for visitors to remember preferences and track and gather statistics and conversion rates through the website. | 2 months | Read More |
| _gcl_aw | onetrust.com | To store ad click information (only if remarketing cookies are enabled), generate unique IDs for visitors to remember preferences and track and gather statistics and conversion rates through the website. | 2 months | Read More |
| _gcl_dc | msc.com | To store ad click information (only if remarketing cookies are enabled), generate unique IDs for visitors to remember preferences and track and gather statistics and conversion rates through the website. | 2 month | Read More |
| _gcl_dc | onetrust.com | To store ad click information (only if remarketing cookies are enabled), generate unique IDs for visitors to remember preferences and track and gather statistics and conversion rates through the website. | 2 months | Read More |
| currentLocation | msc.com | Location | 2 months | Read More |
| _uetsid | msc.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 | Read More |
| _uetvid | msc.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 | Read More |
| _clck | msc.com | This cookie is installed by Microsoft Clarity to store information of how visitors use a website and help in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected includes the number of visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. | 1 year | Read More |
| _clck | onetrust.com | This cookie is installed by Microsoft Clarity to store information of how visitors use a website and help in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected includes the number of visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. | 1 year | Read More |
| SRCHUSR | bing.com | Used to store and combine pageviews by a visitor into a single session recording. | 1 year | Read More |
| _cs_cvars | csxd.contentsquare.net | Stores the URL-encoded custom variables from the session. | Session | Read More |
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_cs_id |
csxd.contentsquare.net | Used to store ContentSquare’s user identifier. | 11 months | Read More |
| CurrentAgency | msc.com | Location | 1 year | Read More |
| _yjsu_yjad | msc.com | Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. | 1 year | Read More |
| cebsp_ | onetrust.com | Used to manage and track the current user session and interactions for website usage analysis, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | Session | Read More |
| cebs | onetrust.com | Used to track and manage the current user session internally for behavioural analysis and site optimization, and it should be classified as an analytics (performance) cookie. | Session | Read More |
| adcloud | onetrust.com | Used by Adobe Advertising to store information about a user’s last visit, ad clicks, and conversions to support targeted advertising and campaign optimization, and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie. | 1 year | Read More |
| _rdt_uuid | onetrust.com | Set by Reddit to uniquely identify users and track their interactions for ad attribution and remarketing purposes, and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie. | 3 months | Read More |
| _mkto_trk | onetrust.com | Used by Marketo to track user interactions and link website behaviour to marketing campaigns (e.g. email recipients) for measuring campaign effectiveness, and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie. | 1 year | Read More |
| _RwBf | bing.com | Microsoft Bing Ads to track the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and user interactions with ads, and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie. | 1 year | Read More |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | Set by Google DoubleClick to track user interactions with ads, measure campaign effectiveness, and deliver personalized advertising across websites, and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie. | 3 months | Read More |
| ar_debug | doubleclick.net | Used by Google Ads/DoubleClick to enable and troubleshoot attribution and conversion tracking (debugging of ad measurement), and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie | Session | Read More |
4. Functional Cookies
| Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Policies |
| s_cc | onetrust.com | Used by Adobe Analytics to determine whether the user’s browser has cookies enabled, and it should be classified as a functional cookie. | Session | Read More |
| _cs_c | msc.com | This cookie is used by ContentSquare to save the user consent to be tracked | 1 year | Read More |
| _EDGE_V | bing.com | Enables us to display map content using Bing Maps. | 1 year | Read More |
| msccargo#lang | msc.com | Remembers Visitor’s language preferences. | Session | Read More |
| shell#lang | msc.com | Remembers Visitor’s language preferences. | Session | Read More |
5.Google Analytics Cookies
| Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Policies |
| _gcl_dc | google.com | The cookie is set by Google Tag Manager to track conversions. | 3 months | Read More |
| NID | google.com | Set by Google to store user preferences (e.g. language, search settings) and enable personalized advertising and ad measurement, and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie. | 6 months | Read More |
| _gcl_gs | google.com | Used by Google Ads (via Consent Mode) to store the timestamp of an ad click and help attribute conversions after user consent is given, and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie. | 3 months | Read More |
| GCL_AW_P | google.com | Used to store ad click information and attribute conversions to advertising campaigns, and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie. | 3 months | Read More |
| GCL_DC_P | google.com | Used to store ad click information and attribute conversions to advertising campaigns, and it should be classified as an advertising (targeting) cookie. | 3 months | Read More |
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 Cookie 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:
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BROWSER
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STEPS TO DISABLE COOKIES |
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Google Chrome |
Open Chrome on your computer. Go to the top right and click More. Click More tools Clear browsing data. At the top, choose a time range. To clear all data, select All periods. Check the boxes next to "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached files and images". Click Clear data. |
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Microsoft Edge 10 or earlier version |
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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Microsoft Edge 11 |
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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Firefox |
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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Safari |
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 on May 2023