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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: April 28, 2026

1. Introduction

Wings Over ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website wings-over.rest. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use data related to your use of our website. This Cookie Policy forms part of our broader Privacy Policy and explains in detail what cookies are, the types of cookies we use, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

This policy applies to all visitors and users of wings-over.rest, including those browsing our menu, placing orders, reading our content, or interacting with our website in any other way. By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, you can contact us at any time using the details provided at the end of this document.

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 by website owners to make their websites work more efficiently, to improve user experience, and to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Wings Over) 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, such as 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.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser for a predetermined period of time, while session cookies are deleted from your device as soon as you close your browser.

In addition to cookies, we may also use similar tracking technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage objects. These technologies function in a similar way to cookies and allow us to monitor the activity of visitors to our website and collect certain information about your browsing habits.

3. Why Do We Use Cookies?

Wings Over uses cookies and similar technologies for several important purposes, including:

  • Ensuring the website functions properly: Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website. Without them, services you have asked for, such as adding items to a cart or logging into your account, cannot be provided.
  • Improving your experience: Functional cookies allow us to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or location) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
  • Analyzing website performance: Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, how long users spend on each page, and where visitors come from. This information helps us continuously improve our website.
  • Delivering relevant advertising: Advertising cookies allow us and our advertising partners to deliver ads that are relevant to your interests based on your browsing activity on our site and across other websites.
  • Ensuring security: Certain cookies help us detect and prevent fraudulent activity on our website, protecting both you and Wings Over.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

We categorize the cookies used on wings-over.rest into four main types: Essential, Functional, Analytics, and Advertising cookies. Below is a detailed description of each category.

4.1 Essential Cookies

Essential cookies (also known as "strictly necessary" cookies) are required for the basic functions of the website to work. These cookies cannot be disabled through our cookie management tools because without them the website would not function properly. They are usually set in response to actions you take on the website, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.

These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information and are critical for ensuring the security and usability of our website.

4.2 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. These cookies remember your preferences and choices, such as your preferred language, your region, or your login details, so that you do not have to re-enter them every time you visit.

If you choose to disable functional cookies, some or all of these personalized features may not work as expected.

4.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how our visitors use the website. They collect information about the number of visitors, which pages they visit, how long they spend on each page, and other similar statistics. All data collected is aggregated and anonymous.

We primarily use Google Analytics to collect and analyze this data. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. 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.

4.4 Advertising Cookies

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

We use Google Ads cookies to track conversions and to re-engage with users who have previously visited our website. We may also use Meta (Facebook) Pixel for similar purposes.

5. Cookies We Use — Detailed Table

The following table provides specific details about the cookies used on wings-over.rest, including their names, purposes, types, and durations.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
cookieconsent_status wings-over.rest Stores the user's cookie consent preferences to avoid showing the consent banner on repeat visits. Essential 1 year
PHPSESSID wings-over.rest Maintains the user's session across pages. Required for core site functionality such as shopping cart and login. Essential Session
csrf_token wings-over.rest Security cookie used to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. Essential Session
user_preferences wings-over.rest Stores user preferences such as location, preferred menu view, and language settings. Functional 6 months
recently_viewed wings-over.rest Tracks recently viewed menu items to provide personalized browsing suggestions. Functional 30 days
_ga Google Analytics Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on how the user uses the website. Used to distinguish users. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Used to distinguish users. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Limits data collection on high-traffic websites. Analytics 1 minute
_ga_[ID] Google Analytics (GA4) Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and track user journeys across multiple sessions. Analytics 2 years
_gcl_au Google Ads Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. Tracks ad conversions. Advertising 3 months
_fbp Meta (Facebook) Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Advertising 3 months
_fbc Meta (Facebook) Stores the click identifier (fbclid) from Facebook ads to measure ad effectiveness and attribute conversions. Advertising 2 years
IDE Google DoubleClick Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads. Advertising 1 year
test_cookie Google Used to check whether the user's browser supports cookies. Advertising 15 minutes

Note: Cookie durations listed above are approximate and may vary. Third-party cookies are subject to change based on updates from their respective providers.

6. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Wings Over operates in the United States. Our use of cookies is governed by applicable U.S. laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) for California residents, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act regarding consumer protection and fair dealing.

Under the CCPA/CPRA, California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected about them, the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and the right to request deletion of personal information. To the extent that advertising cookies involve the "sharing" or "selling" of personal data as defined under CCPA/CPRA, you have the right to opt out using the methods described in Section 8 below.

For essential and functional cookies, we rely on our legitimate interest to operate and maintain a functional, secure, and effective website. For analytics and advertising cookies, we rely on your consent, which you may withdraw at any time.

7. Third-Party Cookies and Services

In addition to cookies set directly by Wings Over, we use a number of third-party services that also set cookies on our website. These include:

  • Google LLC: We use Google Analytics and Google Ads. Google may use this data to personalize ads in its own advertising network. For more information on how Google uses data collected via its partner sites, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
  • Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook): We use the Meta Pixel to track conversions from Facebook ads and to optimize our advertising campaigns. Meta's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy.
  • Google DoubleClick: We may use DoubleClick cookies for advertising purposes to serve relevant display ads to our visitors.

We do not control or have access to the data collected by these third-party cookies. We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties directly for detailed information.

8. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. There are several ways you can manage your cookie preferences:

8.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is set, or to delete cookies that have already been set. The method for doing this varies from browser to browser. Below are links to instructions for the most popular browsers:

Please note that if you use different devices or browsers, you will need to manage your cookie settings on each device and browser separately.

8.2 Opt-Out Tools Provided by Third Parties

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

8.3 Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activities tracked. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for responding to DNT signals. As a result, our website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. However, you can use the cookie management tools described above to limit the tracking that occurs on our website.

9. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable or restrict cookies, please be aware that doing so may affect your experience on wings-over.rest. The specific impacts depend on which types of cookies you disable:

9.1 Disabling Essential Cookies

9.2 Disabling Functional Cookies

If you disable functional cookies, you may still be able to access and use our website, but certain features will not work correctly. For example, your location and language preferences may not be saved, and you may need to re-enter your details each time you visit.

9.3 Disabling Analytics Cookies

Disabling analytics cookies will mean that we cannot track your activity on our website. This will not significantly impact your user experience, but it means we will have less information to improve our website and services for you and other visitors.

9.4 Disabling Advertising Cookies

If you disable advertising cookies, you may still see advertisements on our website and on other websites, but those ads will be less tailored to your interests. You may see ads that are less relevant to you, and we will be less able to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

10. Data Retention

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies are deleted from your device when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for the duration specified in the cookie details table above, or until you manually delete them from your browser.

We only retain cookie data for as long as is necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy. Once the retention period expires, or once you withdraw your consent, the relevant cookies will be deleted or rendered inactive.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children through cookies or other means. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately using the details below, and we will take prompt steps to delete such information.

12. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the technologies we use, legal requirements, or other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

If we make significant changes to this Cookie Policy, we may also notify you by posting a notice on our website or by sending you a notification via email (where we hold your contact details). Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Cookie Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.

13. 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 the information below:

Wings Over

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 5 business days.


This Cookie Policy was last reviewed and updated on April 28, 2026. It applies exclusively to the website wings-over.rest operated by Wings Over.