BACKGROUND:
This website www.msdist.co.uk (“Our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur when you press the Accept button on Our Cookie pop-up banner OR when you have selected your preferred Cookie options in Our Cookie preference management tool, which can be accessed by clicking “Manage preferences” from the Cookie pop-up banner, and have selected “Accept all” or “Save my choices”. If you do not agree to Our Cookie Policy, please stop using Our Site immediately.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
1.1 In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
“Cookie” |
means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site; |
“Cookie Law” |
means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and, where applicable, the UK GDPR; |
“personal data” |
means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (the “Data Protection Legislation”); and |
“We/Us/Our” |
means MS (Distribution) UK Ltd. |
2. Information About Us
2.1 Our Site is operated by MS (Distribution) UK Ltd. We are a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 04455490. Our registered address and our main trading address is 2 Mead Court, Thorpe Mead, Banbury, OX16 4RZ.
2.2 Our VAT number is GB 784 1447 11
2.3 Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email at gdpr@msdist.co.uk, by telephone on 01295 266 277, or by post at the address in 2.1 or through our Contact page on Our Site.
3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?
3.1 Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site.. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
3.2 By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third party Cookies are used on Our Site to operate the website, measure performance, to store your preferences and to personalise your marketing experience For more details, please refer to section 4 below.
3.3 All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:
3.4 Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.
3.5 For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy..
3.6 For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below.
4. What Cookies Does Our Site Use?
4.1 The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
Type |
Cookie ID |
Duration |
Description |
Necessary |
secure_customer_sig |
1 year |
Shopify sets this cookie to be used in connection with customer login. |
Necessary |
cart_currency |
14 days |
Shopify sets this cookie to remember the user’s country of origin and populate the correct transaction currency. |
Necessary |
shopify_pay_redirect |
1 hour |
Shopify sets this cookie to enable secure online payment and checkout. |
Necessary |
_pay_session |
Session |
Shopify sets this cookie to enable secure checkout and payment function on the website. |
Functional |
localization |
1 year |
Flickr sets this cookie to to track usage of photo galleries embedded from Flickr. |
Necessary |
keep_alive |
1 hour |
Shopify sets this cookie in connection with buyer localization. |
Necessary |
_cmp_a |
1 day |
Shopify sets this cookie to manage customer privacy settings. |
Necessary |
_tracking_consent |
1 year |
Shopify sets this cookie to store a user's preferences if a merchant has set up privacy rules in the visitor's region. |
Performance |
ac_enable_tracking |
1 month |
This cookie is set by Active Campaign to denote that traffic is enabled for the website. |
4.2 Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google and Active Campaign. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products and services offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
4.3 The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) analytics Cookies to gather the required information.
4.4 The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following analytics Cookies:
Type |
Cookie ID |
Duration |
Description |
Analytics |
prism_* |
1 month |
Active Campaign sets this cookie to track and store interactions. |
Analytics |
_gcl_au |
3 months |
Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
Analytics |
_ga_* |
1 year 1 month 4 days |
Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
Analytics |
_ga |
1 year 1 month 4 days |
Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
5. Consent and Control
5.1 Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up banner requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow and/or deny different categories of Cookie that We use.
5.2 In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
5.3 The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:
6. Changes to this Cookie Policy
6.1 We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.
6.2 In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
7. Further Information
7.1 If you would like to know more about how We use Cookies, please contact Us at hello@msdist.co.uk, by telephone on 01295 266 277, or by post..
7.2 For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit the following:
7.2.1 Our Privacy Policy.
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