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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 #21-399 (11-29-21, 9:31 am) - Subject - Jim Mora Head Coach Contract
Name - Anthony Ferguson
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 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 the University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
Please note: If the coach did not sign a contract – but is instead working from an offer letter and/or memorandum of understanding – those documents will suffice in fulfillment of this request.
FOI #21-398 (11-29-21, 8:12 am) - Subject - Coaching contracts
Name - Dan Brechlin
Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut
I am requesting the contracts for UConn football coaches John Allen, E.J. Barthel, Siriki Diabate and John Marinelli. If those contracts have not been finalized, please consider this a standing request for them. Thank you.
FOI #21-397 (11-28-21, 11:47 am) - Subject - College Athlete Biometric Data
Name - Jeffrey Levine
Affiliation - Drexel University
Greetings,
I am a faculty member at Drexel University writing to request information from the University of Connecticut (the “Institution”). I am performing a follow up comparative study of student athlete biometric data collection practice policies within the NCAA’s top 150 revenue generating members. As such, I am contacting you to inquire about this Institution’s policy.
Therefore, pursuant to the relevant state Public Records Act, I am requesting electronic copies of the following: Any and all policies or similar items, whether formal or informal, related to the Institution’s athletic department collection of student athlete biometric data involving a student athlete’s (or similarly situated individual’s) physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics, metrics, output, or performance data through wearable technology or technology embedded in clothing and/or equipment.
I appreciate your time and attention in responding to this request. If you need clarification on this request, please feel free to contact me at any time.
FOI #21-396 (11-28-21, 12:39 pm) - Subject - Different Positions held by Prof Jon Sprouse since he has been Teacher in the Linguistics Ph.D program up to date.
Name - NOUBOUKPO GASSESSE
Affiliation - PERSONAL
Different positions held by Prof Jon Sprouse since he has been in Uconn's Linguistics Ph.D Program with a detailed date.
FOI #21-395 (11-28-21, 11:47 am) - Subject - Full name and rank of Faculty Advisor of Trevor Driscoll in Uconn's Linguistics Ph.D Program from the academic year 2019-2020 to 2021-22
Name - NOUBOUKPO GASSESSE
Affiliation - PERSONAL
Name and Rank of Faculty Advisor of Trevor Driscoll in Uconn's Linguistics Ph.D Program.
FOI #21-394 (11-28-21, 11:47 am) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Andy Wittry
Affiliation - Extra Points newsletter
I'd like to request a copy of all UConn men's and women's basketball non-conference game contracts for the 2021-22 season. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
FOI #21-393 (11-24-21, 1:47 pm) - Subject - List of bidders for the Construction Audit Services RFP - KA060821
Name - Jennifer Fabugais
Affiliation - Deltek
Good day! I would like to submit this public records request to obtain the list of bidders for the Construction Audit Services RFP (Solicitation #KA060821) which closed last July 13, 2021. Thank you very much!
Pursuant to open records law, I ask that you fulfill my request for virtual recruiting visit itineraries in all sports from year 2020 to 2021. The itineraries should specify what scheduled events and activities took place during the virtual visit (i.e. campus tour, recorded presentations, speaking with coaches, etc.). Please provide to me the documents in as readable and clean a PDF attachment as possible. Please note that the documents I seek are different than traditional in-person campus recruiting visit itineraries. If you have any questions, please let me know.
This is a Request for public records for RFP# UCHC5-131304592 - IT Infrastructure Assessment & Remediation , University of Connecticut Health Center, CO due 4/28/2020.
We are looking for the following records for the solicitation:
1. Total Amount spent on this project.
2. Bid Tabulation/Scoring Sheet.
3. Purchase Order Issued or Task order.
4. Winning vendor proposals.
5. Request for Proposal documents.
FOI #21-390 (11-22-21, 5:56 pm) - Subject - List of respondents to RFI #KC031421 - Optical Character Recognition (OCR) / Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) Solutions
Name - Jennifer Fabugais
Affiliation - Deltek
Good day! I'm submitting this records request to obtain the list of respondents to RFI #KC031421 - Optical Character Recognition (OCR) / Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) Solutions which closed last April 9, 2021. I would also like to ask if there is already a plan to release a competitive solicitation resulting from this RFI and when it is anticipated to be released?