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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:
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:
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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:
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 #20-177 (06-5-20, 1:04 pm) - Subject - Public Safety Line Item Inventory
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - UConn
I request a comprehensive list documenting a line item inventory list of all University of Connecticut Public Safety items, not limited to, equipment, firearms, munitions, machinery, and vehicles, including cost per item.
FOI #20-176 (06-5-20, 1:04 pm) - Subject - Health/Athletics
Name - Andrew Wittry
Affiliation -
I'd like to file a public records request for copies of any receipts or itemized expense reports for any COVID-19/coronavirus tests purchased by the university's athletics department starting May 1, 2020 through May 31, 2020. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees be waived.
FOI #20-175 - Subject - Student Directoy Information
Name - Ashley Coy
Affiliation - Textbook Solutions
I would like to get a quote for the cost of a mailing list for students enrolled in Spring 2020, which would include the following information: Student Name, Permanent Address (including street address, city, state, and zip code), Local Address (including street address, city, state, and zip code), Permanent Phone Number, Local Phone Number, Major, College, Classification (freshman, sophomore, etc.) and Email Address.
Please let us know if you need any additional information to issue a quote for this information, or if you have any questions.
FOI #20-174 (06-4-20, 1:49 pm) - Subject - Disciplinary and Investigative Records
Name - Jessica Altman
Affiliation - Reporter
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 relating to a faculty member:
1. All reports generated by Human Resources, Labor Relations, Academic Departments or School, or Office of Institutional Equity (or any predecessor agency) regarding any complaint of harassment, retaliation, or other hostile action by the faculty member against any student, faculty member, or UCONN employee from January 1, 2009, to the present, as well as copies of any disciplinary actions taken against the accused relating to such complaints. All student or other parties names and identifying information may be redacted as protected by FERPA and/or FOIA decisions.
2. All reports generated by the Human Resources, Office of the Vice President for Research, Research Integrity & Compliance Services, Academic Departments or School (or any predecessor agency) regarding research integrity or misconduct involving the faculty member from January 1, 2009, to the present, as well as copies of any disciplinary actions taken against the accused relating to such complaints. All student or other parties names and identifying information may be redacted as protected by FERPA and/or FOIA decisions.
3. Copies of any Facilitated Resolution Between the Parties Agreements and/ or Voluntary Resolution Agreements from 2009-present.
4. Any documents related to compliance reviews, monitoring and/or enforcement by the Office of Civil Rights of those Agreements as produced in response to Request No. 3.
FOI #20-173 (06-3-20, 10:47 am) - Subject - FOIA Request for Proposal Procurement KK011020 Resilient Connecticut, Planning, Design, AE Services
Name - Wayne Cobleigh
Affiliation - GZA
Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, this Proposal was issued by email on March 18, 2020 from GZA to Kathleen Kearney, University Procurement Services per RFQ Addendum instructions. The digital format of the proposal qualifications and scope of work information requested by UCONN was limited in font style, font size, page length and file format and an unusual numbering of table of contents, increasing the time and effort required to submit a compliant proposal during the pandemic remote working conditions. Two teams scored higher than GZA and no virtual interview was completed for any of the top 3 firms. We would like to review the contents of the top 2 scored proposals to determine why the optional interview was deemed unnecessary and the basis for scoring for the the #1 ranked team higher than GZA. As we are still working remotely during the pandemic, this FOIA request for existing digital records is made for the following proposal files for the #1 and #2 ranked teams to be emailed to wayne.cobleigh@gza.com in PDF format:
8.5.1 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
8.5.1.1 Exhibit 1: Narrative Description of Services (pdf)
8.5.1.2 Exhibit 2: Organization Structure (pdf)
Exhibit 2a: Team Resumes (pdf -Provided as Separate File, or as Section 8.5.1.2)
8.5.1.3 Exhibit 3: Cost Estimating Experience (pdf)
8.5.1.4 Exhibit 4: Professional Hourly Rates for roles detailed (pdf)
Affiliation - Major Account Manager Office Depot, Inc.
Office Depot would like to do an analysis of the purchase done with WB since the CT contract was implemented.
Please consider this email a Freedom of Information Request, for a complete P.O. purchase history, of all purchases submitted to W.B. Mason, to include product #, description, quantity, unit price of the item, date purchased, etc.
I am just getting an inquire right now from insurance adjusters some 15 months later. I am hoping that the video is available that the officer told me about. Video File Incident #19 - 21972
Information from Report was March 30 / 2019.. Town of Mansfield / Intersection Of Jim Calhoun and Hillside Road Time by Police was 5:31pm
FOI #20-170 (06-2-20, 11:13 pm) - Subject - UConn Public Safety Budget
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - UConn
I would like to request the annual (FY20) budget for the UConn department of public safety. If possible, it would be helpful to have the document as itemized/specific as possible.
The University of Connecticut recently engaged in a contract with Futurelearn, a private company jointly owned by Open University and The SEEK Group. UConn-AAUP hereby requests a copy of any and all contracts the University of Connecticut executed with Futurelearn.
FOI #20-168 (06-2-20, 5:20 am) - Subject - Form 990
Name - Dan Bauman
Affiliation - The Chronicle of Higher Education
I am writing to request that you send to this email address an electronic copy of all Form 990s (and all associated schedules, including Schedule Bs) completed for or by the UCHCFC CIRCLE ROAD CORP after 2019-04-23.
You can reach me at my office phone number, 202-466-1201, if you wish to discuss this matter further. My schedule today is flexible, so feel free to call at whatever time is convenient for you.