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 #18-244 (08-6-18, 11:13 am) - Subject - OIE Records
Name - Jill Patterson
Affiliation - Missouri State University
Please provide all documents involving any allegation or investigation of harassment or discrimination of any protected class, or any Title IX issue, allegation or investigation, during the term of employee's employment with the University of Connecticut.
FOI #18-243 (08-6-18, 11:13 am) - Subject - UConn-Tennessee
Name - Dan Brechlin
Affiliation - Hartford Courant
I am looking for the contract between UConn and Tennessee for a home and home football series dating back to 2008. The games were scheduled to happen in 2015 and '16 but did not happen.
FOI #18-242 - Subject - ICE Policies and Correspondence
Name - Sarika Ram
Affiliation - MuckRock
1) All policies related to the protection of the University of Connecticut's undocumented students and relationship with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2) All emails to, from, and copied to the respective President and Provost of each University of Connecticut campus relevant to and/or including the following words/phrases:
-’sanctuary campus’
-’sanctuary university’
-’sanctuary college’,
-‘sanctuary school’
-’undocumented’
-‘illegal immigrant’
-’DACA’
-’DREAM Act’
-‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals’
-‘Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act’
-‘ICE’
-‘Immigration and Customs Enforcement’
-‘ICE officers’
-‘No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act’
-‘H.R.6530’
FOI #18-241 (08-3-18, 11:55 am) - Subject - Men's basketball
Name - Billy Heyen
Affiliation - The Daily Orange
The university’s contracts for non-conference men’s basketball games scheduled to be played during the 2018-19 regular season. This is also known as ‘guarantee game’ contracts.
FOI #18-240 - Subject - Men's Basketball Coaches Contracts
Name - Robert Allerton
Affiliation -
Copies of the following public records: the executed contract and most recent contract amendments for men's basketball staff members Dan Hurley, Tom Moore, Kimani Young, Kenya Hunter, Eric Youncofski, James Doherty, Taliek Brown, and Sal Alosi.
FOI #18-238 - Subject - Football Coaches Contracts
Name - Zachary Behnke
Affiliation -
Copies of the following public records: all employment contracts and all subsequent amendments for Connecticut Football Staff members Terry Richardson, Billy Crocker, John Dunn, Eddie Allen, Corey Edsall, Curome Cox, Dennis Dottin-Carter, Frank Giufre, Aaron Smith, Jon Wholley and Randy Edsall.
FOI #18-237 - Subject - Athletics Coaches Contracts
Name - Kevin Cohen
Affiliation - Winthrop Intelligence, LLC
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the following “Documents” for the athletic department staff listed below:
1. 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).
1. Auriemma Geno University of Connecticut
2. Cox Curome University of Connecticut
3. Crocker Billy University of Connecticut
4. Dailey Chris University of Connecticut
5. Darras Sarah University of Connecticut
6. Doran James University of Connecticut
7. Dottin-Carter Dennis University of Connecticut
8. Edsall Corey University of Connecticut
9. Edsall Randy University of Connecticut
10. Francisco Janelle University of Connecticut
11. Giufre Frank University of Connecticut
12. Kaplan Dave University of Connecticut
13. Kimball Amanda University of Connecticut
14. Klein Eric University of Connecticut
15. Ralph Shea University of Connecticut
16. Richardson Terry University of Connecticut
17. Smith Aaron University of Connecticut
18. Steinberg Ryan University of Connecticut
19. West Chris University of Connecticut
20. Wholley Jon University of Connecticut
21. Youncofski Eric University of Connecticut
22. Young Kimani University of Connecticut
1. A copy of any documents (including but not exclusive to electronic, paper, email) relating to the amount a physician faculty member of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine would have received with respect to the value of a tuition waiver for a child attending the University of Connecticut Storr’s campus for Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011), Fiscal Year 2012 (July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012), Fiscal Year 2013 (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013), Fiscal Year 2014 (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014), and Fiscal Year 2015 (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015).
a. If available, this request may be fulfilled by providing the numerical answers to request 1 above, in lieu of all the responsive documents.
FOI #18-235 (07-19-18, 3:49 pm) - Subject - Syracuse-Connecticut football contract
Name - Nate Mink
Affiliation - Advance Media New York
I’d like to request all documents and email correspondence between the University of Connecticut and Syracuse University officials regarding the Syracuse-Connecticut football series contract for games played in 2016 and 2018.