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 #19-365 - Subject - Correctional Managed Healthcare
Name - Kenya Brown
Affiliation -
Please produce a copy of any and all versions of the UConn pharmacy notice to correctional Managed Health Care physicians that tums can no longer be ordered formulary or non-formulary request due to its unavailability.
FOI #19-364 (10-31-19, 9:25 pm) - Subject - Emails
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Emails containing specific words/phrases from the following accounts for 10/22/19 to present:
Eric Rice
David Mills
Jessica Dickerson
Ricardo Brown
Mike Kirk
Elizabeth Conklin
Can you please provide all the information related the following bid, including the final proposals for each the participating vendors and details on how each score on section 5.9 proposal selection evaluation criteria.
FOI #19-360 - Subject - University of Connecticut Asset Listing
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I was wondering if you would be able to send me a listing of the assets of the University, focusing on the Property and Equipment line item in the financial statements. I am looking for a listing of property and equipment by item or property type and what they are used for. If you can help out I would greatly appreciate it.Thank you in advance.
FOI #19-358 (10-29-19, 5:31 pm) - Subject - UConn Football Scheduling
Name - Luke Swanson
Affiliation - The UConn Blog
I am requesting the following documents, or a copy of the following documents:
Any written or email communication between Dave Brown and Gridiron Sports and members of the UConn Athletic Department in relation to future football scheduling, for games taking place in the 2020 season and beyond. Please provide all written communication between the two parties from the dates of 1/1/2019 and 10/29/2019.