Last updated: 27 July 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which ones stories.petrosyan.tech uses, why we use them and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let a site remember your actions and preferences, and they allow us and our partners to understand how the site is used. We also use related technologies such as pixels, tags and browser local storage; in this policy we refer to all of them as “cookies”.
First-party cookies are set by this website. Third-party cookies are set by other companies, such as our advertising and analytics partners. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser; persistent cookies remain until they expire or you delete them.
Categories of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary
Required for the site to function and to stay secure. They handle things like page delivery, load balancing, spam protection and remembering your cookie choices. These cannot be switched off. Typical lifetime: session to 12 months.
2. Functional / Preference
Remember choices such as your consent settings and, if you leave a comment, your name and email so you do not have to retype them. Typical lifetime: up to 12 months.
3. Analytics / Performance
Help us count visits, see which articles are popular and detect errors, so we can improve the site. The data is used in aggregate. Typical lifetime: up to 24 months.
4. Advertising / Targeting
Set by us and by third-party advertising partners — which may include Google and its advertising products, MGID and their approved demand partners — to select and deliver ads, limit how often you see the same ad, and measure ad performance. Where you have consented, these cookies may also be used to show you personalised advertising based on your browsing. Typical lifetime: up to 24 months.
5. Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded video or social media content. Those providers can set their own cookies when the embed loads, exactly as if you had visited their site directly.
Your Consent
If you are visiting from the EEA, the UK or another region with similar rules, non-essential cookies are only set after you give consent through our cookie banner. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie settings link on the site, and your choice will be respected on future visits.
How to Control Cookies in Your Browser
Every major browser lets you view, block and delete cookies from its settings or privacy menu — Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge and Opera all provide these controls, and most offer a private browsing mode. Blocking all cookies may stop parts of this or other websites from working correctly.
Advertising Opt-Outs
You can manage personalised advertising directly with the industry and with Google:
- Google Ads Settings
- Digital Advertising Alliance — aboutads.info/choices
- Network Advertising Initiative opt-out
- Your Online Choices (EU)
Updates
We review this policy periodically and will update the date above whenever it changes. Questions? Email privacy@stories.petrosyan.tech.