This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Tarko Journal uses them on tarko.info, and the choices available to you regarding their use. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides broader context on how we handle personal data.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They allow the website to recognise your browser on subsequent visits, remember your preferences, and collect information about how you interact with the site.
Cookies are not programmes. They cannot execute code, transmit viruses, or access files on your device beyond the specific data written into them. However, they can be used to build a profile of your browsing behaviour when combined across multiple website visits or multiple websites — which is why informed consent for their use matters.
This policy covers cookies in the traditional sense, as well as functionally similar tracking technologies such as pixels, web beacons, and local storage items where they are used on this site.
2. Overview of Cookies We Use
Tarko Journal uses cookies in three categories: functional (required for the site to operate as expected), analytics (measuring how content is used), and advertising (supporting display advertising). The table below summarises each category.
Category
Consent Required
Purpose
Functional
No (strictly necessary)
site functionality, cookie preference storage
Analytics
Yes
Measuring content engagement and traffic patterns
Advertising
Yes
Serving relevant display advertising
3. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies are strictly necessary for the website to operate. They do not track you for advertising purposes and cannot be disabled without significantly impairing the site's functionality. No consent is required for these cookies.
Cookie Name
Purpose
Duration
tarko_cookie_consent
Stores your cookie consent preferences to prevent the banner from reappearing on subsequent visits
12 months
tarko_session
Maintains session continuity across page loads within a single browsing session
Session (deleted on browser close)
4. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies allow us to understand how readers interact with our content — which articles are most read, how long visitors spend on each page, and how readers navigate between sections. This information is used in aggregate form to improve the quality and organisation of our editorial output. These cookies require your consent.
Cookie Name
Provider
Purpose
Duration
_ga
Google Analytics
Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier
24 months
_gid
Google Analytics
Distinguishes users for daily session tracking
24 hours
_gat
Google Analytics
Throttles request rate to limit data collection at high traffic volumes
1 minute
Google Analytics data is governed by Google's privacy practices. You can review Google's approach to data handling at policies.google.com/privacy.
5. Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies are placed by our display advertising network partners. They allow those networks to build a profile of your interests based on the pages you visit and to display advertisements that are more relevant to you across the web. These cookies require your explicit consent.
If you accept advertising cookies, the advertising network may read and write additional cookies on this site as well as on other sites that participate in the same advertising network. Tarko Journal does not control the specific cookies placed by advertising partners beyond the initial categories agreed in our network agreements.
If you decline advertising cookies, you will still see display advertising on this site — however, the advertising shown will be generic rather than interest-based.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some third-party elements embedded in Tarko Journal pages may place their own cookies. The Google Maps embed on our Contact page may set cookies according to Google's own cookie policy. These cookies are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the respective third parties, not by this document.
We do not host social media sharing widgets, comment systems, or video platforms that routinely place third-party tracking cookies. Where any such element is added in future, this policy will be updated to reflect it.
7. Managing Your Preferences
When you first visit tarko.info, a consent banner invites you to accept all cookies, accept partial cookies (functional + analytics, without advertising), or accept functional cookies only. Your choice is stored in a functional cookie and respected on all subsequent visits.
You can update your preferences at any time using the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of every page, or by clicking the button below.
8. Opt-Out Options
In addition to managing preferences through our cookie banner, you have additional opt-out options through browser settings and industry opt-out tools:
Browser cookie controls
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies via browser settings. Disabling all cookies will affect the functionality of many websites, including ours. Functional cookies will no longer persist your preferences.
Google Analytics opt-out
Google offers an Analytics opt-out browser add-on that prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript from sending data to Google. This is available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Interest-based advertising opt-out
You can opt out of interest-based advertising across multiple advertising networks through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at optout.networkadvertising.org, or the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out at optout.aboutads.info.
9. Updates to This Policy
Tarko Journal may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes to applicable law, or updates in our editorial or advertising arrangements. When material changes are made, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised.
We recommend reviewing this policy periodically. Continued use of the website following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy. Where significant changes affect consent categories, we will re-prompt for consent through the cookie banner.
10. Contact
For any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Tarko Journal — Cookie Enquiry
Jl. Gunawarman No. 46
12110 Jakarta, Indonesia