Cookie Policy
Understanding how we use cookies to enhance your Glass nickel pizza experience
Last Updated: January 1, 2026
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Glass nickel pizza ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website glass-nickelpizza.click and mobile applications (collectively, our "Services").
This policy provides detailed information about:
- What cookies are and how they work
- Why we use cookies on our food delivery platform
- The types of cookies we deploy
- How you can control and manage cookies
- Your choices regarding cookie preferences
By continuing to use our Services, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides comprehensive information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
Your Consent: When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. By clicking "Accept All" or continuing to browse our site, you consent to the use of cookies as outlined in this policy. You can withdraw or modify your consent at any time using our cookie preference center.
2. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently and provide a better user experience.
How Cookies Work
When you visit our website, your browser downloads cookies from our servers. These files contain information that helps us:
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Keep track of items in your shopping cart
- Provide personalized content and recommendations
- Analyze website performance and user behavior
- Deliver targeted marketing messages
Types of Cookies by Duration
Session Cookies: These temporary cookies are deleted when you close your browser. They help us track your activity during a single browsing session, such as maintaining items in your cart while you browse our menu.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a specified period (ranging from minutes to years) and are reactivated when you return to our website. They remember your preferences and provide a personalized experience across multiple visits.
Types of Cookies by Origin
First-Party Cookies: Set directly by Glass nickel pizza to provide core website functionality, remember your preferences, and analyze your interaction with our services.
Third-Party Cookies: Set by external service providers (such as Google Analytics, Facebook, or payment processors) to help us analyze website performance, deliver targeted advertising, and process payments securely.
3. Why We Use Cookies
As a food delivery service, we use cookies to enhance your ordering experience and provide personalized service. Our cookies serve several essential purposes:
Essential Website Functionality
- Maintaining your shopping cart contents across pages
- Remembering your delivery location for accurate service areas
- Keeping you logged in during your session
- Ensuring secure payment processing
- Providing essential security features
Performance Improvement
- Analyzing website speed and performance
- Identifying and fixing technical issues
- Optimizing page load times
- Understanding popular menu items and peak ordering times
User Experience Personalization
- Remembering your favorite pizzas and customizations
- Suggesting relevant menu items based on past orders
- Customizing content for your location and preferences
- Providing personalized promotional offers
- Streamlining the checkout process for returning customers
Analytics and Statistics
- Understanding how visitors use our website
- Measuring the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
- Analyzing customer journey and ordering patterns
- Improving our menu based on popular choices
Marketing and Advertising
- Delivering relevant advertisements across the web
- Remarketing to visitors who didn't complete their orders
- Measuring the success of our advertising campaigns
- Providing personalized offers and promotions
4. Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize our cookies into four main types based on their purpose and functionality. Below are detailed tables showing the specific cookies we use:
4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They cannot be disabled without significantly affecting your ability to use our services.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Glass nickel pizza | Maintains user session and login state | Session | Browser session |
| cart_token | Glass nickel pizza | Preserves shopping cart contents | Persistent | 7 days |
| csrf_token | Glass nickel pizza | Security protection against cross-site attacks | Session | Browser session |
| user_location | Glass nickel pizza | Stores delivery location for service area verification | Persistent | 30 days |
| cookieConsent | Glass nickel pizza | Records cookie consent preferences | Persistent | 365 days |
| load_balancer | Glass nickel pizza | Distributes traffic across servers | Session | Browser session |
4.2 Performance/Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users and sessions | Persistent | 2 years |
| _ga_[ID] | Google Analytics | Stores and counts pageviews for GA4 | Persistent | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users for 24-hour period | Persistent | 24 hours |
| _gat_UA-[ID] | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to protect servers | Persistent | 1 minute |
| _gtag_UA_[ID] | Google Analytics | Tracks user interactions and conversions | Persistent | 1 year |
| hotjar_session | Hotjar | Records user behavior for website optimization | Session | 30 minutes |
4.3 Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and providing customized content.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| user_preferences | Glass nickel pizza | Stores dietary preferences and allergies | Persistent | 90 days |
| favorite_items | Glass nickel pizza | Remembers favorite pizzas and customizations | Persistent | 180 days |
| language_preference | Glass nickel pizza | Stores selected language setting | Persistent | 365 days |
| recent_orders | Glass nickel pizza | Quick access to recently ordered items | Persistent | 60 days |
| delivery_instructions | Glass nickel pizza | Saves default delivery instructions | Persistent | 90 days |
4.4 Targeting/Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to your interests and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Facebook Pixel | Identifies browsers for advertising delivery | Persistent | 90 days |
| _fbc | Facebook Pixel | Stores last visit if Facebook click ID present | Persistent | 90 days |
| fr | Delivers targeted advertising on Facebook | Persistent | 90 days | |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick | Measures ad performance and provides remarketing | Persistent | 390 days |
| test_cookie | Google DoubleClick | Tests whether browser accepts cookies | Session | 15 minutes |
| _gcl_au | Google AdSense | Stores and tracks conversions from ads | Persistent | 90 days |
5. Third-Party Cookies
We work with trusted third-party service providers who may set cookies on our website to provide specific services. These partners include:
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve the user experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information anonymously and report website trends.
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Opt-out: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Facebook Pixel
Facebook Pixel helps us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns, understand which ads lead to orders, and create custom audiences for targeted marketing.
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Opt-out: Facebook Ad Preferences
Google Ads
Google Ads cookies help us show relevant advertisements to people who have visited our website and track conversions from our advertising campaigns.
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Opt-out: Google Ads Settings
Payment Processors
Our payment processing partners (Stripe, PayPal) use cookies to provide secure payment processing and fraud prevention.
Stripe Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy
PayPal Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/privacy
6. Cookie Duration
Different cookies have different lifespans depending on their purpose:
Session Cookies (Temporary)
These cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser:
- Login session cookies
- Shopping cart contents during browsing
- Security tokens
- Load balancing cookies
Short-term Persistent Cookies (1 minute - 24 hours)
- Rate limiting cookies: 1-15 minutes
- Analytics session tracking: 30 minutes - 24 hours
- Temporary security tokens: 1-24 hours
Medium-term Persistent Cookies (7 days - 90 days)
- Shopping cart persistence: 7 days
- User location: 30 days
- Recent orders: 60 days
- User preferences: 90 days
- Facebook advertising cookies: 90 days
Long-term Persistent Cookies (6 months - 2 years)
- Favorite items: 6 months
- Language preferences: 1 year
- Cookie consent records: 1 year
- Google Analytics: 2 years
- Google advertising: 13 months
Automatic Cleanup
We regularly review and clean up expired cookies. You can also clear cookies manually through your browser settings at any time.
7. How to Manage Cookies
You have several options for controlling and managing cookies on our website:
7.1 Browser Settings
All modern browsers allow you to control cookie settings. Here are step-by-step instructions for popular browsers:
Google Chrome
- Click the three dots menu (⋮) in the top-right corner
- Select "Settings"
- Click "Privacy and security" in the left sidebar
- Select "Cookies and other site data"
- Choose your preferred cookie settings:
- "Allow all cookies" (recommended for full functionality)
- "Block third-party cookies in Incognito"
- "Block third-party cookies"
- "Block all cookies" (may break website functionality)
- To delete existing cookies, click "See all cookies and site data"
- Search for "glass-nickelpizza.click" and click "Delete" to remove our cookies
Mozilla Firefox
- Click the hamburger menu (≡) in the top-right corner
- Select "Settings" or "Preferences"
- Click "Privacy & Security" in the left sidebar
- Under "Cookies and Site Data," choose your settings:
- "Standard" (blocks known trackers)
- "Strict" (blocks more trackers but may break some sites)
- "Custom" (choose specific settings)
- To delete existing cookies, click "Manage Data"
- Search for "glass-nickelpizza.click" and remove our cookies
- Click "Save Changes"
Safari
- Click "Safari" in the top menu bar
- Select "Preferences"
- Click the "Privacy" tab
- Under "Cookies and website data," choose:
- "Always allow" (full functionality)
- "Allow from current website only" (blocks most third-party cookies)
- "Allow from websites I visit" (balanced approach)
- "Always block" (may break website functionality)
- To delete existing cookies, click "Manage Website Data"
- Find "glass-nickelpizza.click" in the list and click "Remove"
- Click "Done"
Microsoft Edge
- Click the three dots menu (⋯) in the top-right corner
- Select "Settings"
- Click "Cookies and site permissions" in the left sidebar
- Select "Cookies and site data"
- Choose your cookie settings:
- "Allow all cookies" (recommended)
- "Block only third-party cookies"
- "Block all cookies" (may break functionality)
- To delete existing cookies, click "See all cookies and site data"
- Search for "glass-nickelpizza.click" and click the trash icon
7.2 Opt-Out Links
You can opt out of specific third-party cookies using these links:
- Google Analytics: Browser Add-on
- Google Ads: Ad Settings
- Facebook: Ad Preferences
- Digital Advertising Alliance: Consumer Choice Page
- Network Advertising Initiative: Opt-out Page
7.3 Our Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our website, you'll see our cookie consent banner. You can:
- Accept All: Allow all cookies for full website functionality
- Customize: Choose which categories of cookies to allow
- Reject All: Block all non-essential cookies
You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site.
8. Consequences of Disabling Cookies
Important Notice
While you can disable cookies, doing so may significantly impact your experience on our food delivery platform.
Limited Functionality When Cookies Are Disabled
Essential Functions That May Not Work:
- Shopping cart will not maintain items between pages
- Unable to stay logged in to your account
- Delivery location will not be remembered
- Order customizations may be lost during checkout
- Payment processing may encounter security issues
- Recent orders and favorites will not be saved
Enhanced Features That Will Be Lost:
- Personalized menu recommendations
- Quick reorder functionality
- Dietary preference filters
- Saved delivery instructions
- Language and region settings
- Promotional offers targeted to your preferences
Performance and Analytics Impact:
- We cannot analyze and improve website performance
- Unable to identify and fix user experience issues
- Cannot measure the effectiveness of our services
- May result in slower, less optimized website performance
Recommended Cookie Settings
For the best Glass nickel pizza experience, we recommend:
- Essential Cookies: Always enabled (required for basic functionality)
- Functionality Cookies: Enabled for personalization features
- Performance Cookies: Enabled to help us improve our service
- Marketing Cookies: Optional - enable for personalized offers and relevant ads
9. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting that sends a signal to websites requesting not to track users. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals.
Our DNT Policy
Glass nickel pizza respects user privacy choices. Here's how we handle DNT signals:
- Essential Cookies: Continue to function regardless of DNT settings (required for website operation)
- Analytics Cookies: We honor DNT signals by disabling Google Analytics tracking
- Marketing Cookies: Third-party advertising cookies are disabled when DNT is enabled
- Functionality Cookies: Continue to work to maintain user experience (storing preferences, cart items)
How to Enable Do Not Track
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 > Website tracking > Prevent cross-site tracking
Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Send "Do Not Track" requests
Note on DNT Effectiveness
While we respect DNT signals, many websites and third-party services may not honor these requests. For maximum privacy protection, consider using our cookie consent tool to customize your preferences.
10. Updates to This Policy
Glass nickel pizza reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal requirements.
When We Update This Policy
- Introduction of new website features requiring different cookies
- Changes to third-party service providers
- Updates to legal or regulatory requirements
- Improvements to our cookie management practices
- User feedback or privacy concerns
How We Notify You of Changes
- Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
- Display a notice on our website for 30 days after significant changes
- Email notification to registered users for major policy updates
- Social media announcements for substantial changes
Your Continued Use
By continuing to use our website after policy updates, you acknowledge and agree to the revised Cookie Policy. If you disagree with the changes, please discontinue use of our services and clear your browser cookies.
Review Recommendation: We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our cookie practices and your privacy choices.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our cookie practices, please contact us using the information below:
Privacy & Cookie Questions
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 202-525-1446
Mail: Glass nickel pizza
927 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST
What to Include in Your Inquiry
When contacting us about cookies, please provide:
- Your name and contact information
- Specific cookie or privacy concern
- Browser and device information (if relevant)
- Steps you've already taken (if any)
- Preferred resolution or outcome
Response Time
We aim to respond to all cookie and privacy inquiries within:
- Email inquiries: 2-3 business days
- Phone calls: During business hours
- Written mail: 10-14 business days
- Urgent privacy concerns: Within 24 hours
12. More Information
For additional information about cookies, privacy, and your rights, we recommend these helpful resources:
Educational Resources
- All About Cookies: www.allaboutcookies.org - Comprehensive cookie information and management guides
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: www.privacyrights.org - Consumer privacy education and resources
- Electronic Frontier Foundation: www.eff.org/issues/privacy - Digital privacy advocacy and education
Browser Help Pages
- Chrome Help: Cookie Settings Help
- Firefox Support: Privacy & Security
- Safari User Guide: Cookie Management
- Edge Support: Cookie Settings
Privacy Tools and Extensions
- uBlock Origin: Ad and tracker blocking browser extension
- Privacy Badger: EFF's tracker blocking tool
- Ghostery: Privacy-focused ad and tracker blocker
- DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials: Comprehensive privacy protection
Industry Opt-out Programs
- Digital Advertising Alliance: Consumer Choice Page
- Network Advertising Initiative: Opt-out Tool
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: Your Online Choices
Stay Informed
Privacy laws and cookie regulations continue to evolve. We recommend staying informed about your digital privacy rights and regularly reviewing your cookie and privacy settings across all websites you visit.
Last Updated: January 1, 2026
This Cookie Policy is effective as of the date listed above and applies to all users of Glass nickel pizza services.