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 #23-267 (05-23-23, 3:56 pm) - Subject - Football coaching contracts
Name - Graham Chamberlain
Affiliation -
A pdf copy of the contracts for football coaches listed below:
James Mora
Nick Charlton
Kashif Moore
Doug Shearer
John Marinelli
Gordon Sammis
Curtis Wilcox
Siriki Diabate
Dalton Hilliard
Kenny McClendon
Christian Pace
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), C.G.S. § 1-200, et seq., I request the NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System revenue and expense reports for the reporting years (FYs) 2022, 2021 and 2020. Please provide this material as a PDF, in as readable a form as possible. Each of the three reports should be about 80 pages in PDF format.
My name is Charles Laun, and I am a compensation and benefits consultant at Mercer, a human resources consulting firm. By way of the Freedom of Information Act, we are requesting that you provide the following most recent information:
• Employment agreement, including all amendments, or letter of employment if no formal agreement
• Base salary
• Bonus opportunity
• Bonuses paid
• Employer cost of perquisites (e.g. housing or car benefit)
• Any other contractual agreements or payments in the last year (such as retention, severance, deferred compensation, guarantees, etc.)
For the following positions at your university:
• John A. Elliott – Dean of Business School
We ask that you acknowledge receipt of this request and provide the information in a Word, PDF or Excel format.
This is a request under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request copies of the following records to be provided to our company by your University:
A listing of all uncashed checks that are six (6) months and older with a dollar amount greater than $1,000.00 (One Thousand Dollars). The list should include payee name, physical address, email address, issue date, check number, and dollar amount. If possible please email me this data in an Excel spreadsheet. Other formats are okay but excel is preferable. If easier to provide all dollar amounts then this is okay as well. If easier please only include non-individuals (i.e. companies, universities, etc. only).
FOI #23-263 (05-23-23, 9:09 am) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Paul Doyle
Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut Media Group
1. We are requesting all email communications sent or received by Athletic Director David Benedict that includes the keywords “Big 12” in the subject line and/or body.
2. We are requesting all email communications sent or received by President Radenka Maric that includes the keywords “Big 12” in the subject line and/or body.
3. We are requesting any and all email communications between Athletic Director David Benedict and any of the following: Brett Yormark, Tim Weiser, Mack Rhoades, Travis Goff, John Cunningham, Chris Pezman, Chad Weiberg, Wren Baker, Terry Mohajir, Kirby Hocutt, Jeremiah Donati, Gene Taylor, Jamie Pollard, Tom Holmoe.
4. We are requesting any all email communications between President Radenka Maric and any of the following: Brett Yormark, Tim Weiser, Lawrence Schovanec, Douglas Girod, Linda Livingstone.
FOI #23-262 (05-22-23, 10:01 am) - Subject - Background Screening and Health Compliance Tracking Services MF112421
Name - Laura Randazzo
Affiliation - Creative Services, Inc
We would like the responses from the responders for the above topic. If you are not permitted to give us all the documents from the various responders, we would like the response from the finalist. Thank you kindly.
Email correspondence between UConn PD and Navigate 360/Social Sentinel between 2020 and 2023, especially requests to increase sensitivity, add/remove key words, etc.
I'd like information on all foreign funds the University of Connecticut has received.
I'd like the foreign donor's name, the country of origin of the donation, the project's title, project description/purpose of the donation, the amount of the donation, the receipt date, the contract/gift start and end date. I'd prefer to have this information in an Excel file, but please let me know if this information isn't stored in such a manner and must be sent electronically through alternative means.
The date range for this request is January 1, 2010-December 31, 2022.