Last updated: March 23, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Behind the Portrait uses cookies and similar technologies on https://www.behindtheportrait.com/.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. The term “cookies” is used here in a broad sense and also includes similar technologies such as pixels, web beacons, online identifiers, local storage, and equivalent tools.
2. Types of cookies we may use
Depending on site configuration, we may use the following categories of cookies or similar technologies:
- Strictly necessary cookies
These are used for core site operation, security, consent management, caching, spam prevention, load balancing, and other essential technical functions. - Analytics or performance cookies
These help us understand how the site is used, measure traffic, evaluate page performance, and improve the user experience. - Functional cookies
These may remember preferences or technical settings helpful to the operation of the site. - Advertising and third-party cookies
These may be used to display ads, limit ad frequency, measure advertising performance, prevent advertising fraud, or support sharing functions and third-party services.
3. Services that may set cookies or similar technologies
Depending on the services actually enabled on the site, cookies or similar technologies may be used by:
- WordPress and related core features;
- Complianz, for consent and preference management;
- LiteSpeed Cache or similar caching/performance tools;
- Google Fonts or similar third-party assets, if loaded;
- analytics or measurement tools, if enabled;
- newsletter tools, if enabled;
- advertising providers and their technology partners, if advertising is active on the site.
Some cookies may be set directly by the site, while others may be set by third parties when their services load.
4. Consent and preference management
Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies and similar technologies are used based on the consent or choice mechanism made available on the site.
Visitors may see a privacy banner and, where available, may review or change advertising-related choices at any time on our Your Privacy Choices page.
You may also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the proper functioning of some site features.
5. Cookie duration
Some cookies are session cookies and are deleted when you close your browser. Others are persistent cookies and remain on your device for a longer period or until deleted. The actual duration may vary depending on the site configuration, the service provider involved, and your browser settings.
6. Advertising
If advertising is active on the site, advertising partners or their technology providers may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, online identifiers, IP addresses, or similar technologies to deliver, measure, limit, or personalize advertising, subject to applicable law and your choices.
Where available, you can review or change advertising-related choices at any time on our Your Privacy Choices page.
7. Advertising provider currently used
We currently use Adsterra for advertising on selected story pages. Adsterra and its technology partners may use cookies, pixels, IP address, browser/device information, online identifiers, ad interaction data, and similar technologies for ad delivery, measurement, fraud prevention, frequency management, and related advertising operations.
Related domains may include:
adsterra.com
profitablecpmratenetwork.com
highperformanceformat.com
8. Updates and contact
We may update this Cookie Policy at any time. The most current version will appear on this page together with the updated date.
For cookie- or privacy-related questions, please contact: support@behindtheportrait.com