Cookie Policy

Chrestos is a trading name of ThenMedia Limited. This policy explains the cookies used on the Chrestos website at www.chrestos.co.uk, what each one does and how you can turn them off. It sits alongside our Privacy & Data Protection Policy, which explains how we look after personal data more generally.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website saves in your browser. They let a site remember things from one page to the next, such as a form you’re part way through, and they can help a site count how many people visit and which pages they read.

The cookies we use

We keep cookies to a minimum. The Chrestos website uses just two kinds: a session cookie, which the site needs in order to work, and cookies set by Google Analytics, which help us understand how the site is used. We don’t use advertising cookies, we don’t follow you around other websites and we never sell information about your visit.

Session cookie

When you arrive, our server gives your browser a session cookie. It holds a random reference and nothing else, so the site can recognise your browser as you move from page to page and keep things like our contact form working securely. It’s deleted automatically when you close your browser.

Because the session cookie is strictly necessary for the website to work, the law doesn’t require us to ask your permission before using it.

Google Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics, a service provided by Google, to count visitors and see which pages are read most, which helps us improve the site. Google Analytics sets its own cookies, giving your browser a random identifier so that repeat visits can be counted. The reports we see describe how the site is used as a whole, not who you are. Google explains how it uses cookies on its own website.

Remembering your choice

When you make a choice on our cookie notice, we save it in a small cookie so we don’t ask you again on every page. It records only whether you accepted cookies or turned them off.

Cookies at a glance

• PHPSESSID, set by Chrestos: keeps the site working as you move between pages. Deleted when you close your browser.
• TMS_CPA, set by Chrestos: remembers whether you accepted cookies or turned them off. Lasts one year.
• _ga, set by Google Analytics: tells one visitor apart from another so visits can be counted. Lasts two years.
• _ga_ZZ8P3V8EZ5, set by Google Analytics: keeps track of your current visit. Lasts two years.

Your choice

When you first visit the website, our cookie notice lets you accept cookies or turn them off. If you turn them off, Google Analytics is told not to use cookies during your visit, and any Google Analytics cookies already saved in your browser are removed. The only cookies left are the session cookie, which the website can’t work without, and the small cookie that remembers your choice. The site works in just the same way whichever you choose.

Changing your mind

To change your choice later, clear the cookies for chrestos.co.uk in your browser settings. The cookie notice will appear again on your next visit.

You can also go further:

• Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings. The Information Commissioner’s Office explains how.
• Google offers a browser add-on that stops Google Analytics on every website you visit.

If you block every cookie in your browser, the website will still display, but some features, such as our contact form, may not work properly.

Church websites built with Chrestos

The websites we build and host for churches, circuits and districts run on the same platform. Each is looked after by the church or circuit concerned, which decides whether to use Google Analytics and may publish its own cookie information. This policy covers the Chrestos website itself.

Changes to this policy

We’ll update this page if the cookies we use change. This policy was last updated on 12 November 2026.

Contact us

If you have any questions about cookies or about how we use your information, please email data@thenmedia.co.uk or call 01244 478727.

You can also write to us at ThenMedia Limited, Charter Court, 2 Well House Barns, Chester Road, Bretton, Chester CH4 0DH.