Cookie Policy for LaptopMedia.com

Last updated: November 2026

Your choices

Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. We use the cookies the site needs to work. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, other cookies are set only if you allow them.

On this site: in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, Google’s privacy tool lets you accept or refuse cookies that need consent. Reopen it at any time with the round shield icon at the bottom of the page.
In your browser: you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block the necessary ones, the cart and checkout may stop working.
If you refuse: you can still read everything. You will see limited ads instead of personalized ones.

Outside those countries we show no prompt, so analytics and advertising cookies can be set unless you opt out with the links in our Privacy Policy. Ad partners change over time, so the privacy tool always holds the current list.

Cookies we use

Necessary cookies are set without asking, because the site or a service you requested needs them.

Cookie	Set by	Purpose	Lasts
`PHPSESSID`	LaptopMedia	Keeps your edition and session while you browse	Until you close the browser
`usr_country`	LaptopMedia	Remembers the country you chose	Until you close the browser
`edd_session_*`, `edd_items_in_cart`	LaptopMedia store	Keep your cart	24 hours; 30 minutes
`__stripe_mid`, `__stripe_sid`	Stripe	Detect payment fraud at checkout	1 year; 30 minutes
`FCCDCF`	Google privacy tool	Stores your privacy choices	13 months
`__eoi`	Google	Protects ads against fraud and abuse	6 months
`_GRECAPTCHA`	Google reCAPTCHA	Blocks spam on the contact page	About 6 months
`__cf_bm`, `cf_clearance`	Cloudflare	Check for bots, only when needed	30 minutes; 1 day
`_lscache_vary`	LiteSpeed Cache	Shows staff, and readers with a comment awaiting moderation, the right version of a page	Until sign-out, or about 1 year after commenting
`wordpress_`, `wp-settings-`	WordPress	Staff sign-in and screen settings	2 days to 1 year

Cookies that need your consent are set in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland only if you allow them in the privacy tool.

Cookie	Set by	Purpose	Lasts
`_ga`, `_ga_LZ4710D2MT`	Google Analytics	Tell visitors apart so we can count readers	Up to 2 years
`__gads`, `__gpi`	Google AdSense	Choose ads and limit how often you see them	13 months
`IDE` and similar	Google, on its ad domains	Personalized ads and ad measurement	13 months in Europe
`FCNEC`	Google privacy tool	Measures how the privacy tool is used	1 year
Partner cookies	Ad partners listed in the privacy tool	Personalized ads and ad measurement	Listed for each partner in the privacy tool

YouTube cookies can be set when you press play on an embedded video.

Cookie	Set by	Purpose	Lasts
`YSC`	YouTube	Security and playback statistics	Until you close the browser
`__Secure-YNID`, `VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE` and similar	YouTube	Security, playback and advertising	6 months

Google describes its cookies here.

Browser storage and embedded content

Browser storage: if you pick a country or close the country prompt, we save loc_u_country_sel and loc_u_cls2 in your browser’s local storage. They stay until you clear your browser data.
YouTube: we embed videos through YouTube’s privacy-enhanced domain. When a video scrolls into view, your browser connects to YouTube, which receives your IP address. The player sets no cookies when it loads, only a small technical entry in your browser’s storage. YouTube can set the cookies listed above once you press play.
Shops: affiliate links take you to the shop’s website, where its own cookies and privacy policy apply.

Our Privacy Policy explains what each provider receives and how to use your rights.