Cookie Policy

Last Updated: May 8, 2026  |  Effective Date: May 8, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Dave's Hot Chicken ("we," "us," or "our"). This Cookie Policy applies to our website located at daves.click and all associated pages, subdomains, and digital services (collectively, the "Site"). This policy is intended to inform you clearly and transparently about how and why we use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our Site.

Dave's Hot Chicken is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. We use cookies to help our website function correctly, to understand how visitors use our Site, to personalize your experience, and to deliver relevant advertising. Please read this policy carefully to understand what cookies are, what types we use, and how you can manage your preferences.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in accordance with applicable United States privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act governing unfair or deceptive practices.

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 web server and stored in your browser. Each time you return to that website, your browser sends the cookie back to the server, allowing the website to recognize you and remember your preferences or actions over time.

Cookies are widely used across the internet to make websites work more efficiently, to improve user experience, and to provide information to website owners about how visitors interact with their sites. Some cookies are essential for the basic functioning of a website, while others serve analytical, functional, or advertising purposes.

2.1 How Cookies Work

When you first visit daves.click, our server sends a cookie file to your browser. Your browser stores this file locally on your device. On subsequent visits, your browser automatically sends the stored cookie data back to our server, allowing us to recognize you as a returning visitor and tailor your experience accordingly.

Cookies can be either first-party cookies, set directly by daves.click, or third-party cookies, set by external services such as Google Analytics or Facebook when their features are embedded on our pages. Cookies can also be classified as session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period of time or until you manually delete them.

2.2 Similar Tracking Technologies

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

  • Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Tiny transparent images embedded in web pages or emails that track user activity and email open rates.
  • Local Storage: A browser-based storage mechanism that allows websites to store data locally on your device beyond the session.
  • JavaScript Tags: Small scripts that collect information about how you interact with our Site.
  • Fingerprinting: A technique that uses data about your browser and device configuration to identify you across sessions.

For simplicity, all of these technologies are referred to collectively as "cookies" throughout this policy.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Dave's Hot Chicken uses the following categories of cookies on daves.click:

3.1 Strictly Necessary / Essential Cookies

These cookies are essential for the basic operation of our website. Without them, certain parts of the Site would not function correctly. Essential cookies do not require your consent under most privacy frameworks, as they are necessary to provide the service you have requested. They enable features such as navigating between pages, using secure areas of the website, and maintaining your session while you browse.

Examples of what these cookies do include:

  • Keeping you logged into your account (if applicable)
  • Remembering items in your order or cart
  • Ensuring the security of your session
  • Load balancing across our servers

3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with daves.click by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve the structure, content, and performance of our website. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to collect information such as the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page, how you arrived at our Site, and what links you click.

The information generated by these cookies is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may use this information to evaluate your use of the Site, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

3.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. For example, these cookies may remember your location or region to show you relevant menu items and store locations, remember language or regional preferences, and store customization settings you have applied. These cookies are not strictly necessary for the Site to work, but they significantly improve your experience.

3.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

Advertising 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 to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are usually placed by advertising networks such as Google Ads with our permission. They remember that you have visited our website and share this information with other organizations, such as advertisers.

We use Google Ads conversion tracking and remarketing cookies to understand whether users who clicked on our ads subsequently completed an action on our Site, such as making a reservation or signing up for our newsletter.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

The table below provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on daves.click, including their names, purposes, types, and durations.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_ga Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website. Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website. Used to distinguish users within a single session. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate — limiting the collection of data on high-traffic websites. Prevents excessive data requests. Analytics 1 minute
_gcl_au Google Ads Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. Stores and tracks conversions. Advertising 3 months
_fbp Facebook (Meta) Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products, such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Tracks user activity for ad targeting. Advertising 3 months
CONSENT Google Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. Used to remember whether the visitor has accepted cookies. Essential 2 years
session_id daves.click Maintains your session state across page requests. Essential for keeping you logged in and preserving cart/order data during your visit. Essential Session
csrf_token daves.click Helps protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. A security cookie required for form submissions on the Site. Essential Session
user_prefs daves.click Stores user preferences such as location, dietary preferences, or display settings to personalize your browsing experience on return visits. Functional 6 months
geo_location daves.click Remembers your general geographic location to display the nearest Dave's Hot Chicken restaurant locations and relevant local menu information. Functional 30 days
_uetsid Microsoft (Bing Ads) Collects data on visitor behavior from multiple websites, used for statistical analysis and targeted advertising via the Microsoft Bing Ads network. Advertising 1 day
IDE Google DoubleClick Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report user actions after viewing or clicking advertisements, allowing for measurement of ad campaign effectiveness. Advertising 1 year

5. Third-Party Cookies and Services

Some cookies on daves.click are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these third-party cookies. The use of cookies by third parties is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review. Key third-party services we use include:

6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (except for strictly necessary cookies, which are required for the Site to function). There are several ways you can manage and control cookies:

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through your browser's 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 restricting cookies may impact your experience on our website and limit the availability of certain features.

Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

6.2 Opt-Out Tools for Specific Services

You can also opt out of specific third-party cookies using the tools provided by those services:

  • Google Analytics Opt-Out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
  • Google Ad Personalization: Manage your Google ad settings and opt out of personalized ads at Google Ad Settings.
  • Facebook / Meta Ad Preferences: Manage your Facebook ad preferences and opt out of interest-based advertising at Facebook Ad Settings.
  • Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): Opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies at AboutAds.info.
  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): Opt out of targeted advertising from NAI member companies at NetworkAdvertising.org.
  • European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA): For additional opt-out options, visit YourOnlineChoices.com.

6.3 Mobile Device Settings

If you access our website via a mobile device, you can manage your cookie and tracking preferences through your device's settings:

  • iOS (Apple): Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking to manage app tracking permissions and limit ad tracking.
  • Android (Google): Go to Settings > Google > Ads to opt out of ads personalization.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable cookies, please be aware that doing so may affect your experience on daves.click in the following ways:

Cookie Type Impact of Disabling
Essential Cookies The website may not function properly. Features such as online ordering, account login, and form submissions may not work. We strongly recommend keeping these enabled.
Analytics Cookies We will be unable to collect information about how you use our website, which may limit our ability to improve your experience and the overall performance of our Site.
Functional Cookies Personalization features will be unavailable. You may need to re-enter preferences such as your location or dietary settings each time you visit.
Advertising Cookies You will still see advertisements, but they will be less relevant to your interests. You may see the same ads more frequently, and advertisers will not be able to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns.

8. Your Privacy Rights Under US Law

Depending on your state of residence, you may have specific rights regarding cookies and the data they collect. Notably:

  • California Residents (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to know what personal information is collected about you, to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, to request deletion of your personal information, and to non-discrimination for exercising your rights. Cookies that enable cross-context behavioral advertising may constitute "sharing" of personal information under the CPRA. You may exercise these rights by contacting us at the details provided below.
  • Other US State Laws: Other states, including Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), and Utah (UCPA), have enacted similar privacy laws that may grant you rights with respect to personal data collected through cookies. We honor these rights as applicable to residents of those states.
  • FTC Act: The Federal Trade Commission Act requires us to maintain fair and transparent practices with respect to data collection. We commit to honoring our stated cookie practices and not engaging in deceptive data collection.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website, daves.click, is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13 through cookies, please contact us immediately using the details below so we can take appropriate action.

10. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in technology, or changes in applicable laws and regulations. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, notify you via a prominent notice on our website or by email.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Your continued use of daves.click after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

11. Contact Us

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

Dave's Hot Chicken — Privacy & Cookie Inquiries

We aim to respond to all privacy and cookie-related inquiries within 30 business days of receipt. California residents may also submit verified consumer requests under the CCPA/CPRA using the email address above.