Cookie Policy
Last updated: 15 September 2026
1. What are cookies?
The website rafterhomesvalencia.com, owned by Kelly Marie Rafter, uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the proper functioning of the website, remember user preferences and, where consent is required, obtain statistical information and enable certain external services.
A cookie is a small file that is downloaded or stored on the user’s device when visiting a website. Cookies and similar technologies can be used to remember preferences, maintain technical settings, obtain information about the use of the website or enable services provided by third parties.
For the purposes of this Cookie Policy, the term “cookies” also includes similar storage technologies such as localStorage and sessionStorage.
2. What types of cookies does this website use?
The cookies and similar technologies used on rafterhomesvalencia.com can be classified according to their origin, purpose and duration.
2.1. According to their origin
First-party cookies
These are cookies or storage technologies placed or managed through the domain of rafterhomesvalencia.com.
They include technologies used by WordPress, Elementor, Complianz and certain browser storage mechanisms necessary for the operation or administration of the website.
Third-party cookies or technologies
These are cookies or technologies provided or managed by entities other than Kelly Marie Rafter.
The website may use third-party services including Google, WhatsApp and Intercom.
2.2. According to their purpose
Technical or strictly necessary cookies
These are necessary for the operation, security or basic functionality of the website and for managing the user’s cookie consent choices.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without prior consent where permitted by applicable law.
Functional or preference cookies
These remember settings selected by the user or enable functions requested by the user, such as language settings, communication tools or certain website preferences.
Analytical or statistical cookies
These technologies collect information about how the website or certain services are used in order to measure activity, understand interactions and improve functionality.
Where consent is required, these technologies remain disabled until the user expressly authorises the corresponding category.
Advertising, marketing or tracking cookies
These cookies or technologies may be used by external providers to perform tracking, load external services or process information for marketing-related purposes.
Where consent is required, they remain disabled until the user expressly accepts them.
2.3. According to their duration
Session cookies
These remain active only during the browsing session and are normally deleted when the browser is closed.
Persistent cookies
These remain stored on the device for a defined period or until they are manually deleted.
3. Technical, necessary and consent management cookies
| Cookie or technology | Provider | Origin | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wpEmojiSettingsSupports |
WordPress / Website | First-party | Technical / functional | Stores information about browser capabilities required by WordPress to display certain content correctly. | Session |
cmplz_consented_services |
Complianz / Website | First-party | Technical / necessary | Stores the services for which the user has given or refused consent. | 365 days |
cmplz_policy_id |
Complianz / Website | First-party | Technical / necessary | Stores the identifier of the Cookie Policy accepted by the user. | 365 days |
cmplz_marketing |
Complianz / Website | First-party | Technical / necessary | Stores the user’s consent choice regarding marketing cookies. It is not itself used for advertising. | 365 days |
cmplz_statistics |
Complianz / Website | First-party | Technical / necessary | Stores the user’s consent choice regarding statistical cookies. | 365 days |
cmplz_preferences |
Complianz / Website | First-party | Technical / necessary | Stores the user’s consent preferences. | 365 days |
cmplz_functional |
Complianz / Website | First-party | Technical / necessary | Stores the user’s consent choice regarding functional cookies. | 365 days |
cmplz_banner-status |
Complianz / Website | First-party | Technical / necessary | Stores whether the cookie banner has already been displayed or dismissed. | 365 days |
4. Analytical or statistical cookies
Elementor
The website uses Elementor for content creation and website management.| Cookie or technology | Provider | Origin | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
elementor |
Elementor / Website | First-party | Analytical / anonymous statistics | Stores information about actions performed on the website and the use of content created with Elementor. | Persistent |
5. Functional and preference technologies
Language preference
The website may use the i18nextLng browser storage key to remember the language detected or selected by the user.
| Cookie or technology | Provider | Origin | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
i18nextLng | Website / i18next | First-party | Functional / preference | Stores or remembers the user’s language preference. | Session or persistent browser storage depending on the implementation |
This information is used to provide the website or an integrated service in the appropriate language.
The website uses WhatsApp for communication or chat support.
The use of WhatsApp may involve connections with services operated by WhatsApp or Meta and the placement of technologies associated with those services.
| Cookie or technology | Provider | Origin | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wa_lang_pref | WhatsApp / Meta | Third-party | Functional / preference | Remembers language preferences associated with the WhatsApp service. | 6 days |
wa_ul | WhatsApp / Meta | Third-party | Analytical / statistical | Used by WhatsApp to obtain information about the use of its web-based services. | Session |
Where consent is required for the loading of WhatsApp services, the corresponding technologies will remain blocked until the user gives consent.
6. Intercom
The website may use Intercom to provide messaging, communication or customer support functions.
Intercom uses browser cookies and storage technologies to identify visitors, maintain Messenger functionality and identify devices interacting with its service.
| Cookie or technology | Provider | Origin | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
intercom.intercom-state-* | Intercom | First-party storage associated with a third-party service | Functional | Stores Messenger application and visitor data so that the communication service can continue to work correctly between page loads. | Persistent browser storage / no automatic expiry |
intercom-id-r70azrgx | Intercom | First-party cookie associated with a third-party service | Functional | Provides an anonymous visitor identifier so that the browser can be associated with Intercom Messenger activity and conversations. | Persistent / no automatic expiry |
intercom-device-id-r70azrgx | Intercom | First-party cookie associated with a third-party service | Functional / security | Identifies the device interacting with Intercom Messenger and helps prevent abuse of the service. | 270 days |
Although these technologies are stored under the website’s domain, they are associated with a service provided by Intercom, an external provider.
Where consent is required, Intercom will not be initialised until the user has authorised the corresponding category.
7. Google Fonts
The website uses Google Fonts to display certain fonts.
When Google Fonts is loaded directly from Google’s servers, the browser may establish a connection with Google and transmit technical information, including the user’s IP address.
| Technology | Provider | Origin | Type | Purpose | Duration / expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Fonts API | Third-party | Marketing / external service according to the consent manager classification | Loads and displays web fonts and may transmit the user’s IP address to Google. | Expires immediately / no persistent cookie identified |
Where consent is required under the website’s current configuration, Google Fonts will remain blocked until the user accepts the corresponding category.
More information about the processing carried out by Google: Google Fonts Privacy Policy
8. Website administration and editor technologies
Certain browser storage technologies may be generated when an administrator or authenticated editor accesses WordPress, Elementor or other website management tools.
These technologies are intended for website administration and are not used for advertising or visitor profiling.
| Cookie or technology | Provider | Origin | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
e_kit-elements-defaults | Elementor / Website | First-party | Technical / administration | Stores default configuration data used by Elementor editing tools. | Persistent browser storage / until deleted |
customizerVisitCount | Website / administration tools | First-party | Technical / administration | Stores information relating to visits to or use of website customisation tools. | Persistent browser storage / until deleted |
gt-current-screen-rafterhomesvalencia.com | Website administration | First-party | Technical / administration | Stores information relating to the current website administration or editing screen. | Session or browser storage |
wp-settings-time-1 | WordPress / Website | First-party | Technical / administration | Stores information associated with WordPress interface preferences for an authenticated user. | Up to 1 year |
These technologies are normally associated with authenticated website administrators or editors rather than ordinary anonymous visitors.
9. Consent to the use of cookies
When the user first visits rafterhomesvalencia.com, a cookie consent banner is displayed.
The user can:
- Accept all cookies and technologies subject to consent.
- Deny non-essential cookies.
- Configure their preferences by category.
Strictly necessary technical cookies may remain active where they are essential for the operation of the website or for storing the user’s consent preferences.
Analytical, statistical, marketing and other non-essential technologies requiring consent will remain disabled until the user expressly authorises them.
Continuing to browse, scrolling, inactivity or closing the banner will not in themselves constitute valid consent for non-essential cookies.
What happens when the user accepts?
When the user selects Accept, the website may activate the non-essential categories described in this Cookie Policy, including Statistics and Marketing technologies where applicable.
What happens when the user rejects?
When the user selects Deny, non-essential analytical, statistical and marketing technologies subject to consent will remain disabled.
Only technical or strictly necessary cookies required for the operation of the website and for remembering the user’s decision will remain active.
Managing categories individually
The user may use the Manage preferences, Settings or equivalent option to accept or reject individual categories separately.
Non-essential categories remain disabled by default until the user expressly authorises them.
10. How to change or withdraw consent
The user may change or withdraw consent at any time.
The consent panel can be reopened through the permanent Cookie Settings, Manage consent or equivalent option available on the website.
From this panel the user can:
- change categories previously accepted;
- deny categories previously authorised;
- accept additional categories;
- withdraw consent for non-essential cookies.
Withdrawal of consent will be as easy as granting it and will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
11. How to delete or block cookies through the browser
Users can also configure their browser to allow, block or delete cookies and browser storage.
The exact procedure depends on the browser being used and can normally be found in its privacy, security or website settings.
Blocking certain cookies or external services may prevent some website functions, such as chat or external content, from working correctly.
12. Third-party services and international data transfers
The use of services provided by entities such as Google, WhatsApp/Meta and Intercom may involve the processing of information by third parties and, where applicable, international transfers of personal data.
Where international transfers take place, the safeguards and mechanisms required under applicable data protection legislation must be applied.
Users can obtain additional information about such processing and transfers by consulting the privacy policies of the relevant providers.
13. Data protection rights
Where cookies or similar technologies involve the processing of personal data, users may exercise the rights recognised under applicable data protection legislation.
Depending on the circumstances, these may include the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection and data portability.
Where processing is based on consent, the user may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Users may also lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos – AEPD) if they consider that their rights have not been properly respected.
14. Updates to this Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated when there are changes to applicable legislation, the technical configuration of the website or the services used by rafterhomesvalencia.com.
It will also be updated when cookies or similar technologies are added, removed or modified.
Users are encouraged to review this Cookie Policy periodically.
15. Data controller and contact details
The website owner and data controller is:
Kelly Marie Rafter
C/ Agustina de Aragón, 24
46017 Valencia
Spain
Website: https://rafterhomesvalencia.com
Email: kmrafter@apiva.es
Telephone: +34 649 135 198
For any questions concerning this Cookie Policy, the use of cookies or the processing of personal data arising from their use, you may contact Kelly Marie Rafter using the details above.