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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.