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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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Types of Cookies:
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First-Party Cookies:
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What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
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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)
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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).
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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.
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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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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.
May we please get copies on any emails sent to students on the following subject: Investigations opened into racist incident outside Charter Oak Apartments
FOI #19-329 (10-15-19, 12:18 pm) - Subject - TItle IX Investigation
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - None (Personal)
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting copies of public records related in whole or in part to internal or external proceedings/reviews, procedures, or investigations pertaining to sexual assault allegations reported against one or more member(s) of the UCMB between July 1, 2019 and October 15, 2019. These records shall include any and all documents including but not limited to any such investigations conducted, procedures followed, and conclusions reached by the University, UCMB, and UCPD.
Affiliation - Foundation for Fair Contracting of Connecticut, Inc.
Accordingly, per our review of the subcontractor list and pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Sec. 1-210, we are requesting copies of certified payroll records submitted by the subset of companies listed below, when applicable, for work being performed on phase 2 of the University Athletic District Development project referenced above.
• MT Ford
• Griffin Electric
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.