Understanding Our Cookie Use
At Strongsoulguide, we use cookies to enhance your experience while reading our editorial content and navigating our platform. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
About Cookies: Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how readers interact with our content, remember your preferences, and improve our editorial platform.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and basic performance functions.
Purpose: Site functionality and security
Performance & Analytics Cookies
We use these cookies to collect information about how readers interact with our editorial content, including which articles are read most frequently and how long visitors spend on pages.
Purpose: Understanding reader behavior and improving content
Functionality Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences, such as text size settings, language preferences, bookmarked articles, and reading history for a personalized experience.
Purpose: Personalizing your reading experience
Targeting & Advertising Cookies
These cookies help us deliver relevant content recommendations and ensure ads displayed on our platform are appropriate for our editorial audience.
Purpose: Content recommendations and relevant advertising
How We Use Cookies
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Content Performance Analysis
We analyze which articles receive the most engagement to help our editorial team create better content.
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Reader Preferences
We remember your display preferences, saved articles, and reading categories to personalize your visits.
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Platform Optimization
We use performance data to optimize page loading speeds and improve overall platform functionality.
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Fraud Prevention
Essential cookies help us detect and prevent fraudulent activities and maintain platform security.
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Related Article Recommendations
We suggest relevant articles based on your reading history and interests to enhance your editorial experience.
Complete Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
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| ssg_session_id | Essential | Session | Maintains user session and authentication |
| ssg_preferences | Functionality | 1 year | Stores display preferences and language settings |
| ssg_reading_history | Functionality | 30 days | Tracks articles you've read for personalization |
| ssg_analytics_id | Performance | 13 months | Tracks page visits and content engagement metrics |
| ssg_bookmarks | Functionality | 2 years | Saves your bookmarked articles |
| ssg_content_interest | Targeting | 90 days | Records article categories you follow for recommendations |
| ssg_security_token | Essential | Session | Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks |
| ssg_theme_preference | Functionality | 1 year | Remembers your dark/light mode preference |
| ssg_performance_metrics | Performance | 30 days | Collects page load and performance data |
| ssg_ad_preferences | Targeting | 180 days | Manages relevance of displayed advertisements |
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Important: Disabling essential cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website, such as logging in or maintaining your session.
Browser Controls
You can manage cookie settings directly through your web browser. Most browsers allow you to:
- View all stored cookies
- Delete cookies from specific websites
- Block cookies from all sites or specific domains
- Set privacy levels and cookie policies
Browser-Specific Instructions
Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data
Opt-Out Options
You may also use the following tools to opt out of certain types of cookies:
- • Google Analytics Opt-out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- • Advertising: Visit the Digital Advertising Alliance or Network Advertising Initiative websites
- • Do Not Track: Enable DNT in your browser (though not all websites honor this signal)
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may include content from third-party services that set their own cookies. These include:
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Analytics Services
We use third-party analytics tools to measure website traffic and reader behavior.
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Advertising Networks
Our advertising partners may use cookies to display relevant ads across our platform.
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Social Media Integration
Embedded social media features may place cookies for functionality and analytics.
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Content Delivery Networks
CDN services may use cookies to optimize content delivery and performance.
We do not control how third-party services use cookies. Please review their privacy policies directly for more information about their cookie practices.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have specific rights regarding your data and cookies:
EU Residents (GDPR)
You have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data. You can also withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time.
Indonesia Residents
We comply with Indonesian data protection regulations. For questions about your data rights, please contact our editorial team at the address below.
Cookie Data Retention
We retain cookie-related data according to the following schedule:
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Session Cookies: Automatically deleted when you close your browser
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Persistent Cookies: Retained for the duration specified in our cookie table, then automatically deleted
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Analytics Data: Aggregated analytics are retained for up to 26 months
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Preference Settings: Retained until you delete them or clear your cookies
You can delete all cookies manually at any time through your browser settings. This will not affect your ability to access our editorial content.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, new cookies, regulatory requirements, or other operational reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when it was most recently revised.
Continued use of our website following any updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised Cookie Policy. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our cookie practices, content recommendations, or how we handle your browsing data, please reach out to our editorial team:
Strongsoulguide
Jalan Asia Afrika 168
Medan, Indonesia
For content and editorial inquiries:
[email protected]
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