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.