Cookie Policy

Last Updated: May 27, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Dewey's Pizza. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use data related to you. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, what types of cookies we use, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences when you visit our website at deweys-food.rest.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which provide additional information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. Together, these documents form our complete data governance framework.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other tracking technologies, please contact us using the contact details provided at the end of this policy.

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 third-party providers to make websites work efficiently, to improve user experience, and to provide reporting information to website operators.

Cookies set by the website owner — in this case, Dewey's Pizza — are called first-party cookies. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called third-party cookies. Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website, such as advertising, interactive content, and analytics. The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your device both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user. However, personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. The information collected by cookies may include:

  • The pages you visit on our website
  • The date and time of your visit
  • The amount of time you spend on each page
  • What you click on while visiting our website
  • Your approximate geographic location
  • Your device type, browser, and operating system
  • Your internet service provider or IP address

3. How Do Cookies Work?

When you first visit deweys-food.rest, your browser sends a request to our web server. Our server may then send a small text file (a cookie) to your browser, which stores it on your device. On your next visit to our website, your browser sends that cookie back to the server, allowing us to recognize you and remember your preferences or actions.

Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies:

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you close the browser. They are not stored on your hard drive and are erased when you close your browser session.
  • Persistent Cookies: These remain in the cookie file of your browser for a defined period of time, even after you close your browser. They help websites remember your information and settings on future visits.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

We use four main categories of cookies on our website. Each category serves a different purpose and plays a specific role in your browsing experience.

4.1 Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. Without these cookies, services that you have asked for cannot be provided. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, shopping cart functionality, and account authentication. You cannot opt out of these cookies because the website cannot function properly without them.

Examples of what these cookies do include:

  • Keeping you logged in during your visit
  • Remembering items in your online ordering cart
  • Ensuring the security of your session
  • Enabling payment processing during checkout

4.2 Functional / Preference Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you have made in the past, such as your preferred language, your location, your login details, and other customizations. The information these cookies collect is typically anonymized and cannot be used to track your browsing activity on other websites.

Examples of what these cookies do include:

  • Remembering your delivery address preferences
  • Storing your previous food orders for easy reordering
  • Saving your preferred pizza customizations
  • Remembering your cookie consent preferences

4.3 Analytics / Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages visitors go to most often and whether visitors receive error messages from certain pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor individually. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use this information to improve how our website works and to understand which areas are most popular.

We use Google Analytics on our website, which uses cookies to help us analyze how users interact with the site. Google Analytics collects information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. You can review Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

4.4 Advertising / Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They perform functions like preventing the same advertisement from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests. We and our advertising partners may use these cookies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites.

We use Google Ads cookies to track the performance of our online advertising campaigns and to show relevant ads to people who have previously visited our website. These cookies may be set by our advertising partners and may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites.

5. Specific Cookies We Use

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

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_ga Google Analytics Used to distinguish users. Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Used to distinguish users. Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used to throttle request rates. Limits the collection of data on high-traffic websites. Analytics 1 minute
_gcl_au Google Ads Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. Tracks conversions and ad performance. 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. Advertising 3 months
session_id Dewey's Pizza Maintains your session state across page requests. Essential for the ordering system to function. Essential Session
cart_token Dewey's Pizza Stores your shopping cart contents so items are not lost when you navigate between pages. Essential 7 days
user_prefs Dewey's Pizza Remembers your preferences such as delivery address, favorite orders, and website display settings. Functional 1 year
cookie_consent Dewey's Pizza Stores your cookie consent preferences so we do not need to ask you again on future visits. Essential 1 year
csrf_token Dewey's Pizza Security cookie used to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks during form submissions and transactions. Essential Session

Note: This list may be updated periodically as our technology and third-party services change. We recommend checking this policy regularly for updates.

6. Third-Party Cookies and Services

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of our website, deliver advertisements, and so forth. These third parties may set their own cookies on your device. We do not have direct control over these third-party cookies. The information collected through third-party cookies is governed by the privacy policies of those third parties.

6.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by visiting: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

6.2 Google Ads

We use Google Ads to advertise our products and services online. Google Ads uses cookies to track which advertisements you have seen and whether you have visited our website after seeing one of our ads. This helps us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

You can manage your Google Ads preferences at: adssettings.google.com

6.3 Facebook / Meta Pixel

We may use the Facebook Pixel, a tool provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., to measure the effectiveness of our advertising, to understand the actions people take on our website, and to reach specific audiences with our advertisements on Facebook and Instagram.

You can opt out of Facebook advertising cookies at: facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads

7. How to Manage and Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (except for strictly essential cookies which are required for the website to function). There are several ways you can manage your cookie preferences:

7.1 Browser Settings

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

Below are links to cookie management instructions for the most popular browsers:

7.2 Opt-Out Tools

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

7.3 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our website through a mobile device, you may also be able to reset your mobile advertising identifier or opt out of interest-based advertisements through your device settings:

  • iOS (Apple): Go to Settings > Privacy > Tracking and disable "Allow Apps to Request to Track"
  • Android (Google): Go to Settings > Google > Ads and select "Opt out of Ads Personalization"

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please be aware that restricting or disabling cookies may impact the functionality and performance of our website. The following table outlines the potential impact of disabling different types of cookies:

Cookie Type Impact of Disabling
Essential Cookies The website may not function properly. You may be unable to place orders, log in to your account, or complete purchases. Shopping cart functionality may be lost between pages.
Functional Cookies Your preferences will not be remembered between visits. You will need to re-enter your delivery address and other information each time you visit. Previous orders may not be accessible.
Analytics Cookies We will be unable to track website performance and user behavior. This may reduce our ability to improve the website experience for all users. There is no direct impact on your personal browsing experience.
Advertising Cookies You will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests. You may see the same advertisements repeatedly. We will be less able to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, deweys-food.rest does not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals, as there is currently no consistent industry standard for how such signals should be interpreted. However, you can use the cookie management tools described in Section 7 of this policy to control how we track your activity on our website.

10. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

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 the personal information collected through cookies. These rights include:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell, including information collected through cookies.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete personal information collected through cookies, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, including data collected through advertising cookies.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 12 below. We will respond to your request within 45 days as required by California law.

11. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will 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.

If we make material changes to this Cookie Policy, we may notify you by posting a prominent notice on our website or by sending an email notification if we have your contact information. Your continued use of deweys-food.rest after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and tracking technologies, please contact us using the following information:

Dewey's Pizza

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 5 business days. For California residents exercising CCPA/CPRA rights, we will respond within 45 days as required by law.

This Cookie Policy was last reviewed and updated on May 27, 2026. Dewey's Pizza is committed to protecting your privacy and providing a transparent, trustworthy online experience.