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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 #23-448 (10-4-23, 1:51 pm) - Subject - Police Video, Audio, Records, etc.
Name - Luis Gonzalez
Affiliation - Apt. 10
All digital audio and video related to the investigation on October 2, 2023. The lead investigator is Ofc. Thomas Brinsko. Including but not limited to body worn camera, dash camera, dispatch audio and digital photographs.
Names and badge numbers of all officers present on this date or related to the investigation (including the shift supervisor who authorized such investigation).
Any incident reports, supplement reports, CAD reports, dispatch logs, officer notes made on this date or related to the investigation.
If you have any questions or need clarification, please give me a call.
I am writing to formally request University Connecticut School of Law records under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq. I am requesting the following information on accreditation:
• Copies of the most recent accreditation visit report from the ABA’s peer review team.
FOI #23-444 (10-4-23, 10:38 am) - Subject - Public Records Request - University of Connecticut, CT
Name - Frank Patterson
Affiliation -
Hello,
I am contacting you in regard to a public records/information request.
I am looking for an up-to-date list of your current employees, full names, hire date, e-mail address, and salary, if possible, in digital format (excel preferred). I prefer to receive these documents via e-mail at requests@academyresearchgroup.com
I am ONLY seeking public information that is clearly disclosable to me and not confidential by law, or otherwise protected, and exempted from disclosure under state law.
I understand there may be a cost associated with retrieving and copying these documents. Please provide me with an estimated list of fees if so and contact me if you have any questions or concerns about this request. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Frank Patterson
Academy Research Group
Phone: (405) 529-5687
FOI #23-443 (10-3-23, 3:04 pm) - Subject - Coventry Boathouse for UConn Women's Rowing
Name - Pamela Miller
Affiliation - Coventry Lake Community Rowing
All plans, emails, documents, blueprints, recordings with the following keywords: boathouse, boat house, UConn Women's Rowing, Coventry Lake, Patriot's Park, UConn Men's Rowing, UConn Sailing
The accident report, investigative report, and a CD containing the footage from dash cameras of all investigating officers, all body camera footage by all investigating officers, and all photographs taken in connection with police report no. 2300062438.
1. Any documents containing the worlds "Coventry Boathouse Upgrades Project".
2. Documents and emails containing keywords "boathouse" and "cost".
3. Plans (blue prints), or drawings, or renderings relevant to the Coventry Boathouse Upgrades Project including plans (blue prints), drawings, or renderings of the existing facility, or of the planned upgraded facility (building), or of the building site including driveways, other buildings, and parking lots prior to or after project completion.
FOI #23-440 (10-3-23, 12:39 pm) - Subject - Report bearing case number 23-23-7032
Name - Bruce Newman
Affiliation - Brown, Paindiris & Scott, LLP., -
We are requesting a copy of the report bearing case number 23-7032 be provided to our office. This report was requested on May 5, 2023, and we were informed your company/office was waiting for the Medical Examiners Report. The Medical Examiners Report has been issued.
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)