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 #19-050 (02-18-19, 2:06 pm) - Subject - Policy Record
Name - Ashley Grey
Affiliation - Brechner Center
I request copies of the following public records pertaining to victims of sexual assault at your university:
1. A blank copy of any policy, contract or agreement that students reporting sexual assault to the student conduct/disciplinary office at your institution are presented with and/or asked to sign, if any, that addresses the confidentiality of their cases. (To be clear, this request seeks generic documents, not documents containing identifiable student data.)
FOI #19-049 (02-14-19, 12:24 pm) - Subject - Athletic Contracts
Name - Jesse Frankel
Affiliation -
I am requesting a copy of the contracts for the following individuals:
David Benedict, Athletic Director
Dan Hurley, Coach - Mens Basketball
Geno Auriemma - Womens Basketball
Randy Edsall - Football
FOI #19-048 (02-14-19, 10:18 am) - Subject - Video Footage
Name - Brandee Paroline
Affiliation - Trantolo & Trantolo, attorney for claimant
Video footage surrounding a fall on or about January 22, 2019. The incident report states this footage is preserved within the Watch Guard Evidence Library System.
The executed Service Agreement between Charles River Associates and the University of Connecticut Effective, Date December 10, 2018, regarding a pay equity analysis for the faculty at UCONN.
Copies of public records that pertain to the winning bid for the UCONN Husky OneCard office for their HID SEOS smartcards that was issued on February 7, 2019.
FOI #19-045 - Subject - Outstanding and Stale Dated Checks
Name - Jeffrey London
Affiliation - Parr Recovery, Inc
Records of unnegotiated checks that were originally issued to companies, organizations, and individuals by The University of Connecticut Health Center for all Campuses and Programs. For each of these unnegotiated and outstanding checks (paper or electronic), I am requesting the name of the corporate vendor, organization or individual, the check number, the date of issue and dollar amount and addresses. I am interested in reviewing records of outstanding checks for all available years for checks that are six months and older and $1,000.00 and greater.
FOI #19-044 (02-12-19, 6:52 pm) - Subject - Data/Statistics and protocols
Name - Maureen Ruby
Affiliation -
Please provide data on number of patients who presented at and were seen/provided dental emergency care at the UC Health Center Emergency Department on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. How many patients presented for dental care? How many were seen by dental residents? How many were seen by dental students? What care was provided?
Please provided any and all protocols provided to medical and dental students regarding attendance at clinics and procedures for leaving during inclement weather.
Please provide any and all documents provided in any form (handbooks, emails from Provost, Dean, or other employee) to students regarding attendance during periods of inclement weather.
Please provide documents provided to students at the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine on how to identify the faculty member in charge of any clinic to which they are assigned and to whom they must report when they need to be absent.
FOI #19-043 (02-12-19, 2:54 pm) - Subject - Football contracts
Name - Kevin Kelley
Affiliation - BRI Solutions, LLC
All University of Connecticut football game contracts, memorandums of understanding or cancellations for non-conference opponents for the 2020 season through the 2040 season (dated, filed and/or received on or after August 1, 2018).
Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), we request access to the following FERPA designated Directory Information as it pertains to your currently enrolled undergraduate students (both online and on-campus students, across all campuses based upon SPRING 2019 data):
• Student's First Name
• Student's Last Name
• Email Address
• Dates of Attendance
• Major Field of Study
FOI #19-041 (02-10-19, 1:44 pm) - Subject - Email Records
Name - Michael Yon
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records originating in, or sent or forwarded to, uconn email address and containing any or all of the following key terms: “pelosi”, “kaye”, “feinstein”, “honda”, “sand” for any date between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2017.