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.
Under the terms of the state Freedom of Information Act, I request access to any communications between University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst or the President’s Office and the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigations or the U.S. Attorney’s Office during Herbst’s tenure at the University of Connecticut.
We are requesting copies of any current collective bargaining agreements between your organization and any organized labor collective bargaining unit, and if there is no collective bargaining agreement in place, a copy of the last expired agreement.
Additionally, we are requesting electronic (preferably non-PDF such as CSV, Excel, Txt) data with the following data points for all employees represented or not by any organized labor collective bargaining unit:
- Employee ID
- First name
- Middle name or initial
- Last name
- Birthdate (MM/DD/YYYY)
- Start Date
- Email address
- Department
- Job title
- Compensation
- Compensation Type (Full Time/Part Time/Hourly)
- Organized labor collective bargaining unit name (if applicable)
- Government email address
FOI #18-190 - Subject - Computer Purchase Order Records
Name - Jiaming Xu
Affiliation - Public & Private Sector Solutions
Under Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting all information available for purchase order documentation and quotes of any personal computers, laptops, or tablets purchased by Connecticut within the past 30 days. In particular, I am interested in the price of the computer and its RAM, CPU, and hard drive information if applicable.
FOI #18-189 (06-12-18, 3:37 pm) - Subject - Construction Project Records
Name - Toni Hill
Affiliation - Acme Research
Copies of documents, such as − but not limited to – Construction Notice to Proceed, Daily Field Reports, Contractor Reporting Forms, work orders, or other forms that specify subcontractors and other salient points for construction or renovation projects valued at $2,000,000 or more at the University of Connecticut. Please include information for both currently active projects as well as those completed since January 1, 2018. We do not need every document that mentions subcontractors, just one for each subcontractor or set of subcontractors.
FOI #18-186 - Subject - Athletics Coaches Contracts
Name - Sydnee Wells
Affiliation -
The most recent contracts for the head coach and assistant coaches in the following sports: baseball, softball, men's basketball, and women's basketball.
FOI #18-185 (06-5-18, 8:01 pm) - Subject - Football-related documents
Name - Steve Berkowitz
Affiliation - USA Today
1. The contracts and base salaries covering the 2018-19 season for the head football coach, the 10 full-time assistant football coaches and the football team’s head strength/conditioning coach, including but not limited to:
a) Amendments or addenda.
b) Documents reflecting current or intended compensation or benefits to any of the coaches from a third party.
*If the head coach (or any assistant or the strength/conditioning coach) is not covered by a contract, please provide the applicable letter of understanding or other document that outlines his compensation and a copy of any document listing bonuses for which the coach is eligible, including criteria for the bonuses and the amounts that would be paid.
*If the head coach (or any assistant or the strength/conditioning coach) is employed on an at-will basis, please provide a list of each coach’s base salary and a copy of any document listing bonuses for which the coach is eligible, including criteria for the bonuses and the amounts that would be paid.
*If the football team does not have a dedicated strength/conditioning coach, I would like to obtain the compensation information for the athletics department’s head strength/conditioning coach.
2. The most recent athletically related outside-income reports for the head football coach, the 10 assistant football coaches and the football team’s head strength/conditioning coach described above. This is a document that the university may require athletic personnel to use in order to report income earned from sources other than the university. If the university is no longer collecting these documents, please state that in the response to this request.
3. An itemized list of incentive bonus amounts actually paid to the current head football coach from May 15, 2017 through May 14, 2018. The goal of this request is to obtain data about bonus payments made for sport-related goals achieved during the 2017-18 football season and/or for academic or other achievements during a full, 12-month period, even though that period may not conform with the school’s fiscal year or academic year or with the coach’s contract year.
4. The university’s contracts for non-conference football games scheduled to be played during the 2018 regular season, including any amendments.
An electronic copy of any and all employees for year of 2017, (fiscal or calendar year). Each employee record should contain the employer name, employer zip code, year of compensation, first name, middle initial, last name, hire date (mm-dd-yyyy), base salary amount, bonus amount, overtime amount, gross annual wages and position title. This data should be broken down by employer, employee and year.