Your University ID# will not appear on the face of your CatCard, but will be encoded electronically on your card, unless you request otherwise. Your University ID#, if you elect to include it on the CatCard, is used for University of Arizona internal purposes, such as student and/or personnel services where access to your records is required. The number will not be provided to outside entities without the cardholder's prior consent.
Your decision to use this number as an electronic form of identification is voluntary, and you may request that your University ID# not be encoded on your card. The CatCard Office will then replace your University ID# on the CatCard database, the magnetic stripe, and the SmartChip with an ID# consistent with current CatCard policies.
Contactless SmartChip Contents:
-ISO#
Magnetic Stripe Contents:
-Name
-University ID# (or replacement #)
-ISO#
Yes, the University of Arizona will purge the signature and/or the photo if requested, however, many cardholders have expressed support for digitization simply because it allows the University of Arizona to validate appropriate account usage more quickly. It also allows instant card replacement, and serves as an additional identifier; something other than the EmplID/SID or ISO number. The University of Arizona will not release either photographs or signatures in the database.
If your photograph is removed from the CatCard database, you must be present in the CatCard Office with a valid photo ID, and re-take your photo if it becomes necessary to replace your card.
If your signature is removed from the CatCard database, and it becomes necessary to replace your CatCard, you must be present in the CatCard Office to recreate the digitized signature. If your signature is not imprinted on your CatCard, it cannot be used to validate your signature campus wide; another form of ID may be required.