Cookie Policy

Last Updated: May 8, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Dion's. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use data related to your experience on our website, dionsfood.rest. This Cookie Policy is designed to help you understand what cookies are, how we use them, what types of cookies we deploy, and how you can manage your preferences.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which together govern your use of our website and services. 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 the United States and comply with applicable U.S. federal and state laws, including the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and any other applicable state privacy regulations. For California residents, you have specific rights regarding the use of your personal information, including information collected via cookies.

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 by website owners to make their websites work more efficiently, to provide functionality, and to gather reporting information about how visitors use the site.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Dion's) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website — for example, advertising, interactive content, and analytics. The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your device both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

2.1 How Do Cookies Work?

When you visit our website, our web server sends a small file to your browser, which is then stored on your device. Each time you visit our website again, your browser sends this file back to the server. This allows the website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your language preferences, login status, and items in a shopping cart.

In addition to cookies, we may also use similar tracking technologies such as:

  • Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Tiny invisible images embedded in web pages or emails that track whether a page was accessed or an email was opened.
  • Local Storage: Browser-based storage that allows websites to store data locally on your device.
  • Session Storage: Temporary data storage that is cleared when your browser session ends.
  • JavaScript Tags: Code snippets that enable tracking and analytics functionality.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use different categories of cookies for various purposes. Below is a detailed explanation of each category:

3.1 Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies

Essential cookies allow you to navigate our website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested cannot be provided. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information for marketing purposes and are not used to track your browsing activity across other websites.

3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how our visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve the way our website works and ensures we are delivering relevant content to our visitors. The data collected includes information such as the number of visitors, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited.

3.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable our 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. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.

3.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

Advertising cookies are placed by third-party advertising networks with our permission. They remember that you have visited our website and this information is shared with other organizations, such as advertisers. These cookies may track your browsing habits across different websites to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.

Under the CCPA/CPRA, the sharing of personal information collected via advertising cookies with third parties may constitute a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. California residents have the right to opt out of such activities. Please see Section 7 below for more information on how to exercise your rights.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on dionsfood.rest:

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 and sessions. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Limits the collection of data on high traffic sites. Analytics 1 minute
_gcl_au Google Ads Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. Stores and tracks conversions. Advertising 90 days
_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
_fbc Facebook (Meta) Stores the last visit with a Facebook click identifier. Used for advertising measurement and analytics. Advertising 2 years
PHPSESSID dionsfood.rest Preserves user session state across page requests. Essential for website functionality and security. Essential Session
cookieconsent_status dionsfood.rest Stores the user's cookie consent preferences to avoid asking for consent on every page visit. Essential 1 year
__utma Google Analytics Calculates visitor, session, and campaign data and keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Distinguishes users and sessions. Analytics 2 years
__utmb Google Analytics Determines new sessions/visits. This cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Analytics 30 minutes
__utmz Google Analytics Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached the website. Updated when campaign data changes. Analytics 6 months
lang dionsfood.rest Remembers the user's selected language version of the website. Functional Session
cart_session dionsfood.rest Maintains items added to a shopping cart or order form during a session on our website. Essential Session
user_preferences dionsfood.rest Stores user preferences such as dietary requirements or location settings to personalize the experience. Functional 6 months

Note: This table represents the primary cookies used on our website. The actual cookies present may vary depending on the features and third-party integrations active at any given time. We update this table as our cookie usage changes.

5. How Long Do Cookies Last?

Cookies can remain on your device for different periods of time, depending on their purpose:

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted from your device when you close your web browser. They are used to remember information that you provided during a single browsing session.
  • Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period of time, even after you close your browser. They are reactivated every time you visit the website that created them. The duration is specified in the table above for each cookie.

6. Third-Party Cookies and Services

We use several third-party services on our website that may place cookies on your device. These include:

6.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and understand visitor behavior. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information.

Google's use of data from our site is governed by Google's Privacy Policy, available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

6.2 Google Ads

We use Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) to advertise our services online. Google Ads uses cookies to help us track when our customers make a purchase or take a desired action after clicking on one of our advertisements. This helps us understand the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

For more information about Google Ads cookies, visit Google Ads Help.

6.3 Facebook (Meta) Pixel

We may use the Facebook Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram, to build audiences for our ads, and to track conversions. The Facebook Pixel collects data about your activity on our website and may share this with Meta Platforms, Inc.

Facebook's data use policy is available at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

7. How to Manage and Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (except for strictly necessary cookies). You can exercise your cookie preferences in several ways:

7.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie settings through the browser's settings or preferences menu. You can configure your browser to:

  • Delete existing cookies
  • Block future cookies from being placed
  • Receive a notification before a cookie is placed
  • Allow only certain types of cookies

Below are links to cookie management instructions for the most popular web browsers:

Please note that if you block cookies through your browser settings, you may not be able to access certain features of our website, and some pages may not display correctly.

7.2 Opt-Out Tools for Advertising Cookies

You can opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies by using the following industry opt-out tools:

7.3 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our website via a mobile device, you may also be able to control tracking through your device's operating system settings:

  • iOS (Apple): Go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking, and disable "Allow Apps to Request to Track."
  • Android (Google): Go to Settings → Google → Ads, and enable "Opt out of Ads Personalization."

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to manage and disable certain cookies, please be aware that doing so may affect your experience on our website. Below is a summary of the potential impact of disabling each category of cookies:

Cookie Type Impact of Disabling
Essential Cookies The website may not function properly. You may be unable to navigate between pages, complete online orders, access secure areas, or use core features of the website. These cookies cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies We will be unable to monitor website performance or understand how visitors use our site. This may result in a slower pace of improvement to our website's user experience. Your browsing will not be directly affected.
Functional Cookies You may lose personalization features such as saved preferences, remembered location settings, or dietary preference filters. These features will need to be re-entered each time you visit.
Advertising Cookies You will still see advertisements, but they will be generic and not tailored to your interests. Disabling these cookies does not remove advertising; it only affects the relevance of the ads shown to you.

9. California Residents — Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regarding the personal information collected about you, including data collected through cookies. These rights include:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and 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 Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: You have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information. The use of advertising cookies may constitute a "sale" or "sharing" under California law. You may opt out by using the tools described in Section 7.2 above or by contacting us directly.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit our use of sensitive personal information to necessary purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 11 below. We will respond to verified requests within 45 days, as required by law.

10. Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers have a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. At this time, there is no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. Our website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. However, you can use the cookie management tools described in this policy to control how your data is collected and used on our website.

We continue to monitor developments in this area and will update this policy if we implement a DNT response mechanism in the future.

11. Updates to This Cookie 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. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and post the revised policy on our website at dionsfood.rest.

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 Cookie Policy.

If we make material changes to how we use cookies, we may also notify you through a prominent notice on our website or by sending an email to the address associated with your account, where applicable.

12. 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 following information:

Contact Information — Dion's
Company Name: Dion's
Address: United States
Email: [email protected]
Website: dionsfood.rest

We are committed to addressing your concerns and will make every effort to respond to your inquiries in a timely and thorough manner. If you are a California resident wishing to exercise your CCPA/CPRA rights, please indicate this in your communication so that we can prioritize and correctly process your request.