Cookie Policy
Effective Date: June 4, 2026 | Last Updated: June 4, 2026
1. 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, to provide a better user experience, and to provide reporting and analytical information.
Cookies are created by the web server and sent to your browser, where they are stored. The server can retrieve the cookie the next time you visit, allowing the website to recognize you and remember your preferences or actions over time. Cookies do not typically contain information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Costa Vida) 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 when it visits certain other websites.
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
Costa Vida uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for several important reasons:
- To operate and improve our website: Some cookies are essential for our website to function properly, allowing you to navigate our pages and use our features such as online ordering, menu browsing, and location finders.
- To remember your preferences: Functional cookies allow us to remember your choices and customize your experience, such as your preferred location or dietary preferences.
- To analyze website traffic: Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and where visitors come from, enabling us to improve our content and services.
- To deliver relevant advertising: Advertising cookies help us display relevant advertisements to you both on our website and on third-party websites you visit.
- To ensure security: Certain cookies help us detect and prevent fraudulent activity and ensure the security of your interactions with our website.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize the cookies used on foodcostavida.click into the following types:
3.1 Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies
Essential cookies on our website may include session management cookies, shopping cart cookies, authentication cookies, and security cookies. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information and are deleted as soon as you close your browser (session cookies) or expire after a set period of time (persistent cookies).
3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the website. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our website.
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to compile statistical reports on website activity.
3.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly. Functional cookies on our site may remember your preferred restaurant location, language preferences, and other settings that make your visit more convenient.
3.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies
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. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
We use Google Ads and may use Facebook Pixel and other advertising technologies to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and to deliver relevant advertisements to users who have previously visited our website.
4. Specific Cookies Used on Our Website
The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on foodcostavida.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 user sessions. | Analytics | 2 years |
_gid |
Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. | Analytics | 24 hours |
_gat |
Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Limits the collection of data on high traffic sites to manage data flow and prevent server overload. | Analytics | 1 minute |
_gat_gtag_UA_* |
Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate when using Google Tag Manager. Helps manage the frequency of data sent to Google Analytics servers. | Analytics | 1 minute |
_gcl_au |
Google Ads | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. Stores and tracks conversions from Google Ads. | 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 visitor activity across websites. | Advertising | 3 months |
_fbc |
Facebook / Meta | Stores the last visit of a user. Used together with _fbp for advertising attribution purposes and tracking ad click-throughs from Facebook. | Advertising | 2 years |
SESSID / PHPSESSID |
Costa Vida (First-Party) | Preserves user session state across page requests. Essential for maintaining your shopping cart, login status, and other session-based functionality. | Essential | Session |
csrf_token |
Costa Vida (First-Party) | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by ensuring that form submissions originate from our website. A security essential cookie. | Essential | Session |
preferred_location |
Costa Vida (First-Party) | Remembers the user's preferred restaurant location to provide a more personalized experience on return visits. | Functional | 6 months |
cookie_consent |
Costa Vida (First-Party) | Stores the user's cookie consent preferences to ensure we respect your choices and do not ask for consent repeatedly. | Essential | 1 year |
dietary_prefs |
Costa Vida (First-Party) | Saves your dietary filter preferences (e.g., vegetarian, gluten-sensitive) so you don't have to re-select them on each visit to our menu pages. | Functional | 3 months |
NID |
Registers a unique ID to remember your preferences and other information, including preferred language, how many search results you prefer to have shown per page, and whether or not you want Google's SafeSearch filter activated. | Advertising / Functional | 6 months |
5. How to Manage and Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (other than strictly necessary cookies). You can exercise your cookie preferences through the following methods:
5.1 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, to alert you when a cookie is being set, or to delete existing cookies. The exact process varies depending on which browser you use. Below are links to the cookie management instructions for popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge
- Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/
For mobile devices, please refer to your device manufacturer's instructions for managing cookies and tracking settings on mobile browsers.
5.2 Opt-Out Tools for Specific Services
In addition to browser-level controls, you can opt out of specific third-party tracking services using the following tools:
| Service | Opt-Out Tool | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on | Download and install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics. |
| Google Ads / Personalized Advertising | Google Ad Settings | Manage your Google advertising preferences and opt out of personalized ads across Google's advertising network. |
| Facebook / Meta Ads | Facebook Ad Preferences | Control the types of ads you see on Facebook and Instagram and opt out of interest-based advertising. |
| Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) | NAI Opt-Out Tool | Opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies through a single opt-out tool. |
| Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) | DAA Opt-Out Tool | Opt out of interest-based advertising from DAA participating companies using the YourAdChoices opt-out tool. |
6. Impact of Disabling Cookies
While you have the right to disable or restrict cookies, doing so may affect your experience on our website. The impact depends on which types of cookies you choose to disable:
| Cookie Type | Impact if Disabled |
|---|---|
| Essential Cookies | Disabling essential cookies will significantly impair the functionality of our website. You may not be able to use our online ordering system, maintain items in your cart, log into your account, or use location-based features. We strongly advise against disabling these cookies. |
| Analytics Cookies | If you disable analytics cookies, we will not be able to collect data about your visit. This will not affect your ability to use our website, but it will limit our ability to improve our services based on user behavior patterns. Your browsing experience will remain largely unchanged. |
| Functional Cookies | Disabling functional cookies means that certain personalized features will not work properly. You may need to re-enter your location preferences, dietary filters, and other settings each time you visit our website. This may make your experience less convenient but will not prevent access to core content. |
| Advertising Cookies | If you disable advertising cookies, you will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests and browsing history. The ads you see will be generic rather than tailored to your preferences and interactions with our website. You may also continue to see ads for products or services you have already purchased or have no interest in. |
7. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, and our website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. However, you can use the cookie management tools described in this policy to control tracking on our website.
8. Cookies and California Privacy Rights
If you are a resident of California, you have additional 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:
- The right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
- The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information
- The right to delete personal information collected from you
- The right to correct inaccurate personal information
- The right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
Some of the data collected through advertising and analytics cookies may constitute a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under California law. To exercise your California privacy rights or to opt out of the sale/sharing of your personal information through cookies, please contact us using the information provided below or use the opt-out tools listed in Section 5.2 of this policy.
9. Third-Party Websites and Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy or cookie policies. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the cookie policy of every website you visit.
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 technology, or changes in applicable law. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
If we make significant changes to this Cookie Policy, we may notify you by posting a prominent notice on our website homepage or by sending you a notification through other communication channels where we have your contact information.
Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Cookie Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are committed to being transparent about our data practices and to helping you exercise your rights.
- Company Name: Costa Vida
- Website: foodcostavida.click
- Email: [email protected]
- Country: United States
We endeavor to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 business days of receipt. For California residents submitting requests under CCPA/CPRA, we will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.