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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: Special Buys Clothing Inc. DBA Bargain Balloons
- Street Address: 1325 Aimco Boulevard, Unit #5, 6
- City: Mississauga
- State, or Country if outside the US: Ontario, Canada
- Zip Code: L4W 1B4
Submitted By
- Name: Jennifer Davidson
- Title: Lawyer
- Firm name (if different than entity): Deeth Williams Wall LLP
- Telephone Number: 1 416-941-9607
- Email Address: jenniferdavidson@dww.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Breach Counsel for Bargain Balloons
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 7,000
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 12
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: September 27, 2022 - November 7, 2022
- Date Breach Discovered: November 7, 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: Electronic
- Date(s) of consumer notification: December 12, 2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: 2022 12 09 Template notification letter - Placeholder.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: Free credit monitoring services will be offered for 12 months to affected individuals. The provider is Equifax Inc.