What precautions are being taken to protect personal information?

Connect-CTY is a service of Blackboard Connect (Blackboard). Blackboard takes security and privacy concerns very seriously and does not sell, trade, lease or loan any data about our clients to any third party. From a technical perspective, we utilize multiple physical and virtual layers of firewalls to maintain data security. Blackboard only utilizes secure transmissions with its customers. 

No confidential information is ever transmitted between Blackboard and its customers using email or FTP, but rather always utilizes either a VPN tunnel or SSL. Data is hosted in state-of-the-art facilities which require photo identification, thumb-print recognition, and keyed access, and are manned 24/7 with full-security personnel. All data is encrypted prior to being placed on tape for offsite storage. Blackboard also retains an external, independent security firm to perform annual security audits.

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1. What is the Connect-CTY service?
2. How does the Connect-CTY service work?
3. What types of messages will be sent using the service?
4. Does the Connect-CTY service replace other systems that have been used to provide time-sensitive information to residents?
5. Is my telephone number included in the notification database?
6. May I use a cell phone as my notification database listing?
7. What precautions are being taken to protect personal information?
8. Will there be a way to positively identify incoming calls which are made by the City using the system?
9. Will the Connect-CTY service work if I have a call screening system on my phone?
10. If I am a non-resident home or condominium owner, what phone should be listed in the notification database?
11. If I have provided more than one phone number, when will they be called?
12. My primary phone or my second listing is a cell phone with a non-local area code. Will the Connect-CTY service call numbers outside the area?
13. How does the Connect-CTY system respond to busy signals or no-answer situations?
14. I am receiving City notification calls at my fax or my secondary phone line. Can I switch to have the system call my primary phone number?
15. I was not able to listen to the entire call. Is there a way to repeat the message?
16. I answer the phone but the “Hello” message repeats. It then hangs up, calls back, and the same thing happens again. How can I hear the entire message?