Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 18, 2026
1. Introduction
Apache Pizza is committed to being transparent about how we collect and use data related to you. This Cookie Policy applies to the website apacheq.com and all associated subdomains and services. It should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
This policy has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Acts 1988–2018, and the ePrivacy Regulations (SI 336 of 2011) as applicable in Ireland. We are committed to full compliance with the guidance issued by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ireland.
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 in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners and operators.
Cookies are stored locally on your device and allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits. They do not typically contain personally identifiable information, but they may be linked to personal information that you have provided to us through our website, for example, when placing a food order or creating an account.
Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting (known as "first-party cookies") or by third-party services running on that website (known as "third-party cookies"). Both types of cookies are used on apacheq.com.
Cookies can also be classified by their duration:
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session as you navigate from page to page.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time, even after you close your browser. They are activated each time you visit the website that created them.
3. How Do Cookies Work?
When you visit apacheq.com for the first time, our website sends a small text file (the cookie) to your browser. Your browser stores this file in a specific folder on your device. The next time you visit our website, your browser sends the cookie back to our servers, allowing us to recognise your device and recall information about your previous visit.
This process helps us to provide a more personalised and efficient experience. For example, cookies allow us to remember items you have placed in your online food ordering basket, recognise if you are logged in to your account, and present you with content and offers relevant to your location and preferences.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on apacheq.com:
4.1 Strictly Necessary / Essential Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and our online ordering system. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, such as adding items to your cart or logging in to your account, cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
Legal basis: These cookies are exempt from consent requirements under the ePrivacy Regulations as they are strictly necessary for the delivery of the service you have requested.
4.2 Analytics / Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors to our website and to see how visitors move around our site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Legal basis: Consent. These cookies will only be placed on your device if you have agreed to their use via our cookie consent banner.
4.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our website. They enable us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language, your preferred restaurant location, or your saved delivery address). The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Legal basis: Consent. These cookies will only be placed on your device if you have agreed to their use via our cookie consent banner.
4.4 Advertising / Marketing / Targeting Cookies
These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We may use this information to make our website and any advertising displayed on it or on other websites more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Legal basis: Consent. These cookies will only be placed on your device if you have agreed to their use via our cookie consent banner.
5. Specific Cookies Used on apacheq.com
The table below provides detailed information about the specific cookies used on our website:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _session_id | Apache Pizza (apacheq.com) | Maintains your session while you browse the website and use the ordering system. Ensures items remain in your basket as you navigate between pages. | Essential | Session (deleted when browser is closed) |
| cookie_consent | Apache Pizza (apacheq.com) | Records your cookie consent preferences so that we do not ask you for consent on every page visit. | Essential | 12 months |
| auth_token | Apache Pizza (apacheq.com) | Authenticates you when you log in to your Apache Pizza account, keeping you securely signed in during your session. | Essential | Session |
| basket_id | Apache Pizza (apacheq.com) | Identifies your online ordering basket so that your selected items are retained as you browse the menu. | Essential | Session |
| preferred_location | Apache Pizza (apacheq.com) | Remembers your preferred restaurant or delivery location so that you do not need to re-enter it on each visit. | Functional | 6 months |
| user_prefs | Apache Pizza (apacheq.com) | Stores your website preferences such as language settings and display options to personalise your experience. | Functional | 12 months |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website. All data is aggregated and anonymous. | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website within a 24-hour period. | Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate — limiting the collection of data on high-traffic sites. Helps manage the rate at which page view requests are made to the Google Analytics servers. | Analytics | 1 minute |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads (Doubleclick) | Used by Google Ads to store and track conversions. Allows Google to track whether users who click on a Google Ad subsequently make a purchase or take another defined action on the Apache Pizza website. Also used for remarketing purposes. | Advertising | 90 days |
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook) | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Enables Facebook to track your visits across websites to deliver targeted advertising on Facebook platforms. | Advertising | 3 months |
| fr | Meta (Facebook) | Used by Facebook to provide a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third party advertisers. Contains a unique browser and user ID, used for targeted advertising purposes. | Advertising | 3 months |
Please note that this list may be updated from time to time as we add or remove third-party services. We recommend checking this page periodically for any changes.
6. Third-Party Cookies and Services
In addition to our own cookies, we use a number of third-party services that may set cookies on your device. These third parties include:
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyse how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit our website, what pages they visit, and what other websites they used prior to visiting ours. We use the information to improve our website and services. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our site, rather than your name or other identifying information. Learn more at Google's Privacy Policy.
- Google Ads: We use Google Ads to advertise our services online and to track the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. This may involve placing cookies on your device to track your interactions with our advertisements. Learn more at Google Advertising Policies.
- Meta (Facebook) Pixel: We may use the Facebook Pixel to measure, optimise, and build audiences for our advertising campaigns served on Facebook and Instagram. This tool allows us to understand the actions people take on our website. Learn more at Facebook's Cookie Policy.
7. Your Consent and Cookie Preferences
In accordance with the GDPR and the ePrivacy Regulations (SI 336 of 2011), we are required to obtain your consent before placing any non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit apacheq.com, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject all non-essential cookies
- Customise your cookie preferences by category
Your consent choices will be saved for a period of 12 months. After this period, we will ask for your consent again. You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time by accessing your cookie settings through the cookie preference link on our website.
Please note that withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that was carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
8. How to Manage and Disable Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. In addition to using our cookie consent banner, you can manage your cookie preferences directly through your internet browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored on your device and delete them individually or in bulk
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please find browser-specific instructions for managing cookies at the following links:
| Browser | Cookie Management Instructions |
|---|---|
| Google Chrome | https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 |
| Mozilla Firefox | https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer |
| Safari (macOS) | https://support.apple.com/en-ie/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac |
| Safari (iOS / iPhone) | https://support.apple.com/en-ie/HT201265 |
| Microsoft Edge | https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge |
| Opera | https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies |
9. Opt-Out Tools for Third-Party Services
You can opt out of specific third-party tracking and advertising cookies by using the following tools:
- Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your usage of our website by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on, available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Google Ads Personalisation: You can control and opt out of Google's personalised advertising by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com
- Meta (Facebook) Ad Preferences: You can manage your Facebook advertising preferences by visiting: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences
- Your Online Choices (EU): You can opt out of interest-based advertising from a range of advertising networks through the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) at: https://www.youronlinechoices.eu
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): You can opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies at: https://optout.networkadvertising.org
10. Impact of Disabling Cookies
While you have the right to restrict or disable cookies, please be aware that doing so may impact your experience of our website and online services. The specific impacts are described below:
10.1 Disabling Essential Cookies
- Place orders through our online ordering system
- Log in to or create an Apache Pizza account
- Add items to your shopping basket
- Complete secure payment transactions
10.2 Disabling Functional Cookies
If you disable functional cookies, our website will still work, but certain personalisation features will be lost. Specifically, you may experience the following:
- Your preferred restaurant or delivery location will not be remembered between visits
- Your language and display preferences will be reset on each visit
- You may need to re-enter your details more frequently when using the ordering system
10.3 Disabling Analytics Cookies
Disabling analytics cookies will prevent us from collecting anonymous data about how you use our website. This does not affect your ability to use our website or place orders, but it limits our ability to understand how our website is used and to make improvements based on user behaviour.
10.4 Disabling Advertising Cookies
Disabling advertising and targeting cookies will mean that you may still see advertisements for Apache Pizza on other websites and platforms, but those advertisements will not be tailored to your interests based on your previous visits to our website. You may see more generic, less relevant advertising.
11. Cookies and Children
Our website and online ordering service is not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children through the use of cookies or other tracking technologies. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal data through our website, please contact us at the details below and we will take 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 technology, regulation, or our business operations. When we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, displaying a notice on our website or seeking your renewed consent.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and related technologies. Your continued use of our website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
13. Legal Basis and Regulatory Framework
Our use of cookies and similar technologies is governed by the following legislation and regulatory frameworks applicable in Ireland:
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — Regulation (EU) 2016/679
- Data Protection Acts 1988–2018 (Ireland)
- European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (SI 336 of 2011), commonly referred to as the ePrivacy Regulations
- Guidance published by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ireland
If you have concerns about how we process your personal data through cookies, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC):
Data Protection Commission21 Fitzwilliam Square South
Dublin 2, D02 RD28
Ireland
Website: www.dataprotection.ie
Phone: +353 (0)1 765 0100
14. 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 the details below:
Apache Pizza — Data Privacy Enquiries
- Company: Apache Pizza
- Website: apacheq.com
- Email: [email protected]
We aim to respond to all enquiries within 5 business days.
This Cookie Policy was last reviewed and updated on May 18, 2026. Apache Pizza is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in how we use cookies and related tracking technologies on apacheq.com.