Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Darlington School
  • Street Address: 1014 Cave Spring Road SW
  • City: Rome
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Georgia
  • Zip Code: 30161

Submitted By

  • Name: Beth Pollard
  • Title: Chief Financial Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 706-236-0478
  • Email Address: bpollard@darlingtonschool.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Financial Officer

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1854
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 5/14/20 – 5/20/20
  • Date Breach Discovered: 12/4/20
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: Blackbaud ransomware event.
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 12/30/20
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Darlington School - ME - Notice of Data Event.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 24 months, Epiq or Cyberscout, Credit and Identity monitoring services