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 #18-220 (07-5-18, 9:41 am) - Subject - Corporation Funding
Name - Pisey Kor
Affiliation -
Funding reports for the following school years based on the Freedom of Information Act:
• 2012-2013
• 2013-2014
• 2014-2015
• 2015-2016
• 2016-2017
The corporations funds that I would like to receive are from:
BASF, Bayer, DuPont, DowChemical, Monsanto, Syngenta, Tyson Foods, Cargill, Coca-Cola, and ConAgra.
Copy of any and all University of Connecticut Health Center policies, rules, regulations, or the like as concerns:
1. Request for Amendment of Health Information;
2. Personal Data, Chapter 55 of the Conn. Gen. Stat.
I am requesting a letter sent from Kevin Ollie/his legal team to Susan Herbst on Tuesday (6/26/18) regarding Ollie in which retractions are demanded with regard to the NCAA transcripts released through FOI last week.
1 . The recording and the transcript of the interview with the mother of the student athlete who allegedly received a $30,000 payment from Coach Kevin Ollie as alleged by Glen Miller in the transcript date November 16, 2017 released by the University of Connecticut.
2. All recordings and the all transcripts of interviews in the possession of the University of Connecticut related to the investigation of NCAA infractions involving Kevin Ollie, whether or not relied upon by the University of Connecticut in making the decision to terminate Kevin Ollie's employment.
FOI #18-215 (06-27-18, 10:52 am) - Subject - Football Tickets
Name - Dan Brechlin
Affiliation - Hartford Courant
I am requesting the list of people who received UConn football tickets from members of the UConn football staff during the 2017 football season, in addition to who gave them those tickets and what their relationship is.
This is a request under your state’s public records law for a copy of contracts your school signed with bowl game organizers for the following bowl games: St Petersburg Bowl, 12/26/2015.