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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
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Session Cookies:
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Persistent Cookies:
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First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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What They Do:
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Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
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What device, browser, or location the user is from
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User demographics (location, language, device)
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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).
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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.
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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.
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Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
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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:
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Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A file containing the university-affiliated email addresses, first and last names of all enrolled University of Connecticut students as of the Fall 2021 semester.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is being made for commercial purposes.
FOI #21-299 (09-7-21, 2:52 pm) - Subject - Randy Edsall
Name - Shawn McFarland
Affiliation - The Hartford Courant
Under the state's Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting any emails or texts sent by athletic director David Benedict sent from Sept 4. to Sept. 6. with the words "Randy" "Edsall" "football" and "Spanos."
Under the state Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting any emails, texts or related attachments sent or received by athletic director David Benedict from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6 that include "Randy" "resignation" "retirement" "football" "spanos"
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 AD David Benedict starting Sept. 4, 2021 and ending Sept. 6, 2021, that include at least one of: "Edsall," "interim" or "Lou." Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
This is a request to the University of Connecticut under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (the "FOIA"), C.G.S. Section 1-200, et. seq.
Connecticut Public and I hereby request that the university make available for inspection and provide copies of the following documents and public records:
• All emails or texts sent or received by Athletic Director David Benedict starting Sept. 1, 2021 and ending Sept. 7, 2021, that include at least one of the following: "Edsall," "football" or "Randy."
• Records of any legal agreements prepared for or signed by Randy Edsall between August 1 and Sept. 7, including but not limited to records of any separation, severance, transition or settlement agreements
FOI #21-295 (09-7-21, 12:48 pm) - Subject - Randy Edsall's contract
Name - Mike Savino
Affiliation - WFSB
Under the state's Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting copies of the contract with football coach Randy Edsall for the time period of 2016 through the present.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting copies of the current contracts, and all amendments thereto, for your institution’s current and/or most recent employment contract with any and all parties for the following areas:
(1) Any signed and/or executed employment contract/agreement/partnership/offer letter/proposal/memorandum of understanding between UConn and Randy Edsall.
FOI #21-293 (09-7-21, 10:00 am) - Subject - All Communications (incl. emails/texts) Regarding Randy Edsall's Employment, Contract, Coaching Future
Name - Tracy Furey
Affiliation - WFSB-TV
WFSB-TV is requesting any/all communications (including emails/texts/letters) between UConn Coach Randy Edsall and Athletic Director David Benedict and his staff and communications between UConn Coach Randy Edsall and the UConn President and his staff ... as well as members of the UConn Board of Trustees regarding Edsall's employment with the University of Connecticut, his contract, and his coaching future. We're asking to see all of these documents/emails/texts for the time period from January 1, 2021 and today, September 8, 2021.
Andy Wittry
Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack newsletter)
FOI #21-292 (09-6-21, 6:30 pm) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Andy Wittry
Affiliation - Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack 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 AD David Benedict starting Sept. 4, 2021 and ending Sept. 6, 2021, that include at least one of: "Edsall," "interim" or "Lou." Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
FOI #21-291 (09-5-21, 6:55 am) - Subject - Freedom of Information Act Request
Name - Bernard Gillett
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200, et seq., I am requesting that you provide me with copies of the following public records
1. the investigation report and any and all related paperwork and recommendations made by the university's compliance office from January 1, 2014, to the present.
2. All documents relating to complaint of discrimination generated by OIE (or its predecessor, the Office of Diversity and Equity) from January 1, 2018, to the present.