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 #22-235 (06-27-22, 7:59 pm) - Subject - Employment Contract
Name - Andrew Noonan
Affiliation -
Pursuant to section 2 (Term) of Geno Auriemma's employment contract have the mutual options been exercised and if so could you please if it has been exercised once or twice?
FOI #22-234 (06-25-22, 3:07 pm) - Subject - Police Report
Name - Richard Padilla
Affiliation -
Full, unredacted copies of incident and or investigation reports, including booking photos and all other supplemental reports, pertaining to an arrest made in case #2200023120 that occurred on 4/02/22.
FOI #22-233 (06-24-22, 3:48 pm) - Subject - Incident Report
Name - Faculty Faculty
Affiliation - UConn Employee
Full, unredacted copies of incident and or investigation report, including any and all other supplemental reports, pertaining to case #2200043933 that occurred on 6/23/22.
FOI #22-232 (06-23-22, 1:40 pm) - Subject - UCONN Football Coaches Contracts
Name - Anthony Ferguson
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). C.G.S. § 1-200, et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records:
1. The current Head Football Coach contract between Jim Mora and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
2. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Nick Charlton and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
3. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Lou Spanos and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
4. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Doug Shearer and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
5. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between John Allen and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
6. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between E.J. Barthel and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
7. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Siriki Diabate and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
8. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Dalton Hilliard and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
9. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between John Marinelli and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
10. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Kenny McClendon and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
11. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Gordon Sammis and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
FOI #22-231 (06-23-22, 9:37 am) - Subject - Employee Salary Records
Name - Jennifer Andre
Affiliation -
As part of a research project examining how labor market regulations and immigration policies affect academic and scientific labor markets, I write to request salary information for faculty and staff on an annual basis from the academic year 2018-19 through the 2021-22 academic year. The data request includes individual-level information on all University of Connecticut (all campuses) non-student employees (including postdocs) for 2018-19 to 2021-22, including each employee’s name, campus, school/college, department, job title, salary, annual basis (i.e., 9 month or 12 month), status (i.e., full or part-time), and hire date. If possible, I would greatly prefer files in a machine-readable format. I understand that some salary information can be found on the Connecticut Open Payroll site, but not all desired fields are available there.
FOI #22-229 (06-17-22, 3:04 pm) - Subject - Athletic Director, Coach, and Assistant Coach Contracts
Name - Yvonne Ricardo
Affiliation -
All University of Connecticut contracts for all athletic directors in the last 20 years.
All University of Connecticut contracts for head and assistant coaches for the last 20 years in the following sports:
Football
Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Women's Softball
Men's Soccer
Women's Soccer
Women's Gymnastics