Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
FOI #25-499 (11-15-25, 11:54 am) - Subject - HSIN Communications
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I am requesting any and all communications from university officials considering the use or collaboration with the "Homeland Security Information Network" or "HSIN" for short. This includes emails or contracts related to use of the system, either for football games or on campus.
Sources to specifically search include: Any emails to or from "HSIN.Helpdesk@hq.dhs.gov"/"HSIN@hq.dhs.gov".
Persons of interest include: Hans Rhynhart, Gene Labonte, Joann Lombardo, David Benedict, Jason Butikofer.
FOI #25-497 (11-14-25, 10:36 pm) - Subject - Parking Enforcement Data
Name -
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 et seq., I respectfully request the following aggregate parking-enforcement data for the most recent three academic years for which records are available. If the information is not maintained in a single report, I request that it be compiled from existing records.
For each of the three academic years, please also indicate the start and end dates used by your office to define each academic year, and provide:
1. Parking Citations Data
1(a). The total number of parking citations issued.
1(b). The total dollar amount of those issued citations (before payment or reduction).
1(c). The total number of parking citations that were paid.
1(d). The total amount of revenue actually collected from paid citations.
1(e). The total dollar amount of late fees assessed on citations issued during that academic year.
1(f). The total amount of late-fee revenue actually collected on citations issued during that academic year.
2. Towing & Hooking Data
2(a). The total number of vehicles towed.
2(b). The total number of vehicles “hooked” (i.e., a tow was initiated and the vehicle was physically hooked but the driver returned before the tow was completed).
2(c). The total dollar amount charged for towing and hooking, whether collected by the University or by any contracted vendor, to the extent such records are maintained.
3. Immobilizations Data
3(a). The total number of vehicles immobilized (including boots, barnacles, or comparable devices), if any.
3(b). The total revenue collected from immobilization fees, whether collected by the University or by any contracted vendor, to the extent such records are maintained.
Thank you for your response and the helpful links. I would like to clarify that I am not looking for sensitive or identifying information and hope to attain information simply regarding the facts and statistics I had mentioned.
As a reminder, here is what I'm looking for:
Number of sexual assault complaints made
Number of arrests made
Location/date/time of each assault
Are victims UConn students?
Are assailant UConn students?
Case disposition (convicted? dismissed?)
Any/all statistics regarding sexual assault (including off campus parties, housing, and events)
Michael Gyetvan
In progress
FOI #25-495 - Subject -
Name - Michael Gyetvan
Affiliation -
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 et seq., I request digital copies of the following records:
All documents, communications (including attachments), caption files and transcripts, audio, video, and screen capture recordings, meeting materials, reports, minutes, agendas, and attendance lists/sheets involving or referencing any of UConn’s The Graduate School Timely Topic series, including but not limited to the following: (96)
FOI #25-493 (11-14-25, 9:30 am) - Subject - Purchasing Records
Name - Misty Ruhlman
Affiliation - SmartProcure
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut for any and all purchasing records from 6/5/2025 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning, or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.
The specific information requested from your record-keeping system is:
1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number
2. Purchase date
3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase)
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address
FOI #25-491 (11-13-25, 11:44 am) - Subject - Symposium Records
Name - Leslie Wolfgang
Affiliation - Family Institute of Connecticut
I am requesting a digital transcript or recording of the "Are Parental Rights Always in the Best Interest of Children" Symposium speakers that took place on March 31, 2023 at UConn Law School, 55 Elizabeth St., Hartford.