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 #20-131 (04-20-20, 2:44 pm) - Subject - Project Wellness
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - University of Connecticut
I am requesting any and all university records related to the creation of "Project Wellness", any and all records for any predecessor projects, programs, and task forces. This request includes and all record formats, including digital correspondence, meeting minutes and transcripts, phone transcripts, and any other known format of records held by the university.
RFP (RFP UCHC4-116949948 Patient Financial Statement Services ) awarded to RevSpring earlier this year.I wanted to ask what the winning bidder’s pricing was.
FOI #20-129 (04-18-20, 5:57 pm) - Subject - Emails related to advising
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I am requesting copies of all email between January 1, 2018 to present (or as many emails as allowed) where a student initiated a correspondence with an academic advisor. I am requesting emails from/including:
FOI #20-128 (04-17-20, 11:51 pm) - Subject - All university information related to my employment and academics at University of Connecticut
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I would like copies of every meeting and university correspondence related to my time with University of Connecticut extending back to the graduate faculty meeting in which it was decided I would have a funded position. Since there is no violation of personal privacy, I have a legally protected right to this information. This information should not only include emails, phone transcripts, and meeting minutes from the Department of Communication but should also contain any records from any unit under the authority of the University of Connecticut.
Please provide me with a copy of the payment bond provided to you by your contractor, Bond Brothers Inc. on the Univ. of Conn. Central Utility Plant, Chilled Water Upgrade project.
FOI #20-125 (04-14-20, 5:07 pm) - Subject - REQUEST OF AN UPDATED DECISION OF MY 2015 APPLICATION
Name - NOUBOUKPO GASSESSE
Affiliation - LINGUISTICS Ph.D 04APPLICANT
I am requesting an official ,written, updated admission decision that will include the fact that I really sent the three letters of recommendation, of which two were written by my former linguistics professors as required by the Graduate School.
I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: the most updated employment agreements and all subsequent amendments for UConn football staff members Eddie Allen, Frank Giufre, Lou Spanos, Dennis Dottin-Carter, Corey Edsall, Jarren Horton, Mike Moyseenko, Darrell Perkins, Aaron Smith, Kyle Weiss.
Pursuant to Federal law, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99 & state open records law Conn. Gen. Stat. Secs. 1-200 to 1-242, on behalf of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, I write to request access to and a copy of all current Student Directory Information for the Spring 2020 semester categorized as public information as defined and governed within FERPA.
The requested Student Directory information is listed below:
Fields :
• Name,Acad Career,Acad Prog,School/College,Major,Major Description,Concentration,Concentration Description,Term,Term Code,Beg Term Academic Level