Privacy Policy

We will implement the following as well as the "Personal Information Protection Policy" to protect your personal information obtained on our website (hereinafter referred to as "this Site").

Internet security

In order to ensure security when you send personal information to this Site, the Company protects your personal information with SSL (Secure Socket Layer: an industry standard security function to encrypt information for transmitting it on the Internet). By using an SSL compliant browser, your personal information is automatically encrypted and transmitted.

In order to manage this Site, we collect the IP address used when your computer connects to the Internet. The IP address collected by the Company on this Site prevents unauthorized access and enables us to promptly identify the cause and recover in the event of a failure of this Site. We will only use it to properly and safely manage and operate the service, and we will not link the IP address with your personal information to use or disclose it. However, if we decide it is necessary to protect the Site or you, we may identify individuals by IP address to implement measures.

Scope

Although this site may have set up links to other sites, please check how personal information is handled at the linked site by checking the policy of the linked site yourself.
Use this Site at your own discretion. We do not take any responsibility for any damage caused by the use of information acquired using your personal information, from this Site and other sites which are linked to on this Site.

Cookie Policy

Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) uses cookies and similar technologies on the website operated by the Company (hereinafter referred to as “this website”) to collect certain information in order to analyze the browsing behavior of visitors to this website, make the website more convenient for its users, and provide advertisements, etc. However, information collected through the use of cookies and similar technologies does not include personally identifiable information such as user name, address, or email address.
The Company utilizes services and tools provided by third parties that make use of cookies and similar technologies. Information collected via these technologies may be provided to the third parties offering such services or tools and are handled in accordance with the privacy policies and other terms established by those third parties.
Consent or non-consent regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies (excluding some types of cookies) can be selected via the “Cookie Settings” option.
If you choose to consent via the “Cookie Settings,” it will be deemed that you have agreed to the use of cookies and similar technologies by the Company as well as by third parties providing services and tools.
The use of cookies and similar technologies can also be declined through your browser settings. For details on how to configure your browser, please refer to your browser’s help section.
If you choose to disable the use of cookies and similar technologies, please be aware that some functions of this website may no longer be available, or certain pages may not be displayed correctly.
If you wish to opt out of advertisements delivered via third-party cookies and similar technologies, please visit the websites of the relevant companies listed below and configure your opt-out settings accordingly.

  • A cookie is a data file sent from the web server to a device (such as a computer or smartphone) when a website is accessed and used to view such website. In general, cookies are used for purposes such as to enable website functionality, analyze access and usage patterns, improve user experience, and deliver advertisements.
    Cookies are categorized based on their issuing entity (issuer) into first-party cookies and third-party cookies.
    First-Party Cookies: Cookies issued by the website domain you are currently visiting.
    Third-Party Cookies: Cookies issued by a domain different from the website you are currently visiting (for example, an advertising network).

Purpose of Cookie Usage

Essential Cookies: Information collected through cookies and similar technologies is used to provide basic functions necessary when using this website, such as temporary storage of input data and to maintain login status. Essential Cookies cannot be disabled through the settings of this website. If you wish to disable these cookies, please do so through your browser settings. However, please be aware that some functions of this website no longer be available or certain pages may not be displayed correctly.

Analytical Cookies: Information collected through cookies and similar technologies is utilized to analyze how this website is used (such as access pattern, browsing history, service usage, and traffic data). These insights are used to improve the website.

Marketing Cookies: Information collected through cookies and similar technologies is used to deliver advertisements via our advertising partners. The Company may use cookies and similar technologies to perform interest-based targeting based on the browsing information collected from users (including information that uniquely identifies the user’s browser and device). Please be aware that opting out of the use of information in this way will result in advertisements tailored to your interests will no longer sent, but this does not necessarily mean that the total number of ads will decrease.

Regarding Cookies and Similar Technologies Used on This Website

Classification Tool Name Tool Provider Purpose of Use Issuer Classification Retention Period
*1,*2
Privacy Policy Opt-out
Essential ASP.NET Microsoft Corporation Site Operation 1st Session https://www.microsoft.com/ja-jp/privacy/privacystatement -
Essential Imperva Imperva, Inc. WAF Operation 1st Session https://www.imperva.com/trust-center/privacy-statement/ -
Essential SITECORE Sitecore, Inc. CMS Operation 1st Session https://www.sitecore.com/legal/privacy-policy -
Essential Trust 360 Priv Tech, Inc. Cookie Consent Tool 1st 365 Days https://privtech.co.jp/privacy_policy.html -
Analytics Google Analytics Google LLC Marketing Analytics 1st Up to 400 Days* https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=jp https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Analytics Ptengine Ptmind, Inc. Marketing Analytics 1st 400 Days https://www.ptengine.jp/privacy-policy/ https://www.ptengine.jp/privacy-policy/opt-out/
Marketing Facebook/Instagram Meta Platforms, Inc. Advertising Delivery 1st 90 Days https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/?locale=ja_JP https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policies/cookies/?entry_point=cookie_policy_redirect&entry=0
Marketing Fluct fluct, Inc. Advertising Delivery 3rd 30 Days https://corp.fluct.jp/privacy/ https://corp.fluct.jp/privacy/optout/
Marketing Google Ads Google LLC Advertising Delivery 3rd Up to 400 Days* https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=jp https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff?sasb=true&ref=ad-settings
Marketing media.net Media.Net Advertising FZ-LLC Advertising Delivery 3rd 365 Days https://www.media.net/privacy-policy/ https://www.media.net/optout/
Marketing OpenX OpenX Technologies, Inc. Advertising Delivery 3rd 365 Days https://www.openx.com/privacy-center/privacy-policy/ https://www.openx.com/privacy-center/ad-exchange-privacy-policy/
Marketing ScaleOut Supership, Inc. Advertising Delivery 3rd 400 Days https://supership.jp/privacy/ https://supership.jp/optout/
Marketing SmartNews SmartNews, Inc. Advertising Delivery 1st 400 Days https://www.smartnews.com/privacy/ https://www.smartnews-ads.com/optout/
Marketing UNIVERSE Ads MicroAd, Inc. Advertising Delivery 1st,3rd Up to 90 Days* https://www.microad.co.jp/privacy/ https://send.microad.jp/w3c/
Marketing Yahoo! JAPAN Ads LY Corporation Advertising Delivery 3rd Up to 400 Days* https://www.lycorp.co.jp/ja/company/privacypolicy/ https://btoptout.yahoo.co.jp/optout/index.html
Marketing YouTube Google LLC Advertising Delivery 3rd Up to 180 Days*
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=ja&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
Marketing docomo Targeting Ads NTT DOCOMO, INC. Advertising Delivery 3rd 400 Days https://www.d2c.co.jp/policy/ https://www.d2c.co.jp/datapolicy/
  • May vary depending on individual cookie settings
  • 1: Cookies are classified into the following two categories based on their stored period.

Session Cookie: A cookie that is stored only while the website is being viewed and is deleted when the browser is closed
Persistent Cookie: A cookie that will remain stored until its expiration date, unless deleted by the user before such date

  • 2: Cookies remain in a browser until they expire. However, a user can delete the cookies at any time using their browser settings.

Cookie Settings by Browser

Settings for cookies and similar technology vary by browser. For details on how to configure settings, please refer to the official support pages of each browser.