Cookie Policy – Dr. Christian Pizzera
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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 30 May 2026  |  Compliant with the GDPR & Austrian DSG 2018

Your privacy matters to us. This Cookie Policy explains which cookies and similar technologies are used on the website pizzera.at, why we use them and how you can control them. It complements our Privacy Policy — in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG 2018).
01

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit it. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits, remember your preferences and ensure that functions such as cookie-consent management work reliably.

Cookies can be set either by the website itself (first-party cookies) or by third-party services embedded in the site (third-party cookies). On this site, essential first-party cookies are always set. In addition, after your explicit consent, third-party cookies from Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics 4 may be set for reach analytics — see sections 02 and 03 below.

02

Cookie categories

We distinguish between three categories of cookies according to their purpose:

Category Consent Status on this site
Necessary Not required In use — these cookies are essential for the basic operation of the website (e.g. recording your cookie-consent choice). Without them the site cannot function correctly.
Statistics Required In use after consent — Google Tag Manager loads Google Analytics 4 for anonymised reach analytics. Cookies are set only after you accept this category in the banner.
Marketing Required Currently not used. No marketing/tracking pixels are active.

Should marketing tools be activated in the future, you will be asked for your consent through the cookie banner before any data is collected, and this policy will be updated accordingly.

03

Cookies currently in use

The following first-party cookies may be set on your device when you visit this website:

Cookie Purpose Duration Category
cmplz_consented_services Stores your cookie-consent preferences (which categories you have accepted or rejected) — set by Complianz. 1 year Necessary
cmplz_policy_id Tracks the version of the privacy/cookie policy you have consented to — set by Complianz. 1 year Necessary
complianz_consent_status Records whether you have completed the consent dialog — set by Complianz. 1 year Necessary
WordPress session & security Standard WordPress session and CSRF (cross-site request forgery) cookies. Only set if you log in to the back-end — not relevant for ordinary visitors. Session Necessary
_ga Google Analytics 4 — distinguishes unique visitors for reach analytics. Set only after consent to the "Statistics" category. IP address anonymised by default. 2 years Statistics
_ga_<container-ID> Google Analytics 4 — persists the GA4 session state for the specific GA4 property. Set only after consent. 13 months Statistics
Consent-gated tracking. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4 load only after you accept the “Statistics” category in the cookie banner. Before consent, no data is transmitted to Google. After consent, anonymised reach data (page views, session duration, device type) is processed by Google in the EU and the USA — see the Privacy Policy for the full legal details. No marketing/advertising trackers (Meta/Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn) are active.
04

Manage your consent

On your first visit, a cookie banner appears at the bottom of the page. Through this banner, you can choose to accept, reject or adjust non-essential cookies. The technical management of your consent is handled by the Complianz plugin (Complianz B.V., Netherlands).

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the small cookie icon at the bottom of any page on this site, or by deleting the cookies in your browser. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out beforehand.

Browser-level controls

You can also configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is set. Please note that disabling all cookies may affect the functioning of this and other websites. Instructions for the major browsers:

Google Chrome  ·  Mozilla Firefox  ·  Apple Safari  ·  Microsoft Edge

05

Retention periods

The retention period of each cookie is shown in the table in section 03. In general:

Cookie type Duration Basis
Cookie-consent record (Complianz) 1 year Obligation to provide proof, Art. 7(1) GDPR
WordPress session / security Session (until the browser closes) Technical necessity (legitimate interest)
Google Analytics 4 cookies (_ga / _ga_<ID>) _ga: 2 years · _ga_<ID>: 13 months Reach analytics (consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; EU-US Data Privacy Framework)

Once a cookie's lifetime expires, it is automatically removed by your browser. You can also delete all cookies manually at any time through your browser settings.

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Changes to this Cookie Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Cookie Policy as necessary, in order to keep it in line with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to the services and technologies used on this website. The current version is always available on this page; the date of the last update is shown at the top.

If material changes occur — for example, if analytics or marketing cookies are introduced — you will be informed via the cookie banner before any data is collected, and this policy will be updated accordingly.

For any questions about cookies or data processing, please contact us at ordination@pizzera.at. Further details on the processing of your personal data are available in our Privacy Policy.