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Session Management:
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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:
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Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
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Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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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:
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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 #24-166 (04-10-24, 10:06 pm) - Subject - Directory Information
Name - Nina Rasmusson
Affiliation -
To whom it may concern:
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting directory information on all students, undergraduate and graduate, attending your university system this current semester. It should include:
Name
Local Address
Local Telephone Number
Permanent/Home Address
Hometown and State
E-mail address
Student Major
Year in School
FOI #24-165 (04-10-24, 10:06 pm) - Subject - Directory Information
Name - Nina Rasmusson
Affiliation -
To whom it may concern:
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting directory information on all students, undergraduate and graduate, attending your university system this current semester. It should include:
Name
Local Address
Local Telephone Number
Permanent/Home Address
Hometown and State
E-mail address
Student Major
Year in School
FOI #24-164 (04-10-24, 2:18 pm) - Subject - RFQ Program OC.GC2024 information
Name - Peter Zlotnick
Affiliation - Zlotnick Construction Inc
I am requesting information regarding the Request for Statement of Qualifications, Construction-General Contractor On-Call Program for Projects from $100,000 to $1,000,000, Program # OC.GC2024, RFQ release date January 12, 2024, with locations including Storrs Campus, Regional Campuses, UConn Health locations, and any other University property. Please provide me with a listing of all applicants and their individual applications, a listing of all applicants considered "responsive" or otherwise considered qualified, a listing of all applicants who were considered "non-responsive" or otherwise disqualified and a copy of their notice of disqualification/non-responsiveness. Thank you for your assistance. PZ
Purpose of Request: Purpose of Request: We are requesting information relating to your
RFP No. UCHC4-161028932 entitled G1 G2 G3 Garage Parking Access Revenue Control System Replacement issued in 2022.
1. Could you tell us the primary factor why the RFP was awarded to Flash.
2. Please provide RFP submissions from all vendors EXCEPT T2 Systems, Inc.
3. Electronic copies of the evaluation & all scoring sheets.
4. Electronic copy of the final contract.
Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W
Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457
FOI #24-162 (04-10-24, 12:58 am) - Subject - Eliza Dushku December 19th 2018 Boston Globe Article on Her Experience With Employment Discrimination at CBS - Denim Day: April 24th 2024
Name - Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W
Affiliation - Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457
What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Eliza Dushku as a woman who had on December 19th 2018 written an article on the Boston Globe, wherein she recognized that (i) she had been employed at CBS as an actress on the T.V series entitled: “Bull;” (ii) she was subjected to sexual harassment at CBS shortly after accepting to take on a lead role on the T.V series entitled: “Bull;” (iii) CBS has video/audio footage depicting the sexual harassment Michael Weatherly subjected her to after she had agreed to take on a lead role on the T.V series entitled: “Bull;” (iv) she was fired from her job at CBS by Glenn Gordon Caron after she explicitly asked Michael Weatherly to stop sexually harassing her; (v) the pain and suffering she went through (as an employee of CBS) were relegated to “misunderstandings” attributed to her “humor deficit;” [2] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black man who (i) is responsible for the filing of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, which had been assigned by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Case No.: 820 – 2022 – 001897; (ii) received via email a “final determination” on EEOC FOIA Request Case No.: 820 – 2022 – 001897 on (or around) February 17th 2022: a day after Congress approved (on or around February 16th 2022) a bipartisan bill called “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” (a.k.a) H.R 4445; (iii) believes that the integrity of Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act requires that the EEOC publish on their website the charges of employment discrimination filed with them alongside any documents provided to them by the complainant(s)/respondent(s) of the charge; (iv) has spent 7 (seven) Sexual Assault Awareness Months (SAAM) – Denim Days in the territory of the United States of America (U.S.A) between Calendar Year 2010 and Calendar Year 2016; (v) was sent emails on literature specifically designed to raise awareness on ways to identify sexual violence committed against women during (at least) 4 (four) SAAM – Denim Days he has spent in the territory of the U.S.A; [3] the cultural impact of Denim Day in the U.S.A if lawyers are able to include into formal and/or informal legal proceedings (in the 2010s and the 2020s) objectionable “evidence” suggesting that a woman invited the sexual harassment she afterwards complains about (as in the case of Eliza Dushku against CBS); [4] the activities and events planned by your local/state government agency for Denim Day this Calendar Year 2024; [5] the name(s), the academic background(s), the professional responsibility(ies) and the annual salary(ies) of women your local/state government agency plans to bring to the attention of members of the general public / representatives of the media on the occasion of Denim Day (this upcoming April 24th 2024) because of their experience(s) with systemic chauvinism, discrimination, misogyny and sexism.
Incident reports filed by UConn campus security or law enforcement regarding 3/7/24 incident or any related investigations.
Correspondence, including emails, memos, or letters, exchanged between UConn administrative personnel, faculty, or staff regarding student mental health or well-being.
Any official statements, press releases, or communications issued by UConn or its representatives addressing student, including any responses or actions taken by the university in light of this event.
For the dining RFP, please provide the bid tabulation sheet from the previous award of this RFP.
The Current RPF IS #SD032624 Uniforms for Dining Services