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Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
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Tracking & Analytics:
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First-Party Cookies:
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What They Do:
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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)
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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
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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).
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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.
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Go to Preferences > Privacy.
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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 #24-011 (01-10-24, 1:40 pm) - Subject - Current and past contracts for workdone by Huron Consulting Group
Name - David Amdur
Affiliation - UConn AAUP
I am requesting copies of any and all current and past contracts for any work to be done by Huron Consulting Group for the University of Connecticut. This request covers both the contracts for any work to be done by Huron Consulting for the University and any final reports of said work presented to. The work covered by these contracts would likely be strategic planning for the University and/or assessment and analysis of programs and departments. This request also covers the cost of any work done by Huron Consulting for the University.
FOI #24-010 - Subject - Business Insider - Public Records Request, University of Connecticut
Name - Narimes Parakul
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting the following publicly releasable records:
A copy of all guidelines, protocols, training materials, educational materials, and screening or diagnostic materials used by the university’s athletics department related to the prevention of disordered eating, identification of student-athletes at risk of developing disordered eating, and establishing a chain of reporting for a student-athlete flagged as at risk for developing or exhibiting symptoms of disordered eating.
Relevant keywords to this records search include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, relative energy deficiency, low energy availability, RED-S, and disordered eating.
FOI #24-008 (01-7-24, 9:44 am) - Subject - UConn/Learfield + CBS Sports Network Football TV Rights Extension
Name - Drew Vandemore
Affiliation - Alumnus
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
I request that a copy of the following documents [or documents containing the following information] be provided to me: written confirmation of CBS Sports Network either exercising or declining to exercise its option for the First Extension Term of the current UConn Football TV deal. This may include: email confirmation of the decision made, finalized contracts and/or amendments between any and all members of the University of Connecticut/University of Connecticut Athletic Department, Learfield and CBS Sports Network related to television broadcast rights for UConn football from the 2024 season and beyond. The date range for this request is limited to amendments/contracts finalized on or between January 1, 2022 and January 7, 2024.
In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am an individual seeking information for personal use and not for a commercial use.
I request a waiver of all fees for this request. Disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the university and is not primarily in my commercial interest.
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut Health Center for any and all purchasing records from 10/6/2023 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning, or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.
The specific information requested from your record-keeping system is:
1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number 2. Purchase date 3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase) 4. Line item quantity 5. Line item price 6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting electronic copies of records as follows:
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Video recordings depicting mice taken as part of a study entitled “The effects of (2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine on oxycodone withdrawal and reinstatement” conducted by Caryssa R. Drinkuth, Michael J. Lehane, and Gregory C. Sartor of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Connecticut.
I am interested in receiving purchasing records from University of Connecticut School of Medicine for purchases made from 07/24/23 to present. I work for a company called SciLeads, and would like to use the information for commercial purposes.
The information I'm interested in includes:
1. Purchase order number or equivalent
2. Purchase order date
3. Line item details
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor name
7. Delivery Address
FOI #24-004 - Subject - Student Directory Information
Name - Generation Lab
Affiliation - The Generation Lab
We're looking to make a Public Records Request for the following information for the undergraduate and graduate population (if applicable) enrolled at University of Connecticut-Stamford in the current academic term:
• email addresses
• majors
• class year
• participation in varsity sports
I am interested in receiving purchasing records from University of Connecticut for purchases made from 08/13/23 to present. I work for a company called SciLeads and would like to use the information for commercial purposes.
The information I'm interested in includes:
1. Purchase order number or equivalent
2. Purchase order date
3. Line item details
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor name
7. Delivery Address