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 #17-194 - Subject - Campus Bookstore Consulting (CBC) Agreement
Name - Karen Gibson
Affiliation -
Regarding UConn's agreement with Campus Bookstore Consulting (CBC): (a) Term of the agreement and (b) a copy of the contract and RFP #KA012016 along with the award information from the solicitation.
University of Connecticut employment contracts with the coaches (including the strength and conditioning coach) and the director of basketball administration for the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
FOI #17-189 - Subject - Off Campus Event Notification Forms
Name - Carol Isakson
Affiliation - Mansfield Neighborhood Preservation Group
1- all "Off Campus Event Notification Forms" and other sources of information about parties and events to be held by any club or organization including all fraternities and sororities in OFF-CAMPUS locations within MANSFIELD, CT from August 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017. 2- all advisor (or delegatee) notes from phone calls, email, meetings or other sources regarding fraternity/sorority events being held off campus from August 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017. 3- all correspondence, notes, and email between any university personnel and any fraternity/sorority council regarding events held or planned to be held off-campus from August 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017.
I write to request all data you hold concerning the litigation and settlement pertaining to the case described here: http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/11/nyregion/campus-slur-alters-a-code-against-bias.html?mcubz=0. In particular, I request the speech code that is referenced at the above link. The title of the speech code is likely to be "Protect Campus Pluralism" and was held by the Department of Student Affairs at the University of Connecticut during the 1990s. If the speech code has since been replaced by a different document, kindly provide that as well. In addition I request all available correspondence on this matter beginning in 1989.
FOI #17-186 - Subject - Athletic Scholarship and Faculty Data
Name - Ken Dixon
Affiliation - Connecticut Post
1) A breakdown, by sport, of students on full athletic scholarship.
2) The number of Connecticut residents on full athletic scholarship.
3) The number of adjunct professors; the number of classes they are teaching this semester, and the campuses to which they are assigned.
4) The number of UConn employees, including professors, administrators and other staff members, whose children are allowed to attend the University for free or reduced-rate tuition. The number of UConn employees whose children attend other universities/colleges under a tuition-exchange program.
FOI #17-187 (09-28-17, 6:40 pm) - Subject - FOIA request
Name - Ali Hosseini
Affiliation -
Contact information and a copy of Purchase Order P0253528 Date: 10/21/2015 Amount: $50,499.10. Also please send me the end user information and department information.
The names, email addresses, year in school, and major of every student that attends University of Connecticut this current Fall 2017 semester, including freshmen.