Cookie Policy

Last Updated: September 23, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Tostino uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with our website.

Cookies are commonly used by websites to help provide functionality, remember preferences, understand how visitors use a website, improve performance, maintain security, and support advertising.

By continuing to use Tostino, you acknowledge that cookies and similar technologies may be used as described in this policy, subject to applicable laws and any consent choices available to you.


1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files or similar identifiers that websites may store on your device when you visit them.

A cookie can allow a website or service to recognize a browser or device and remember certain information.

Cookies can be used for different purposes, including:

  • Making websites function properly.
  • Remembering preferences.
  • Maintaining sessions.
  • Improving security.
  • Understanding website traffic.
  • Measuring performance.
  • Supporting advertising.
  • Personalizing certain experiences where permitted.

Cookies themselves do not necessarily contain information that directly identifies an individual.

However, information associated with cookies may sometimes be combined with other information by the website or a third-party service.


2. How Tostino Uses Cookies

Tostino may use cookies and similar technologies for several purposes.

These purposes can include:

  • Essential website functionality.
  • Security.
  • Performance monitoring.
  • Analytics.
  • Website improvement.
  • Remembering preferences.
  • Advertising.
  • Measuring advertising performance.
  • Preventing fraudulent activity.
  • Understanding visitor interactions.

The specific cookies used may change over time as the website’s features, providers, and technologies change.


3. Types of Cookies

Cookies used on websites are commonly divided into several categories.

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies may be required for certain website functions.

They can support functions such as:

  • Security.
  • Session management.
  • Website functionality.
  • Technical operations.
  • Preventing abuse.
  • Maintaining reliable website behavior.

Because these technologies may be necessary for basic functionality, disabling them can affect certain features of the website.


3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may allow a website to remember choices or preferences.

For example, they may help remember:

  • Language preferences.
  • Interface settings.
  • Previously selected options.
  • Certain browsing preferences.

Not every functional cookie is necessarily used on every page.


3.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help website operators understand how visitors interact with a website.

They may provide information about:

  • Number of visitors.
  • Pages viewed.
  • Traffic sources.
  • Navigation patterns.
  • Session activity.
  • Device types.
  • Browser types.
  • General geographic information.
  • Website performance.

This information can help us identify which parts of Tostino are useful and where improvements may be necessary.


3.4 Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies may be used by Tostino or third-party advertising providers to support advertising operations.

They may help:

  • Display advertisements.
  • Measure advertisement performance.
  • Limit repetitive advertisements.
  • Detect invalid activity.
  • Support personalized advertising where permitted.
  • Understand interactions with advertisements.

Advertising technologies may be operated by independent third-party companies.


3.5 Social Media and Third-Party Cookies

Some pages may contain features provided by external platforms.

Examples may include:

  • Social media buttons.
  • Embedded videos.
  • External widgets.
  • Sharing tools.
  • Other third-party integrations.

These services may use cookies or similar technologies according to their own policies.


4. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

Cookies can generally be classified as first-party or third-party cookies.

First-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are created by the website you are visiting.

Tostino or its technical providers may use first-party cookies for purposes such as functionality, security, preferences, or analytics.

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party cookies are created by a domain or service different from the website you are visiting.

Third-party services may use cookies for purposes such as:

  • Advertising.
  • Analytics.
  • Social media.
  • Embedded content.
  • Security.
  • Performance measurement.

The third parties responsible for these technologies may change over time.


5. Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies

Tostino may use Google AdSense or other Google advertising services.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Deliver advertisements.
  • Measure advertising performance.
  • Prevent fraud.
  • Improve advertising.
  • Personalize advertisements where permitted.

The type of advertising shown may depend on factors such as page content, visitor settings, geographic location, consent choices, and advertising configuration.

Where applicable, visitors may be presented with consent or privacy choices before certain advertising cookies or technologies are used.


6. Personalized Advertising

Depending on applicable laws, consent settings, and advertising configuration, advertising displayed on Tostino may be personalized or non-personalized.

Personalized advertising may use information associated with browsing activity or inferred interests to make advertisements more relevant.

Non-personalized advertising may rely primarily on contextual information, such as the content of the page being viewed.

The availability of personalized advertising may vary by country, region, browser, device, and privacy settings.


7. Google Analytics

Tostino may use Google Analytics or similar analytics technologies.

Analytics services can use cookies or similar identifiers to help understand how visitors interact with the website.

Information may include:

  • Pages viewed.
  • Session information.
  • Device information.
  • Browser information.
  • Traffic sources.
  • Interaction events.
  • Approximate geographic information.
  • General usage patterns.

Analytics information can help us improve website content, navigation, performance, and user experience.

Analytics providers may process information according to their own policies.


8. Security Cookies

Some cookies or similar technologies may be used for security purposes.

These technologies can help:

  • Detect suspicious activity.
  • Prevent abuse.
  • Protect forms.
  • Identify unusual traffic.
  • Maintain website security.
  • Protect website resources.

Security technologies may operate automatically and may not provide a visible feature to visitors.


9. Session Cookies

Some cookies may exist only during a browsing session.

Session cookies can be used to maintain temporary information while you navigate between pages.

Depending on their purpose, these cookies may be deleted automatically when you close your browser.


10. Persistent Cookies

Some cookies may remain on your device for a defined period after you leave the website.

Persistent cookies may help a website or service remember information across multiple visits.

The duration of a persistent cookie depends on the purpose of the cookie and the service responsible for setting it.


11. Similar Technologies

Tostino and third-party services may use technologies that perform functions similar to cookies.

These may include:

  • Pixels.
  • Web beacons.
  • Local storage.
  • Device identifiers.
  • Tracking technologies.
  • Other browser-based technologies.

These technologies may be used for purposes similar to cookies, including analytics, advertising, security, and functionality.

For simplicity, this policy may refer to these technologies collectively as “cookies” or “similar technologies.”


12. Why We Use Cookies

Cookies and similar technologies can help us operate and improve Tostino.

We may use them to:

Improve Website Functionality

Cookies can help certain website features work correctly.

Improve User Experience

Cookies can help remember certain preferences and make future visits more convenient.

Understand Website Usage

Analytics technologies can help us understand how visitors interact with different pages.

Improve Content

Usage information can help us identify popular topics and areas where content or navigation could be improved.

Maintain Security

Certain technologies can help detect suspicious behavior and protect website resources.

Support Advertising

Advertising technologies can help display advertisements and measure advertising performance.


13. Managing Cookies

Most modern web browsers provide controls for managing cookies.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

  • View stored cookies.
  • Delete cookies.
  • Block cookies.
  • Allow cookies.
  • Block third-party cookies.
  • Clear browsing data.
  • Configure privacy settings.

The exact controls available depend on the browser and device you use.


14. Disabling Cookies

You can usually disable or delete cookies through your browser settings.

However, disabling certain cookies may affect the way websites function.

For example, some features may:

  • Stop working correctly.
  • Lose saved preferences.
  • Require repeated configuration.
  • Display differently.
  • Become unavailable.

For this reason, disabling all cookies may not provide the best browsing experience.


15. Managing Advertising Preferences

Advertising providers may offer their own tools for managing advertising preferences.

Depending on the provider and your location, you may have options relating to:

  • Personalized advertising.
  • Advertising cookies.
  • Interest-based advertising.
  • Advertising identifiers.
  • Consent choices.

The availability of these controls can vary between countries and services.

You should review the privacy and advertising settings offered by the relevant provider if you want to manage those preferences.


16. Consent and Privacy Choices

Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, Tostino may use a consent-management mechanism to provide choices regarding certain cookies and tracking technologies.

Where consent is legally required, applicable technologies may be handled according to the consent choices available to the visitor.

Privacy choices can also depend on:

  • Geographic location.
  • Browser.
  • Device.
  • Applicable laws.
  • Third-party services.
  • Website configuration.

17. Cookies and Personal Information

A cookie does not necessarily contain your name, email address, or other information that directly identifies you.

However, information associated with cookies may sometimes be combined with other technical or account information.

The way such information is handled depends on the service responsible for collecting or processing it.

For more information about information collection and processing on Tostino, please review our Privacy Policy.


18. Third-Party Privacy Policies

Third-party companies that provide advertising, analytics, social media, embedded content, or other services may use their own cookies and similar technologies.

Those companies may have independent privacy policies explaining:

  • What information they collect.
  • How they use information.
  • How long information is retained.
  • What choices are available.
  • How visitors can manage privacy settings.

Tostino does not control the independent privacy practices of third-party providers.


19. Changes to Cookies Used on Tostino

The cookies and technologies used by Tostino may change over time.

We may introduce new:

  • Website features.
  • Analytics services.
  • Advertising providers.
  • Security technologies.
  • Embedded services.
  • Performance tools.

As a result, the exact cookies present on the website may vary depending on when and how you visit Tostino.


20. Cookie Duration

Different cookies may remain on a device for different periods.

Some may expire:

  • When a browsing session ends.
  • After a few hours.
  • After several days.
  • After several months.
  • After another period defined by the relevant service.

The duration depends on the purpose and configuration of each cookie.

Third-party providers may independently determine the duration of their technologies according to their own policies and configurations.


21. Cookies on Mobile Devices

Cookies and similar technologies may also be used when you access Tostino from:

  • Smartphones.
  • Tablets.
  • Other mobile devices.

Mobile browsers may provide privacy and cookie controls that differ from desktop browsers.

Some mobile applications or embedded technologies may also use identifiers or technologies that perform functions similar to cookies.


22. Cookies and Website Performance

Cookies and similar technologies may help us understand technical performance.

For example, analytics information may help identify:

  • Pages that load slowly.
  • Navigation problems.
  • Broken experiences.
  • Browser-specific issues.
  • Device-specific problems.
  • Unexpected errors.

This information can help improve the technical quality and reliability of Tostino.


23. Cookies and Security

Cookies may also play a role in maintaining website security.

Certain technologies can help identify suspicious requests, unusual behavior, automated abuse, or other activity that may threaten website availability.

Security-related technologies may be necessary to protect both the website and its visitors.


24. External Links

Tostino may link to external websites that use their own cookies.

When you leave Tostino and visit another website, the cookie practices of that website apply.

We recommend reviewing the cookie and privacy policies of external websites before using them.


25. Your Responsibility

If you choose to disable cookies, you are responsible for understanding how that choice may affect your browsing experience.

You can change your browser settings at any time, subject to the capabilities provided by your browser and device.

Privacy settings may also affect advertising, analytics, personalization, and certain website functions.


26. Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy provides additional information about how information may be collected, used, processed, and protected.

The Cookie Policy focuses specifically on cookies and similar technologies.


27. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.

Updates may be necessary because of:

  • Changes in technology.
  • Changes to advertising services.
  • Changes to analytics providers.
  • New website features.
  • Changes in applicable laws.
  • Changes in privacy practices.
  • Changes to our website infrastructure.

The revised version will be published on this page.

The “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this policy indicates when it was most recently revised.


28. Contact Us

If you have questions about cookies used on Tostino, privacy choices, advertising technologies, or this Cookie Policy, please contact us.

Email: [YOUR PRIVACY EMAIL ADDRESS]

When contacting us, please describe your question clearly and include the relevant page or feature whenever possible.


29. Frequently Asked Questions

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files or identifiers that websites may use to store or recognize information on a browser or device.

Does Tostino use cookies?

Tostino may use cookies and similar technologies for functionality, security, analytics, advertising, and other website-related purposes.

Can I disable cookies?

In most cases, yes. Browser settings generally allow you to delete or block cookies.

However, disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Does advertising use cookies?

Third-party advertising providers may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver and measure advertisements and, where permitted, personalize advertising.

Does Google use cookies on Tostino?

If Google advertising or analytics services are enabled, Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies according to their applicable configurations and policies.

Can I control personalized advertising?

Depending on your location, browser, device, and the advertising services involved, you may have options for managing personalized advertising and related privacy settings.

Are cookies dangerous?

Cookies themselves are commonly used web technologies and are not inherently harmful. However, privacy implications depend on how a website or third-party service uses them.

Do cookies reveal my name?

A cookie does not necessarily contain your name or directly identify you. However, associated information may sometimes be combined with other information by the relevant service.


Final Statement

Cookies and similar technologies are an important part of the modern web.

Tostino may use these technologies to provide functionality, maintain security, understand website usage, improve performance, and support advertising.

We aim to use these technologies responsibly and provide visitors with information about their general purpose.

If you have questions about how cookies are used on Tostino, please contact us.

Privacy Contact: myshortyx@gmail.com

Thank you for visiting Tostino.