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 #23-334 (07-10-23, 1:07 pm) - Subject - RFP KA090122, Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation
Name - Chris Blois
Affiliation - CampusWorks
I request that you make available to me the following records:
All proposals and associated documents, including pricing, and evaluation committee matrices/notes, submitted in response to RFP KA090122, Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation, which was due September 12, 2022.
I request that the records responsive to my request be copied and sent to me at the following email address: cblois@campusworksinc.com
Please let me know in advance of any search or copying fees.
This request is for all body cam footage, texts, emails, videos associated with this loss. Per Officer Mark Welintukonis I would need to request all information/documents/evidence released to Amica for the DOL 1/20/2023 Case #2300005498. All information available should reference the Amica claim # 6001004783
In addition, I request a copy of the email sent by UConn’s records department to confirm receipt of this request as well as the email sent to the requestor to deliver the records.
Please return responsive records to this email via digital file, promptly
The documents outlining the procedure for selecting and ranking students from a substantial number of applications for your Doctor of Medicine(MD) and MD-PHD program.
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut Health Center for any and all purchasing records from 4/15/2023 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
1) Emails sent to and from Charlene M. Russell-Tucker between the dates of 06/01/2021 and 11/01/2021 containing the keywords, “vaccine,” and/or “Covid,” and/or “mask,” and/or “exemption” and/or “testing.”
2) Emails sent to and from Daniel D. Toscano between the dates of 06/01/2021 and 11/01/2021 containing the keywords, “vaccine,” and/or “Covid,” and/or “mask,” and/or “exemption” and/or “testing.”
3) Emails sent to and from Ned Lamont between the dates of 06/01/2021 and 11/01/2021 containing the keywords, “vaccine,” and/or “Covid,” and/or “mask,” and/or “exemption” and/or “testing.”
4) Emails sent to and from Jonathan Dach between the dates of 06/01/2021 and 11/01/2021 containing the keywords, “vaccine,” and/or “Covid,” and/or “mask,” and/or “exemption” and/or “testing.”
5) Emails sent to and from Alexandra Daum between the dates of 06/01/2021 and 11/01/2021 containing the keywords, “vaccine,” and/or “Covid,” and/or “mask,” and/or “exemption” and/or “testing.”
FOI #23-328 (07-6-23, 10:37 am) - Subject - Freedom of Information Act
Name - Kristi Upton
Affiliation - Acme Research
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, we formally request that your office provide us with public spending information, including both capital and operating expenditures, for payments made by or on behalf of The University of Connecticut Health Center during fiscal year 2023. Specifically, for any payee other than a regular employee or student paid a cumulative total amount of more than $5,000, we seek the payee name, address and the cumulative total dollar amount paid to the subject payee over the relevant time period. The $5,000 threshold was established to minimize reporting for respondents.
Please return records responsive to the following requests promptly. Please return via digital file to this email address. Please provide an explanation for any redactions.
1) emails sent to and from Nicole Gelston between 06/01/2023 and 07/05/2023 to or from representatives from the University of Cincinnati.
2) emails sent to and from Donna Balskus between 06/01/2023 and 07/05/2023 to or from representatives from the University of Cincinnati.
FOI #23-326 (07-5-23, 12:46 pm) - Subject - Conference Reallignment
Name - Patrick Eaton-Robb
Affiliation - Associated Press
Pursuant to the state open records law, Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. Secs. 1-200 to 1-241, I write to request access to and an electronic copy of any reports or correspondence between the university's athletics division or administration with the Big 12 athletic conference or the Atlantic Coast Conference, regarding the possibility of UConn joining those organizations. I would also request any such documents or correspondence among members of the university's athletics division or administration regarding this topic and any correspondence with other members of the media on this issue.
Also, please provide all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material.
FOI #23-325 (07-5-23, 12:46 pm) - Subject - Social Sentinel and Navigate 360 Detect
Name - Vincent Gabrielle
Affiliation - Hearst Media Connecticut (CT Insider)
I am requesting the following:
1) Any and all emails between UConn staff, administrators and faculty regarding renewing or not renewing the contract for Social Sentinel/Navigate 360 between September 2022-July 5 2023
2) Any and all student emails to administration regarding Social Sentinel/Navigate 360 for the same time period.
3) Any and all discussions or assessments of Social Sentinel’s/Navigate 360s efficacy for the same time period between UConn administrators, staff and faculty.
4) Any emails between administration, faculty and staff discussing Vincent Gabrielle’s FOIA requests or questions regarding Social Sentinel/Navigate 360 between November of 2022- July 5 2023.