diff --git a/src/stores.ts b/src/stores.ts
index 0843ea8..4006a2b 100644
--- a/src/stores.ts
+++ b/src/stores.ts
@@ -384,11 +384,12 @@ function parseExemptionRecord(value: unknown): ExemptionRecord {
     throw new Error('invalid exemption record');
   }
 
-  const { advertiserHost, policyIds, networkIds, grantedAt } = value;
+  const { advertiserHost, policyIds, networkIds, grantedAt, expiresAt } = value;
 
   if (
     typeof advertiserHost !== 'string' ||
     typeof grantedAt !== 'number' ||
+    (expiresAt !== undefined && typeof expiresAt !== 'number') ||
     !Array.isArray(policyIds) ||
     !policyIds.every((id) => typeof id === 'string') ||
     !Array.isArray(networkIds) ||
@@ -397,12 +398,18 @@ function parseExemptionRecord(value: unknown): ExemptionRecord {
     throw new Error('invalid exemption record');
   }
 
-  return {
+  const record: ExemptionRecord = {
     advertiserHost,
     policyIds: [...policyIds],
     networkIds: [...networkIds],
     grantedAt,
   };
+
+  if (expiresAt !== undefined) {
+    record.expiresAt = expiresAt;
+  }
+
+  return record;
 }
 
 function parseSessionRecord(value: unknown): SessionRecord {
diff --git a/tests/session.test.ts b/tests/session.test.ts
index 7099f47..29b8738 100644
--- a/tests/session.test.ts
+++ b/tests/session.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   validatePolicy,
 } from '../src';
 import { cjPolicy } from '../src/policies';
+import { SessionStorageStateStore, type WebStorageLike } from '../src/stores';
 
 const behaviors = [
   'suppress-prompts',
@@ -404,6 +405,40 @@ describe('StanddownSession', () => {
     ).resolves.toMatchObject({ standDown: false });
   });
 
+  it('bounds a session self-exemption by the default TTL across a persisted reload', async () => {
+    const storage = new FakeWebStorage();
+    const selfPatterns = [
+      { name: 'cjevent', value: 'own', match: 'equals' as const, policyId: 'cj' },
+    ];
+
+    const first = new StanddownSession(new SessionStorageStateStore(storage), {
+      selfExemptionScope: 'session',
+    });
+    await first.ingest(
+      { url: 'https://merchant.example/?cjevent=own', now: 0, selfPatterns },
+      [cjPolicy],
+    );
+
+    // A fresh session over the same persisted state: the exemption is reloaded
+    // through the store's parser rather than held in memory.
+    const revived = new StanddownSession(new SessionStorageStateStore(storage), {
+      selfExemptionScope: 'session',
+    });
+
+    // Past the 30-minute default TTL the exemption has lapsed, so the lingering
+    // cookie stands down exactly as it does without persistence.
+    await expect(
+      revived.ingest(
+        {
+          url: 'https://merchant.example/checkout',
+          now: 1_800_001,
+          cookieNames: ['cjevent_dc'],
+        },
+        [cjPolicy],
+      ),
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ standDown: true, policyId: 'cj' });
+  });
+
   it('validates the test policy fixture', () => {
     expect(() =>
       validatePolicy(
@@ -607,3 +642,19 @@ function testPolicy(standdown: {
 function clonePolicy(policy: StanddownPolicy): StanddownPolicy {
   return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(policy)) as StanddownPolicy;
 }
+
+class FakeWebStorage implements WebStorageLike {
+  readonly #items = new Map<string, string>();
+
+  getItem(key: string): string | null {
+    return this.#items.get(key) ?? null;
+  }
+
+  setItem(key: string, value: string): void {
+    this.#items.set(key, value);
+  }
+
+  removeItem(key: string): void {
+    this.#items.delete(key);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/stores.test.ts b/tests/stores.test.ts
index e148548..616c85d 100644
--- a/tests/stores.test.ts
+++ b/tests/stores.test.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,32 @@ describe('StateStore implementations', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('round-trips a session exemption expiresAt through persistence', async () => {
+    const local = new FakeChromeStorageArea();
+    await new ChromeLocalStateStore(local, {
+      sessionId: 'browser-session-1',
+      now: () => 0,
+    }).save({
+      ...stateWithSessionAndInactivityRecords(),
+      exemptions: {
+        'session.example': {
+          advertiserHost: 'session.example',
+          policyIds: ['alfa'],
+          networkIds: ['alfa'],
+          grantedAt: 0,
+          expiresAt: 1_800_000,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const loaded = await new ChromeLocalStateStore(local, {
+      sessionId: 'browser-session-1',
+      now: () => 1_000,
+    }).load();
+
+    expect(loaded?.exemptions?.['session.example']?.expiresAt).toBe(1_800_000);
+  });
+
   it('drops session exemptions when the browser session changes', async () => {
     const local = new FakeChromeStorageArea();
     await new ChromeLocalStateStore(local, {