Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Salvatore Pizza's Cookie Policy. This document explains in detail how our website, salvatoree.sale, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide you with the best possible experience when ordering your favorite authentic Italian pizzas online.

By continuing to use our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy and consent to our use of cookies as described herein. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which provides comprehensive information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

We are committed to transparency about the technologies we use. This Cookie Policy will help you understand what cookies are, why we use them, the types of cookies we employ, and how you can control your cookie preferences to ensure a comfortable browsing experience.

2. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners valuable insights into how their sites are being used.

When you visit Salvatore Pizza's website, our web server sends a cookie to your device. Your browser stores this cookie in a designated file, and each time you return to our website, your browser sends the cookie back to our server, allowing us to recognize you and remember your preferences.

How Cookies Work

Here's a simple breakdown of how cookies function:

1. First Visit: When you visit salvatoree.sale for the first time, our server creates a unique cookie and sends it to your browser.
2. Storage: Your browser saves this cookie on your device in a small text file.
3. Subsequent Visits: Each time you return to our site, your browser automatically sends the cookie back to our server.
4. Recognition: Our server reads the cookie and can recall your preferences, shopping cart contents, and other settings.

Session vs. Persistent Cookies

Cookies can be categorized based on how long they remain on your device:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They are essential for basic website functionality, such as maintaining your shopping cart during a single browsing session.
• Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you manually delete them. They help us remember your preferences and settings for future visits, such as your preferred delivery location or language settings.

First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookies

Cookies can also be classified based on who sets them:

• First-Party Cookies: These are cookies set directly by Salvatore Pizza (salvatoree.sale). We use these to provide core functionality and remember your preferences.
• Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by external services that we use on our website, such as Google Analytics for traffic analysis or Facebook for social media integration and advertising.

3. Why We Use Cookies

At Salvatore Pizza, we use cookies for several important purposes that enhance your online ordering experience and help us serve you better:

Essential Website Functionality

Some cookies are absolutely necessary for our website to function properly. Without these cookies, you wouldn't be able to:

• Navigate between pages on our menu
• Add items to your shopping cart
• Complete your pizza order securely
• Access your account settings
• Use our delivery location finder

Performance Improvement

We use cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This information helps us identify and fix issues, optimize page loading times, and ensure our menu and ordering system work smoothly for all customers.

User Experience Personalization

Cookies enable us to remember your preferences, including:

• Your preferred delivery address for faster checkout
• Your favorite pizza customizations and past orders
• Menu items you've recently viewed
• Your language and currency preferences
• Whether you've dismissed promotional banners

Analytics and Statistics

We use analytical cookies to gather statistical data about how our website is used. This helps us understand which menu items are most popular, which pages receive the most traffic, and how customers navigate through the ordering process. This data is essential for improving our services.

Marketing and Advertising

With your consent, we use marketing cookies to show you relevant advertisements about our pizzas, promotions, and special offers. These cookies also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and understand which promotions resonate most with our customers.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

Below you will find detailed information about the specific cookies used on the Salvatore Pizza website, organized by category:

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.

4.2 Performance/Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

4.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable the 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.

4.4 Targeting/Marketing Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site 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 sites.

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we work with various third-party service providers who set cookies on our website to help us deliver certain features and analyze website usage. Below is information about our main third-party partners:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. This helps us understand which pages are popular, how long people spend on our site, and how they navigate through our menu and ordering process.

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Facebook (Meta)

We use Facebook Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising on Facebook and Instagram, and to serve you relevant advertisements about our pizzas and promotions when you use these platforms. The pixel may also be used to create custom audiences for our marketing campaigns.

Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

Google Ads

We use Google Ads to display advertisements to people who have visited our website. These ads may appear on Google Search, YouTube, and other websites in the Google Display Network. Conversion tracking helps us understand which ads lead to orders.

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Cookie Duration

Different cookies remain on your device for different lengths of time. The duration depends on whether they are "session" or "persistent" cookies.

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your web browser. These cookies are essential for maintaining your session while you browse our website, keeping items in your shopping cart, and ensuring secure transactions during checkout.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you manually delete them. The table below summarizes the lifespans of our persistent cookies:

7. How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for controlling and managing cookies on your device. Please note that restricting cookies may impact your experience on our website and limit certain features.

7.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

7.2 Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of certain third-party cookies by visiting the following links:

• Google Analytics Opt-Out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google Ads Personalization: Visit Google Ad Settings
• Facebook Ad Preferences: Visit Facebook Ad Preferences
• Network Advertising Initiative: NAI Opt-Out Tool
• Digital Advertising Alliance: DAA Opt-Out

7.3 Our Cookie Consent Tool

We provide a cookie consent tool that appears when you first visit our website. You can use this tool to:

• Accept All Cookies: Enables all cookie categories for the best experience
• Customize Preferences: Choose which categories of cookies to accept or reject
• Reject All: Reject all non-essential cookies (only strictly necessary cookies will remain)

To change your cookie preferences at any time, you can click the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer, or clear your browser cookies and refresh the page to see the consent banner again.

8. Consequences of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to control cookies on your device, please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our website. Here's what may happen:

If You Disable Strictly Necessary Cookies

• You may not be able to complete online orders
• Your shopping cart will not function properly
• Security features may not work correctly
• You will need to log in on every page visit

If You Disable Functionality Cookies

• Your delivery address won't be remembered for faster checkout
• Pizza customization preferences won't be saved
• Language and regional settings will reset each visit
• You won't see your order history for quick reordering

If You Disable Analytics Cookies

• We won't be able to understand how you use our website
• We may not be able to identify and fix problems as quickly
• Website improvements may be slower

If You Disable Marketing Cookies

• You may still see advertisements, but they won't be tailored to your interests
• You won't receive personalized offers based on your browsing
• Promotional content may be less relevant to you

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites you visit indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. There is currently no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals.

At Salvatore Pizza, we respect your privacy choices. Our website currently responds to DNT signals by limiting non-essential tracking when we detect that DNT is enabled. However, please note that:

• Strictly necessary cookies will still be used regardless of DNT settings
• Third-party services may handle DNT signals differently according to their own policies
• DNT does not guarantee complete privacy; it is just one tool among many

For the most control over your privacy, we recommend using our cookie consent tool in combination with browser privacy settings.

Enabling DNT in Your Browser

Most modern browsers allow you to enable Do Not Track. Generally, you can find this setting in:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data → "Send a 'Do Not Track' request"
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → "Send websites a 'Do Not Track' signal"
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → "Ask websites not to track me"
• Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → "Send 'Do Not Track' requests"

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

When we make significant changes to this Cookie Policy, we will:

• Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
• Display a notice on our website informing you of the changes
• Where appropriate, request your consent again for non-essential cookies

Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Cookie Policy will constitute your acknowledgment of the changes and your consent to abide by the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please don't hesitate to contact us. Our team is happy to provide additional information or address any concerns you may have.

12. More Information

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, you may find the following resources helpful:

• All About Cookies - Comprehensive information about cookies
• Your Online Choices - Information about behavioral advertising
• ICO Cookie Guidance - UK Information Commissioner's Office guide

For information about how we handle your personal data beyond cookies, please review our Privacy Policy.

For questions about our terms of service, please see our Terms of Service.

For information about returns and refunds, please visit our Refund Policy page.