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Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
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Tracking & Analytics:
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Session Cookies:
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Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
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First-Party Cookies:
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What They Do:
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Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
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Typically, it contains:
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Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
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How users navigate the site
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How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
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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.
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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 #19-135 (05-4-19, 1:26 pm) - Subject - Hiring Records
Name -
Affiliation -
All communications and records regarding hiring in the Department of Mathematics on the Storrs campus at the level of postdoc, tenure-track, and tenured faculty, including but not limited to: discussion of candidates; offer negotiations and assistance in transitioning to UConn; formal and informal communication about or with job candidates and new hires.
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the following “Documents” for the athletic department staff listed below:
Current employment contract and salary (Letter of intent, form agreement, or applicable document / record which shows annual compensation and start/end date of employment). If an employee does not have a formal written agreement, please provide (ideally in a spreadsheet or table format): Name, Compensation, and Start/End Date (or write “At Will” if applicable).
1. Gilleland Abby University of Connecticut
2. King Matt University of Connecticut
3. Major Max University of Connecticut
4. Moyseenko Mike University of Connecticut
5. Spanos Lou University of Connecticut Football
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of any contract or written agreement in force (i.e., signed, fully executed) for non-conference Football games listed below plus any additional non-conference games scheduled to be played between 2019 and 2035:
Clemson University 11/13/2021
Holy Cross 09/02/2021
Purdue University 09/11/2021
Purdue University 09/13/2025
University of Maine 09/19/2020
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 10/09/2021
FOI #19-133 (05-1-19, 2:17 pm) - Subject - Ticketing Agreements
Name - Casandra Macias
Affiliation - Ticketmaster
I am writing in regard to the University of Connecticut’s agreement, if any, with Paciolan Ticketing Company, AudienceView Ticketing Company, StubHub Ticketing Company, SeatGeek Ticketing Company, and Vivid Seats Ticketing Company to request eligible open records according to the Freedom of Information Act.
I am requesting the following eligible open records:
• Evaluation matrix
• Scoring sheet
• Competitor proposals
• Contract and financial terms
FOI #19-132 (04-30-19, 9:15 pm) - Subject - Email Correspondance
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - The Daily Campus
Please forward all email correspondence from February 25, 2019 to March 15, 2019 from the email boxes of:
president@uconn.edu
susan.herbst@uconn.edu
Timothy.fisher@uconn.edu
containing key phrases:
"Linda Sarsour"
"Statement"
"Cancel"
or any emails from these mailboxes pertaining to the event: “Rise in Adversity: Islamophobia & Antisemitism,” with Linda Sarsour that occurred on April 2.
FOI #19-129 - Subject - Homer Babbidge Library (Renovation), 369 Fairfield Way, Bid Date: 4/23/2019 2:00:00 PM
Name - Joseph Monahan
Affiliation - IBEW Local 103
Copies of the Bid Package/Bid Results either official or unofficial containing the electrical bidders and their bid amounts for the Homer Babbidge Library (Renovation) project.
FOI #19-128 (04-28-19, 3:07 pm) - Subject - Wearable Technology
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - The Daily Campus
I am seeking copies of any and all binding agreement's between the UConn Athletic Department, it's team's and it's staff and Sport/Fitness Wearable companies such as WHOOP, Firstbeat, or Catapult for services or products rendered.
I am making an identical request for the University of Connecticut Department of Kinesiology and Korey Stringer Institute.
For the New Haven Promise and the Hartford Promise scholarship programs - since the inception of these programs the number of students who received no additional funding from UConn resulting from these two Promise programs.
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 $500.00 (Five Hundred 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).
FOI #19-124 - Subject - Student Directory Information
Name - Hoang Nguyen
Affiliation - LexisNexis
Pursuant to Federal law, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99 & state open records law Conn. Gen. Stat. Secs. 1-200 to 1-242, on behalf of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, I write to request access to and a copy of all current Student Directory Information for the Spring 2019 semester categorized as public information as defined and governed within FERPA. If your agency does not maintain these public records, please let me know who does and include the proper custodian's name, address, telephone number and email.