Cookie Policy

Last Updated: May 7, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza ("we," "us," "our," or "the Company"). We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use data related to your online experience. This Cookie Policy provides detailed information about how and why we use cookies on our website located at acfp-eat.rest.

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

We operate in compliance with applicable United States federal and state laws, including the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) where applicable, as well as any 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. These files allow the website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferences, settings, and browsing activity.

Cookies are widely used across the internet to make websites work more efficiently, to enhance your browsing experience, and to provide information to website owners. They serve a variety of purposes, from enabling essential website functionality to tracking user behavior for analytical or advertising purposes.

2.1 How Do Cookies Work?

When you visit our website at acfp-eat.rest, our web server sends a small cookie file to your browser. Your browser stores this file on your device. The next time you visit our website, your browser sends the stored cookie back to our server, allowing us to recognize your device and recall your preferences or previous interactions.

Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting (known as "first-party cookies") or by third-party services operating on that website, such as analytics providers or advertising networks (known as "third-party cookies").

2.2 Types of Cookies by Duration

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that exist only during your browsing session. They are automatically deleted from your device when you close your browser. Session cookies are typically used to maintain your login status or remember items in your shopping cart during a single visit.
  • Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device after you close your browser, for a set period of time or until you manually delete them. They allow websites to remember your preferences, settings, and login information across multiple visits.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza uses four main categories of cookies on our website. Below, we explain each category, its purpose, and how it affects your experience.

3.1 Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies

Essential cookies are fundamental to the operation of our website. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly, and certain features or services you have requested may not be available. These cookies do not collect personal information for marketing purposes and do not require your consent under most applicable legal frameworks, although we inform you about them as a matter of transparency.

Essential cookies are used for purposes such as:

  • Maintaining your session as you navigate between pages
  • Enabling secure log-in to your account
  • Processing online food orders and reservations
  • Remembering items added to your cart or order
  • Ensuring the security of your connection to our website

3.2 Analytics / Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to count visits and traffic sources, measure and improve the performance of our site, and identify which pages are most and least popular. All information collected by analytics cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

We use Google Analytics to collect this data. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your visit, such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and the source of your visit. This information helps us improve our website and better serve our customers.

3.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. 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, some or all of these features may not function properly.

Functional cookies are used for purposes such as:

  • Remembering your location to display nearby restaurant locations
  • Saving your dietary preferences or customizations
  • Enabling social media features such as sharing menu items
  • Remembering your preferred language or region settings
  • Providing live chat functionality for customer support

3.4 Advertising / Marketing Cookies

Advertising 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 and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies track your browsing activity across websites and are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator's permission.

We may use advertising cookies in connection with our promotional campaigns for Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, including through platforms such as Google Ads and Facebook/Meta Ads. These cookies help us ensure that our advertising spend is directed efficiently and that we reach customers who are likely to be interested in our food and services.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on acfp-eat.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 the visitor uses the website. Used to distinguish users. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Used to distinguish users for a shorter period. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rates, limiting the collection of data on high-traffic sites. Analytics 1 minute
_gcl_au Google Ads Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. Tracks conversions from Google Ads campaigns. 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. Advertising 3 months
fr Facebook/Meta Used by Facebook to deliver, measure, and improve the relevancy of ads. Enables ad delivery and measurement. Advertising 3 months
JSESSIONID acfp-eat.rest Preserves user session state across page requests. Essential for maintaining login sessions and shopping cart functionality. Essential Session
cart_session acfp-eat.rest Stores your order and cart information so items are not lost as you navigate between pages during the ordering process. Essential Session
csrf_token acfp-eat.rest A security cookie used to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by verifying the authenticity of form submissions. Essential Session
user_location acfp-eat.rest Stores your selected or detected location to display the nearest Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza restaurant and relevant menu offerings. Functional 30 days
user_preferences acfp-eat.rest Stores your dietary preferences, favorite menu items, and customization settings to personalize your ordering experience. Functional 1 year
cookie_consent acfp-eat.rest Records your cookie consent preferences so we do not need to ask you for consent on every visit. Essential 1 year
_hjSessionUser Hotjar Set when a user first lands on a page. Used to persist the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID. Analytics 1 year
_hjSession Hotjar Holds current session data. Ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session. Analytics 30 minutes

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to cookies set directly by Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, third-party service providers may also set cookies on our website. These third parties include analytics providers, advertising networks, and social media platforms. We do not control the cookies set by these third parties, and they are governed by the respective third party's privacy and cookie policies.

The primary third-party services we use that may set cookies include:

  • Google Analytics: Web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic. For more information, visit Google's Privacy Policy.
  • Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords): Online advertising platform used to run and measure advertising campaigns. For more information, visit Google Ads Data Practices.
  • Facebook/Meta Pixel: Analytics tool used to measure the effectiveness of advertising by understanding the actions people take on our website. For more information, visit Meta's Privacy Policy.
  • Hotjar: Behavior analytics and user feedback service that helps us understand how users interact with our website. For more information, visit Hotjar's Privacy Policy.

6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (other than strictly necessary cookies). There are several ways you can manage your cookie preferences:

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to block cookies, delete existing cookies, or notify you when a new cookie is being set. Please note that if you block or delete cookies, some features of our website may not work correctly.

Here are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:

6.2 Opt-Out Tools for Specific Services

In addition to browser-level controls, you can use the following opt-out tools to specifically disable tracking by certain third-party services:

6.3 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our website from a mobile device, you may also be able to manage cookies through your device's operating system settings. Both iOS and Android devices offer privacy settings that allow you to limit ad tracking and reset your advertising identifier. Please refer to your device manufacturer's documentation for specific instructions.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable or refuse cookies, please be aware that doing so may affect your experience on our website. The impact depends on the type of cookies you disable:

Cookie Type Impact of Disabling
Essential Cookies Disabling essential cookies will significantly impair website functionality. You may be unable to place online food orders, maintain a shopping cart, log in to your account, or use secure features of the website. We strongly recommend keeping essential cookies enabled.
Analytics Cookies Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the website. However, it will prevent us from collecting data about how you use our site, which we rely on to improve our website and customer experience.
Functional Cookies Disabling functional cookies may result in certain features not working correctly. For example, your location preferences may not be saved, the website may not remember your dietary preferences, and some interactive features may be unavailable.
Advertising Cookies Disabling advertising cookies will not prevent you from seeing advertisements, but the ads you see may be less relevant to your interests. You may see generic advertisements instead of targeted ads based on your browsing behavior.

8. Your Privacy Rights Under U.S. Law

Depending on your state of residence, you may have specific rights regarding your personal information, including data collected through cookies. Key applicable laws include:

  • California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) / California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA): California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, the right to delete personal information, the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and the right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights.
  • Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act): We comply with FTC guidelines and regulations regarding unfair or deceptive practices in connection with the collection and use of consumer data.
  • State Privacy Laws: Various states including Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), and others have enacted privacy laws that may grant you additional rights. We are committed to complying with all applicable state privacy regulations.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites you visit to indicate that you do not want to be tracked. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. As such, our website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. However, we do offer you other means to opt out of tracking, as described in Section 6 of this policy.

10. Cookies and Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately so that we can take appropriate action to delete such information.

11. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, changes in applicable law, or other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, 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.

If we make material changes to how we use cookies or to this Cookie Policy, we will endeavor to provide more prominent notice, such as by displaying a notice on our website or sending an email notification where appropriate.

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:

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza

We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days of receipt.