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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:
Session 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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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.
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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 #24-082 - Subject - Bonding Company Information
Name - Tony Costa
Affiliation -
Request for Bonding Company Information-PAC Group LLC-Main Building L, 2nd floor Labs (Project No. 22-013, UConn Health contract #UCHC-166229493)
I am writing to obtain the name and other pertinent information for the bonding company for the above-named contractor performing the renovations in Main Building L, 2nd floor labs. Under the Freedom of Information Act, we are entitled to this information and the contractor of record, PAC Group, LLC is not willing to provide this.
FOI #24-080 (02-27-24, 2:12 pm) - Subject - 2024 Sustainability Action Plan
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
All emails or correspondence regarding the release of the new Sustainability Action Plan.
Also any emails or correspondence during the period using the key words "Sustainability Action Plan" "SAP" "Private Jets" "President's Carbon Reduction Working Group" "PCRWG"
Potential sources of interest are President Radenka Maric, special advisor Xiao Dong, and the Office of Sustainability.
FOI #24-078 (02-27-24, 2:12 pm) - Subject - Previous bid information
Name - Blaze Garbatini
Affiliation - Printing vendor
Good afternoon,
I'd like a copy of the previous winning bid information, pricing, etc., for the printing of The Daily Campus. I believe this information can be shared.
1) I am seeking a list of all athletics department expenses with third-party vendors valued at over $2,000/year, for FY23. The specific information requested is below and will be listed on purchase orders received by the athletics department:
• Vendor name
• Amount contracted for
• Type of service provided.
Submitting FOIA request for any and all documents pertaining to the ATM Banking Services & Marketing Partnership RFP MF031919
Looking for copies of the following documents from this RFP:
-Copy of the original RFP
-Copy of the winning proposal including pricing
-Copies of any current contract documents
FOI #24-075 (02-26-24, 11:21 am) - Subject - Athletics Contracts
Name - Max Josef
Affiliation - WME
I hope this message finds you well. I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: most updated long-form employment contracts, appointment letters, and 24-25 salary information for men's football staff members:
Jim Mora – Head Coach
Matt Brock – Defensive Coordinator
Nick Charlton – Offensive Coordinator
Kashif Moore – Wide Receivers Coach
Kenny McClendon – Defensive Line Coach
Antonio Wilcox – Running Backs Coach
Siriki Diabate – Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers Coach
Dalton Hillard – Defensive backs Coach
Gordon Sammis – Offensive Line Coach
John Marinelli – Tight Ends Coach
Doug Shearer – Special Teams Coordinator
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me of the cost. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest. If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Thank you for considering my request.
Max Josef | WME
Coordinator, Football Coaching & Executives
mjosef@wmeagency.com
m. (415)686-3473
FOI #24-074 (02-23-24, 5:58 am) - Subject - Computer/cell phone and Email records for employee Cathleen Hammel
Name - Brian Coleman
Affiliation - Mansfield CT
Please provide me all communications from any state issued device for Computer support technician, NEAG school of education, employee include all emails in and out.to and from her email. Please include any and all social media communications to and from state issued devices for her. Please provide any all text messages and phone records from any state issued devices of said employee. Please provide all browsing history for all assigned networks and state issued devices, phones, computers etc. for said employee.