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Cookie Policy

Learn how Imos Pizza uses cookies to enhance your online ordering experience and protect your privacy while browsing our website.

Last Updated: January 15, 2026

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Imos Pizza ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website imos-pizzas.click (the "Website"). This policy is part of our comprehensive Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

By using our Website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you should adjust your browser settings accordingly or discontinue use of our Website.

Important Note: This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

2. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

How Cookies Work

When you visit our Website, our servers send cookies to your device. These cookies are then stored in your browser and sent back to our servers on subsequent visits, allowing us to recognize your device and remember certain information about your preferences and activities.

Types of Cookies by Duration

  • Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. They help with navigation and maintaining your session while browsing.
  • Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a predetermined period or until you manually delete them. They remember your preferences across browsing sessions.

Types of Cookies by Source

  • First-Party Cookies: Set directly by our Website and can only be read by our domain.
  • Third-Party Cookies: Set by external services we use, such as analytics providers or advertising partners.

3. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes that enhance your experience on our Website and help us provide better food delivery services:

  • Essential Website Functionality: Enable core features like user authentication, shopping cart functionality, and secure order processing.
  • Performance Improvement: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Website so we can optimize loading speeds and user interface.
  • User Experience Personalization: Remember your delivery preferences, favorite menu items, and customization choices.
  • Analytics and Statistics: Provide insights into website usage patterns, popular menu items, and customer behavior to improve our services.
  • Marketing and Advertising: Enable targeted advertising, measure campaign effectiveness, and personalize promotional content.
  • Location Services: Help estimate delivery times and show nearby restaurant locations.
  • Order Management: Maintain your shopping cart contents and track order status across browsing sessions.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function properly. They cannot be disabled without severely impacting your ability to use our services.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
PHPSESSID Imos Pizza Manages user session and authentication Session Browser close
cart_items Imos Pizza Stores shopping cart contents Persistent 7 days
user_location Imos Pizza Remembers delivery location for order estimation Persistent 30 days
csrf_token Imos Pizza Provides security against cross-site request forgery Session Browser close
cookieConsent Imos Pizza Stores your cookie preferences and consent Persistent 1 year

4.2 Performance/Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_ga Google Analytics Distinguishes unique users and sessions Persistent 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Distinguishes unique users (short-term) Persistent 24 hours
_gat_UA-* Google Analytics Throttles request rate to Google Analytics Persistent 1 minute
_gtag_UA_* Google Analytics Tracks user interactions with enhanced ecommerce Persistent 2 years
order_analytics Imos Pizza Tracks order completion rates and popular items Persistent 90 days

4.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and customization choices.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
user_preferences Imos Pizza Stores dietary preferences and customization options Persistent 1 year
language Imos Pizza Remembers selected language preference Persistent 1 year
delivery_zone Imos Pizza Stores selected delivery area for relevant menu display Persistent 6 months
favorite_items Imos Pizza Saves favorite menu items for quick reordering Persistent 1 year

4.4 Targeting/Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to your interests and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_fbp Facebook Stores Facebook browser ID for advertising targeting Persistent 3 months
fr Facebook Enables Facebook advertising and analytics Persistent 3 months
ads_prefs Imos Pizza Tracks ad interaction preferences for food categories Persistent 6 months
retargeting Imos Pizza Enables remarketing to users who abandoned carts Persistent 30 days

5. Third-Party Cookies

We use several trusted third-party services that may place cookies on your device when you visit our Website. These services help us provide better functionality and understand our users' needs.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our Website. Google Analytics collects information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors.

Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy

Opt-out: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

Facebook

We use Facebook's advertising tools to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and provide relevant advertisements to users who may be interested in our food services.

Privacy Policy: Facebook Privacy Policy

Ad Preferences: Facebook Ad Preferences

Payment Processors

Our payment processing partners may use cookies to ensure secure transactions and prevent fraud. These cookies are essential for completing online orders.

Delivery Partners

When you choose delivery through third-party services, those platforms may set their own cookies for order tracking and delivery management.

6. Cookie Duration

The length of time cookies remain on your device varies depending on their purpose:

Cookie Category Typical Duration Examples
Session Cookies Until browser is closed User authentication, shopping cart during session
Short-term Persistent Minutes to 24 hours Rate limiting, temporary preferences
Medium-term Persistent 7 days to 6 months Shopping cart storage, delivery preferences
Long-term Persistent 1-2 years User preferences, analytics tracking

7. How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies on our Website. You can control cookies through your browser settings, our cookie consent tool, or third-party opt-out mechanisms.

7.1 Browser Settings

All modern browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Here are instructions for popular browsers:

Google Chrome

  1. Click on the three dots menu icon in the top-right corner
  2. Select "Settings"
  3. Click on "Privacy and security" in the left sidebar
  4. Click on "Cookies and other site data"
  5. Choose your preferred cookie settings:
    • Allow all cookies
    • Block third-party cookies in Incognito
    • Block third-party cookies
    • Block all cookies
  6. To delete existing cookies, click "See all cookies and site data" and select cookies to remove

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Click on the menu button and select "Settings"
  2. Click on "Privacy & Security" in the left panel
  3. Under "Cookies and Site Data," select your preferences:
    • Standard (default setting)
    • Strict (blocks most trackers)
    • Custom (choose specific settings)
  4. To clear existing cookies, click "Clear Data" and select "Cookies and Site Data"
  5. You can also click "Manage Data" to view and delete specific cookies

Safari

  1. Open Safari and click "Safari" in the top menu bar
  2. Select "Preferences"
  3. Click on the "Privacy" tab
  4. Under "Cookies and website data," choose your preference:
    • Always block
    • Allow from current website only
    • Allow from websites I visit
    • Always allow
  5. To remove existing cookies, click "Manage Website Data" and select cookies to delete

Microsoft Edge

  1. Click on the three dots menu icon in the top-right corner
  2. Select "Settings"
  3. Click on "Cookies and site permissions" in the left sidebar
  4. Click on "Cookies and site data"
  5. Toggle the settings for:
    • Allow sites to save and read cookie data
    • Block third-party cookies
  6. To clear existing cookies, click "See all cookies and site data" and manage individually

7.2 Our Cookie Consent Tool

We provide a cookie consent management tool that allows you to:

  • Accept or reject different categories of cookies
  • Change your preferences at any time
  • View detailed information about each cookie category
  • Customize your experience while maintaining essential functionality

You can access our cookie preferences tool by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of any page, or by clicking the button below:

7.3 Third-Party Opt-Out Links

For cookies set by third-party services, you can opt out directly through their platforms:

8. Consequences of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable cookies, doing so may significantly impact your ability to use our Website and services effectively.

Important Warning: Disabling certain cookies will limit the functionality of our Website and may prevent you from placing orders or accessing personalized features.

Impact of Disabling Different Cookie Categories

Strictly Necessary Cookies

If you disable these cookies, you will experience:

  • Inability to complete online orders
  • Loss of shopping cart contents when navigating between pages
  • Requirement to re-enter information repeatedly
  • Reduced website security and potential vulnerability to attacks
  • Inability to maintain user sessions or login status

Performance/Analytics Cookies

Disabling these cookies will result in:

  • Limited ability for us to improve Website performance
  • Reduced capability to identify and fix technical issues
  • Less personalized experience based on usage patterns
  • Inability to track the effectiveness of our services

Functionality Cookies

Without these cookies, you may experience:

  • Loss of saved preferences and customizations
  • Inability to remember delivery locations
  • Need to re-enter dietary preferences and restrictions
  • Loss of favorite menu items and quick reorder options
  • Default language and region settings only

Marketing/Targeting Cookies

Blocking these cookies will lead to:

  • Less relevant advertisements and promotions
  • Generic marketing content instead of personalized offers
  • Inability to track the effectiveness of promotional campaigns
  • Repeated display of the same advertisements

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting that sends a signal to websites indicating that you do not want to be tracked across websites for advertising purposes.

Our Response to DNT Signals: Currently, there is no industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. While we respect your privacy choices, our Website does not automatically respond to DNT signals. However, you can use our cookie consent tool and browser settings to control tracking and cookies according to your preferences.

How to Enable DNT in Your Browser:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data → "Send a 'Do Not Track' request"
  • Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → "Send websites a 'Do Not Track' request"
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → "Ask websites not to track me"
  • Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → "Send Do Not Track requests"

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our business practices. When we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you through one or more of the following methods:

  • Prominently posting a notice on our Website homepage
  • Sending an email notification to registered users
  • Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
  • Displaying a notification when you next visit our Website

Your Continued Use: Your continued use of our Website after any changes to this Cookie Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. If you do not agree to the changes, you should discontinue use of our Website and adjust your browser settings to block cookies from our domain.

Version History: We maintain records of previous versions of this policy. If you would like to review a previous version, please contact us using the information provided below.

11. Contact Us

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

Imos Pizza
2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702, USA
+16 472 957 5981
[email protected]

Response Time: We aim to respond to all cookie-related inquiries within 2 business days. For urgent privacy concerns, please mark your email as "URGENT - Privacy Inquiry."

Subject Matter Experts: Our customer service team is trained on privacy and cookie matters. For complex technical questions, your inquiry may be forwarded to our data protection specialist.

12. More Information

For additional information about cookies, privacy, and online security, we recommend consulting these external resources:

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Stay Informed: Privacy laws and cookie regulations continue to evolve. We regularly review and update our policies to ensure compliance with current legal requirements and industry best practices.