Distribution Management Solutions Limited
Cookie Policy
Information about cookies and similar technologies that may be used when you visit our website, why they are used and how you can manage your preferences.
Our approach: We aim to use storage technologies only where there is a defined purpose. Where consent is legally required, non-essential technologies should not be activated before valid consent has been obtained.
1. About this policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Distribution Management Solutions Limited uses, or may use, cookies and similar technologies on distributionmanagement.solutions (the “Website”).
In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Distribution Management Solutions Limited. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how personal information may be collected and handled.
The technologies actually used on the Website depend on its configuration, including WordPress, installed plugins, embedded content and any tools enabled by the website administrator. Accordingly, the categories described below explain possible uses and do not confirm that every category is currently active.
2. What cookies are
Cookies are small files stored on a computer, mobile phone or other device when a website is visited. They may help a website remember a session, maintain security, store a preference or recognise a returning browser.
Similar technologies may include browser storage, tracking pixels, scripts or tags that store information on, or access information from, a device. The relevant rules may apply to these technologies even if they are not technically cookies.
Cookies may be set by our Website (“first-party” cookies) or by another service whose technology is used on a page (“third-party” cookies). They may last only for a browsing session or remain on your device for a longer period, depending on their purpose and configuration.
3. Cookie categories
Cookies can serve different purposes. The following categories describe the main types that may be relevant to a business website. They are not an inventory of confirmed cookies on this Website.
| Category | Purpose | Consent position |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Support essential website functions, security, session handling or the delivery of a feature you have requested. | May be exempt where the applicable legal conditions are met. |
| Preferences | Remember selected settings, where such functionality is provided. | Depends on whether the technology meets an applicable exemption; otherwise consent is required. |
| Analytics and performance | Help measure visits, understand page performance or assess how visitors interact with content. | Consent is required where the technology is not exempt. |
| Advertising and marketing | Support advertising measurement, campaign attribution or behavioural advertising where these tools are used. | Consent is generally required where the technology is not exempt. |
A technology is not strictly necessary simply because it is useful to us or improves reporting. Its purpose and the applicable legal conditions must be considered individually.
4. How we use cookies and similar technologies
Depending on the Website’s actual configuration, cookies or similar technologies may be used to:
- keep essential website functions operating correctly;
- support security and help identify technical errors;
- remember choices made through a cookie preference tool;
- support forms and other functions requested by visitors;
- measure website usage where analytics tools are enabled; or
- support other clearly explained purposes where relevant tools have been installed and lawfully enabled.
We do not state that every purpose listed above is currently active. The actual technologies, their purposes and their durations should be verified against the Website’s current configuration.
5. Third-party technologies
Certain website functions may rely on services provided by other organisations. Depending on the tools enabled, these could include website hosting, form processing, security services, embedded maps or website measurement tools.
A third-party service may process technical information or set its own storage technologies when its content or functionality is loaded. The service provider, data collected, purposes and retention periods vary by product and configuration.
We should identify the relevant providers and describe their technologies where they are actually used. We do not claim that any particular analytics, advertising or embedded-content provider is active unless that has been confirmed.
Where third-party technologies require consent, they should be blocked until the required consent is obtained. Please also review the relevant provider’s privacy information where applicable.
6. Consent and managing your preferences
Where required by applicable UK law, we will seek your consent before storing or accessing information on your device through non-exempt technologies. A consent request should explain the relevant purposes and provide a meaningful way to accept or reject optional categories.
You should be able to make a genuine choice without optional technologies being activated in advance of consent. Refusing optional cookies should not prevent access to unrelated essential website content.
If a cookie preference tool is available on the Website, use it to review or change your choices. We intend to respect updated choices and to provide a practical way to withdraw consent where consent was previously given.
This policy page does not itself save or change cookie preferences. The controls available depend on the consent-management mechanism installed on the Website. If no preference control is available, please contact us using the details below.
7. Browser controls
Most web browsers allow you to view, block or delete cookies through their settings. The available controls differ by browser and device. You can consult your browser’s own help information for instructions.
Blocking all cookies may affect some website functions, including features that rely on essential session or security settings. Browser-level blocking does not necessarily provide the same category-by-category choices as a website consent tool.
Changing browser settings does not automatically remove information already held by a service provider, nor does it necessarily withdraw a consent record stored separately by a website.
8. How long technologies remain on your device
Some cookies are session-based and expire when you close your browser. Others may remain for a specified period or until they are deleted. Their duration should be limited to what is reasonably necessary for the stated purpose.
We do not provide a universal expiry period in this policy because the actual duration depends on the technologies installed and enabled on the Website. A verified cookie inventory should identify each relevant cookie or technology, its purpose, provider and duration.
You can remove cookies through your browser settings. This may not delete information already processed or stored separately by third-party providers.
9. Cookies and personal information
Some cookies and similar technologies may process information that relates to an identifiable person or device. Where personal data is involved, applicable data protection requirements may also apply.
Our handling of personal information, including information submitted through enquiries or contact forms, is explained in our Privacy Policy. Cookie consent does not replace any other notice or lawful basis that may be required for the processing of personal data.
For information about your applicable data protection rights or how to raise a privacy concern, please consult the Privacy Policy or contact us directly.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the Website’s functionality, installed technologies, service providers or applicable legal requirements change.
If our use of cookies changes materially, we will review whether the policy, cookie inventory and consent arrangements need to be updated. Where required, we will seek fresh consent before enabling newly introduced non-essential technologies.
Please review this page periodically to understand our current approach to cookies and similar technologies.
11. Contact us
If you have a question about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies or how to manage your preferences, you can contact:
Distribution Management Solutions Limited
Company number: 06040864
Email: enquiries@distributionmanagement.solutions
Telephone: +44 7572 266984
Address:
Lake House 2 Port Way, Port Solent,
Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO6 4TY
You may also wish to read our Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions and Complaints Policy. Please confirm these page addresses match your published website.