Cookie Policy

Last Updated: May 28, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Giordanos ("we," "us," or "our"). This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on our website giordanospizzas.click (the "Website"), and your rights and choices regarding cookies. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which together govern your use of our Website.

We are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use. As a food business operating in the United States, we comply with applicable federal and state laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and applicable Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines on online tracking and consumer protection.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Contact Information

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 to make websites work more efficiently, improve user experiences, and provide reporting information.

Cookies are created by the web server and stored on your device's browser. Each time you return to the same website, your browser sends the cookie back to the server, allowing the website to recognize you and remember your preferences, login status, shopping cart contents, and other relevant information.

Cookies do not typically contain personally identifiable information on their own, but the information stored in them can be linked to personal data we hold about you or that we receive from third parties. Under the CCPA/CPRA, data collected through cookies may be considered personal information and subject to consumer rights.

2.1 Types of Cookies by Origin

  • First-Party Cookies: These are cookies set directly by Giordanos (the website you are visiting). They are used to improve your browsing experience and remember your preferences.
  • Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by a domain other than giordanospizzas.click — typically advertising networks, analytics providers, or social media platforms. These third parties may use cookies to track your activity across multiple websites.

2.2 Types of Cookies by Duration

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session while you browse the Website.
  • Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you manually delete them. They are used to remember your preferences and recognize you when you return to our Website.

3. How We Use Cookies

Giordanos uses cookies for a variety of purposes to ensure the Website functions properly, to enhance your user experience, and to help us understand how visitors interact with our content. Specifically, we use cookies to:

  • Enable essential website functionality and security features
  • Remember your preferences and settings between visits
  • Analyze how our Website is used so we can improve it
  • Measure the effectiveness of our online marketing campaigns
  • Deliver relevant advertising based on your interests
  • Facilitate social media sharing features
  • Process online orders and maintain shopping cart functionality
  • Comply with legal and regulatory obligations

4. Categories of Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary / Essential Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function correctly. They enable core features such as security, network management, accessibility, and account login. Without these cookies, services you have requested — such as placing a food order or accessing your account — cannot be provided. Because these cookies are strictly necessary, they cannot be disabled without severely impacting your experience.

These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information beyond what is required to deliver the service and are compliant with FTC guidelines on necessary data collection.

4.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us understand which pages are the most and least popular, how visitors navigate through the site, and whether they experience any error messages. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous — we do not use it to identify individual users.

If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance effectively.

4.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. Functional cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language, region, font size, or other display preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly, and certain personalization features may be unavailable.

4.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our Website by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. They do not directly store personal information but work by uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising — however, you will still see general advertisements.

Under the CCPA/CPRA, you have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, including data collected through advertising cookies. Please see Section 7 for opt-out options.

5. Specific Cookies We Use

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on giordanospizzas.click, including their names, purposes, types, and durations.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_ga Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website. Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Used to throttle request rate and distinguish users within a 24-hour period. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Limits the collection of data on high-traffic sites to prevent server overload. Analytics 1 minute
_gcl_au Google Ads Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. Stores and tracks conversions from Google Ads campaigns. Advertising 3 months
_fbp Facebook / Meta Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Tracks user behavior and advertising effectiveness. Advertising 3 months
session_id Giordanos (First-Party) Maintains your session state across page requests. Essential for keeping you logged in and retaining shopping cart contents during a browsing session. Essential Session
cart_token Giordanos (First-Party) Stores your shopping cart data so your selected food items are retained as you navigate through the ordering process. Essential 30 days
user_preferences Giordanos (First-Party) Remembers your preferences such as preferred location, delivery address, and display settings to personalize your experience on return visits. Functional 1 year
cookie_consent Giordanos (First-Party) Stores your cookie consent preferences so we do not need to ask for your consent on every page load or visit. Essential 1 year
_csrf_token Giordanos (First-Party) Provides cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection, ensuring that form submissions and requests originate from our Website and not from malicious third-party sources. Essential / Security Session

6. Third-Party Cookies and Services

Our Website integrates with several third-party services that may set their own cookies on your device. We have no control over these third-party cookies. The third-party service providers we currently use include:

6.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to analyze traffic and usage patterns on our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to visiting. We use this data to improve our Website and services. Google's privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

6.2 Google Ads

We use Google Ads to promote our food products and services. Google Ads uses cookies to help us track conversions and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. For more information, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

6.3 Facebook / Meta Pixel

Our Website may use the Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel), which allows us to measure the effectiveness of advertising by understanding the actions people take on our Website. Meta's data policy is available at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/.

7. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (except for strictly necessary cookies). You can exercise your cookie preferences in several ways:

7.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Below are links to cookie management instructions for the most popular browsers:

Please note that if you choose to block cookies through your browser, some parts of our Website — particularly those essential to the ordering process — may not function correctly.

7.2 Opt-Out Tools for Third-Party Advertising

You can opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies through the following industry opt-out tools:

7.3 California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:

  • The right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
  • The right to delete personal information we have collected from you
  • The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information
  • The right to correct inaccurate personal information
  • The right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights or to submit a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" request, please contact us at [email protected].

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to refuse cookies, please be aware that doing so may affect your experience on our Website. Below is a summary of the potential impacts:

Cookie Type Impact of Disabling
Essential Cookies The Website may not function properly. You may be unable to place orders, log into your account, or access secure sections of the site. Shopping cart functionality will be lost.
Analytics Cookies We will be unable to monitor Website performance or understand how visitors use our site. This limits our ability to improve the user experience, but your browsing will not be noticeably affected.
Functional Cookies Your preferences will not be saved between visits. You may need to re-enter information such as your delivery address or language settings each time you visit.
Advertising Cookies You will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests. You may see the same ads more frequently as advertisers will not have data to optimize ad delivery.

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers and browser extensions offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you prefer not to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no uniform standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, and our Website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. However, we do provide the opt-out mechanisms described in Section 7 of this policy, which you may use to limit tracking.

We will continue to monitor developments in DNT standards and update our practices accordingly in compliance with FTC guidance and applicable state law.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through cookies or any other means. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at [email protected] so that we may take appropriate action in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

11. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, updates to applicable laws and regulations, or improvements to our Website. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

If we make significant changes that materially affect your rights or how we process data collected through cookies, we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our Website or by sending an email to the address you have provided to us.

Your continued use of the Website after any changes to this Cookie 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 responding to all inquiries in a timely manner.

Giordanos — Cookie Policy Inquiries

We aim to respond to all cookie-related inquiries within 30 business days. California residents submitting CCPA/CPRA requests will receive a response within 45 days as required by law, with a possible extension of an additional 45 days when reasonably necessary.