Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Gerten Greenhouse & Garden Center, Inc.
  • Street Address: 5500 Blaine Avenue
  • City: Inver Grove Heights
  • State, or Country if outside the US: MN
  • Zip Code: 55076

Submitted By

  • Name: Aubrey Weaver
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
  • Telephone Number: 215.253.7506
  • Email Address: Aubrey.Weaver@lewisbrisbois.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 2,944
  • 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: 05/14/2022 - 07/21/2022
  • Date Breach Discovered: 08/18/2022
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 09/14/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Gertens - Consumer Notification Letter.pdfGertens - Regulatory Notification Letter - Maine.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: CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity recovery services through IDX.