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Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
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Tracking & Analytics:
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Persistent Cookies:
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First-Party Cookies:
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What They Do:
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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 #23-060 (02-9-23, 11:41 am) - Subject - Tuition cuts
Name - Bobert Springs
Affiliation -
I would like all emails of Radenka Maric that refer to raises in the cost of tuition. Some specific key terms like “tuition”, “cuts”, “higher tuition”, “increased tuition”, “student expenses” and any other applicable.
FOI #23-059 (02-7-23, 9:59 am) - Subject - Compliance
Name - Tom Catalano
Affiliation -
In accordance with the Connecticut FOIA. C.G.S. § 1-200, which grants access to copies of public records, we respectfully request fund applications documents submitted by Professor, and his postdoc. The fund includes state fund or federal fund. The request is of public interest and restricted to digital form.
FOI #23-058 (02-6-23, 4:47 pm) - Subject - Athletic Department - Licensing Agreement with Fanatics
Name - Daniel Langley
Affiliation -
Last year, Fanatics reached an agreement with over 100 athletic departments to use college licensing for trading cards. I wanted to reach out and request any records the athletic department may have related to negotiations with or an agreement with Fanatics or Fanatics Collectibles to use university trademarks in the production of collectible items, including in particular trading cards.
•All records related to the incident in which a dog was caught in a leghold trap at Horsebarn Hill on or around December 31, 2022, including records of any reports to the University’s Police Department and any response or investigation into the incident.
•All records related to the University’s use of leghold, foothold, body-gripping, or conibear traps on or around its campuses to manage coyotes or other wildlife, including—but not limited to—information reflecting the number of traps set by the University or on University grounds since January 1, 2022, the number of animals caught in traps set by the University or on University grounds since January 1, 2022, and the species of animals caught in traps set by the University or on University grounds since January 1, 2022.
FOI #23-056 (02-6-23, 1:34 am) - Subject - Uncashed checks, warrants or vouchers issued by the University
Name - Mark Warren
Affiliation -
EY Unclaimed Property Services, LLC (“EYUPS”) respectfully requests copies of financial records pertaining to uncashed checks, warrants or vouchers issued by the University and/or any of its sub-agencies, departments, offices, or other authorized authorities. Such payments shall currently remain in an outstanding/uncashed status as of today, still payable to the payee, be at least four (4) months old, and have yet to be reported as unclaimed property.
Please provide the following details, if available:
• Dollar amount
• Name of payee/recipient due the funds
• Address of the payee/recipient due the funds
• Date associated with the obligation (i.e., check issue date)
• Check identification number
• Name of originating agency
Kindly provide this information to me in electronic format (e.g. Excel).
Per Freedom of information Act (FOIA) C.G.S. § 1-200, et seq. , please provide UConn Board’s opinion on the following events
1. Bruce Gelston’s justification of Professor's 15 trips with a female (ex, current, future) student.
2. Bruce Gelston’s justification of Professor’s unqualified hire of zero – (low-) publication Professor’s women as asst. professors
3. Nicole Gelston’s salary maintains the level of Chief Staff, in spite that she is not.
Per Freedom of information Act (FOIA) C.G.S. § 1-200, et seq. , please provide record of
1. fabrication of evidence by Bruce Gelston or other people.
2. destruction of evidence by Bruce Gelston or other people.
I am reaching out because, under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records surrounding student directory information.
Specifically, I am seeking a list of:
1. The individuals/organizations with whom the student directory information from University of Connecticut has been directly shared, excluding requests made through any publicly accessible directory
2. When it was shared
3. If justifications are tracked, why was it shared with that individual/organization
The requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public's understanding of student data use. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes, but rather, for academic work.
FOI #23-051 (02-2-23, 4:10 pm) - Subject - Parking Revenue
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - WHUS
I am requesting total revenue from UConn Parking Services from parking tickets, number of tickets given (if this information is available) on UConn Storrs campus and total budget allocation to UConn Parking Services on Storrs Campus.