Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: GA West & Co., Inc.
  • Street Address: 1200 Radcliff Road
  • City: Creola
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Alabama
  • Zip Code: 36525

Submitted By

  • Name: Elizabeth B. Shirley
  • Title: Attorney/Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Burr & Forman LLP
  • Telephone Number: 205-458-5186 (direct dial)
  • Email Address: bshirley@burr.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Legal Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): Unknown, and no more than 13,282
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: Potentially 2
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 10/11/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 11/17/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 12/17/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Employee Notice Letter Template, GA West.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
  • 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: Complimentary credit monitoring services were offered for 1 year through Epiq. A toll-free conference line was also established by Epiq and described in the notice letters.