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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
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Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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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:
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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
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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).
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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:
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Affiliation - The Generation Lab Collegereaction.com
Email addresses, majors, and class year of the undergraduate, and graduate population (if applicable) enrolled at University of Connecticut in the Fall Semester of 2021.
Can you please send me the Award Documents (bid tabulation, award letter) and the proposal response by the winning vendor for the following bid(s)?
Name: Student-Athlete Name, Image, Likeness Monitoring Partner
Bid Number: KA010521
Due Date: 1/28/2021
Or just the following award information if the document is not available or a fee is required for obtaining the document?
Part 1: Employment Contracts and Salaries
• Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the current employment contract and salary (letter of intent, form agreement, or applicable document/record which shows annual compensation and start/end date of employment) for the athletic department staff listed below. If an employee does not have a formal written agreement, please provide their current salary.
I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records— the most updated employment agreements and all subsequent amendments for the following men's basketball staff members: (i) Head Coach, (ii) 3 Assistant/Associate Coaches, (iii) Director of Operations, and (iv) Director of Strength & Conditioning (or related title), all whose names are as follows: Dan Hurley, Kimani Young, Tom Moore, Luke Murray, Eric Youncofski, and Gavin Roberts.
I am also requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records— the most updated employment agreements and all subsequent amendments for the following men's basketball staff members: (i) Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coaches, and (ii) all other basketball support staff members, including but not limited to those in operations, recruiting, personnel, nutrition, analysts, quality control, creative media/graphics, video, and player development.
Andy Wittry
Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack newsletter)
FOI #21-234 (07-16-21, 12:55 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 completed student-athlete end-of-year/semester survey or questionnaire responses that were completed during or after the 2020-21 academic year, with any necessary redactions, and if available, I'd also like to request any summaries or collective reports of the survey/questionnaire responses. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
I am requesting any and all claims and/or investigations related to sexual harassment or a hostile work environment involving, a nurse's aide employed at UConn Health Center. Please include any and all electronic communications regarding these claims or investigations. I thank you for your time and consideration and I look forward to hearing from you.
FOI #21-231 (07-14-21, 11:23 am) - Subject - UConn - Football Coaches
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 Randall Edsall and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
2. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Eddie Allen and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
3. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Frank Giufre and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
4. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Dennis Dottin-Carter and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
5. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Corey Edsall and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
6. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Jarren Horton and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
7. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Mike Moyseenko and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
8. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Darrell Perkins and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
9. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Aaron Smith and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
10. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Kyle Weiss and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
11. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Lou Spanos and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto