Cookie & Data Tracking Policy
Understanding how PizzaPizza uses tracking technologies on plzza.pizza
What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember information about your visit. We use various tracking technologies beyond traditional cookies, including web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage methods.
These technologies work together to enhance your experience on our sous-vide cooking platform. Some collect anonymous usage data, while others personalize your journey through our culinary content and learning materials.
At PizzaPizza, we're transparent about every tracking method we employ. Our goal is helping Canadian food enthusiasts master sous-vide techniques, and our data collection supports this educational mission.
Types of Tracking We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core features like user authentication, shopping cart functionality, and secure payment processing. You cannot disable these through our system as they're required for basic site operation.
Functional Cookies
These remember your preferences and choices to personalize your experience. They store language settings, recently viewed recipes, and cooking technique preferences. These cookies make your return visits smoother and more tailored to your interests.
Analytics Cookies
We use these to understand how visitors interact with our content. They help us identify which sous-vide techniques are most popular, where users spend time, and which educational materials prove most valuable. This data guides our content development strategy.
Marketing Cookies
These track your browsing patterns to display relevant cooking content and educational opportunities. They help us show you sous-vide courses and materials that align with your interests, whether you're interested in proteins, vegetables, or dessert techniques.
Specific Cookies We Deploy
Session and Authentication Cookies:
- PHPSESSID - Maintains your login session and keeps you authenticated
- auth_token - Verifies your identity for accessing premium content
- csrf_token - Protects against security threats during form submissions
- user_preferences - Stores your cooking technique interests and display settings
Analytics and Performance Tracking:
- _ga, _ga_* - Google Analytics tracking for understanding site usage patterns
- _gid - Short-term visitor identification for daily analytics reports
- _fbp - Facebook Pixel for measuring educational content engagement
- heat_tracking - Records interaction patterns to optimize page layouts
Functional and Personalization:
- recipe_history - Remembers recently viewed sous-vide recipes and techniques
- course_progress - Tracks your advancement through our educational materials
- notification_prefs - Stores your communication preferences
- timezone_offset - Adjusts scheduling for live cooking demonstrations
Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You have complete control over non-essential tracking technologies. Click the button below to reject all cookies except those required for basic site functionality. This action will remove existing tracking cookies and prevent new ones from being set.
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Essential cookies for site functionality cannot be disabled. Your preference is stored locally and remembered for future visits.
Browser-Level Cookie Management
Beyond our preference controls, you can manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Each browser offers different methods for viewing, blocking, or deleting cookies from all websites you visit.
Browser-Specific Instructions:
Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data → Manage cookies and site data
Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Manage Data
Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data → Remove All or specific sites
Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data → See all cookies and site data
Data Retention and Storage
Different tracking technologies have varying lifespans. Session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies may remain for months or years depending on their purpose.
Analytics data is typically retained for 26 months, after which it's automatically deleted or anonymized. Marketing cookies generally expire after 90 days, though some advertising platform cookies may persist longer.
We regularly review and clean our tracking data, removing outdated information that no longer serves our educational mission. Your personal data is never sold to third parties, and we only share anonymized usage statistics with our content development team.
Third-Party Tracking Services
Some tracking technologies on our site are provided by external services that help us understand user behavior and improve our educational content. These include Google Analytics for website performance analysis and social media pixels for measuring engagement with our cooking content.
Third-party services operate under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. We carefully select partners who share our commitment to responsible data handling and user privacy protection.
When you reject non-essential cookies through our controls, we also signal your preference to these third-party services using Google Consent Mode v2 standards.
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
Contact our privacy team at info@plzza.pizza
Visit us at 305 Chemin Rockland, Mount Royal, QC H3P 3E9
Call +1 (705) 748-5536 for immediate assistance