Cookie Policy

Last Updated: April 7, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Costa Vida's Cookie Policy. Costa Vida is a food service business operating in the United States. This Cookie Policy is designed to help you understand what cookies are, how we use them on our website costas-vida.click, and what choices you have regarding their use.

We are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use and how they may affect your browsing experience. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

This Cookie Policy applies to all visitors and users of costas-vida.click. By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy.

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. They are widely used by website owners to make their websites work efficiently, provide better user experiences, and to report information to website owners.

Cookies are sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user's device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferences, settings, and actions.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting (known as "first-party cookies") or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on that website ("third-party cookies").

2.1 How Do Cookies Work?

When you visit our website for the first time, a cookie file is downloaded and stored on your device. The next time you visit our site using the same device, our server checks whether your device has a cookie that we set. If it does, we receive the information stored in that cookie and use it to personalize your experience or gather analytical data.

Cookies can be either "session" cookies or "persistent" cookies:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted from your device when you close your web browser. They are used to remember your activity during a single browsing session.
• Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device after you close your browser for a specified period of time. They are used to remember your preferences and actions across multiple visits to our website.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use several different types of cookies on our website, each serving a specific purpose. Below is a detailed breakdown of the categories of cookies we employ:

3.1 Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website 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. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information and are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website.

3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We primarily use Google Analytics for this purpose. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not be able to monitor and improve our website's performance.

3.3 Functional 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 website pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly. These cookies remember choices you make, such as your preferred language or the region you are in, and provide enhanced, more personal features.

3.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our website 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 websites. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on costas-vida.click:

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and so on. These third-party services have their own privacy and cookie policies, and we encourage you to review them:

5.1 Google Services

We use Google Analytics to analyze how users interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of our website, including your IP address. This information is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of our website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

We also use Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) to advertise our food services online. The _gcl_au cookie is used to track conversions from our Google Ads campaigns.

• Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Google Analytics Opt-Out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

5.2 Facebook / Meta

We may use Facebook's advertising and tracking pixels on our website. These allow us to measure, optimize, and build audiences for our advertising campaigns served on Facebook. The Facebook Pixel tracks certain actions on our website and reports them to Facebook.

• Facebook Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
• Facebook Ad Preferences: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences

6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences through the following methods:

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. The following links provide instructions for managing cookies in the most popular browsers:

6.2 Opt-Out Tools for Specific Services

You can opt out of specific third-party tracking and advertising tools using the following resources:

• Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Google Ads Settings: https://adssettings.google.com
• Facebook / Meta Ad Preferences: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Opt-Out: https://optout.aboutads.info
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Opt-Out: https://optout.networkadvertising.org
• Your Online Choices (for EU users): https://www.youronlinechoices.eu

6.3 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our website through a mobile device, you may also control interest-based advertising through your device settings:

• iOS (Apple): Go to Settings → Privacy → Tracking → Disable "Allow Apps to Request to Track"
• Android: Go to Settings → Google → Ads → Opt out of Ads Personalization

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable or restrict cookies, please be aware of the following potential impacts:

7.1 Disabling Essential Cookies

If you disable essential cookies, some parts of our website may become inaccessible or may not function properly. For example:

• You may not be able to complete online orders or reservations
• Shopping cart functionality may not work correctly
• Security features designed to protect your account and information may be compromised
• Forms and interactive features on the website may not work

We strongly recommend that you keep essential cookies enabled to ensure the best possible experience on our website.

7.2 Disabling Analytics Cookies

If you disable analytics cookies, we will be unable to:

• Understand how visitors use our website
• Identify and fix performance issues
• Measure the effectiveness of improvements we make to the website
• Optimize our website content and layout for the best user experience

Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use our website, but it does limit our ability to improve it over time.

7.3 Disabling Functional Cookies

If you disable functional cookies, you may experience:

• Loss of personalized settings and preferences between visits
• Inability to save your favorite menu items or order preferences
• A less personalized browsing experience overall
• Repeated requests for information you have previously provided

7.4 Disabling Advertising Cookies

If you disable advertising cookies:

• You will still see advertisements, but they may be less relevant to your interests
• We will have reduced ability to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
• Your experience on third-party platforms may show less relevant Costa Vida content

8. Do Not Track (DNT) Signals

Some web browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to Do Not Track signals. At this time, our website does not respond to Do Not Track browser signals. However, you can use the cookie management tools described above to control tracking on our website.

9. Legal Framework and Your Rights

As a business operating in the United States, our cookie practices are governed by applicable U.S. laws and regulations, including:

• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act: We comply with FTC guidelines regarding online tracking and transparency in our data practices.
• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) / California Privacy Rights Act (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 information. Cookies may be used in ways that constitute "sharing" of personal information under California law. You may exercise your rights by contacting us using the information provided below.
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly use cookies to collect information from children under 13.

If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt out of the sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, which may include certain advertising cookies. To exercise this right, please contact us or use the opt-out tools listed in Section 6 of this policy.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable law, or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes we make to our Cookie Policy will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

If we make material changes to this Cookie Policy, we may notify you through a notice on our website or by other means, such as email. Your continued use of our website after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us using the details below:

We will respond to your inquiry as soon as reasonably practicable and within any timeframes required by applicable law. If you are a California resident and wish to exercise your rights under the CCPA/CPRA, please indicate this clearly in your communication so that we can appropriately process your request.