Cookie Policy

Effective Date: April 7, 2026  |  Last Updated: April 7, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Cookie Policy of Cafe Rio. We are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use on our website cafessrio.rest. This Cookie Policy is designed to help you understand what cookies are, how we use them, what data they collect, and what choices you have regarding their use.

This policy applies to all visitors, users, and guests who access our website at cafessrio.rest, whether you are browsing our menu, placing an order, or simply exploring our food offerings. We encourage you to read this policy carefully so that you can make informed decisions about your privacy when using our website.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further details on how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in compliance with applicable United States federal and state laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-connected device when you visit a website. They are widely used by websites to make the browsing experience more efficient and to provide certain functionalities that would otherwise not be possible.

When you visit cafessrio.rest, our server may send a cookie to your browser, which then stores the file on your device. The next time you visit our website, your browser sends the cookie back to our server, allowing us to recognize you and remember your preferences or activity from your previous visit.

Cookies typically contain the following information:

  • The name of the server that placed the cookie on your device
  • A unique identifier (a number assigned to your device)
  • The duration or lifespan of the cookie
  • Any relevant values or settings related to your browsing behavior

Cookies are not programs or executable files. They cannot install malware or viruses on your device. They are simple text-based data files that serve functional and analytical purposes.

2.1 How Do Cookies Work?

When you land on a page of our website, your browser requests the page from our web server. The server responds by delivering the web page content along with instructions to store specific cookies on your device. These cookies may be set by our own domain (cafessrio.rest) — known as first-party cookies — or they may be set by third-party services we use, such as Google Analytics or advertising platforms — known as third-party cookies.

Every time you revisit our website, the browser automatically sends back the stored cookies to our server or the relevant third-party server. This allows the website to remember your settings, maintain session continuity, and gather analytical data about how you interact with our pages.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

At Cafe Rio, we use several categories of cookies, each serving a distinct purpose. Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the types of cookies we use on cafessrio.rest:

3.1 Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are absolutely necessary for our website to function properly. Without these cookies, services you have requested — such as navigating between pages, accessing secure areas, or using the online ordering system — cannot be provided. These cookies do not collect any information about you that could be used for marketing purposes and cannot be disabled.

Examples of what essential cookies do on our website include:

  • Maintaining your session as you navigate through our website
  • Remembering items placed in your online cart or order form
  • Ensuring security and preventing fraudulent activity
  • Enabling accessibility features

3.2 Analytics / Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies collect aggregated, anonymous information about how many people visit our site, which pages are most popular, where visitors come from, and what content they engage with most. We use this information to improve the performance and usability of cafessrio.rest.

We primarily use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics uses cookies to track user behavior and generate statistical reports. The data collected is anonymized and does not personally identify individual users.

3.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language, your region, or your dietary preferences) and provide enhanced, personalized features. These cookies may also be used to remember changes you make to text size, fonts, and other customizable parts of our website.

The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.

3.4 Advertising / Targeting 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 advertising campaigns. These cookies are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission.

We use Google Ads and may use social media advertising platforms to display targeted promotions and offers related to our food services at Cafe Rio. These third-party advertising partners may use cookies to build a profile of your interests based on your browsing activity across different websites.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

The table below lists the specific cookies currently in use on cafessrio.rest, along with their purpose, type, and duration:

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_ga Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Used to distinguish users and sessions. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Identifies the user session. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Limits the collection of data on high-traffic sites. Analytics 1 minute
_gcl_au Google Ads (DoubleClick) Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. Stores and tracks conversions. Advertising 3 months
_session_id cafessrio.rest Maintains your session state across page requests. Essential for cart functionality and login state. Essential Session (expires on browser close)
csrf_token cafessrio.rest Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by validating form submissions. Essential Session
user_preferences cafessrio.rest Stores your preferences such as dietary filters, language selection, and display settings. Functional 1 year
cookie_consent cafessrio.rest Stores your cookie consent preferences to avoid showing the consent banner on every visit. Essential 1 year
_fbp Facebook / Meta Used by Meta (Facebook) to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Advertising 3 months
fr Facebook / Meta Used by Facebook to deliver, measure, and improve the relevance of ads. Contains a unique browser and user ID. Advertising 3 months

Note: Cookie durations and usage may change over time as we update our services and third-party integrations. We will update this table as needed.

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to the cookies we set ourselves (first-party cookies), certain third-party services that we integrate into cafessrio.rest may also place cookies on your device. These third-party providers include but are not limited to:

  • Google LLC — for analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising (Google Ads, DoubleClick)
  • Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook/Instagram) — for social media integration and targeted advertising
  • Payment processors — for secure online payment handling

We do not control the cookies placed by these third-party services. Each third-party provider operates under their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these providers to understand how they collect and use your data:

6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

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

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can configure your browser to block cookies, delete existing cookies, or alert you when a website attempts to place a cookie on your device. Instructions for managing cookies in the most popular browsers are available at the links below:

Please be aware that if you block all cookies through your browser settings, some parts of our website — including certain ordering functionalities — may not work as intended.

6.2 Opt-Out Tools for Analytics and Advertising

You can also opt out of specific third-party cookies using the following dedicated tools:

  • Google Analytics Opt-Out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits.
  • Google Ads Personalization: Visit Google Ads Settings to manage or opt out of personalized advertising from Google.
  • Facebook / Meta Ad Preferences: Visit Facebook Ad Preferences to manage how Facebook uses your data for ad targeting.
  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Opt-Out: Use the NAI Opt-Out Tool to opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies.
  • Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Opt-Out: Use the DAA WebChoices Tool to manage your advertising preferences.

6.3 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit cafessrio.rest, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can use this banner to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences by category (analytics, functional, advertising). Your selections will be stored in a consent cookie for one year, and you can change your preferences at any time by clearing your cookies or visiting our cookie settings page.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to restrict or block cookies, please be aware that doing so may impact your experience on cafessrio.rest. Specifically:

  • Essential Cookies: If you disable these, core features of our website — such as the online ordering system, shopping cart, and user authentication — will not function correctly. We strongly recommend keeping these cookies enabled.
  • Analytics Cookies: Disabling analytics cookies will mean we cannot gather data to understand how users interact with our website. This will limit our ability to improve our services. Your experience on the site will not be directly affected.
  • Functional Cookies: Without these cookies, we will not be able to remember your preferences (such as dietary filters or language settings), and you may need to re-enter these preferences each time you visit.
  • Advertising Cookies: If you disable advertising cookies, you will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests. You may see the same ads more frequently as the frequency-capping mechanism will no longer function.

8. Cookie Retention Periods

Cookies have varying lifespans depending on their purpose. There are two main types based on duration:

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session state while you navigate our website.
  • Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period (as shown in the table in Section 4) or until you manually delete them. They are used to remember your preferences across multiple visits.

9. Cookies and California Privacy Rights

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 that may be collected through cookies. These rights include:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you through cookies and other technologies.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of personal data we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, including data collected through advertising cookies, to third parties.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
  • Right to Correct: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit the use of sensitive personal information collected through our website.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 11 of this policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law.

10. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, updates to applicable laws, or changes in our business practices. When we make material changes to this policy, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

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

If we make significant changes that materially affect your privacy rights, we may also notify you through a prominent notice on our website or via email (if you have provided us with your email address).

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and tracking technologies, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are committed to addressing your inquiries promptly and transparently.

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