Cookie Policy

Effective Date: June 12, 2026 | Last Updated: June 12, 2026

About This Policy: This Cookie Policy explains how Starbird Chicken uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website starbird-meal.rest. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

1. Who We Are

This Cookie Policy applies to Starbird Chicken, a food service business operating in the United States. Our website is located at starbird-meal.rest, and you can reach us at [email protected]. We are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use to operate and improve our digital services, including our online ordering platform, menu browsing experience, and promotional content.

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 across the internet to make websites work more efficiently, to enhance user experience, and to provide information to website owners about how visitors interact with their sites.

Cookies are created by the web server that hosts a website and are sent to your browser, where they are stored locally. Each time you return to the same website, your browser sends the stored cookie back to the server, allowing the website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your preferences or previous actions.

Cookies typically contain the following information:

The name of the server that placed the cookie
A unique identifier (a string of numbers and letters)
An expiration date (after which the cookie is automatically deleted)
Various data points related to your browsing activity

Cookies are not programs or executable code. They cannot carry viruses, access information on your hard drive, or install malware. They are simply data files used to remember stateful information or to record your browsing activity.

2.1 Types of Cookies by Duration

Cookies can be categorized by how long they remain on your device:

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that exist only for the duration of your browsing session. They are automatically deleted from your device when you close your browser. Session cookies are typically used to manage your shopping cart, maintain your login state, or preserve your preferences during a single visit.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device after your browsing session ends, until they reach their specified expiration date or until you manually delete them. Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences across multiple visits, track returning users, and deliver personalized experiences.

2.2 Types of Cookies by Origin

First-Party Cookies: These are set directly by Starbird Chicken through our website, starbird-meal.rest. They are used to power core website functionality and remember your settings.
Third-Party Cookies: These are set by external service providers whose features or content appear on our website. Examples include Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Facebook. These third parties may use their cookies to collect data about your browsing behavior across multiple websites.

3. Similar Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, Starbird Chicken and our third-party partners may use other tracking technologies on our website, including:

Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Small, invisible graphics embedded in web pages or emails that allow us to detect when you have visited a page or opened a message. They are often used in combination with cookies to understand user behavior.
Local Storage: A web technology that allows websites to store data locally within your browser, similar to cookies but with greater storage capacity and no automatic expiration.
Scripts and Tracking Pixels: JavaScript code or image pixels embedded in our pages that collect information about your device, browser, and interactions with our content.
Fingerprinting: A technique that collects information about your browser type, screen resolution, installed plugins, and other device characteristics to create a unique identifier for your device.

4. Categories of Cookies We Use

Starbird Chicken uses four main categories of cookies on our website. Below is a detailed explanation of each category and its purpose:

4.1 Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies

These cookies are absolutely required for our website to function properly. They enable core features such as page navigation, access to secure areas of the site, and basic online ordering capabilities. Without these cookies, certain parts of our website cannot function. Because they are essential to the operation of the site, they are placed automatically and do not require your consent under applicable law.

Examples of what these cookies do:

Remember items you have added to your online order or cart
Keep you logged in to your account during your session
Ensure security features function correctly
Balance website traffic across servers to maintain performance

4.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data allows us to measure and improve the performance of our website, identify popular menu items, understand which pages attract the most traffic, and analyze how users navigate through our online ordering system.

The primary analytics tool we use is Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how you use our website, including pages visited, time spent on each page, and actions taken. This information is aggregated and does not personally identify you.

4.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features. For example, these cookies may remember your preferred restaurant location, your saved order preferences, your language or region settings, and other customizations that improve your experience. The information collected by functional cookies does not identify you personally and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

4.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

Advertising cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant and engaging to you. They may be set by Starbird Chicken or by third-party advertising partners such as Google Ads and Meta (Facebook). These cookies track your browsing behavior across websites to build a profile of your interests, which is then used to show you targeted advertisements for our food products and promotions. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

5. Specific Cookies We Use

The table below provides detailed information about the specific cookies currently active on our website, starbird-meal.rest:

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Category	Duration
`_session_id`	Starbird Chicken	Maintains your active session while browsing and ordering online. Keeps your cart and preferences intact during your visit.	Essential	Session
`csrf_token`	Starbird Chicken	Security token that protects against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks when you submit forms or place orders.	Essential	Session
`user_prefs`	Starbird Chicken	Stores your preferred restaurant location, dietary preferences, and display settings so they are remembered on future visits.	Functional	1 Year
`cookie_consent`	Starbird Chicken	Records your cookie consent preferences so we do not ask you again on subsequent visits.	Essential	1 Year
`_ga`	Google Analytics	Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data about how you use our website. Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.	Analytics	2 Years
`_gid`	Google Analytics	Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data about how you use our website. This cookie stores and updates a unique value for each page visited.	Analytics	24 Hours
`_gat`	Google Analytics	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rates, limiting data collection on high-traffic websites. Helps manage the volume of requests sent to Google servers.	Analytics	1 Minute
`_gcl_au`	Google Ads	Used by Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) to store and track conversions. Helps us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and understand which ads led you to our website.	Advertising	90 Days
`_fbp`	Meta (Facebook)	Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products, such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Identifies browsers for the purposes of providing advertising and site analytics.	Advertising	90 Days
`fr`	Meta (Facebook)	Used by Facebook to deliver, measure, and improve the relevancy of ads. Contains a unique browser and user ID combination, used for targeted advertising.	Advertising	90 Days
`IDE`	Google DoubleClick	Used by Google's DoubleClick advertising platform to register and report user actions after viewing or clicking on an advertiser's ads, measuring the effectiveness of an ad and presenting targeted ads to users.	Advertising	1 Year
`NID`	Google	Registers a unique ID to identify your device for targeted advertising purposes. Used to display Google ads in Google services to signed-out users.	Advertising	6 Months

Note: This table reflects the cookies currently in use as of the effective date of this policy. We may update this list periodically as our technology and service providers change. Please check this page regularly for the most current information.

6. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Starbird Chicken operates in the United States. Our use of cookies is governed by applicable United States federal and state privacy laws, including:

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA): If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding personal information collected through cookies, including the right to know, the right to delete, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act: Our cookie practices comply with FTC guidelines regarding transparency in data collection and consumer protection standards.
CAN-SPAM Act: To the extent cookies relate to email marketing tracking, our practices comply with CAN-SPAM requirements.

For essential cookies, we rely on our legitimate interest in operating a functional website. For analytics, functional, and advertising cookies, we rely on your consent, which you provide when you accept cookies through our cookie consent banner.

7. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have several options for managing or disabling cookies. Please note that restricting certain cookies may affect the functionality and performance of our website.

7.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit starbird-meal.rest, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.

7.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie settings through their settings or preferences menus. You can typically instruct your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or alert you when a cookie is being placed. Below are links to cookie management instructions for the most popular browsers:

Google Chrome: Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data. You can choose to block all cookies or manage exceptions for specific sites. Chrome Cookie Settings Guide
Mozilla Firefox: Go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data. Firefox allows you to block all cookies or set custom settings. Firefox Cookie Settings Guide
Apple Safari: Go to Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data. Safari provides options to block all cookies or block third-party cookies only. Safari Cookie Settings Guide
Microsoft Edge: Go to Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions > Cookies and site data. Edge offers several levels of cookie blocking. Edge Cookie Settings Guide
Opera: Go to Settings > Advanced > Privacy & security > Site Settings > Cookies and site data. Opera Cookie Settings Guide

For mobile devices, you can manage cookies through your browser app settings or your device's privacy settings menu.

7.3 Third-Party Opt-Out Tools

Several of our third-party cookie providers offer their own opt-out tools:

Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. This add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information about visit activity with Google Analytics.
Google Ads Personalization: You can opt out of personalized advertising by Google by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also manage your preferences through My Ad Center.
Meta (Facebook) Ad Preferences: You can manage your Facebook ad preferences and opt out of interest-based advertising by visiting your Facebook Ad Settings page. If you are not logged in to Facebook, you can opt out through the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Opt-Out Tool.
Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): Visit the NAI Opt-Out Tool to opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies.
Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): Use the DAA WebChoices Tool to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA): Visit Your Online Choices for additional opt-out options applicable to certain advertising networks.

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable or restrict cookies at any time, doing so may have certain consequences for your experience on our website. The following outlines the potential impact of disabling each category of cookies:

Important Notice: Disabling essential cookies is not recommended and may prevent you from using core features of our website, including online ordering.

Disabling Essential Cookies: If you disable essential cookies, significant portions of our website may not function correctly. You may be unable to complete an online order, add items to your cart, maintain a logged-in state, or access certain secure features. We strongly recommend keeping essential cookies enabled.
Disabling Analytics Cookies: If you disable analytics cookies, we will not be able to collect information about how you use our website. This means we will have reduced ability to improve our site's performance and user experience. Your browsing experience should otherwise remain unaffected.
Disabling Functional Cookies: If you disable functional cookies, you may find that certain personalization features no longer work. For example, your preferred restaurant location may not be remembered, and you may need to re-enter preferences on each visit.
Disabling Advertising Cookies: If you disable advertising cookies, you will no longer see personalized Starbird Chicken advertisements on other websites. You may still see our ads, but they will be generic rather than tailored to your interests. Disabling advertising cookies does not reduce the total number of ads you see, only their relevance.

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. Currently, there is no uniform standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, and our website does not currently alter its data collection and use practices in response to DNT browser settings. We encourage you to use the opt-out tools listed in Section 7.3 above to manage your tracking preferences.

10. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) provide you with specific rights regarding the personal information collected about you through cookies and other tracking technologies:

Right to Know: You have the right to request disclosure of the categories of personal information we collect, the purposes for which it is used, and the third parties with whom it is shared.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information we have collected about you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing: Certain advertising cookies may constitute "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under California law. You have the right to opt out of this by clicking the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link, which can be found in the footer of our website.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your California privacy rights.

To exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 12 below.

11. 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 applicable laws, or improvements to our website. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page 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 and similar technologies. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

12. 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. We are committed to addressing your inquiries promptly and transparently.

Starbird Chicken — Contact Information

Company Name: Starbird Chicken
Email: [email protected]
Website: starbird-meal.rest