Cookie policy.

1. Scope of this cookie policy

This cookie policy describes how Ralen Journal uses cookies and similar browser storage technologies on this website, and it should be read alongside the main privacy policy, which covers personal data more broadly. It applies to any reader who loads a page of this site, regardless of whether that reader interacts with the consent banner described below. It does not apply to cookies that may be set by a separate website reached through an outbound link, since those cookies are controlled by the operator of that other site. Where a term used here is not separately defined, it carries the meaning given to it in the privacy policy published at the address shown in the footer of this page.

2. What a cookie is and how it works

A cookie is a small text record that a website asks a browser to store, and that the browser then returns to the same website on a later request. Cookies allow a website to remember a setting, such as a consent choice, or to recognise that two page requests came from the same browser without needing a reader to log in. Some cookies are deleted automatically when a browser session ends, while others persist for a defined number of days or months until they expire or are cleared manually. Ralen Journal uses cookies sparingly, and the sections below list every cookie category currently active on this website together with a concrete lifespan for each.

3. Legal basis for using cookies

Cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to function, such as the cookie that remembers whether the mobile navigation menu is open, are used on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing a working website, and do not require separate consent under Indonesian law. Cookies that are not strictly necessary, including the analytics cookies described in section four, are used only after a reader has given consent through the banner that appears on first visit. That consent is entirely optional, and declining it does not restrict access to any article or page on this website. A reader may withdraw consent at any time by selecting Cookie Settings in the footer of any page.

4. Categories of cookies and their lifespans

The table below lists every cookie category used on this website together with its purpose and lifespan. Strictly necessary session cookies are used to support temporary interface state, such as an open mobile menu, and they expire automatically when the browser is closed. The preference cookie named rj_cookie_consent stores the choice made in the consent banner for up to one hundred and eighty days, after which a returning reader will be asked to confirm their preference again. Where analytics consent has been given, our self-hosted Matomo installation sets a visitor identifier cookie in the pattern _pk_id for up to thirteen months and a short session cookie in the pattern _pk_ses that expires after thirty minutes of inactivity, allowing us to distinguish separate visits without sharing data with an external advertising network.

5. Data collected through cookies

The strictly necessary and preference cookies described above do not carry any personal data beyond a randomly generated identifier and, in the case of the preference cookie, the reader's stated consent choice. The analytics cookies, where consented to, are associated with a pseudonymised visitor identifier, the pages requested, an approximate geographic region derived from the IP address, device and browser category, and referral source. Because our analytics runs on infrastructure contracted by Ralen Journal rather than on a third-party advertising network, this data is not combined with information collected on other websites, and no individual profile is built for advertising purposes.

6. Retention periods for cookie data

The cookie consent record itself is retained for up to one hundred and eighty days from the last time a reader confirmed a choice, after which it expires and the banner is shown again. Analytics data tied to the visitor identifier cookie is retained in identifiable form for up to thirteen months from the most recent visit, which matches the lifespan of the underlying cookie, and is then aggregated or deleted so that it no longer relates to an identifiable browser. Server-side logs generated as a by-product of serving pages, which are separate from cookies but described here for completeness, are retained for up to twelve months under the same schedule set out in the privacy policy.

7. Third-party processors involved in cookie data

Two named infrastructure providers are involved in the small amount of cookie-related data this website generates. Cloudflare provides content delivery and basic security filtering and may, in that role, read routing information associated with a request, but it is not used as an advertising or analytics network. Analytics measurement runs on a self-hosted instance of Matomo, meaning the underlying statistics database is operated on infrastructure contracted directly by Ralen Journal rather than shared with an external analytics company. No cookie data described in this policy is passed to a social media platform, advertising exchange, or data broker.

8. International transfers arising from cookie data

Because the infrastructure providers named in section seven operate regional data centres, cookie-related data may be processed on servers located outside Indonesia, principally in Singapore. Where this occurs, Ralen Journal relies on the same contractual and technical safeguards described in the main privacy policy, including encryption in transit, to keep this limited category of data appropriately protected. No cookie data is transferred to a third party for that party's own independent use.

9. Your choices and how to control cookies

A reader can accept all cookies, accept a partial selection, or restrict the site to functional cookies only, using the three buttons presented in the consent banner shown on first visit. The same choice can be revisited at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page. Independently of this website's own banner, most browsers allow a reader to view, delete or block cookies through their settings menu, and doing so may cause some interface conveniences, such as remembering an open mobile menu, to stop working as expected. Because this website does not require an account or login, blocking every cookie still allows full access to every published article.

10. Complaints and contact procedure

Questions or complaints about this cookie policy can be sent to [email protected] or raised by telephone at +62 21 2184 7203 during office hours of Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00 WIB. We aim to acknowledge a cookie-related enquiry within three business days and to provide a substantive response within thirty calendar days. Where a complaint concerns the underlying handling of personal data rather than the cookie mechanism itself, it will be handled under the escalation and supervisory authority process described in the main privacy policy.

11. Changes to this cookie policy

Ralen Journal may update this cookie policy when a new cookie is introduced, an existing one is removed, or a named processor changes, and any such update will be reflected in the effective date at the top of this page and in the revision log below. Material changes that expand the categories of cookies used will trigger a renewed consent prompt in the banner rather than relying on a previously recorded choice. We encourage readers to revisit this page from time to time, particularly if they notice a new type of interactive feature appear on the website.

12. Revision log

10 January 2026 — initial publication describing strictly necessary and preference cookies ahead of the site's public launch. 14 April 2026 — added the consent-based analytics cookie category, the cookie inventory table and named third-party processors. 18 August 2026 — clarified retention periods, added the international transfer section, and confirmed response times for cookie-related complaints.