Cookie Policy

Last Updated: June 21, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Pizza Factory ("we," "us," or "our"). This Cookie Policy applies to our website located at pizzafactory-eat.digital and explains what cookies are, how we use them, what types of cookies we use, and how you can control or disable them.

We are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further details about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in accordance with applicable United States federal and state laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) where applicable, as well as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act.

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, 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 device — including your computer, smartphone, or tablet — when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners to make websites work more efficiently, to provide functionality, and to gather information about how visitors interact with their site.

Cookies are sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies perform different functions depending on their type — some are essential for the website to function at all, while others help the website owner understand how visitors use the site, or allow the site to remember your preferences.

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

  • Web beacons (pixel tags): Tiny transparent images embedded in web pages or emails that help us 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.
  • Session storage: Similar to local storage but data is cleared when you close your browser tab.
  • Scripts: Small pieces of code embedded in web pages that help deliver content and track user behavior.

For the purposes of this Cookie Policy, we will refer to all of these technologies collectively as "cookies."

3. How We Use Cookies

Pizza Factory uses cookies for a variety of purposes, including to:

  • Ensure the website functions correctly and securely
  • Remember your preferences and settings when you return to our website
  • Understand how visitors navigate and interact with our website
  • Analyze traffic patterns and measure the effectiveness of our content
  • Deliver relevant advertising and promotional content
  • Improve our online ordering experience and overall website performance
  • Prevent fraud and enhance security
  • Support our marketing and business development efforts

We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information such as health data, financial information, or government identification numbers.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

We categorize the cookies we use into four main types: Essential, Functional, Analytics, and Advertising.

4.1 Essential Cookies

Essential cookies (also known as "strictly necessary" cookies) are required for the basic operation of our website. Without these cookies, certain parts of the website cannot function properly. These cookies do not require your consent under applicable law, as they are strictly necessary to provide you with the services you have requested.

Examples of what essential cookies do on our website include:

  • Enabling you to log in to your account and stay logged in during your session
  • Maintaining items in your online order cart
  • Processing your food orders securely
  • Ensuring the website loads correctly on your device
  • Protecting against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks

4.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features. For example, these cookies can be used to remember your location, your preferred language, or your preferred delivery address. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Examples of what functional cookies do on our website include:

  • Remembering your delivery address or preferred pickup location
  • Storing your food preferences and dietary requirements
  • Saving your preferred payment method (in a tokenized, secure form)
  • Personalizing content based on your previous interactions with us

4.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve the structure, content, and usability of our website. We use third-party analytics services, primarily Google Analytics, to collect this information.

Examples of what analytics cookies do on our website include:

  • Counting the number of visitors to each page
  • Tracking how long users spend on different pages
  • Identifying which pages are most and least popular
  • Understanding the flow of navigation through the website
  • Measuring the effectiveness of promotional campaigns

4.4 Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies (also called targeting or marketing cookies) are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant and engaging to you. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator's permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.

Examples of what advertising cookies do on our website include:

  • Showing you targeted advertisements based on your interests
  • Measuring the conversion rate of our Google Ads campaigns
  • Retargeting visitors who have previously shown interest in our menu or services
  • Tracking the effectiveness of our social media advertising campaigns

5. Specific Cookies We Use

The table below provides detailed information about the specific cookies currently in use on pizzafactory-eat.digital:

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_session_id pizzafactory-eat.digital Maintains your session state and keeps you logged in during your visit. Essential for the online ordering process. Essential Session (deleted when browser is closed)
csrf_token pizzafactory-eat.digital Protects against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, ensuring form submissions are legitimate. Essential Session
cart_id pizzafactory-eat.digital Stores the contents of your online food order cart so items are not lost if you navigate between pages. Essential 7 days
user_preferences pizzafactory-eat.digital Remembers your preferences such as delivery address, dietary filters, and location settings. Functional 90 days
cookie_consent pizzafactory-eat.digital Stores your cookie consent preferences so we do not need to ask for your consent on every visit. Functional 1 year
_ga Google Analytics The main Google Analytics cookie. 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 by Google Analytics. Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used to throttle the request rate to Google Analytics, limiting data collection on high-traffic websites. In some cases, this cookie is named _gat_UA-XXXXXXX-X where the latter part is the Google Analytics tracking ID. Analytics 1 minute
_ga_XXXXXXXXXX Google Analytics (GA4) Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and distinguish users across sessions. Analytics 2 years
_gcl_au Google Ads Used by Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) to store and track conversions. It helps Google measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns by linking ad clicks to actions taken on our website, such as completing a food order. Advertising 90 days
_fbp Meta (Facebook) Used by Facebook to deliver advertising, measure and improve the relevance of ads, and track users across websites that use Facebook services. Advertising 90 days
fr Meta (Facebook) Used by Facebook to deliver, measure, and improve the relevance of ads shown to users. Contains a unique browser and user ID combination. Advertising 90 days
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 ad and to present targeted ads to the user. Advertising 1 year
NID Google Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads and is also used to remember user preferences. Advertising 6 months

6. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to the cookies we place ourselves (first-party cookies), our website may also contain cookies placed by third parties. These third-party organizations may include analytics providers, advertising networks, and social media platforms. We do not control how these third parties use the information collected through their cookies, and their use of that information is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.

Key third parties whose cookies may be present on our website include:

7. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (other than those that are strictly essential). There are several ways you can manage your cookie preferences:

7.1 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 preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link available in the footer of our website.

7.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically set your browser to:

  • Notify you before a cookie is stored
  • Block all cookies
  • Allow all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Clear all cookies when you close your browser

Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers can be found at the following links:

Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of many websites, including ours.

7.3 Opt-Out Tools for Specific Services

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

Service Opt-Out Method Link
Google Analytics Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google Ads Google Ad Settings / Opt-out of personalized ads adssettings.google.com
Meta (Facebook) Ads Facebook Ad Preferences facebook.com/adpreferences
Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) NAI Opt-out Tool (covers multiple ad networks) optout.networkadvertising.org
Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) DAA Opt-out Tool (US-based ad interest opt-out) optout.aboutads.info
Your Online Choices European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool youronlinechoices.com

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to restrict or disable cookies, please be aware that doing so may affect your experience on our website. The following table outlines the potential impact of disabling each category of cookies:

Cookie Type Impact if Disabled
Essential Cookies Significant impact. Core website functionality will be impaired. You may not be able to add items to your cart, complete an online order, or log in to your account. We strongly recommend keeping these cookies enabled.
Functional Cookies Moderate impact. The website will still work, but you may need to re-enter your preferences and delivery address each time you visit. Personalized features will not be available.
Analytics Cookies Minimal impact on your experience. The website will function normally, but we will not be able to collect information about how you use our site, which means we may be less able to improve and optimize it over time.
Advertising Cookies Minimal impact on website functionality. You will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests. It may also affect our ability to measure the return on investment of our marketing campaigns.

9. Cookies and California Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of California, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regarding your personal information, which includes data collected through cookies. These rights include:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect, the purposes for which we collect it, and the third parties with whom we share it.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. To the extent that any cookies on our website constitute a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under California law (such as behavioral advertising cookies), you may opt out using the tools provided in Section 7.3 above.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of these rights.
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: Under the CPRA, you have the right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 11 of this policy. We will respond to verified requests within 45 days as required by law.

Please note that under the FTC Act, we are also prohibited from engaging in unfair or deceptive practices in connection with the collection and use of your data. Our use of cookies is governed by this principle, and we endeavor to be fully transparent in this policy.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

If we make material changes to this Cookie Policy, we may notify you via a prominent notice on our website or, where we have your contact details, by email. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and tracking technologies, please do not hesitate to contact us using the details below:

Pizza Factory — Cookie Policy Inquiries

We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 business days. California residents may also submit requests related to their rights under the CCPA/CPRA through the same contact methods.