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.
Access to and a copy of all current Student Directory Information for the Fall 2019 semester categorized as public information as defined and governed within FERPA.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, requests copies of the following:
Period: October 1, 2016 to present
Scope:
1. The current version of all Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols and protocol reviews related to the training of general surgery residents.
2. IACUC annual reports, reviews, meeting minutes, and other IACUC documentation related to the use of animals for training general surgery residents.
3. Documents that include training schedules that involve animal use for the University of Connecticut general surgery residency program.
4. Documents related to the purchase or acquisition of animals for use in training general surgery residents.
5. All photographs and video footage related to the items above.
FOI #19-352 (10-25-19, 10:23 pm) - Subject - Student Managed Fund
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I would like to request the following records relating to the University of Connecticut Student Managed fund (SMF)
1. All transaction records, including dates, equity descriptions, amounts, and cost basis information (any format is acceptable, including broker-generated statements)
2. All stock pitch documents submitted by SMF participants, including documents that did not result in an investment
3. All other documentation relating to SMF policies, procedures, and transactions that may not have been described above.
FOI #19-349 (10-24-19, 11:14 am) - Subject - Football Scheduling with Syracuse University
Name - John Cassillo
Affiliation - SB Nation
Requesting any and all email correspondence between UConn Athletics and Syracuse University's Herman Frazier (email: hrfrazie@syr.edu) specifically around football scheduling between the Huskies and Orange. This less pertains to the 2016 and 2018 games which have already taken place, and more to do with any future scheduling arrangements in discussion -- especially since UConn announced it would leave the American Athletic Conference (June 2019).
FOI #19-346 - Subject - Randy Edsall - Connecticut HFC Contract 2019
Name - Zack Behnke
Affiliation -
I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: all employment contracts and all subsequent amendments/addendums for Connecticut Head Football Coach Randy Edsall.