How cookies work on this site
This Cookie Policy explains how costavldac.com, the informational Costa Vida guide run as costavida for readers in the United States, uses cookie files and similar storage. It covers the types used, their purposes, how long they stay, and how to control them in the browser.
There is no marketing call to action on this page. The notes below stay practical: what is stored, why it is stored, what happens if you block it, and where to write if you have a question.
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What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored by the browser on your device. They help the site remember simple preferences, keep forms functional, and understand basic usage in aggregate. Similar storage may include local storage used for the same limited purposes.
A cookie is not a program and does not give this guide access to files on your device. It holds a short string, such as a display choice or a session marker, that the browser sends back when you move between pages. This site does not use cookies to collect payment data, and no cookie on this site executes orders or processes payments.
Because costavldac.com is a reading guide about Costa Vida fresh Mexican fast-casual dining, most visits need no storage at all. Menu pages, location notes, catering explanations, and this policy remain readable even when optional storage is turned off.
Ticket header / plain terms
- First-party cookie
- Set by costavldac.com itself for delivery, security, or a remembered display choice.
- Third-party cookie
- Set by an embedded element, such as a map, font file, or video frame, under that provider's own policy.
- Session vs. persistent
- Session storage ends when the tab closes. Persistent storage carries a fixed expiry and is removed automatically when it passes.
Categories
Types used on this site
The Costa Vida guide keeps its storage narrow. Where a category is listed as “if enabled,” it applies only when that function is actually turned on. Nothing here builds individual profiles from form content.
Strictly necessary
Delivery and security
Page delivery, load handling, security checks, and form submission. Without these, pages may not load reliably and the contact form may not send.
Preference
Display choices
Where enabled, remembers limited display choices so a returning reader does not reset them on each visit. Used only for convenience, never for tracking content you typed.
Functional and aggregate
Forms and counts
Functional cookies reduce form friction, such as keeping a draft subject line during a session. Analytics, if enabled, counts page visits in aggregate and does not follow individuals or read form content.
How long
Purposes and retention
Each cookie stays only as long as its job needs. Expired cookies are removed by the browser automatically, and clearing storage in settings removes persistent entries at once.
The costavida reading pages do not need long-lived identifiers. If you only read menu or location notes and never submit the contact form, little or nothing is retained after the session.
Retention ledger
- Session
Necessary / navigation and forms
Session or a short fixed period. Supports page loads and lets a submitted message go through.
- Up to 12 months
Preference / display choices
Only where enabled. Remembers a simple setting between visits.
- Per tool setting
Analytics / aggregate counts
Only where enabled and only in aggregate. Follows the tool setting, never form content.
Deleting cookies does not delete messages already sent through the contact form. Sent messages are handled under the Privacy Policy.
Outside elements
Third-party elements
Embedded maps, fonts, or video elements, if present, may set their own cookies under their own policies. Restaurant location links and direction tools fall in this group.
Review the third-party notice before interacting with those elements. Blocking third-party cookies may limit maps while leaving core pages readable, including menu notes, policy pages, and visit-planning text.
Address shown as text on this guide: 2901 N Ashton Blvd, Suite 101, Lehi, UT 84043. Hours: Mon–Sat 10:30 AM – 9:00 PM. No map frame is embedded on this policy page.
Your choice
How to control cookies
Most browsers allow blocking, deletion, or per-site exceptions through settings. Instructions are usually found under Privacy, History, or Site Settings in the browser menu.
Block all or selected cookies, or allow this site while blocking third parties, through a per-site exception.
Delete existing cookies at any time. Preferences stored by this guide return to defaults after deletion.
Blocking necessary cookies may prevent form submission. If the contact form will not send, allow necessary storage for costavldac.com and try again.
Changes
Policy updates
This policy may be updated to reflect changes in site functions or legal requirements. The current version is the one published on this page.
Questions
Contact about cookies
Questions about cookies can be sent through the Contact page with the subject line Cookie Inquiry. Include the page address and browser name so the reply can be specific.
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Related policies
How messages and visit details are handled sits in the companion documents. They use the same plain language as this policy.
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