Cookie Policy
Here at KMS Direct, we use cookies to tailor and advertise our website and services to you. Cookies are essential for our website to
operate effectively and ensure your shopping experience with us is as smooth as possible.
Cookies are small data files which are placed onto your computer and other devices used to access our website. They allow us to ‘remember’
your preferences and dislikes. Cookies help us provide a better website
experience and in no way mean we have access to your computer or any
information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
Links to other websites
Our website may link to other websites. Once you click on these links, you leave our website, and we have no control over the other website. As a result, we cannot be held liable for the privacy and protection
of any information you provide whilst visiting such a site and those sites are not governed by this privacy policy.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the access and collection of personal information in the following ways:
- Restricting or clicking reject on the cookie banner when you first open the website
- During checkout, ensure the box that says ‘email me with news and offers’ is not clicked.
If you have previously given consent for us to use your personal information for marketing purposes and want to withdraw consent, you may do this at any time by emailing us at info@kmsdirect.co.uk
We will not sell, distribute or lease your information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. Though we may use your information to send promotional information.
You have the right to request details of personal information that we hold about you, under the Data Protection Act 1998. Please note that a small fee may be payable. For a copy of the information held on you, please write to: KMS Distributions LTD, Unit 16, Colchester, CO6 3PN.
If you believe that any of the information, we hold about you is incorrect or incomplete, please write or email us as soon as possible.
We will swiftly correct any information found to be incorrect.
List of cookies we may collect:
The table below is a list of cookies we may collect and what information they store.
Necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly.
- localisation
– Stores user preferences for language and region. (1 year) - cart currency
– Ensures prices are shown in the correct currency. (14 days)
- _shopify_essential
– Maintains secure sessions and checkout functionality. (1 year) - _shop_app_essential
– Supports functionality when using Shop.app. (1 year) - _secure_session_id
/ session-related cookies (e.g. _shs_state) – Maintains session
security and navigation. (session)
Analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with
our website.
- _shopify_y
– Tracks visitor behaviour for analytics. (1 year) - _shopify_s
– Tracks user sessions and page views. (1 hour)
Consent cookies
These cookies store your cookie preferences and consent
choices.
- _shopify_analytics
– Stores whether you have accepted analytics cookies. (1 year) - _shopify_marketing
– Stores whether you have accepted marketing cookies. (1 year) - gdprCache
– Caches consent preferences. (persistent) - csmConsentIdentifier
– Stores a unique identifier for consent tracking. (persistent) - consentHeader
– Records consent banner interactions. (session)
Functional cookies
These cookies support additional features and site
performance.
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– Used for site functionality or app integration. (session)
We may update this list as we introduce new features or tools on our website. This was last updated on 20/04/2026.