The Guidance Center

The Guidance Center notified California AG on Oct 30, 2019 of a data breach, which occurred on Apr 1, 2019. Data exposed: Social Security number, Medical / health information, Health insurance, Date of birth, Email address, Postal address, Name.

Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization: The Guidance Center
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Oct 30, 2019
Date(s) of breach: Friday, March 15, 2019Monday, April 1, 2019
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Medical / health information Health insurance Date of birth Email address Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Mar 25, 2019, as stated in the letter
"On March 25, 2019, TGC detected unusual activity within its digital environment."
Days to notice: 219 days from discovery (Mar 25, 2019) to the California record (Oct 30, 2019). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter: credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:12 UTC

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