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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:
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Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
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 #20-336 (10-14-20, 12:54 pm) - Subject - Video of Accident at West Dock
Name - Evan Warner
Affiliation - Courier Express, Inc.
Requesting video of accident that occurred between Old Dominion tractor trailer and Courier Express cargo van at the West Dock loading area on 10/31/19 at 10:08. This accident was filed with the UConn Campus Police, Case No. 1900071221. Report completed by Sgt, Twiss.
FOI #20-335 (10-13-20, 3:24 pm) - Subject - Athletics - Game Contract
Name - Ellen Wood
Affiliation -
Any signed and/or executed game contract between the University of Connecticut and the Legends Classic tournament and/or Brigham Young University, Vanderbilt, and the University of Southern California.
With regard to the above procurement, I am requesting copies of the following documents, assuming contracts have been signed/executed:
1. A copy of the signed contract(s)
2. A copy of the awarded vendors proposal(s), excluding confidential information.
3. A copy of any documents that show vendors scores and/or ranks during evaluations, including the pricing(percentage rate) submitted by all vendors
4. A list of companies that requested the RFP and a list of companies that submitted a proposal.
5. Any reports over any time period related to contract performance. The most recent month, quarter, or year would be preferred.
FOI #20-333 (10-12-20, 10:39 am) - Subject - THE ACADEMIC RANKING OF UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES ATTENDED BY APPLICANTS WHO WERE ADMITTED BY UCONN IN 2014, 2015 AND 2016
Name - NOUBOUKPO GASSESSE
Affiliation - PERSONAL
Applicants who were admitted received transcripts from universities and colleges that were ranked to have a top tier Linguistic Department according to Uconn.
FOI #20-332 (10-10-20, 1:57 pm) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Andy Wittry
Affiliation -
I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of any men's basketball game contracts signed between Sept. 16, 2020 and Oct. 10, 2020. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. All policy documents and manuals related to the use of Briefcam
2. All purchasing, procurement, and bidding documents related to Briefcam
3. All agreements or MOUs and attachments related to Briefcam
FOI #20-330 (10-7-20, 12:42 pm) - Subject - UCHC4-121766961 Release of Information Services
Name - Kevin Menzie
Affiliation - Sharecare Health Data Services
Sharecare Health Data services is requesting a physical copy(unless electronic is available) of all documents relating to the Request for Proposal UCHC4-121766961 Release of Information Services per the State of Connecticut Freedom of Information Act.
If additional documentation is required to fulfill this request or if there is a fee related to providing this information, please contact me at your earliest convenience.
Affiliation - State of Connecticut, Department of Correction
I work for the Department of Correction's Security Division and am conducting an Internal Investigation pertaining to a staff member's arrest by the UCONN PD. I have a copy of the arrest warrant but am looking for any and all other documentation pertaining to our staff member.
FOI #20-328 (10-5-20, 12:37 pm) - Subject - Athletics/Financials
Name - Eben Novy-Williams
Affiliation - Sportico
I am requesting details of any financial agreements, new in the last three months (July 1, 2020 through October 5, 2020), that will provide the school’s athletic department with additional funding.
More specifically, I am asking for documentation from:
1) Any internal loans from the institution or system to the school’s athletic department,
2) Any new loans (from a commercial bank or other lender) secured by the athletic department,
3) Any new loans (from a commercial bank or other lender) secured by the university that includes money earmarked for athletics.
FOI #20-327 (10-2-20, 1:43 pm) - Subject - Mechanical Engineering Records
Name - Lindsay Booth
Affiliation -
Financial and Administrative Officers and terms beginning 01/01/2015 - 10/02/2020 for the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Hand written petty cash records/logs for the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1/01/2015-10/02/2020, also copies of where those records were sent/recorded to each year (electronic signature) for accounting.