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Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
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Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
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Persistent Cookies:
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First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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What They Do:
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Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
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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.
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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 #18-096 - Subject - Head Football Coach Contract
Name - Daniel Kalish
Affiliation - HKM Employment Attorneys LLP
1. From August 1, 2017, has your head football coach received any amendments or changes to his employment contract?
2. If the answer to the previous question is “yes,” can you please send me, via email, his entire employment contract (including all appendices and exhibits)?
FOI #18-095 (03-15-18, 5:24 pm) - Subject - Termination of Employee
Name - Jeffrey Michaelson
Affiliation - Attorney for Rhode Island College
I am requesting documents concerning termination of employment and/or any allegation of misconduct resulting in termination or not and investigation or results of such investigation, if any. In addition, if termination was the subject of any agreement, release, grievance, arbitration or other similar document, I request such agreement(s) and/or grievance and any step decisions including arbitrator's award if applicable.
FOI #18-093 - Subject - Certified Payroll Project No. 901803
Name - Kimberly Glassman
Affiliation -
Copies of certified payroll records submitted by the companies listed below, when applicable, for work being performed on Phase 1 of Gant Building Renovation - STEM Phase 1, UConn Project No. 901803.
(1) Ferguson Mechanical, and their subcontractors
(2) Barall & Konover Flooring
(3) Scholar Painting
(4) Connecticut Carpentry Corporation, and their subcontractors
(5) Dzen Sheet Metal Contractors
(6) Reynolds Welding & Fabrication
(7) Quality Building
(8) New Britain Fence
(9) Manganaro Northeast
(10) DePaoli Mosaic
(11) Sign Pro
FOI #18-091 (03-13-18, 12:16 pm) - Subject - Correspondence Re: Kevin Ollie
Name - Tyler Tynes
Affiliation - SB Nation
1) All emails sent to UConn AD David Benedict AND/OR UConn President Susan Herbst concerning UConn men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie from Jan 1 - March 10, from NON UConn.edu email addresses.
FOI #18-090 - Subject - Undergraduate Admissions and Public Records
Name - Adam Nelson
Affiliation -
1) Copies of the questions your institution used in its fall semester 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013 undergraduate application process. 2) Name, telephone number, postal address, and internet electronic mail address of the person (or office) at your institution which is responsible for coordinating and responding to public records requests. If a secondary name, telephone number, postal address, and/or internet electronic mail address is available I also request the secondary contact information. 3) If these exists, I request a brochure, informational handout, and or internet world wide web address, that provides the public with information and guidance related to submitting records requests for your institution's consideration.
FOI #18-089 (03-12-18, 4:04 pm) - Subject - Contract with Elsevier Inc
Name - Thea Browne
Affiliation - West Virginia University Libraries
I request that a copy of the following documents be provided to me: contract and/or fully executed agreement between University of Connecticut (Libraries) and Elsevier Inc. in regard to the annual subscription package to ScienceDirect, as well as costs for said journal package. I request the information for fiscal years 2015/2016, 2016/2017, and 2017/2018.
1. All documents and materials used to develop the specific terms of the RFP and Addendum #1 and Addendum #2.
2. Documents identifying the selection committee.
3. All proposals and bid materials submitted in response to the RFP.
4. All documents utilized by the selection committee as a resource for its deliberations including, but not limited to policies, budgets, reference portraits and information about the candidates submitting proposals.
5. All evaluation materials generated by the selection committee including, but not limited to bid sheets, and notes of interviews with candidates.
6. Communications between administration, staff and employees of the UConn Law School and members of the selection committee about the RFP and the Reading Room Portraits.
7. All documents regarding, referring or relating to the University’s decision to cancel RFP# KA081617 and to reissue.
1. Documents describing the change in specifications from RFP# KA081617 to RFP# KA092117.
2. All documents relating to the reasons for changing the specifications in RFP# KA092117 from the specifications in RFP# KA081617.
3. Documents identifying the selection committee for RFP# KA092117.
4. All proposals and bid materials submitted in response to RFP# KA092117.
5. All documents utilized by the selection committee as a resource for its deliberations, and decisions including, but not limited to policies, budgets, reference portraits and information about the candidates.
6. All evaluation materials generated by the selection committee (evaluation committee) including but not limited to bid sheets, and notes of interviews with candidates.
7. Communications between administration, staff and employees of the UConn Law School and members of the selection committee about the RFP# KA092117 and the Reading Room Portraits.
8. All final contracts resulting from RFP# KA092117.