Cookie Policy

Effective Date: May 28, 2026  |  Last Updated: May 28, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Giordano's, your trusted destination for delicious, freshly prepared pizza and Italian-inspired food. This Cookie Policy is designed to provide you with clear, transparent, and comprehensive information about how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at giordanospizzas.rest.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about the data we collect. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which together govern your use of our website and services.

This Cookie Policy applies to all visitors, users, and customers who access our website. If you have any questions or concerns about how we use cookies, please contact us using the details provided at the end of this document.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-enabled device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners and operators to make websites work more efficiently, to improve user experience, and to provide reporting information.

Cookies are created when your browser loads a particular website. The website sends information to the browser, which then creates a text file. Every time the user returns to the same website, the browser retrieves and sends this file to the website's server. Standard HTTP cookies don't contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

2.1 How Do Cookies Work?

When you visit our website, our web server sends a cookie to your browser. Your browser stores the cookie and sends it back with the next request to the server. This process allows us to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your language preferences, login status, or items in your shopping cart.

Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting (known as "first-party cookies") or by other organizations whose services are embedded in the website (known as "third-party cookies"). Both types of cookies may be either "session cookies," which expire when you close your browser, or "persistent cookies," which remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them manually.

2.2 Similar Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar tracking technologies on our website, including:

  • Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Tiny graphic images embedded in web pages or emails that track whether a page or email has been viewed.
  • Local Storage: A feature of modern web browsers that allows websites to store data locally on your device.
  • Session Storage: Similar to local storage, but data is cleared when the browser session ends.
  • JavaScript Tags: Code snippets that run in your browser to collect information about your browsing behavior.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use four main categories of cookies on our website. Each category serves a distinct purpose, and we describe each one in detail below.

3.1 Strictly Necessary / Essential Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. Without them, certain features and services would not function properly. Essential cookies do not require your consent under applicable law because they are strictly necessary for delivering a service you have requested.

Examples of functions these cookies support include:

  • Keeping you logged in to your account during a session
  • Remembering items added to your online order or cart
  • Enabling secure payment processing
  • Managing load balancing and site performance
  • Remembering your cookie consent preferences

3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages are most frequently visited, how long visitors spend on pages, and where visitors come from. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use this data to improve the performance and usability of our website.

We use Google Analytics, one of the most widely used web analytics services, to help us understand how our customers engage with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form.

3.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies remember your preferences and settings so that you do not have to re-enter information each time you visit our website.

Examples include:

  • Remembering your delivery address or preferred location
  • Storing your language and region preferences
  • Remembering customizations to your pizza orders
  • Saving your accessibility settings

3.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. Advertising cookies may be set through our website by our advertising partners, including Google and Meta (Facebook). They may use this information to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites.

These cookies do not store directly personal information, but they do uniquely identify your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on giordanospizzas.rest, including their name, purpose, type, and duration.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
cookie_consent Giordano's Stores the user's cookie consent preferences to avoid showing the consent banner on every visit. Essential 12 months
session_id Giordano's Maintains your active session on the website, keeping you logged in during a visit. Essential Session
cart_token Giordano's Preserves the contents of your online order cart between pages and visits. Essential 7 days
csrf_token Giordano's Security cookie that helps prevent cross-site request forgery attacks. Essential Session
user_prefs Giordano's Stores your website preferences such as location, delivery address, and favorite orders. Functional 6 months
lang_pref Giordano's Remembers your selected language preference. Functional 12 months
_ga Google Analytics Used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request and used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for site analytics reports. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Used to distinguish users and store information about how visitors use the website. A new identifier is assigned each day. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used to throttle request rate — limits the collection of data on high-traffic websites. Helps manage the number of requests made to Google servers. Analytics 1 minute
_ga_[ID] Google Analytics 4 Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and measure user engagement across sessions. Analytics 2 years
_gcl_au Google Ads Used by Google AdSense and Google Ads to store and track conversions and to experiment with advertisement efficiency across websites using Google services. Advertising 3 months
_fbp Meta (Facebook) Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products, such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Advertising 3 months
_fbc Meta (Facebook) Stores last visit with the ads click ID from Facebook, used for conversion tracking and ad performance measurement. Advertising 2 years
IDE Google DoubleClick Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads to measure the efficacy of an advertisement. Advertising 13 months
NID Google Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device for the purpose of targeting ads served by Google. Advertising 6 months

5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

We use cookies in accordance with applicable United States privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, and other applicable state and federal regulations.

Specifically:

  • Essential Cookies: Used on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing a functioning, secure website. These do not require separate consent.
  • Analytics, Functional, and Advertising Cookies: Used on the basis of your consent, which you provide through our cookie consent banner upon your first visit. You may withdraw consent at any time.

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the CCPA/CPRA regarding your personal information, including information collected through cookies. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information about your rights and how to exercise them.

6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. There are several ways you can manage and control cookies:

6.1 Our Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link available in the footer of our website.

6.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Below are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.

6.3 Opt-Out Tools for Specific Services

You can opt out of specific third-party cookies using the tools provided by those service providers:

Service Opt-Out Link Description
Google Analytics Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
Google Ads Google Ad Settings Manage your Google ad personalization preferences or opt out of personalized advertising.
Meta (Facebook) Ads Facebook Ad Preferences Control your Facebook ad preferences and opt out of interest-based advertising from Meta.
Network Advertising Initiative NAI Opt-Out Tool Opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies.
Digital Advertising Alliance DAA Opt-Out Tool Opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
Your California Privacy Choices California Privacy Rights Opt-Out Exercise your opt-out rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including opting out of the sale or sharing of personal information.

6.4 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our website on a mobile device, you can limit ad tracking through your device's operating system settings:

  • iOS (Apple): Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking to limit ad tracking.
  • Android (Google): Go to Settings > Privacy > Ads to reset your advertising ID or opt out of interest-based ads.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable or restrict cookies at any time, please be aware that doing so may affect your experience on our website. The impact depends on the type of cookie you disable:

7.1 Disabling Essential Cookies

7.2 Disabling Analytics Cookies

If you disable analytics cookies, we will not be able to collect data about how you use our website. This does not affect your ability to browse or order food online, but it means we will have less insight to improve our website's performance and user experience. You will still have full access to all website features.

7.3 Disabling Functional Cookies

If you disable functional cookies, some personalization features will not work. For example, we may not be able to remember your preferred delivery address, saved order history, or language settings. You will need to re-enter this information each time you visit.

7.4 Disabling Advertising Cookies

If you disable advertising cookies, you will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests. Disabling these cookies does not block advertising entirely — it simply means the ads shown to you will be generic rather than personalized based on your browsing behavior.

8. Third-Party Cookies and External Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and may integrate third-party services (such as Google Maps, payment processors, or social media plugins). These third parties may set their own cookies when you interact with their features. We do not control the use of cookies by these third parties and are not responsible for their privacy practices.

We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of any third-party services you use through our website. Key third-party providers we use include:

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals. However, you can use the opt-out tools and browser settings described in Section 6 of this policy to control tracking technologies on our website.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information through our website, please contact us immediately using the details below, and we will take appropriate steps to delete such information.

11. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the cookies we use, or applicable law. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. If the changes are significant, we may also notify you through a prominent notice on our website or by email.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are committed to addressing your inquiries promptly and transparently.

Contact Information — Giordano's

When contacting us regarding cookies or privacy, please include "Cookie Policy Inquiry" in the subject line of your email so we can direct your request to the appropriate team member.