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 #23-022 - Subject - UCONN Gant Bldg (Internal Case #17-28)
Name - Hope Redding
Affiliation -
we are requesting updated certified payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed on the UCONN Gant Building Renovation project. We can continue accepting the responsive records electronically and of course, if you have questions or trouble opening the attachment, please let me know.
• Ferguson Electric PHASE 1 for Wk ending 11.5.22 through the present
• Ferguson Electric PHASE 2 for Wk ending 11.19.22 through the present
• So. New England Electrical Testing for Wk ending 11.27.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 1 for Wk ending 10.17.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 2 PLMB for Wk ending 11.19.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 2 HVAC for Wk ending 11.19.22 through to the present
• Scholar Painting PHASE 1 for Wk ending 11.26.22 through to the present
• Scholar Painting PHASE 2 for Wk ending 11.26.22 through to the present
FOI #23-021 (01-17-23, 12:55 pm) - Subject - detail about report
Name - thio aneta
Affiliation -
Thank you for sending FOI #22-305. Please kindly provide the name, phone number, or email address of anonymous reporter, who is mentioned in FOI #22-305
Please accept this email as a Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA records request for the following:
The construction management agreement between the Owner and Turner Construction for the new Hockey Arena and I-Lot Improvements together with all exhibits and amendments thereto and any labor/material surety bond(s) furnished to the Owner and/or the issued for the protection of material suppliers on the foregoing projects.
I am interested in receiving purchasing records from University of Connecticut for purchases made from 07/13/22 to present. I work for a company called SciLeads and would like to use the information for commercial purposes.
The information I'm interested in includes:
1. Purchase order number or equivalent
2. Purchase order date
3. Line item details
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor name
7. Delivery Address
Pursuant to your state’s public records laws, I request the NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System revenue and expense report for the reporting year (FY) 2022. Please provide this material as a PDF, in as readable a form as possible. The materials I seek should be roughly 80 pages in PDF format.
All data/documentation pertaining to voided parking citations written on October 17, 2022 including date, time, location, vehicle make/model/color, violation, and the reason for the void.
FOI #23-013 (01-12-23, 10:02 pm) - Subject - Series of letters between Radenka Maric and Department of Administrative Services
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - UConn
"The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has reviewed your letter dated November 22, 2022,
requesting a safety risk assessment pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Sections (C.G.S.) §§ 1-
210(b)(19) and 1-210(d).
Specifically, you asked DAS to review a FOIA request to the Division of Public Safety at the University
of Connecticut (“UConn”) for records detailing UConn Police Department’s “inventory of firearms,
ammunition, tasers, protective gear, handcuffs and pepper spray.”"
Full text of the Nov. 22, 2022 letter and any prior or subsequent letters concerning this topic. The full text of the Jan. 12, 2023 letter from DoAS to Maric was already provided to me by a previous request.