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 #21-326 (10-6-21, 12:08 pm) - Subject - Separation agreements
Name - Dan Brechlin
Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut
I am seeking any separation agreements for the following UConn football coaches:
Randy Edsall
Lou Spanos
Frank Giufre
Eddie Allen
Jarren Horton
Jake Bahr
Dennis Dottin-Carter
Corey Edsall
Mike Moyseenko
Darrell Perkins
Aaron Smith
Kyle Weiss
FOI #21-325 (10-6-21, 12:08 pm) - Subject - Travel
Name - Dan Brechlin
Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut
Invoices or other documentation connected to spending by the university or the athletics department on team travel for the men’s basketball team and for the women’s basketball team during the university’s 2019 and 2020 fiscal years. For the purpose of this request, the components of team travel spending are the same as those used to determine the amounts reported by the university on its annual submissions under the NCAA’s Financial Reporting System: The costs of air and ground travel, lodging, meals and incidentals (including housing costs incurred during school break period) for competition related to preseason, regular season and postseason. Amounts incurred for food and lodging for housing the team before a home game also should be included, as should costs associated with the use of the institution's own vehicles or airplanes, as well as in-kind value of donor-provided transportation.
FOI #21-324 (10-5-21, 7:34 am) - Subject - Request for All communications.
Name - Faculty Faculty
Affiliation - UConn
This is a request for any/all communications (including emails/texts/letters) regarding Adam Fry’s job search and hire (job search # 05A005, Cynthia S. Jones chairperson) and any subsequent communications between any persons in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department (EEB) regarding Adam Fry’s teaching responsibilities or teaching performance in BIOL 102 or 108, or changes to Adam Fry’s contract language. I am asking to see all of these documents/emails/texts for the time period from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2007.
I am seeking to obtain a copy of the appropriate hiring documents (including, as applicable, letter of appointment; most recent & active contract; any amendments and/or extensions to original documents since date of signing; or other undescribed but applicable document(s)) for UConn head softball coach Laura Valentino, assistant softball coach Christie Novatin, and recent assistant softball coach Jessica Jacobson.
FOI #21-321 (09-28-21, 2:54 pm) - Subject - Future Football Contracts Request for FOIA
Name - Drew Vandemore
Affiliation - Alumnus
Dear David Benedict and UConn Athletics,
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
I request that a copy of the following documents [or documents containing the following information] be provided to me: finalized contracts and amendments between any and all members of the University of Connecticut Athletic Department and employees or representatives of other FBS and FCS schools/athletic departments related to scheduling of football games to be played in all future seasons. The date range for this request is limited to amendments/contracts finalized on or between January 2, 2020 and September 28, 2021.
In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am an individual seeking information for personal use and not for a commercial use.
FOI #21-320 (09-28-21, 9:59 am) - Subject - Football coach contracts and separation agreements
Name - Chris Vannini
Affiliation - The Athletic
Any and all employment contracts and separation agreements with the following football coaches:
Randy Edsall
Lou Spanos
Frank Giufre
Eddie Allen
Jarren Horton
Jake Bahr
Dennis Dottin-Carter
Corey Edsall
Mike Moyseenko
Darrell Perkins
Aaron Smith
Kyle Weiss
Pursuant to Connecticut Public Records Law (Connecticut General Statutes § 1-210), I am requesting copies of any and all documents and investigative materials, including, but not limited to inspection reports, checklists, "Request for Inspection" forms, and correspondence regarding any site inspections that occurred at the John Dempsey UConn Health Emergency Department, located at Hospital Way, Farmington, Connecticut, between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020.
FOI #21-318 - Subject - Bid Number: 300133-P and 300173-P
Name - Ethan Gill
Affiliation -
Would a representative please provide the information relating to the solicitation below? If available, please include any awarded contract documents and bid tabulation/results.
Project Name: University of Connecticut – Hockey Arena Project and I-Lot Improvements Prequalification
Bid Number: 300133-P and 300173-P
Due Date: 1/26/2021
Contract Number:
Awarded Vendor Name:
Awarded Vendor Address:
Awarded Vendor Phone:
Award Amount:
Award Date:
Start Date:
End Date:
Contract Terms:
Contract Document:
FOI #21-317 (09-28-21, 7:50 am) - Subject - Request for all communications
Name - Faculty Faculty
Affiliation - UConn Faculty
This is a request for any/all communications (including emails/texts/letters) between Nicole Gelston, and anyone in the General Counsel Office, Kelly Bannister in the office of Faculty and Staff Labor Relations, Office of Institutional Equity (OIE), Faculty in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department (EEB) (Pam Diggle, Carl Schlichting, Kentwood Wells, and Cynthia S. Jones), the Provosts Office, and the CLAS Deans Office (Juli Wade, Andrew Moiseff), pertaining to Faculty, that mention Adam Fry’s teaching responsibilities in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department (EEB); in particular Biology 1108 and Biology 1102. I am asking to see all of these documents/emails/texts for the time period from July 1, 2014 to today, September 28, 2021.