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 #19-325 (10-13-19, 12:48 pm) - Subject - Housing and Meal Plan Pricing, 1999-2019
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I would like you to provide me with two separate documents:
1) A document showing the price of each of the four meal plans from Fall 1999 to Fall 2019, adjusted and unadjusted for inflation. If the inflation-adjusted data is not available, just the raw data is fine.
2) A document showing the average cost of on-campus housing at UConn from Fall 1999 to Fall 2019, adjusted and unadjusted for inflation. If the inflation-adjusted data is not available, just the raw data is fine.
1. Any correspondence between the University of Connecticut and Longhorn Locker, or any agent of Longhorn Locker.
2. All documents related to any bids submitted to the University of Connecticut by Longhorn Locker.
3. In the event that a bid was awarded to Longhorn Locker for any particular project, all documents related to that project.
Here at Executive Parking we are always trying to improve. One major area for improvement is our RFP responses. We would like to request a debriefing of RFP submissions for RFP DS030519. Receiving this will be extremely valuable for our improvement as a company. Please let me know if there is any information you need from me in order to fulfil this request.
FOI #19-322 (10-10-19, 4:42 pm) - Subject - Payment to Students
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting all financial documents and statements regarding payment made to students employed by the University of Connecticut or its departments. I am specifically seeking a total amount paid to students, who will remain anonymous due to FERPA and whose jobs are conditional on their status as students, over the period of August 2018 to August 2019
FOI #19-321 (10-10-19, 11:03 am) - Subject - Emergency Response
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I would like to request any 911 calls, radio transmissions, or UConn police body cam footage pertaining to an emergency medical response on October 1, 2019 at Northwest Residence Halls.
FOI #19-320 (10-9-19, 5:18 pm) - Subject - The Daily Campus
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information act I am requesting all documents and communications by and between any employee of the Daily Campus regarding or related to the selection of the editor-in-chief.
FOI #19-319 - Subject - Men's Basketball Head Coach Contract
Name - Karissa Shapard
Affiliation - Willis Towers Watson
Please let this email serve as a public record request for the employment agreement, any amendment, any extension as well as any other licensing or services agreement for your Men’s Head Baseball Coach. Thank you.
FOI #19-318 - Subject - IBM FileNet Upgrade Consulting Services
Name - Tarah Reed
Affiliation -
Hello,
Can you please send me the Award Documents (bid tabulation, award letter) and the proposal response by the winning vendor for the following bid(s)?
Name: IBM FileNet Upgrade Consulting Services
Bid Number: TL040519
Due Date: 2019-04-24T07:00:00Z
FOI #19-316 (10-8-19, 11:39 am) - Subject - Big East communications
Name - PAUL DOYLE
Affiliation - Hearst Media Connecticut
I am requesting all documents and communication involving and between the following: UConn president Susan Herbst and any/all of the Big East Conference, Val Ackerman, and Mike Tranghese; Director of Athletics David Benedict and any/all of the Big East Conference, Val Ackerman, and Mike Tranghese; Athletics Chief Operating Officer Adrianne Swinney and any/all of the Big East Conference, Val Ackerman, and Mike Tranghese. I am requesting communication from January 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019.