Cookie Policy

Last Updated: May 13, 2026  |  Effective Date: May 13, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Cafe Rio ("we," "us," "our," or "the Company"). We operate the website caferio-food.rest (the "Website"), where we provide information about our food services, menu offerings, online ordering, and other related services.

Like most websites, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze how our Website is used, personalize content, and support our marketing efforts. This Cookie Policy is designed to give you clear and comprehensive information about what cookies are, the types of cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, both of which are available on our Website. By accessing or using caferio-food.rest, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, please contact us using the details provided at the end of this document.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-enabled device) when you visit a website. They are widely used by websites and online services to make sites work more efficiently, to recognize returning visitors, and to provide analytical data to website owners.

Cookies serve many functions. They allow a website to remember your preferences (such as your language or location), keep you logged in to your account, understand how you navigate through the site, and deliver relevant advertisements. Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or malware. They are essentially a mechanism for storing information about your interaction with a website.

Cookies are created and stored by your web browser. Each cookie has a name, a value, and certain attributes such as the domain it belongs to and an expiration date. When you visit a website, the server may send a cookie to your browser. On subsequent visits, your browser sends the cookie back to the server, allowing the website to recognize you and remember information about your previous visits.

2.1 Session Cookies vs. Persistent Cookies

There are two primary categories of cookies based on their duration:

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that exist only while your browser is open. They are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Session cookies are typically used to maintain your session as you navigate between pages on a website.
  • Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you manually delete them. They are used to remember your preferences or actions across multiple visits to a website.

2.2 First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookies

Cookies can also be categorized based on who sets them:

  • First-Party Cookies: These cookies are set directly by Cafe Rio when you visit caferio-food.rest. They are used primarily to improve your experience on our Website.
  • Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by third-party services (such as Google Analytics, Google Ads, or social media platforms like Facebook) that we use on our Website. Third parties may use these cookies to track your activity across multiple websites.

2.3 Similar Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may also use other tracking technologies, including:

  • Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Small, transparent image files embedded in web pages or emails that allow us to track whether you have visited certain pages or opened certain emails.
  • Local Storage: A technology similar to cookies that allows websites to store data locally within your browser.
  • Session Storage: Similar to local storage but is cleared when the browser session ends.
  • JavaScript Tags: Small pieces of code embedded in our Website pages to collect data about your interactions.

For simplicity, we refer to all of these technologies collectively as "cookies" throughout this policy.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies on caferio-food.rest:

3.1 Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function properly. Without these cookies, services like shopping carts, secure login, and order processing cannot work. These cookies do not collect personal information for marketing purposes and cannot be disabled without significantly impairing your ability to use our Website.

Examples of essential functions supported by these cookies include:

  • Maintaining your session as you navigate through our Website
  • Remembering items you have added to your cart or order
  • Enabling secure areas of our Website
  • Ensuring compliance with legal and security requirements

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 visitors spend on pages, and whether they encounter any error messages. This data helps us understand how our Website is performing and make improvements. The information collected is aggregated and anonymous — it does not personally identify you.

We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics places cookies on your device to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. This information is processed to compile statistical reports on Website activity.

3.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other customizable parts of the Website. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

3.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant and meaningful to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement, measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and track your activity across websites after clicking on our advertisements.

We use Google Ads and may integrate with other advertising platforms. These cookies remember that you have visited a website and share this information with advertisers and other organizations. They may link your browsing activity to a profile about you to deliver targeted advertising.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

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

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_ga Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the Website. Used to distinguish users and sessions. Analytics (Third-Party) 2 Years
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the Website. Used to distinguish users within a 24-hour period. Analytics (Third-Party) 24 Hours
_gat Google Analytics Used to throttle request rates to Google Analytics servers. Limits data collection on high-traffic websites. Analytics (Third-Party) 1 Minute
_gcl_au Google Ads (AdSense) Used by Google AdSense and Google Ads to experiment with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. Tracks conversions and ad performance. Advertising (Third-Party) 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 website visits for retargeting. Advertising (Third-Party) 3 Months
PHPSESSID Cafe Rio (First-Party) Preserves user session state across page requests. Essential for maintaining your session while navigating the Website, including online ordering functionality. Essential (First-Party) Session
csrf_token Cafe Rio (First-Party) Helps protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. A security cookie that ensures form submissions originate from our Website. Essential (First-Party) Session
cart_session Cafe Rio (First-Party) Stores information about items you have added to your shopping cart or food order so that this information persists as you browse other pages. Functional (First-Party) 24 Hours
user_preferences Cafe Rio (First-Party) Stores your Website preferences, such as language selection, location, and display settings, to personalize your experience on return visits. Functional (First-Party) 1 Year
cookie_consent Cafe Rio (First-Party) Stores your cookie consent preferences to remember whether you have accepted or declined the use of non-essential cookies on our Website. Essential (First-Party) 1 Year
_ga_[ID] Google Analytics 4 Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and collect data on user behavior, page views, and engagement metrics specific to GA4 property tracking. Analytics (Third-Party) 2 Years

5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

We operate in the United States and are subject to applicable federal and state laws governing data privacy and online tracking. Our use of cookies is guided by the following legal frameworks:

  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act: We comply with FTC guidelines on transparency and fairness in online data collection practices.
  • California Consumer Privacy Act / California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA): If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information, including the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal data. Certain advertising cookies may constitute "sharing" of personal information under CCPA/CPRA. Please see Section 7 for more information.
  • Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): Our Website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through cookies or other means.

For essential cookies, no consent is required as these are necessary for the Website to function. For all other cookies, we rely on your consent, which you provide by continuing to use our Website after being presented with our cookie notice, or by adjusting your cookie preferences through our consent management tool.

6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have several options for managing or disabling cookies. Please note that restricting or disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Website and your experience when using our services.

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these settings in the "Options," "Preferences," or "Settings" menu of your browser. The following links provide instructions for managing cookies in the most popular browsers:

Through your browser settings, you can:

  • View all cookies currently stored on your device
  • Delete individual cookies or all cookies
  • Block all cookies from being set
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Allow cookies from specific websites only
  • Receive an alert before a cookie is stored

6.2 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our Website via a mobile device, you can manage cookie settings through your device's browser settings. Additionally, mobile devices offer platform-level privacy settings that control ad tracking:

  • iOS (Apple): Go to Settings > Privacy > Tracking to control which apps can request to track you.
  • Android: Go to Settings > Google > Ads to reset your advertising ID or opt out of interest-based ads.

6.3 Opt-Out Tools for Specific Third-Party Services

In addition to browser-level controls, you can use the following opt-out tools provided by our third-party service providers:

Google Analytics Opt-Out

To prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Alternatively, you can opt out of Google's use of cookies for advertising purposes by visiting Google's Ads Settings:

https://adssettings.google.com

Google Ads Opt-Out

To manage your preferences for Google Ads personalization and opt out of interest-based advertising from Google, visit:

https://www.google.com/settings/ads

Facebook / Meta Opt-Out

To control how Facebook uses your data for advertising purposes, visit your Facebook Ad Preferences page:

https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences/ad_settings

Industry-Wide Opt-Out Tools

You can also opt out of interest-based advertising from multiple companies simultaneously by using these industry opt-out tools:

7. Your Rights Under California Law (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a resident of California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) grants you specific rights regarding the personal information collected about you, including through cookies:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell or share about you.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, 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. Certain advertising and analytics cookies may involve the sharing of personal information with third parties. To opt out, please use the opt-out tools listed in Section 6.3 or contact us directly.
  • Right to Correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to verifiable consumer requests within 45 days as required by law.

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

You are free to manage, restrict, or disable cookies on our Website. However, please be aware that doing so may have the following impacts on your experience:

Cookie Type Impact of Disabling
Essential Cookies The Website may not function correctly. You may be unable to place orders, access secure areas, or complete transactions. Core features such as the shopping cart will not work properly.
Analytics Cookies We will be unable to analyze how you use our Website, which means we cannot identify and fix performance issues or improve your experience based on visitor behavior data.
Functional Cookies Your preferences (such as language settings, location, and display options) will not be saved between visits. You may need to re-enter your preferences each time you visit our Website.
Advertising Cookies You will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests. Disabling these cookies does not remove advertising — it simply makes it less personalized.

We strongly recommend allowing at least essential cookies to ensure you can use all features of our Website, particularly online ordering and account management functions.

9. Cookies and Children's Privacy

Our Website, caferio-food.rest, is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 13 through cookies or other means, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will take immediate steps to delete such information.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the cookies we use, applicable laws, or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make material changes to this policy, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you through a notice on our Website or by other means.

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

11. Third-Party Websites and Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, or 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 cookie policies or privacy practices. We encourage you to read the cookie policies of any third-party website you visit.

12. 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 contact us using the information below:

Cafe Rio — Contact Information

We are committed to addressing your privacy concerns and will respond to your inquiries in a timely manner. For California residents wishing to exercise rights under the CCPA/CPRA, please indicate your request type clearly in your communication so we can process it appropriately.