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Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
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Tracking & Analytics:
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Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
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Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
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First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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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:
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Typically, it contains:
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Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
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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
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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 #25-042 (01-27-25, 11:18 am) - Subject - Sacklers Thomas Dodd Center
Name - Joshua Fenton
Affiliation - GoLocal24
Please provide copies of the following:
All electronic communications between Helena Foulkes and the staff of the Thomas Dodd Center from 2009 to present
All electronics communication since 2009 between development staff at the University and members of the Sackler family, including but not limited to Raymond and Beverly Sackler since 1995.
All electronic communication since 2009 between staff of the Thomas Dodd Center and members of the Sackler family, including but not limited to Raymond and Beverly Sackler since 1995.
Please provide copies of the annual financial reports of the Thomas Dodd Center since 1995
Please provide a list of all donors of more than $10,000 to the Thomas Dodd Center, the amount, and the date of the donation.
I hope this message finds you well. My name is John Andrews, and I am submitting a FOIA request for an unredacted copy of the contract related to Connecticut WBB's participation in the following Multi-Team Event (MTE):
• Event Name: Baha Mar (W)
• Dates of Event: Nov. 25–27, 2024
• Location: Nassau, Bahamas
• Reference Link: https://www.flohoops.com/articles/12954678-baha-mar-womens-championship-2024-uconn-wbb-to-meet-ole-miss-in-final
FOI #25-040 - Subject - Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Name - John Andrews
Affiliation -
I hope this message finds you well. My name is John Andrews, and I am submitting a FOIA request for an unredacted copy of the contract related to Connecticut MBB's participation in the following Multi-Team Event (MTE):
• Event Name: Maui Jim Maui Invitational
• Dates of Event: Nov. 25–27, 2024
• Location: Lahaina, Hawai‘i
• Reference Link: https://mauiinvitational.com/index.aspx
FOI #25-039 (01-25-25, 11:46 pm) - Subject - Contract
Name -
Affiliation -
A copy of the Healthcare Master Agreement between Nuance Communications, Inc. and the University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation on behalf of the University of Connecticut Health Center dated September 30, 2024.
FOI #25-037 (01-24-25, 2:43 pm) - Subject - RFP JL030723
Name - Becca Altimier
Affiliation - Ologie
We would like to request all records, including competitor proposals and scoring, in response to the University Brand Campaign Phase II: RFP number is JL030723.
FOI #25-035 (01-22-25, 10:14 pm) - Subject - FOI Request
Name - Joshua Mayer
Affiliation -
In accordance with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting all records generated or received relating to UConn Police Department case number 2400028358. Such records may include, but are not limited to, police reports, notes, photographs, video recordings, audio recordings, logs, letters, emails, facsimiles, radio communications, cellular communications, text messages, messages over Slack or other messaging applications, dispatch records, and memoranda.
FOI #25-034 (01-22-25, 3:06 pm) - Subject - Football Game Contract
Name - Kevin Kelley
Affiliation - BRI Solutions, LLC
Any amendments to the contract with the University of Massachusetts for football games University of Massachusetts for football gamin 2022 through 2027 (original contract dated May 2, 2022).