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 #21-291 (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.
Can you please provide me with this year's document on the resolution of unlawful discrimination and discriminatory harassment complaints that fall within the purview of the Office of Diversity and Equity for any employee, student, applicant for admission or employment, or other participant in programs or activities of the University who believes she/he has been unlawfully discriminated against or harassed?
FOI #21-289 (09-4-21, 3:46 pm) - Subject - Rulebooks/handbooks
Name - Daniel Brechlin
Affiliation -
I am requesting a digital copy of any team rulebooks or handbooks that were published by any of the university's athletic programs for the 2021-22 academic year.
FOI #21-287 (09-3-21, 12:56 pm) - Subject - Footage of car crash outside of the police/fire station at 10:10-10:30pm on August 31st, 2021
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I am looking to obtain footage from the police/fire station on the Storrs Uconn campus where a car accident occurred on August 31st, 2021 between 10:10pm - 10:30pm.
FOI #21-286 (09-3-21, 9:04 am) - Subject - Athletics
Name - PAUL DOYLE
Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut Media Group
1. I am requesting a copy of UConn's contract extension with IMG, announced Oct. 17, 2018. I am looking for all documents with financial details pertaining to the UConn-IMG contract.
2. I am requesting NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System report for the reporting year (FY) 2020
FOI #21-285 (08-31-21, 3:39 pm) - Subject - Gordon Blackburn
Name - Tom Irvin
Affiliation - MRHFM, LLC
Records of any and all boilers, pressure vessels, pumps and valves that were present between 1950-1960 for the heating plant on the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus for Plaintiff, Gordon Blackburn, who maintained, operated and overhauled said equipment.
Andy Wittry
Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack newsletter)
FOI #21-284 (08-31-21, 3:25 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 team rulebooks or handbooks that were published by any of the university's athletic programs for the 2021-22 academic year. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
1. All EMAILS /communications/documents of any job offer of employment made to any candidate that applied for the Ergonomist job opening at UCONN since August 2019.
a. Please include the employment offer made to Thomas Varghese on January 9th 2020 by a Marisa Leone.
b. If the offer of employment was a separate document, please include the email that it was attached to.
2. UCONN Policy documents or procedures that were in place on January 1st 2020 on how an employment offer is to be communicated to any candidate offered employment at UCONN.
FOI #21-282 (08-30-21, 10:00 pm) - Subject - Records Request
Name - Luis Hernandez
Affiliation - Willis Towers Watson
Dear Open Records Office,
Good afternoon. Pursuant to applicable state freedom of information laws, the undersigned hereby requests the following information for the Woman’s Head Basketball Coach and the Head Baseball Coach for the last three years:
1. Copy of employment agreement and compensatory arrangements, including amendments.
2. Pay records, including salary, bonus, retirement, health care and other benefits and perquisites.