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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 #23-452 (10-10-23, 4:26 pm) - Subject - Student Aid, Compensation and Benefits, Student-Athlete Contracts, Coach Employment Contracts
Name - Eilis Hellyar
Affiliation - Connor & Morneau, LLP
• Documents relating to the amount of money spent on athletically related student aid, including the value or waivers of educational expenses, awarded to student-athletes relating to the Women’s Lacrosse program in 2021 and 2022.
• Documents relating to the number of student-athletes who received athletically related student aid, including the value or waivers of educational expenses, relating to the Women’s Lacrosse program in 2021 and 2022.
• Documents relating to the scholarship contracts, agreements, addendums, and amendments for student-athletes who received athletically related student aid, including the value or waivers of educational expenses, relating to Women’s Lacrosse program in 2021 and 2022.
• Documents relating to the amount of money spent on recruiting student-athletes concerning the Women’s Lacrosse program in 2021 and 2022.
• Documents relating to the employment agreements, contracts, addendums, and amendments for Women’s Lacrosse program head coaches, associate coaches, assistant coaches, and directors of operations in 2021 and 2022.
• Documents relating to the compensation and benefits for the Women’s Lacrosse program head coaches, associate coaches, assistant coaches, and directors of operations in 2021 and 2022.
• Documents relating to the revenue and expenses completed by the athletic department for the National Collegiate Athletic Association relating to Women’s Lacrosse program for 2021 and 2022.
• All NIL contracts, agreements, addendums, and proposed contracts relating to student-athletes who participated in or were members of the Women’s Lacrosse program in 2021 and 2022.
• All NIL Disclosure Forms for student-athletes who participated in or were members of the Women’s Lacrosse program in 2021 and 2022.
FOI #23-451 (10-10-23, 11:56 am) - Subject - Injury Report from UConn Rec
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - Student
On 09/26/2023 I was playing intramural basketball when I experienced a knee injury by hyperextending my left knee. I am looking for the injury report and/or video of this incident.
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut Health Center for any and all purchasing records from 7/27/2023 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
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