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 #19-075 - Subject - Interactive Promotional Video Production Bid Number MF081618
Name - Tarah Reed
Affiliation - e.Republic
Award Documents (bid tabulation, award letter) and the proposal response by the winning vendor for the following bid(s)?
Name: Interactive Promotional Video Production
Bid Number: MF081618
Due Date: 9/19/2018
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq. I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records of:
1. Potential vendors/sub-contractors who are or were engaged or seeking engagement with University of Connecticut for providing IT services including, but not limited to:
a. IT Managed Services
b. Hosting Services
c. IT Assessment
d. ERP/SIS Managed Services
e. ERP/SIS Professional Services
f. IT Staff Augmentation
g. Identity Access Management and Upgrade
h. GDPR and GLBA Compliance
i. IT Helpdesk
2. Documents required with above mentioned keywords during the term of 2018 and later:
a. Contract Start and End Date Report
b. Agreements
c. Statement of work
d. Minutes of meeting (Annual meeting on IT related projects)
e. Proposals
f. Quotes
g. Sole Source
FOI #19-072 (03-11-19, 7:18 pm) - Subject - CMHS Spending
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
We want the CMHS specific budget and expenditures, not the top level SHS. We also want as much data as possible on student use of all aspects of CMHS resources.
FOI #19-071 - Subject - Teacher Certification Documents
Name - Laura Pomerance
Affiliation - National Council on Teacher Quality
1. Syllabi for one section of each of the following courses. I request copies of syllabi as they were distributed to students (i.e. not departmental or generic syllabi shared by multiple course sections) and course sections taught during the 2017 - 2018 school year or later.
a. All courses which participants in the Bachelor of Arts in Education/Master of Arts in Education with Elementary Teacher Certification are required to take and which focus on reading instruction, including:
EDCI 4110W Teaching Reading and Writing in the Elementary School
EDCI 4130 Teaching the Language Arts in the Elementary School
b. All courses which participants in the Bachelor of Arts in Education/Master of Arts in Education with Elementary Teacher Certification are required to take and which focus on the content that elementary math teachers need to know, including:
MATH 2010Q Fundamentals of Algebra and Geometry
c. All courses which participants in the Undergraduate Secondary Program are required to take and which focus on English or math instructional methods, including:
EDCI 3211 Intro to Secondary Methods and Clinic - English
EDCI 3212 Introduction to Secondary Methods and Clinic - Mathematics
EDCI 4215 Teaching of Reading in Middle and High Schools
EDCI 5093 Practicum
EDCI 5450 Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Secondary School
ONE OF: EDCI 5092 Practicum OR EDCI 5093 Practicum
ONE OF: EDCI 5125 -or- EDCI 5250 -or- EDCI 5255 Teaching Composition (7-12)
d. All student teaching courses or accompanying seminars which must be taken by participants in the Bachelor of Arts in Education/Master of Arts in Education with Elementary Teacher Certification or Undergraduate Secondary Program, including:
EDCI 4150 Directed Student Teaching
2. Any of the following as created and/or used by University of Connecticut in connection with participants in the Bachelor of Arts in Education/Master of Arts in Education with Elementary Teacher Certification or Undergraduate Secondary Program. If the same document is used in multiple contexts, I request only one copy.
a. All handbooks related to student teaching that are distributed to teacher candidates, university supervisors, and/or cooperating teachers
b. Blank examples of all forms used to evaluate the performance of student teachers and accompanying rubrics
c. Blank templates of communications (letters or emails) sent to school district or school staff requesting student teaching placements, describing cooperating teacher selection criteria and/or describing the selection process for cooperating teachers
d. Blank examples of applications filled out by potential cooperating teachers
e. Copies of all contracts with school districts or individual schools in which student teachers are placed.
FOI #19-070 (03-11-19, 12:44 am) - Subject - SET Surveys
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - The Daily Campus
Please forward the most recent SET Surveys for all currently employed professors at UConn Storrs. If possible, please send in an order of ranking (best to worst)
1. Any contract or written agreement between the University of Connecticut and/or the University of Connecticut Athletic Department, and Anthony Travel, Inc.
2. Any ‘request for proposal’ or bid submitted by Anthony Travel, Inc to the University of Connecticut and/or the University of Connecticut Athletic Department.