How we use cookies and similar technologies
This is our Cookie Policy, and also section 14 of our Privacy Policy.
Cookies are small files saved on your device. We also use similar technologies, such as your browser’s local storage and session storage, which work in much the same way. Some are strictly necessary for the Platform to work. All others are optional and, where the law requires it, only used with your consent.
When you first visit, our cookie banner lets you accept all, reject everything except strictly necessary technologies, or choose by category. You can change your choice at any time using the cookie settings link in the footer, or by clearing cookies and storage in your browser (some features may then stop working).
If you change your mind and withdraw consent, the chat and translation stop loading on your next page view. Cookies already saved on your device stay until they expire or you delete them in your browser. Settings you choose yourself, such as your light or dark theme or where you place the chat bubble, are saved when you make the choice.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| session | Purple Roof | Keeps you signed in. | About 15 minutes, renewed while you are active | Strictly necessary |
| refresh_token | Purple Roof | Renews your sign-in without asking for your password again. | Up to 7 days, or until you sign out | Strictly necessary |
| oauth_state | Purple Roof | Protects “Sign in with Google” against forgery. | 10 minutes | Strictly necessary |
| purpleroof:consent | Purple Roof | Remembers your cookie choices on all Purple Roof websites. | 1 year | Strictly necessary |
| sidebar_state | Purple Roof (account portals) | Remembers whether the side menu is open. | 7 days | Functional |
| googtrans | GTranslate (Google Translate) | Remembers the language the site is translated into. Only set when a page is translated. | Session | Functional |
| TawkConnectionTime, twk_uuid_* | Tawk.to | Live chat: recognises you during and between chats. | Session, and about 6 months | Functional |
| _fbp, _fbc | Meta | Measures and improves our advertising. _fbc is only set if you arrive from a Facebook link. | 90 days | Marketing |
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| pr_visitor_id | Random identifier used for the anonymous ad statistics in section 4.4. Created only after you accept analytics cookies. | Until you clear it | Analytics |
| purpleroof_favorites | Your saved properties before you sign in. | Until you clear it | Strictly necessary (a feature you ask for) |
| property-wizard-draft, pr_mortgage_draft, company-reg-draft, pr_pending_publish | Keeps the form you are filling in so you do not lose it. | Until you finish or clear it (company-reg-draft: session) | Strictly necessary (a feature you ask for) |
| home-auth-storage, pr_post_auth_context, postAuthIntent, rememberMe | Sign-in and registration flow: returns you to what you were doing and remembers your sign-in preference. | Session or until you clear it | Strictly necessary |
| lastPropertySearchQs | Lets you return to your search results. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| pr-theme | Your light or dark display choice. | Until you clear it | Functional |
| pr_recent_location_searches.v1, pr_geo_iso | Your recent location searches and the country we detected, to show the right market. | Until you clear it | Functional |
| pr_chat_bubble_pos | Where you moved the chat bubble. | Until you clear it | Functional |
| __GT_TRANSLATE_LANGS | GTranslate’s list of languages. | Until you clear it | Functional |
Third parties set their own cookies when their content loads and we do not control them, so please also read their policies: Google (translate.google.com and gtranslate.net), Meta and Tawk.to. Browsers let you block or delete cookies, but blocking strictly necessary ones will stop you signing in.
For everything else we do with personal data, read our Privacy Policy.
