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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:
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Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
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First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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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 #21-340 (10-14-21, 8:37 am) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Andy Wittry
Affiliation - Extra Points newsletter
I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of any emails, as well as any related attachments, sent or received by UConn Interim President Dr. Andrew Agwunobi starting Oct. 7, 2021 and ending Oct. 13, 2021 that include at least one of: "Ackerman," "realignment" or "media rights." Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
FOI #21-337 (10-12-21, 5:48 pm) - Subject - Football Game Contracts
Name - Kevin Kelley
Affiliation - BRI Solutions, LLC
1. All University of Connecticut football game contracts, amendments, and/or cancellations for non-conference opponents for the 2022 season through the 2040 season (DATED OR EXECUTED ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 8, 2021).
2. If not covered by No. 1, a copy of the football game contract with the University of Pittsburgh for a future home-and-home series.
FOI #21-336 (10-12-21, 8:45 am) - Subject - UConn Residential Life
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - The Daily Campus
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act G.C.S. § 1-200 et seq. I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that pertain to revenue collected by University of Connecticut Residential Life since the beginning of January 2020 - including any and all emails, memos, reports, and studies connected to the University of Connecticut.
Dear FOIA Officer:
This is a request under the state freedom of information/access statute, for the following items:
1. Any Name, Image, or Likeness, or right of publicity waiver or grant-of-rights, which any student-athlete has been or will be required or asked to sign during 2021;
2. Any Covid-19 or related waiver or release which any student-athlete has been or will be required or asked to sign during 2021;
3. Any FERPA waiver or release which any student-athlete has been or will be required or asked to sign during 2021;
4. Any Name, Image, or Likeness, or right of publicity waiver or grant-of-rights, which any club sport player has been or will be required or asked to sign during 2021;
5. Any Covid-19 or related waiver or release which any club sport participant has been or will be required or asked to sign during 2021;
7. Any Name, Image, or Likeness, or right of publicity waiver or grant-of-rights, which any non-student-athlete, non-club sport player has been or will be required or asked to sign during 2021;
8. Any Covid-19 or related waiver or release which any non-student-athlete, non-club sport player has been or will be required or asked to sign during 2021;
9. Any FERPA waiver or release which any non-student-athlete, non-club sport player has been or will be required or asked to sign during 2021.
I would prefer that any production be by electronic response.
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act G.C.S. § 1-200 et seq. I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that pertain to revenue collected by University of Connecticut Parking Services since the beginning of January 2020 - including any and all emails, memos, reports, and studies connected to the University of Connecticut.
FOI #21-333 (10-8-21, 4:03 pm) - Subject - Boiler Information / Registry
Name - Cindy Moore
Affiliation - MRHFM
I am looking for information on the boilers that were operating on the Storrs campus during the years described above. I am most interested in identifying the manufacturers of the boilers, but any and all documents concerning any contracts for service, scheduled maintenance, repair or replacement, or overhauls of these boilers would be particularly responsive to this request. Further, any blueprints, plans, manuals, construction notes and/or contracts to the particular maintenance building or boiler room should also be included.
Communications from the registrar’s office
Microsoft Teams messages regarding the credit hour policy during the Spring 2021 semester between these employees:
sarah.croucher@uconn.edu
kristi.henderson@uconn.edu
alexis.cassan@uconn.edu
amanda.pitts@uconn.edu
rachel.wice@uconn.edu
FOI #21-331 (10-7-21, 3:48 am) - Subject - Compliance and OIE Reports
Name - Bernard Gillett
Affiliation -
Dear FOIA officer
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200, et seq., I am requesting that you the following public records about Ram D. Gopal
1. reports produced by office of university compliance
2. reports produced by office of OIE
3. other relevant reports about his case.