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 #17-216 (11-7-17, 8:53 am) - Subject - Law School Employee Salary Information
Name - John Miraglia
Affiliation - Villanova Law School
I am seeking the yearly salary for each of the fifteen highest paid employees of the University of Connecticut School of Law from the fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015.
I am making a request for any and all correspondence between the University of Connecticut veterans affairs office and the federal and state department of Veterans Affairs regarding my work-study program.
SOLICITATION NUMBER: KA050417 SOLICITATION TITLE: Connecticut Seeks Services for the Hearing-Impaired SOLICITATION DUE DATE: 5/31/2017 Please provide: (1) Name, contact person, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the organization(s) awarded a contract as a result of this solicitation (2) Contract award date (3) Contract award period (4) Contract award amount (5) List of additional organizations that responded to this RFP (6) Copy of the winning proposal
First Transit outsourced campus transportation: 1. Please share the contract, RFP and proposal for this agreement. 2. Please share the University jobs that were outsourced to First Transit. a) All Job Functions b) Employee total cost to Company c) Contract employees d) Full time employees 3. Monthly Ridership numbers. 4. Bus Advertising pricing model 5. Monthly Profit & Loss prior to outsourcing 6. Profit & Loss statements post transition 7. Please include the total funding model that supports this transportation service. 8. Please share the bus fleet details.
1. Can you provide a functional organization chart of UCONN’s transportation? Please include headcount (mechanics, drivers, managers, admin staff, etc.) 2. Funding Model: Is this calculated by student credit hours? or is there another method? 3. What has been the total amount funded(yearly) for the past five years? 4. What revenue is generated by in bus advertising past 5 years? 5. Is the transportation’s charter services the sole provider of ground transportation for all UCONN scholastic activities (including sports)? 6. Are revenues from parking fees used to support transportation services?
FOI #17-210 - 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 October 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017. 2- all advisor (or delegatee) notes from phone calls, email, meetings or other sources regarding fraternity/sorority events being held off campus from October 1, 2017 through October 31, 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 October 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017.