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.
For the period of April 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020, please provide all written communications former Law School Dean Timothy Fisher authored, received, or was copied on related to Peter Kochenburger's work as Deputy Director of the Insurance Law Center and as Associate Clinical Professor of Law, including employment status, performance evaluations or summaries, teaching evaluations, Insurance Law Center budgetary and financial issues, program development, Insurance Law Center events and conferences, the regulatory training for financial services regulators from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, his long-term contract review, and communications leading up to and the final decision to non-renew his contract and eliminate his position as of July 31, 2021.
FOI #21-075 (03-2-21, 1:17 am) - Subject - Employment Contract for Randy Edsall
Name - Daniel Kalish
Affiliation - HKM Employment Attorneys
In accordance with FOIA and the state public records act, I am writing to request the entire employment contract (including all exhibits and appendices) for the head football coach, Randy Edsall.
FOI #21-074 (03-1-21, 4:46 pm) - Subject - Off Campus Housing and Parking Services
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - University of Connecticut
From the Off-Campus and Student Services department for years 2015-2020 inclusive:
Operating budget and expenditures Employee and student payroll. Records and email communications mentioning advertising pricing and advertising revenue for off-campus housing. Emails discussing pricing and revenue for off-campus housing fairs. Records of expenditures on student employment and gift giveaways. Names and pay of employees. Headcount of student employees.
From the department of Parking Services in the years 2015-2020 inclusive:
Student parking permit revenue. Emails with All email communications with Off-Campus and Student Services. All emails from Parking Services employees and the Transportation Advisory Committee from and to Town of Mansfield, CT email addresses ending in @mansfieldct.org. Emails with LAZ Parking including phrases: "Budget", "Pricing", "Revenue", "Cost".
Communications of all UConn employee emails from and to Town of Mansfield, CT email addresses ending in @mansfieldct.org between 2015 and 2020 inclusive, mentioning phrases: "Rent", "Housing, "Parking", "Parking Plan", "Minority", "Low Income", "Diversity", "Zoning", "Willimantic", "Student", "Commuter".
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, or the State's applicable public records request policies, I am requesting electronic copies of all the and current and previous employment contracts and/or any addendums or other salary information for the following employed individuals:
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• Jeff Hourigan - Associate Head Baseball Coach
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• Joshua MacDonald - Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
FOI #21-069 (02-28-21, 10:24 am) - Subject - RA contract
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - The Daily Campus
I am requesting a copy of the residential assistant 2020 - 2021 contract for UConn Storrs and any supplemental information related to the contract and employment end dates.
FOI #21-068 (02-25-21, 10:20 am) - Subject - Course Billing
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - University of Connecticut
Internal correspondence, meeting minutes, policy statements and records of guidelines regarding decisions on formulating course lesson plans, decisions on learning objectives for each course, decisions on quantity of credit-hours per course, and decisions on course prerequisites for the undergraduate ECE department courses in years 2000-2021.