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.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting copies of the current contracts, and all amendments thereto, for your institution’s current contract with any and all third parties for the following areas:
1- Multimedia and Corporate Sponsorship Rights (Companies who are either a licensee of Sponsorship or Trademark Licensee such as Learfield Sports IMG College (or prior names such as Learfield, IMG, etc.), Van Wagner Sports, JMI Sports, Outfront Media, PEAK Sports, etc.) for Athletics
2- All Apparel Rights Contracts (i.e Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, etc.) for the Athletics Department
3- All Ticketing Contracts (i.e. The Aspire Group, Learfield IMG College Ticket Solutions, Taymar Sales U) for the Athletics Department
FOI #20-274 (08-18-20, 1:18 pm) - Subject - Eversource Energy Center data and communications
Name - Bill Cummings
Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut Newspapers
Pursuant to state Freedom of Information law, Hearst Connecticut Newspapers requests copies of predictions and reports shared with Eversource and United Illuminating between July 28 and Aug 4, 2020 related to significant approaching storms, including Tropical Storm Isaias.
Please include copies of all emails from UConn staff to Eversource and United Illuminating - and any emails from the electric companies to UConn staff - regarding Tropical Storm Isaias between July 28 and Aug 11, 2020.
Please consider this a FOI request. I would like to get the following data please – copies of any predictions/reports that the Eversource Energy Center generated and shared with either Eversource or United Illuminating between the dates of July 28-Aug. 4.
In addition I would like to get copies of e-mails from UConn staff involved in preparations for Tropical Storm Isaias that were either sent or received from Eversource or UI employees or their representatives between the dates of July 28 and Aug. 11th
Affiliation - The Brown Institute for Media Innovation
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., we request that a copy of the following documents be provided:
● Email correspondence, and all underlying documentation contained therein, between July 1,
2020, and the date this request is ultimately fulfilled sent to, from or copied to Michael Gilbert
containing any of the following non-case-sensitive key-strings: “reopen”; "covid*" or "coronavirus"
FOI #20-269 - Subject - University Athletic District Development Phase 2 - Project No. 201696 (Internal Case #19-17)
Name - Hope Redding
Affiliation -
Hope all is well with you. We are requesting updated certified payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed on the University Athletic District Development project, phase 2 project referenced above. I've attached an update FOIA letter for your records.
• Ayotte & King for Tile from Wk ending 6.20.20 through the present
• C & C Mechanical Insulation from Wk ending 6.20.20 through the present
• Capozzoli Water Management from Wk ending 6.20.20 through the present
• Columbia Sheet Metal from Wk ending from 6.14.20 through the present
• Eastern Steel Erectors from Wk ending 6.13.20 through the present
• Haven Steel Erectors from Wk ending 5.3.20 through the present
• HHS Mechanical from Wk ending 6.20.20 through the present
• MT Ford Industries from Wk ending 6.13.20 through the present
• O & A Insulation from Wk ending 6.6.20 through the present
• P & D Mechanical from Wk ending 6.21.20 through the present
• Stairs & Steel from Wk ending 6.13.20 through the present
• Wayne J. Griffin Electric from Wk ending 6.14.20 through the present