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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:
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 CT Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting a copy of any and all Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) reports for non-faculty personnel during the time period of 10/1/2019 through 1/28/2020.
FOI #20-043 (01-28-20, 8:59 pm) - Subject - Financial Statements
Name -
Affiliation -
I would like a copy of as many Financial Statements as are available for the Undergraduate Student Government. I would like balance sheets for each fiscal year for fiscal years 09-19, I would like income statements for fiscal years 9-19, I would like bank reconciliation's (yearly or monthly whatever is available) for fiscal years 09-19. I don't know what statements are available, I would like whatever is available for fiscal years 09-19.
Parking citations and appeals for the period 01/22/19 - 01/28/20 at the Storrs campus. Please include date, time, location (e.g. lot number), vehicle make/model/color, parking permit type (if any), violation, issuing officer (anonymized coding is fine), appeal request, action taken on appeal, and reason for denial as applicable. If possible, please provide in .xlsx (Excel) or .csv (comma-delimited) format. Thank you.
FOI #20-041 (01-28-20, 10:46 am) - Subject - Future Football Intercollegiate Schedule Contracts
Name - Drew Vandemore
Affiliation - Alumnus
I request that a copy of the following documents [or documents containing the following information] be provided to me: contracts and/or memorandums of understanding between any and all members of the University of Connecticut Athletic Department and other collegiate institutions, at the FBS, FCS, or Division II level related to future intercollegiate football games between the schools. The date range for this request is limited to contracts and/or memorandums of understanding signed on or between October 28, 2019 and January 28, 2020.
This is a request under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request copies of the following records to be provided to our company by your University:
A listing of all uncashed checks that are six (6) months and older with a dollar amount greater than $2,000.00 (Two Thousand Dollars). The list should include payee name, address, issue date, check number, and dollar amount.
If possible please email me this data in an Excel spreadsheet. Other formats are okay but excel is preferable. If easier to provide all dollar amounts then this is okay as well. If easier please only include non-individuals (i.e. companies, universities, etc. only).
Pursuant to all applicable regulations, I am requesting the following documents related to the University of Connecticut School of Engineering's Senior Design Project (SDP) program:
1. All disclosable correspondence between project sponsors and University of Connecticut employees, faculty, and staff.
2. All agreements and contracts that (a) relate to the SDP program and/or SDP projects, and (b) were signed between the University of Connecticut and SDP sponsors.
3. Documentation about financial compensation relating to the SDP program and/or projects. This includes records regarding any payments between SDP sponsors and the University of Connecticut.
FOI #20-037 - Subject - Storrs LED Lighting Upgrade REBID, Storrs, Avery Point, and Hartford Law Campuses
Name - Joseph Monahan
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting copies of the Bid Results/Winning Bidder either official or unofficial containing the electrical bidders and their bid amounts for the above-referenced project.
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of the 2018-2019 NCAA Annual Financial Report provided to the NCAA.
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of the 2018-2019 Audited Financial Report (Agreed-Upon Procedures)
If the requested records described above are available in electronic format (e.g., PDFs or CD), then I would prefer to receive the information in that format instead of paper copies. If you are able to email the records, I request all PDFs in a single WinZip file in the responsive email (no password protected files, please). If you are unable to email the records or you require an address to process this request, please find below my mailing address.