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.
1. Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the following “Documents” for the athletic department staff listed below: 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) Dunn John University of Connecticut and (2) Rodriguez Margaret University of Connecticut.
2. Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of the 2016-2017 NCAA Annual Financial Report provided to the NCAA.
3. Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Audited Financial Report (Agreed-Upon Procedures)
FOI #18-029 (01-23-18, 9:34 pm) - Subject - A listing of all uncashed checks greater than $2,000.00 and older than six months (All Available Dates)
Name - Christopher Carlucci
Affiliation - EMC Solutions LLC
A listing of all uncashed checks greater than $2,000.00 (Two Thousand Hundred Dollars) and older than six months. The list should include payee name, address, issue date, check number, and dollar amount. If possible please email me this data in an Excel spreadsheet. Other formats are okay but excel is preferable. Please only include only non-individuals (i.e. companies only).
FOI #18-027 - Subject - Men's Basketball Coaches Contracts
Name - Andrew Noonan
Affiliation -
Copies of the most recent contracts (17-18) and salary information for men's basketball support staff members: Raphael Chillious, Ricky Moore, Kevin Freeman, Carlos Daniel, and Larib Omara-Otunnu.
1. The equity/revenue-and-expenses report completed by the athletic department for the National Collegiate Athletic Association for the 2017 fiscal year.
2. The current contracts for the following coaches:
--The men’s basketball head coach.
--The women’s basketball head coach.
--The three full-time men’s basketball assistant coaches.
--The baseball head coach.
3. The most recent athletically related outside income reports for the coaches listed above.
4. The university’s contracts for non-conference men’s basketball games scheduled to be played during the 2018-19 regular season.
1/26/18 Follow up request from Matthew Kauffman - Breakdown of the 2017 NCAA report (Page 46) $5,371,175 severance payments attributable to the football team, in terms of which former employee or employees received what amount(s) and if there’s any further detail on the payments (for example, whether some portion of a former employee’s payment is straight severance, while another portion is accumulated vacation pay or an income tax gross-up or some other lump-sum payment).
FOI #18-025 (01-22-18, 3:53 pm) - Subject - RFP 201434
Name - Sarah Loucks
Affiliation - Advent
Responses for RFP 201434 required respondents to submit a separate Fee Matrix Proposal in addition to the general qualification response. Can you please send me ALL Fee Matrix Proposals that respondents submitted?
Affiliation - Foundation for Fair Contracting of Connecticut
Copies of certified payroll records submitted by the companies listed below, when applicable, for work being performed on the Gant Building Renovation - STEM Phase 1 Project No. 901803: (1) Ferguson Mechanical, and their subcontractors; (2) Barall & Konover Flooring; (3) Scholar Painting; (4) Connecticut Carpentry Corporation; (5) Manganaro Northeast; (6) DePaoli Mosaic; (7) Sign Pro.