Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 21, 2026

This policy explains how ARMARTRA OBISPO INC uses cookies and similar technologies on barbcide.com, and how you can control them. Read it alongside our Privacy Policy.

1. What a cookie is

A cookie is a small text file a site stores on your device so it can recognise the browser on a later visit. Related technologies do a similar job: local storage keeps data in the browser itself, pixels (tiny invisible images) report that a page was opened, and SDKs do the equivalent inside apps. Where this policy says “cookies”, it covers all of them.

2. The categories we use

Strictly necessary

These make the site function. They keep your session consistent, remember that you dismissed a notice, and protect the reservation form against automated abuse. The site cannot work properly without them, so they are not optional.

• PHPSESSID — server session identifier, set by this site, deleted when you close the browser.
• Spam-prevention record — a short-lived note of the time and IP of a form submission, held on our server for up to one hour to rate-limit repeated sends.

Analytics

If analytics are enabled on the page you are viewing, these tell us how many people visit, which sections they read and where they leave. We use it in aggregate to improve the site, not to identify you.

• _ga, _ga_<id> — Google Analytics, distinguishes visitors, up to 2 years.
• _gid — Google Analytics, distinguishes visitors, 24 hours.

Advertising and measurement

We advertise this restaurant locally. If you arrive from an ad, these let the network report that the click led to a visit or a reservation request. They may also be used to show you our ad again elsewhere.

• _gcl_au — Google Ads conversion linker, up to 90 days.
• IDE, test_cookie — set by doubleclick.net for ad measurement, up to 13 months.

Embedded content

The map on our contact section is served by Google Maps. When it loads, Google may set its own cookies and receive your IP address. We do not control those cookies. If you would rather not load it, use the written address instead — 120 Tank Farm Road, Stall #5, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

3. Your choice on this site

The first time you arrive, a banner asks what you allow. Accept all turns on analytics and advertising cookies; Necessary only leaves both off; Customise lets you switch the two categories independently. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be turned off, because the site and the reservation form depend on them.

Your answer is remembered in your browser, and nothing in the analytics or advertising categories loads until you allow it. To change your mind at any time, use the Cookie Settings link in the footer of any page. Clearing your browser data erases the answer and the banner will ask again.

4. How to control cookies in your browser

You can delete cookies already stored and stop new ones being set from your browser’s settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may break parts of the site, including the reservation form.

• Chrome — Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies.
• Safari — Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
• Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
• Edge — Settings → Cookies and site permissions.

Most browsers also offer a private window, which discards cookies when you close it.

5. Opting out of advertising cookies

• Google personalised ads: adssettings.google.com
• Google Analytics opt-out add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Digital Advertising Alliance: optout.aboutads.info
• Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org

6. Do Not Track

There is no agreed standard for how sites should respond to a browser “Do Not Track” signal, so this site does not act on one. The controls above are the reliable route.

7. Changes

We update this policy when the technologies on the site change. The date at the top shows the current version.

8. Questions