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 #19-030 (01-28-19, 12:20 pm) - Subject - Title IX Records
Name - Alexander Haynes
Affiliation - San Antonio Express News
I am a free-lance journalist working on behalf of the San Antonio Express-News. I am writing in order to make a freedom of information act on the following:
- Number of Title IX reports, number of Title IX reports that proceeded to an investigation, the number of Title IX reports that resulted in a violation, and the number of reports against employees of or players in the Athletic department. My date range is for the year of January to December, 2018.
- Policy regarding the Athletic Department when the violation is against an athlete, as this is not provided in the sexual misconduct policy. If no such policy exists in writing, that suffices as an answer too.
FOI #19-029 - Subject - Certified Payroll Records: UCONN Gant Building Renovation - Project No. 901803
Name - Kimberly Glassman
Affiliation - Foundation for Fair Contracting of Connecticut
Copies of certified payroll records submitted by the companies listed below, when applicable, for work being performed on Phase 1 the above-referenced Gant Building project.
• Ferguson Mechanical, and their subcontractors - From wk ending 11.10.18 through the present
• Ferguson Electric, and their subcontractors - From wk ending 11.10.18 through the present
• Tradesource International - From wk ending 11.17 .18 through the present
• Scholar Painting - From wk ending 11.24.18 through the present
• Connecticut Carpentry Corp, and their subcontractors - From wk ending 11.24.18 through the present
• Manganaro Northeast - From wk ending 11.25.18 through the present
• New Britain Fence - From wk ending 11.30.18 through the present
• Barall & Konover Flooring
• DePaoli Mosaic
• Sign Pro
FOI #19-028 - Subject - RFQ/SUB: University Athletic District Development - Phase 2
Name - Joseph Monahan
Affiliation - IBEW Local 103
Copies of the Bid Results containing the electrical bidders and their bid amounts for the following project: RFQ/SUB: University Athletic District Development - Phase 2, Various locations, Bid Date: 1/24/2019 2:00:00 PM.
FOI #19-027 - Subject - UCONN/Storrs Gant Building STEM (Renovations)
Name - Joseph Monahan
Affiliation - IBEW Local 103
Copies of the Bid Results containing the electrical bidders and their bid amounts for the following project: UCONN/Storrs Gant Building STEM (Renovations), 3 N HILLSIDE RD, Bid Date: 1/16/2019 5:00:00 PM.
I am requesting copies of all investigations conducted by UConn Heath Center’s Human Resources Office concerning a former UCHC employee for the years 2016 and 2017, and any investigations by Office of Institutional Equity for the years 2016 and 2017 related to sexual harassment.
FOI #19-024 (01-24-19, 4:22 pm) - Subject - Athletics Records
Name - Kevin Cohen
Affiliation - Winthrop Intelligence
1) 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).
a. Perkins Darrell University of Connecticut
b. Swinney Adrianne University of Connecticut
2) Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of the 2017-2018 NCAA Annual Financial Report provided to the NCAA.
3) Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of the 2017-2018 Audited Financial Report (Agreed-Upon Procedures)
FOI #19-023 (01-24-19, 9:16 am) - Subject - Community Standards Sanctions Statistics - DUI
Name - Claire Fennessey
Affiliation -
All Community Standards confirmed DUIs (alcohol) during the time period. For each:
1. the date of occurrence,
2. was there an automobile accident or not,
3. specific student code violations,
4. were there any previous conduct issues,
5. was the student on probation at the time,
6. did additional code violations occur within either a few days before or after,
7. and the specific final sanction(s) applied in each case.