Cookie Policy

Last Updated: May 15, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Hangry Joe's Cookie Policy. This document explains how Hangry Joe's ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at hangryjoes-meal.click (the "Website"). This policy is designed to help you understand what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can control their use on your device.

We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use data related to your interactions with our Website. This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, both of which are available on our Website.

By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you should adjust your browser settings accordingly or refrain from using our Website.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-connected device when you visit a website. These files are created by the website you are visiting and contain small amounts of data — typically a unique identifier and the name of the website — which are stored on your device and sent back to the website each time you return.

Cookies serve many different purposes. Some are essential to the operation of a website, while others help website owners understand how visitors interact with their sites, remember your preferences, or deliver targeted advertising.

2.1 How Cookies Work

When you visit hangryjoes-meal.click for the first time, our server sends a cookie to your browser. Your browser stores this cookie on your device. The next time you visit our Website, your browser sends the cookie back to our server, allowing us to recognize you and remember information about your previous visit — such as your preferred language, items in your cart, or your login status.

Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. They are uniquely assigned to your browser and can only be read by the web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

2.2 First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookies

  • First-Party Cookies: These are cookies set directly by Hangry Joe's on our own domain (hangryjoes-meal.click). They are used to remember your preferences and settings as you navigate our Website.
  • Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by external parties — such as Google Analytics, Google Ads, or social media platforms — that are embedded in our Website. These third parties may use cookies to collect information about your online activities across different websites.

2.3 Session vs. Persistent Cookies

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that exist only during your current browsing session. They are automatically deleted from your device when you close your browser. Session cookies allow our Website to link your actions during a single browsing session.
  • Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them manually. They are activated every time you visit the website that created them and are used to remember your preferences across multiple visits.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Hangry Joe's uses four main categories of cookies on our Website. Each category serves a specific purpose and has different implications for your privacy and browsing experience.

3.1 Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies

These cookies are absolutely essential for our Website to function properly. Without them, certain features of our Website would not be available. Essential cookies do not collect any personal information about you and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.

Because these cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our Website, they are placed on your device without your explicit consent, as permitted under applicable law.

3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, including which pages they visit most often and whether they receive error messages from certain pages. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. These cookies help us improve the performance and user experience of our Website by understanding how visitors interact with it.

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, which uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

3.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make — such as your preferred language, your location, or your username — and provide enhanced, personalized features. These cookies may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as saving items in your cart or remembering your food preferences. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

3.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks — such as Google Ads — with the website operator's permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on hangryjoes-meal.click, including their name, purpose, type, and duration.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_ga Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use our Website. Used to distinguish users and track sessions across our Website. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use our Website. This cookie is refreshed every 24 hours and stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. This cookie limits the collection of data on high-traffic websites, ensuring that data is only collected at appropriate intervals. Analytics 1 minute
_gcl_au Google Ads Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertising efficiency across websites using their services. Stores and tracks conversions from Google Ads and helps measure advertising effectiveness. Advertising 3 months
_fbp Facebook (Meta) Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products including real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Tracks visits across websites and builds a profile of visitor interests. Advertising 3 months
cookieconsent_status Hangry Joe's Stores your cookie consent preferences so that we do not need to ask you again during future visits. Records whether you have accepted or declined our cookie policy. Essential 1 year
session_id Hangry Joe's Maintains your current browsing session on our Website. This cookie is essential for features like the shopping cart and user authentication to function correctly. Essential Session
cart_token Hangry Joe's Used to associate your shopping cart with your browsing session. Ensures your selected menu items are retained as you navigate between pages of our Website. Functional 7 days
user_preferences Hangry Joe's Stores your personal preferences such as language settings, dietary preferences (e.g., vegetarian, gluten-free), and display settings to enhance your experience on return visits. Functional 6 months
location_data Hangry Joe's Remembers your selected delivery location or nearby restaurant to streamline the ordering process during your visit or on return visits to our Website. Functional 30 days
_gac_UA-XXXXXXXX-X Google Analytics / Ads Contains campaign-related information for the user. Used to connect Google Analytics data with Google Ads for conversion tracking and campaign measurement. Analytics / Advertising 90 days
IDE Google DoubleClick Used by Google's DoubleClick advertising platform to register and report your actions on our Website after viewing or clicking on one of the advertiser's ads, for the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and presenting targeted ads to you. Advertising 1 year

5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

We use cookies in accordance with applicable United States federal and state laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) for California residents, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act regarding consumer protection and fair business practices.

For California residents, you have specific rights regarding the personal information collected about you, including the right to know, the right to delete, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. Cookies that constitute "sharing" of personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising under the CPRA require your opt-in consent or an opportunity to opt out.

For essential cookies, we rely on our legitimate interest in providing a functional website. For all other cookies — including analytics, functional, and advertising cookies — we rely on your consent as provided through our cookie consent banner displayed upon your first visit to our Website.

6. How to Manage and Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:

6.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit hangryjoes-meal.click, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences by category. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link available in the footer of our Website.

6.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or notify you when a cookie is being set. Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some features of our Website may not function correctly.

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

6.3 Opt-Out Tools for Third-Party Cookies

You can also opt out of certain third-party cookies directly through the tools provided by those third parties:

6.4 Do Not Track (DNT) Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites you visit indicating that you do not want your online activities to be tracked. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. As a result, our Website does not currently alter its data collection and use practices in response to DNT signals. We will continue to monitor developments in this area and update our practices accordingly.

6.5 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our Website through a mobile device, you may also be able to control cookies and tracking through your device's operating system settings. On iOS devices, you can limit ad tracking through Settings > Privacy > Advertising. On Android devices, you can opt out of interest-based ads through Settings > Google > Ads.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable cookies, please be aware that doing so may affect your experience on our Website and limit the services we can provide to you. The following outlines the potential impact of disabling each category of cookies:

Cookie Category Impact of Disabling
Essential Cookies Critical website functions will be unavailable. You will be unable to log in, place orders, use the shopping cart, or complete transactions. Core features of our food ordering system will not work correctly.
Analytics Cookies We will be unable to gather data about how you use our Website. This means we may be less able to improve our Website's performance and content based on user behavior. Your browsing experience will not be significantly affected.
Functional Cookies You will need to re-enter your preferences each time you visit. Your language settings, dietary preferences, delivery location, and other customizations will not be remembered between visits, leading to a less personalized experience.
Advertising Cookies You may still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests. You may also see the same ads repeatedly. Disabling these cookies will not prevent all advertising; it will only make ads less targeted.

8. Cookies and Children's Privacy

Our Website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided personal information through cookies on our Website, please contact us immediately using the contact details provided below so that we can take appropriate action.

9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Cookie Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, the cookies we use, or applicable laws and regulations. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, notify you through our Website or via email.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Your continued use of our Website after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.

10. Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements, cookie policies, or practices. When you leave our Website, we encourage you to read the cookie policy and privacy notice of every website you visit.

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 any of the following methods:

Hangry Joe's — Contact Information

We will endeavor to respond to all legitimate inquiries within a reasonable timeframe, typically within 30 days of receipt. If you are a California resident and wish to exercise your rights under the CCPA/CPRA regarding cookies and data collection, please include "CCPA Request" in the subject line of your email to ensure prompt processing.