Cookie Policy

Last Updated: June 13, 2026

1. 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. These files are stored by your web browser and contain information that allows websites to recognize your device, remember your preferences, and provide a more personalized browsing experience.

Cookies were designed to be a reliable mechanism for websites to remember useful information, such as items you added to a shopping cart, your login credentials, or your language preferences. They play a fundamental role in making the internet work efficiently and in enabling website owners to understand how users interact with their sites.

Cookies typically contain the following information:

• The name of the server that placed the cookie
• A unique identifier (a string of letters and numbers)
• An expiration date (after which the cookie is automatically deleted)
• Various settings such as domain and path restrictions

1.1 How Do Cookies Work?

When you visit a website for the first time, the web server sends a cookie to your browser, which stores it on your device. On subsequent visits, your browser sends the stored cookie back to the server, allowing the website to recognize you and recall your previous interactions.

Cookies can be set either by the website you are visiting directly (known as "first-party cookies") or by third-party services operating on that website (known as "third-party cookies"). Third-party cookies are commonly used for advertising, analytics, and social media integration purposes.

1.2 Similar Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may also use similar tracking technologies, including:

• Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Tiny invisible images embedded in web pages or emails that track whether a page has been viewed or an email has been opened.
• Local Storage: A browser feature that allows websites to store data locally on your device, similar to cookies but with greater storage capacity.
• Session Storage: Temporary storage that is cleared when you close your browser tab or window.
• JavaScript Tags: Small pieces of code that collect information about your browsing behavior.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We categorize the cookies we use on fresh-giordanos.rest into four main types, based on their purpose and function:

2.1 Strictly Necessary / Essential Cookies

Essential cookies perform functions such as:

• Enabling you to navigate between pages on our website
• Remembering items you have added to an online order or cart
• Maintaining your session while you are logged in
• Ensuring the security of your account and transactions
• Complying with legal requirements

2.2 Analytics / Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited most often, how long users spend on each page, and any error messages encountered. This data helps us improve the performance and usability of our website.

Analytics cookies collect aggregated, anonymous data. They do not identify you personally but help us understand overall usage patterns and user behavior on our site.

2.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language, region, font size, or other customizable features) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as watching a video or commenting on a post.

Information collected by functional cookies may be anonymized and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

2.4 Advertising / Targeting Cookies

Advertising cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission.

These cookies remember that you have visited a website and this information may be shared with other organizations such as advertisers. This means after visiting our site, you may see advertisements for Giordanos on other websites.

3. Specific Cookies We Use

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies currently in use on fresh-giordanos.rest:

* This table may not represent an exhaustive list of all cookies. New cookies may be added as we update our services. We will endeavor to keep this table as current as possible.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party service providers that we work with to deliver certain features and services. We do not control these third-party cookies and their use is subject to the respective third party's own privacy and cookie policies.

Our main third-party service providers include:

• Google LLC — for Google Analytics (website analytics), Google Ads (advertising), and Google Maps (restaurant location services). Governed by Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook) — for Facebook Pixel (advertising and conversion tracking) and social sharing features. Governed by Meta's Privacy Policy at facebook.com/privacy/policy.
• Payment Processors — secure payment service providers may set cookies to process transactions safely. These are governed by each processor's individual privacy policy.

5. Your Cookie Choices and How to Manage Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in several ways:

5.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, alert you when cookies are being sent, or delete cookies that have already been stored. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.

Here are links to cookie management instructions for the most common web browsers:

• Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
• Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org — Enable and Disable Cookies
• Apple Safari: support.apple.com — Manage Cookies in Safari
• Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com — Delete Cookies in Edge
• Opera: help.opera.com — Cookies Settings

5.2 Opt-Out Tools for Specific Services

You can opt out of specific third-party tracking services using the following tools:

5.3 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our website on a mobile device, you can also manage tracking through your device's privacy settings. On iOS devices, you can use the "Limit Ad Tracking" setting. On Android devices, you can opt out of personalized advertising through your Google Account settings.

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

The following describes the potential impact of disabling each category of cookies:

6.1 Disabling Essential Cookies

Disabling essential cookies is not recommended and, in some cases, is not possible through standard browser settings, as they are critical to the basic operation of our website. If you do manage to disable them, you may experience the following issues:

• Inability to complete online food orders or reservations
• Loss of items in your shopping cart between pages
• Inability to log in to your account
• Reduced website security
• Disrupted navigation between pages

6.2 Disabling Analytics Cookies

Disabling analytics cookies will prevent us from collecting anonymous data about how you use our website. While this will not directly affect your browsing experience, it will limit our ability to identify and fix problems, improve website performance, and understand what content is most useful to our visitors.

6.3 Disabling Functional Cookies

If you disable functional cookies, you may notice that:

• Your language and region preferences are not saved
• Personalized features and recommendations are unavailable
• You may need to re-enter your preferences each time you visit
• Certain interactive features such as video playback may not work properly

6.4 Disabling Advertising Cookies

Disabling advertising cookies will not reduce the number of advertisements you see online. Instead, it means that the advertisements you see will be less relevant to your interests. You may see advertisements from Giordanos less frequently or in less targeted contexts.

7. Legal Basis for Cookie Use

We operate our website in the United States. Our use of cookies and similar technologies is governed by applicable United States law, including:

• The Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) — which requires transparency about data collection practices and prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce.
• The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) — which provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information, including the right to opt out of the sale of personal data.
• Other applicable state and federal privacy laws as they develop and come into force.

For cookies that are not strictly necessary, we rely on your consent as our legal basis for processing. You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or using the opt-out tools described in Section 5 above.

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know what personal information is collected about you, the right to delete your personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 9 below.

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in technology, or changes in applicable law. When we make significant changes, we will post a prominent notice on our website and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.

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 terms.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are committed to addressing your inquiries in a timely and transparent manner.

We aim to respond to all cookie-related inquiries within 30 business days of receipt. If your request involves the exercise of rights under the CCPA/CPRA or other applicable privacy laws, we will respond within the timeframes required by law.