Cookie Policy

Last Updated: May 16, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Dewey's Pizza. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use data related to your use of our website. This Cookie Policy is designed to help you understand what cookies are, how we use them, what types of cookies we deploy, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which together govern your use of deweyspizza-meal.click. If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us using the details provided at the end of this policy.

Our use of cookies and similar technologies is governed by applicable United States federal and state laws, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act regarding unfair or deceptive practices, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and other applicable state privacy regulations.

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 to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to the owners of the website.

Cookies are created by the web server and sent to your browser, where they are stored. The server can then read the information stored in the cookie on future visits. Each cookie is unique to your web browser and will contain anonymous information such as a unique identifier, the website name, and some digits and numbers.

2.1 How Do Cookies Work?

When you visit deweyspizza-meal.click for the first time, our website sends a cookie to your device. On your next visit, your browser sends the cookie back to our server, allowing us to recognize you and remember your preferences. This process helps us provide you with a more personalized and efficient browsing experience.

Cookies can be "session cookies" or "persistent cookies." Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies survive after your browser is closed and can be used by websites to recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the internet again.

2.2 Similar Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar tracking technologies on our website, including:

  • Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): These are tiny graphic images embedded in web pages or emails that help us understand how users interact with our content.
  • Local Storage: This allows data to be stored locally within your browser and is more persistent than session cookies.
  • JavaScript Tags: These are small pieces of code embedded in our website that help us track user behavior and gather analytics data.
  • Device Fingerprinting: A technique that uses certain attributes of your device to identify it uniquely.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Dewey's Pizza uses the following categories of cookies on our website:

3.1 Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies

These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website. They enable core features such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, certain services on our website cannot be provided. These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information about you and cannot be switched off in our systems.

Examples of what essential cookies help us do:

  • Remember items you have added to your online order or cart
  • Keep you logged in during your visit
  • Ensure the security of your browsing session
  • Load the website correctly and efficiently
  • Comply with legal obligations regarding your privacy preferences

3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often, how long users spend on each page, and whether users receive error messages from web pages. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use this information to improve how our website works and to understand user behavior patterns.

We use Google Analytics to help us analyze website traffic and usage patterns. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of our website, which is transmitted to Google's servers and processed to generate statistical reports on website activity.

3.3 Functional Cookies

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

On our food ordering platform, functional cookies help us:

  • Remember your delivery address and order preferences
  • Save your favorite menu items for future visits
  • Maintain your preferred language and regional settings
  • Remember if you have previously agreed to our terms and conditions

3.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

These 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 the website operator's permission.

We use Google Ads and other advertising platforms to promote Dewey's Pizza and our food services. These advertising cookies track your online activity after you visit our website, helping our advertising partners show you relevant ads across the internet.

4. Specific Cookies Used on Our Website

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on deweyspizza-meal.click:

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_ga Google Analytics Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Used to distinguish users and track sessions across the site. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. This cookie stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate, limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. Helps manage and reduce the frequency of requests to Google's servers. 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 campaign 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. Tracks user behavior across the web for targeted advertising. Advertising 3 months
session_id Dewey's Pizza Maintains your active browsing session on our website, keeping you logged in and preserving your order cart contents while you navigate through our site. Essential Session
cart_token Dewey's Pizza Stores your shopping cart information so that items you add to your order are not lost when you navigate between pages on our website. Essential 30 days
user_preferences Dewey's Pizza Remembers your preferences such as delivery address, favorite menu items, and customization choices to enhance your experience on return visits. Functional 1 year
cookie_consent Dewey's Pizza Records your cookie consent preferences to ensure we only deploy cookies that you have agreed to. Prevents the consent banner from appearing on every page visit. Essential 1 year
location_pref Dewey's Pizza Stores your preferred delivery location or the nearest Dewey's Pizza location to streamline your ordering process on subsequent visits. Functional 6 months
_ga_[ID] Google Analytics (GA4) Used to persist session state across page requests. Part of Google Analytics 4 infrastructure for collecting and analyzing user engagement data. Analytics 2 years
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 for the purpose of measuring ad campaign effectiveness. Advertising 1 year
NID Google Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads and to remember user preferences. Advertising 6 months

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of our website, deliver advertisements on and through our website, and enable certain social media features. These third-party services have their own privacy and cookie policies that govern their use of your data.

5.1 Google Services

We use Google Analytics, Google Ads, and other Google services on our website. Google may use the data collected through these services for its own purposes. You can learn more about how Google uses data when you use our website by visiting: Google Privacy & Terms.

5.2 Facebook (Meta) Pixel

We may use the Facebook Pixel to track conversions from Facebook ads, optimize ads based on collected data, build targeted audiences for future ads, and remarket to people who have taken some kind of action on our website. This data is governed by Facebook's Data Policy.

5.3 Payment Processors

When you make a purchase through our website, payment processing services may set their own cookies. These cookies are necessary for processing transactions securely and are governed by the respective payment processor's privacy policy.

6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

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

6.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences by category. Your choices will be saved in a cookie on your device, and you can change them at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.

6.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

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

6.3 Opt-Out Tools and Links

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

  • 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 Personalization: Manage or opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • Facebook Ad Preferences: Manage your Facebook advertising preferences through Facebook Ad Preferences.
  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): Opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies at NAI Opt-Out.
  • Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): Use the DAA WebChoices Tool to manage your advertising preferences.
  • Your Online Choices (for EU/EEA users): Visit Your Online Choices to manage advertising cookies.

6.4 Mobile Device Settings

If you use a mobile device, you can manage cookies through your device settings:

  • iOS (iPhone/iPad): Go to Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security to manage cookies and tracking.
  • Android: Go to Settings → Privacy → Ads to manage personalized ad preferences, or manage cookies through your mobile browser settings.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable or restrict cookies, please be aware that doing so may have a significant impact on your experience using our website and ordering system. The following outlines the potential consequences of disabling different categories of cookies:

7.1 If You Disable Essential Cookies

  • You may be unable to add items to your online order cart
  • You will likely be logged out with each page change
  • Secure sections of our website may become inaccessible
  • The overall functionality of our website may be severely impaired
  • You may not be able to complete online food orders

7.2 If You Disable Analytics Cookies

  • We will no longer be able to gather data about how you use our website
  • This may limit our ability to improve our website based on user behavior
  • Your overall browsing experience on our site will not be directly affected
  • You may still see general advertisements, but they will not be optimized based on your behavior

7.3 If You Disable Functional Cookies

  • Your preferences (such as saved addresses and favorite items) will not be remembered between visits
  • You will need to re-enter your delivery information each time you visit
  • Certain personalized features of our ordering system will not be available
  • Language and regional settings may reset with each visit

7.4 If You Disable Advertising Cookies

  • You will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests
  • We will be less able to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns
  • You may see the same advertisements repeated more frequently
  • Your core browsing experience on our website will not be significantly affected

8. Your Privacy Rights Under US Law

Depending on your state of residence, you may have specific rights regarding your personal data, including data collected through cookies:

8.1 California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you through cookies and other means.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information we have collected from you.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. Advertising cookies may constitute "sharing" under CPRA.
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit our use of sensitive personal information.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

8.2 Other State Privacy Laws

Residents of other states including Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Utah (UCPA), and other states with comprehensive privacy laws may have similar rights. We are committed to complying with all applicable state privacy laws and will respond to verifiable consumer requests in accordance with applicable law.

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. We will continue to monitor the development of a DNT standard and evaluate our response accordingly.

In the meantime, you can use the opt-out tools and browser settings described in Section 6 of this policy to control tracking technologies on our website.

10. Data Retention

The duration for which cookies remain on your device is set individually for each cookie and is described in the cookie table in Section 4. Generally, session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device for the specified duration or until you delete them manually. We retain the data collected through cookies for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

11. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies and similar technologies we use, legal requirements, or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, by providing a more prominent notice on our website.

We encourage you to periodically review this Cookie Policy to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Cookie Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

12. Contact Us

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

Dewey's Pizza

We will do our best to respond to your inquiry within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law. For verified consumer requests under state privacy laws such as the CCPA/CPRA, we will respond within 45 days of receiving your request, with the possibility of extending this period by an additional 45 days when reasonably necessary.