Cookie Policy

Last Updated: January 26, 2022This Cookie Policy applies to Performance Food Group, Inc. (“we,” “our,” or “us”), and describes how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website (the “Website”). This Cookie Policy explains what Cookies are, how we use Cookies, how third parties with whom we may partner may use Cookies on our Website, and your choices regarding Cookies.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or other device. They are widely used to make websites work or improve the efficiency of a website. Cookies help with website functionality and user experience because websites can read and write to these text files, enabling the site to recognize you and remember important information that will make your use of the site more convenient (e.g., by remembering your language or font preference settings). Cookies also allow us to collect information about the pages you view on our website, which we and our advertising partners use to show you relevant ads for products and services when you browse the internet or use social media.

Cookies Used By Our Website

The cookies used by our Website include the following:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies. These are Cookies required for the operation of our Website. They include, for example, Cookies that enable you to log in to secure areas of our Website. The Cookies used by our Website may change, but below are some examples of Strictly Necessary Cookies that our Website may use, including the retention periods for such Cookies.
 Cookie Name Cookie Type Description Expiration
SEARCH_SAMESITE Google.com Allow servers to mitigate
the risk of CSRF and
information leakage attacks
by asserting that a particular
cookie should only be sent
with requests initiated from
the same registrable domain.
5 Months 2 days

 

  • Analytical Cookies. These Cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors to our Website and to see how visitors navigate our Website. This helps us improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users can easily find what they are looking for. The Cookies used by our Website may change, but below are some examples of Analytical Cookies that our Website may use, including the retention periods for such Cookies.
 Cookie Name Cookie Type Description Expiration
_ga_* Google Analytics
Cookie
Stores and counts
pageviews for
statistical purposes.
2 years
 _gat_gtag_UA*  Google Analytics
Cookie
 Stores unique user ID  1 minute
 _ga Google Analytics
Persistent Cookie
 Used to count and
track page views
2 years
 _gid Google Analytics
Cookie
Used to count and
track page views
1 day
 OTZ Google Analytics
Cookie
Used to provide an
aggregate analysis of
Website visitors.
30 days
 1P_JAR Google Analytics
Cookie
Used to gather website
statistics and track
conversion rates.
30 days

 

  • Performance/Functionality Cookies. These Cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our Website. Functionality Cookies enable us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (e.g., your choice of language or region). The Cookies used by our Website may change, but below are some examples of Functionality Cookies that our Website may use, including the retention periods for such Cookies.
 Cookie Name Cookie Type Description Expiration
SC_ANALYTICS_
GLOBAL_COOKIE
Sitecore Digital
Experience Platform
Persistent Cookie
This cookie helps us
to identify repeat
visitors to our website.
1 year after the last
page request from the
solution by the web
client
 DV Google.com  This cookie is used to
save the user’s preferences
and other information. This
includes in particular the
preferred langauge, the number
of search results to be displayed
on the page as well as the decision
as to whether the Google SafeSearch
filter should be activated or not.
 7 minutes
 NID Google.com  This cookie contains a
unique ID Google uses
to remember your preferences and
other information, such as your
preferred language (e.g. English),
how many search results you
wish to have shown per page
(e.g. 10 or 20), and whether
or not you wish to have Google’s
SageSearch filter turned on.
 6 months
 SIDCC Google.com This cookie is used as a security
measure to protect users’ data
from unauthorized access.
6 months

 

  • Targeting/Advertising Cookies. These Cookies record your visits to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our Website and advertisements more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose. Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use Cookies on their websites, over which we have no control. The Cookies used by our Website may change, but below are some examples of Targeting Cookies that our Website may use, including the retention periods for such Cookies.
 Cookie Name Cookie Type Description Expiration
APISID
SAPISID
SSID
Targeting/Advertising These cookies are used by
Google to display
personalized advertisements
on Google sites, based on recent
searches and previous interactions.
SSID, APISID, and SAPISID cookies
enable Google to collect your
information for videos hosted by
YouTube.
2 years
_Secure-3PSID
_Secure-1PSID
_Secure-3PAPISID
_Secure-1PAPISID
_Secure-3PSIDCC
 Targeting/Advertising  Used by for targeting
purposes to build a profile
of the website visitor’s interests
in order to show relevant and
personalized Google advertising
 2 years

 

How to Manage, Disable or Opt-Out of Cookies Used By This Site

You may refuse, accept, or remove Cookies from our Website at any time via the Cookie preferences setting on your browser. Please refer to www.allaboutcookies.com for information on commonly used browsers. Please be aware that if Cookies are disabled or removed, not all features of our Website may operate as intended.