Cookie Policy

Last Updated: June 14, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to tastygiordanos.rest, operated by Giordanos ("we," "us," or "our"). This Cookie Policy is designed to help you understand what cookies are, how we use them on our website, and what choices you have regarding their use.

We are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use. This policy applies to all pages and services available through tastygiordanos.rest and should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at [email protected].

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-enabled device) when you visit a website. These files are stored in your browser's storage and allow the website to recognize your device on subsequent visits.

Cookies serve many purposes, including:

• Remembering your preferences and settings
• Keeping you signed in to your account
• Understanding how you interact with our website
• Delivering personalized content and advertisements
• Improving website performance and user experience
• Measuring the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns

2.1 How Cookies Work

When you visit our website for the first time, our server sends a cookie to your browser, which stores it on your device. On each subsequent visit, your browser sends that cookie back to our server. This allows the website to recognize you and remember information about your previous visits.

Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting (known as "first-party cookies") or by third-party services that the website uses, such as analytics providers or advertising networks ("third-party cookies").

2.2 Similar Technologies

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

• Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Tiny transparent images embedded in web pages or emails that track whether a page or email has been viewed.
• Local Storage: A mechanism in your browser that allows websites to store data locally on your device.
• Session Storage: Similar to local storage but only persists for the duration of your browser session.
• JavaScript Tags: Small pieces of code that track your interactions with our website and enable various features.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We categorize the cookies we use into four main types: Essential, Functional, Analytics, and Advertising. Each type serves a different purpose, as described below.

3.1 Essential Cookies

Essential cookies enable core functionality such as:

• Security and fraud prevention
• Shopping cart and order processing
• User authentication and session management
• Load balancing and server performance
• Cookie consent management

Because these cookies are strictly necessary for the website to work, you cannot opt out of them through our cookie settings. However, you can set your browser to block or alert you about all cookies, but this may affect certain parts of the website.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

These cookies enable features such as:

• Remembering your language and region preferences
• Remembering your location for delivery purposes
• Saving your menu preferences and favorite orders
• Enabling social media sharing functionality
• Providing live chat and customer support features

3.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This information helps us improve our website's structure, content, and user experience.

We use analytics cookies to:

• Count the number of visitors to our website
• Understand which pages are most and least popular
• See how visitors move through the website
• Identify technical errors and performance issues
• Test different designs and layouts (A/B testing)

3.4 Advertising and Marketing 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 help measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

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 websites.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

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

4.1 Essential Cookies

4.2 Functional Cookies

4.3 Analytics Cookies

4.4 Advertising and Marketing Cookies

5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

In the United States, our use of cookies is governed by applicable federal and state laws, including:

• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, which requires transparency about data collection practices
• The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which provide California residents with rights regarding their personal information, including the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
• Various other state privacy laws as applicable

For essential cookies, our legal basis is our legitimate interest in providing a functional website. For functional, analytics, and advertising cookies, our legal basis is your consent, which you provide through our cookie consent mechanism.

6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

6.1 Browser Settings

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

• Notify you when cookies are being set
• Accept or reject all cookies
• Delete cookies that have already been set
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block third-party cookies

Here are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:

6.2 Third-Party Opt-Out Tools

You can also opt out of specific third-party tracking and advertising cookies by using the following opt-out tools:

Google

• Google Analytics Opt-Out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
• Google Ads Settings: Manage your Google advertising preferences at https://adssettings.google.com.
• Google Privacy Controls: Visit Google My Account to manage your privacy settings.

Facebook / Meta

• Facebook Ad Preferences: Manage your ad preferences at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences.
• Facebook Off-Facebook Activity: Control how Facebook uses your activity from other websites at https://www.facebook.com/off_facebook_activity.

Industry-Wide Opt-Out

• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): Opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies at https://optout.networkadvertising.org.
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): Use the DAA's opt-out tool at https://optout.aboutads.info.
• Your Privacy Choices: California residents and other eligible users can exercise their rights through our Privacy Policy or by contacting us directly.

6.3 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our website through a mobile device, you can control advertising tracking through your device settings:

• iOS (iPhone/iPad): Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking to manage app tracking permissions.
• Android: Go to Settings > Privacy > Ads to opt out of personalized ads.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Depending on which cookies you disable, you may experience the following impacts:

7.1 If You Disable Essential Cookies

Disabling essential cookies will significantly impair the functionality of our website. You may experience:

• Inability to add items to your cart or complete orders
• Being unable to log in to your account
• Loss of security protections
• Pages not loading correctly
• Repeated prompts to accept cookies

7.2 If You Disable Functional Cookies

Disabling functional cookies will reduce the personalization of your experience. You may experience:

• Your preferences not being saved between visits
• Needing to re-enter your delivery address each time
• Loss of saved order history for quick reordering
• Some features, such as live chat, may not work properly

7.3 If You Disable Analytics Cookies

Disabling analytics cookies will not significantly affect your browsing experience, but it will mean that:

• We will be unable to track your visit for website improvement purposes
• We will have less information to improve the website for all users
• Your interaction data will not be included in our anonymous usage reports

7.4 If You Disable Advertising Cookies

Disabling advertising cookies will not prevent you from seeing advertisements, but it will mean that:

• The advertisements you see will be less relevant to your interests
• You may see the same advertisements more frequently
• We will be less able to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns

8. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites requesting that your browsing activity not be tracked. Our website currently does not respond to DNT signals, as there is no uniform standard for how websites should respond to such signals. However, you can use the opt-out mechanisms described in Section 6 to limit tracking.

We will continue to monitor developments in DNT technology and may update our practices in the future.

9. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regarding the use of cookies and the personal information they may collect:

• Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we collect through cookies and how it is used.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information collected through cookies.
• Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information collected through advertising cookies.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 11 of this policy, or visit our Privacy Policy for more detailed instructions.

10. 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 applicable law, or other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by:

• Posting the updated policy on our website with a revised "Last Updated" date
• Displaying a prominent notice on our website
• Sending an email notification (where we have your email address and where required by law)

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

11. 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 aim to respond to all cookie-related inquiries within 30 business days. If you are a California resident and wish to exercise your rights under the CCPA/CPRA, please indicate this clearly in your communication.