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.
Copy of the contract signed between the University of Connecticut Athletic program and the vendor Anthony Travel, on behalf of the women's basketball program for their August 2017 summer tour to Italy. In addition, I am requesting a copy of the final itinerary for the trip.
FOI #18-332 (10-30-18, 1:14 pm) - Subject - UCONN v. South Florida 2017 Football Game Contract
Name - Jessica Murfree
Affiliation - University of Louisville
I request that a copy of the football game contract for the University of Connecticut (UCONN) vs. the University of South Florida (USF) be provided to me. The contest was scheduled played on September 9, 2017, but was postponed until November 11, 2017 due to Hurricane Irma.
A complete copy of any and all current contracts that the agency has entered into for the provision of online legal research with any provider, including but not limited to Thomson Reuters (Westlaw).
FOI #18-329 (10-23-18, 11:05 am) - Subject - Bigazzi Review
Name - Emma Pettit
Affiliation - The Chronicle of Higher Education
To the custodians of records at the University of Connecticut, I am requesting the following records under the Freedom of Information Act:
-The review conducted by UConn officials of how professor Pierluigi Bigazzi remained on the payroll after he was killed
The records I'm requesting are mentioned in this news story, for reference: http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-slain-uconn-professor-boss-removed-20180313-story.html
The most up to date information pertaining to the following types of obligations:
• Outstanding and refundable credit balances.
• Checks exempt from Unclaimed Property Reporting.
• Unclaimed, uncashed, undeliverable, staled-dated, voided, overdue and/or outstanding payments or checks/warrants issued and owed by University of Connecticut Stamford.
If some of this request is exempt from release, please release the remainder of the record which is allowed. Please provide all requested records that are greater than $500, are claimable (The obligation to the payee has not been voided by law), The funds have not been turned over to the abandoned property office, and the funds are not in the process of being issued or reissued. Also for any outstanding checks, please only provide those that the payee still has the right to claim and have been outstanding for a period of over 3 months. For each property, please provide issue dates, payee names, addresses, and dollar amounts due. If possible, an excel document would be the desired format to receive data for all available years.
FOI #18-327 - Subject - Faculty Disciplinary and Presentation Records
Name - Robin Kallor
Affiliation - Rose Kallor, LLP
All documents (including emails and other electronic records) relating to any disciplinary action taken against two faculty members.
All documents, including powerpoint slides, handouts or any recordings, abstracts and communications (including email) relating to all presentations by two faculty members at seminar on or about May 8, 2018 or May 9, 2018.
Entire personnel and medical records files. (1) Copies of all papers, documents and reports, including electronic mail and facsimiles, pertaining to UCHC employee that are used or have been used by UConn to determine UCHC employee eligibility for employment, promotion, additional compensation, transfer, termination, disciplinary or other adverse personnel action including employee evaluations or reports relating to UCHC employee's character, credit and work habits. (2) Copies of all papers, documents and reports prepared by a physician, psychiatrist or psychologies that are in possession of UConn and are work-related or upon which UConn relies to make any employment-related decision.
(3) Verify and list UCHC employee's precise dates of employment, all of the title(s) and position(s) assigned to employee throughout dates of employment, and wage or salary information throughout dates of employment.
FOI #18-325 - Subject - Sexual Assault Policies, Procedures and Training Materials
Name - Raymond Cromartie
Affiliation - SAVE (Stop Violent and Abusive Environments)
All documents pertaining to the University of Connecticut’s Title IX policies and procedures. Specifically, we request that you provide all manuals of policies and procedures, including but not limited to training materials, sexual assault policies, and sexual assault procedures.