Cookies

Effective date: 21 August 2026

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help pages remember preferences or understand how the site is used. More detail on personal information sits in our Privacy notice.

How we use cookies

Desktop Maple Development Advisory uses:

Essential cookies — required for basic site operation and to remember your cookie consent choice
Analytics cookies — optional; used only if you Accept on the consent banner, to understand aggregate traffic

Rejecting optional cookies does not block reading pages, submitting the contact form, or viewing consultations.

Name	Purpose	Duration	Provider
`desktopmaple_cookie_consent`	Stores Accept or Reject choice from the consent banner	1 year (localStorage key; treated as consent record)	Desktop Maple (first party)
`dm_session`	Maintains basic load-balancing / session continuity if enabled by host	Session	Hosting provider
`_dm_analytics`	Optional anonymised visit metrics when accepted	6 months	Desktop Maple (first party)

If a specific analytics provider is later connected, this table will be updated before that provider’s cookies are set.

Managing cookies

Use Accept or Reject on our banner (first visit; choice stored under desktopmaple_cookie_consent)
Clear site data in your browser settings to reset the choice and see the banner again
Use browser controls to block third-party cookies globally

Third-party content

Embedded fonts (Google Fonts) and remote images may cause your browser to request resources from those providers. Those requests are governed by the third party’s policies. We select image URLs for illustration; they are not trackers we control.

Impact of disabling cookies

Essential consent storage may reappear as a banner on each visit if storage is blocked. Optional analytics will simply not run if you Reject or block those cookies. Site consultation content remains available.

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