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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:
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Persistent Cookies:
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First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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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:
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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)
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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 #25-189 - Subject - SmartProcure Public Records Request to University of Connecticut for Contact Information
Name - Karen Garcia
Affiliation -
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut for all current employee/staff contact information. 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. First Name
2. Last Name
3. Position Title
4. Department
5. Direct Phone Number (if does not exist, list main phone number with extension) 6. Business Cell Phone (if provided by University of Connecticut) 7. Email Address 8. Office Address (Address, City, State, Zip)
FOI #25-188 (04-25-25, 1:26 am) - Subject - emails
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I am writing to request all emails between radenka.maric@uconn.edu and hans.rhynhart@uconn.edu with the terms "FBI" and "Federal Bureau of Investigation" from Oct. 7, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024.
FOI #25-186 (04-24-25, 4:34 pm) - Subject - ADL emails
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I would like a copy of all emails with the terms "ADL" or "Anti-Defamation League" or "Anti Defamation League" or "David Waren" sent to or from "radenka.maric@uconn.edu" "nicole.gelston@uconn.edu" "hans.rhynhart@uconn.edu" "gene.labonte@uconn.edu" sent from Oct. 7, 2023 to the present.
FOI #25-185 - Subject - FOIA Request: Vendor Contracts
Name - Justin Wenig
Affiliation -
I am writing to request access to and copies of records under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act.
I am requesting materials possessed by University Of Connecticut for all of the vendors with which you have a relationship in each of the following categories of products:
• Learning Management System (LMS): Instructure (Canvas), Blackboard (Blackboard by Anthology), D2L Brightspace, Moodle, and/or OpenLMS
• Student Information System (SIS): Ellucian (Banner, Colleague, Powercampus), Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Anthology Student, Workday, Jenzabar, and/or Unit4
• CRM: Technoluttions (Slate), Salesforce, Ellucian Recruit, Anthology Reach, TargetX, Liaison, and/or Element451
I am looking for all contracts (and/or master service agreements with all associated purchase orders) that are still in effect or have been in effect in the past 3 years.
I would like to request PDF copies of the most recent employment agreements for the following football coaches:
- Gordon Sammis
- Matt Brock
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!
FOI 25-183 (04-24-25, 9:32 am) - Subject - List of CLAS faculty who applied for promotion to tenured full professor in Academic Year 2022-2023
Name - David Amdur
Affiliation - UConn-AAUP
I would like a list of all faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) who applied for promotion to tenured full-professor in Academic Year 2022-2023 and submitted their PTR materials. I would like the academic department they were in listed. as well as their name.
FOI #25-182 (04-24-25, 9:32 am) - Subject - Cross Country Coach - Beth Alford-Sullivan
Name - Carson Kessler
Affiliation - The Athletic
Dear Records Officer:
Pursuant to Connecticut open records laws, I am requesting copies of the following records in electronic format on a rolling basis as they are cleared for release:
- Documentation related to any closed investigation(s) of Beth Alford-Sullivan for misconduct connected to employment with UConn, including but not limited to complaints, reprimands, and evaluations contained in personnel file as “final determinations.”
If there are any questions about my request or if I can provide any clarification that will help expedite the processing of my request, please contact me at ckessler@theathletic.com. I am also happy to hop on the phone at 210-632-8185.
This FOIA request is being filed in pursuit of a time-sensitive news story. Therefore, I ask that my request is expedited. When completing this request, please prioritize whichever records would take the least amount of time to be located and released. I would like these records in electronic format, sent via email or other digital method, and again, please release documents on a rolling basis, as they become available.
If you determine that any of the information qualifies for an exemption from disclosure, I ask you to note whether the exemption is discretionary, and if so whether it is necessary in this case to exercise your discretion to withhold the information. In any event, please provide a signed notification citing the legal authorities on which you rely if you determine that any of the information is exempt and will not be disclosed.
Also, I am a member of the news media as a reporter for The Athletic, and the requested documents are in the public interest and will not be used for commercial purposes. Therefore, I ask that all fees are waived in the processing of my request. If fees associated with this request will be in excess of $25, kindly notify me in advance of fulfilling this request.
I appreciate your prompt attention. Let me know if you have any questions.
FOI 25-181 (04-23-25, 9:04 pm) - Subject - Arabic studies
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I would like a copy of emails sent to or from the following email addresses with the term "Arabic" from October 1, 2024 to the present:
radenka.maric@uconn.edu
anne.dalleva@uconn.edu
nathan.fuerst@uconn.edu
ofer.harel@uconn.edu
evelyn.tribble@uconn.edu
FOI #25-180 (04-23-25, 3:27 pm) - Subject - Current contract for janitorial services provided at regional campuses by Building Maintenace Enterprises, LLC
Name - Kathleen Waters
Affiliation - Facilities Partners & Solutions
Please share current contract amount and contract specification for Building Maintenance Enterprises, LLC who is providing janitorial services to the UConn regional campuses - these are currently out to bid.