ARTnews Details How Cookies and Partner Tracking Work in Updated Privacy Notice
ARTnews has published a detailed privacy and cookie-consent notice outlining how the site and its advertising and technology partners handle user data, including the choices readers can make to limit tracking.
According to the notice, ARTnews and approximately 200 partners may store and access personal data on a user’s device. The information described includes browsing data and unique identifiers, which can be used for a range of functions tied to how the site operates and how advertising is delivered.
The notice presents two primary consent options: “I Accept” and “Reject All.” Selecting “I Accept” enables tracking technologies that support the purposes listed in the notice, while “Reject All” disables them. ARTnews also states that if trackers are turned off, some of the content and advertising a user sees may be less relevant.
The document lays out multiple purposes for data processing, including delivering and presenting advertising and content, saving and communicating privacy choices, identifying devices based on information transmitted automatically, measuring content performance, developing and improving services, and creating profiles for personalized advertising and content.
The notice also situates these practices within a European regulatory framework, referencing GDPR rights and the ability to withdraw consent or object to processing based on legitimate interest. It adds that user choices are signaled to vendors participating in the Transparency and Consent Framework, and that those selections are stored locally on the user’s device for up to one year.
In addition to purpose-based explanations, the notice references cookie categories, including Performance Cookies, Functional Cookies, and Targeting Cookies, and indicates that partner counts vary depending on the specific purpose.
ARTnews notes in the same section that it is part of Penske Media Corporation. The notice includes a copyright line reading “© 2026 Art Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.”
As privacy disclosures become increasingly granular across media sites, ARTnews’s notice reflects the broader industry shift toward more explicit consent language, clearer purpose-by-purpose breakdowns, and standardized signaling systems used by large networks of advertising and analytics vendors.
