Zoom Meetings Class Action Settlement - Claim form submit by 3/5/22

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https://www.zoommeetingsclassaction.com/

Eligible Settlement Class Members can submit a Claim Form for the following claims:

Paid Subscription Claim: If you are a Class Member who paid for a Zoom Meetings App subscription between March 30, 2016, and July 30, 2021, you are eligible to file a claim for $25 or 15% of the money you paid to Zoom for the core App subscription (i.e., not including optional add-on features/support that customers may add to their subscriptions) during that time, whichever is greater. For example, if you spent $75 on a Zoom Meetings App subscription during the relevant time period, 15% of $75 is $11.25. Because $11.25 is less than $25, your claim will be treated as a claim for $25.

User Claim: If you registered, used, opened, or downloaded the Zoom Meeting App between March 30, 2016, and July 30, 2021, and you are not eligible to submit a Paid Subscription Claim, you are eligible to file a claim for $15.

The amount paid to each Class Member who submits a Claim Form will depend on (i) the number of valid claims submitted, (ii) the total costs of administering the Settlement and providing notice to the Class Members, (iii) the amount of the Fee and Expense Award, and (iv) any Service Payments to Plaintiffs approved by the Court.

If you used the Zoom Meetings application between March 30, 2016, and July 30, 2021, this proposed class-action settlement may affect your rights.

Plaintiffs and Class Representatives (“Plaintiffs”) and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (“Zoom”) have reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit (the “Action”) entitled In re: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Privacy Litigation, N.D. Cal. Master Case No. 5:20-cv-02155-LHK (the “Settlement”).

The lawsuit focuses on alleged privacy and security issues with the Zoom Meetings Application (“App”). The lawsuit alleges that Zoom (i) shared certain information with third parties, (ii) should have done more to prevent unwanted meeting disruptions by third parties, and (iii) advertised its Zoom Meetings App as being encrypted “end-to-end” when Plaintiffs contend it was not at that time.

Zoom denies these allegations, denies any liability whatsoever, and believes that no member of the Settlement Class, including the Plaintiffs, has sustained any damages or injuries due to these allegations.

The Court has not decided who is right or wrong. Instead, both sides have agreed to a Settlement to resolve the dispute without further litigation risk and expense.

Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle the Action. As part of the Settlement, Zoom also has agreed to make certain changes to its policies and practices that benefit Settlement Class Members, pursuant to Section 3 of the Settlement Agreement.

This website explains important legal rights you may have. Your legal rights are affected whether you act or do not act. Please read this website carefully.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement

Submit a Claim for a Cash Payment

You must make a claim in order to receive a cash payment. To make a claim you must submit a Claim Form by the deadline. Claim Forms can be submitted online here or by mail.

For detailed information about eligibility requirements and how to file a claim, see FAQ 12.
Exclude Yourself

You can exclude yourself from the Settlement by informing the Settlement Administrator that you want to “opt out” of the Settlement. If the Settlement is approved, this is the only option that allows you to retain your rights to sue Zoom for the claims that are released by this Settlement. If you exclude yourself, however, you will not be eligible to submit a Claim Form or to receive a cash payment.

For detailed information about how to exclude yourself, see FAQ 30.
Object to the Settlement

You may object to the Settlement by writing to the Court and informing it why you don’t think the Settlement should be approved. You can also write to the Court to provide comments or reasons why you support the Settlement.

For detailed information about how to object to or comment on the Settlement, see FAQ 32.
Go to the “Final Approval Hearing”

The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing to consider the Settlement, the request by the lawyers who brought the Action (“Class Counsel”) for attorneys’ fees and expenses, and Plaintiffs’ request for Service Payments for bringing the Action.

You may, but are not required to, speak at the Final Approval Hearing about any Objection you filed. If you intend to speak at the Final Approval Hearing, you must follow the procedures set forth in FAQ 36 when you serve your Objection.

Do Nothing If you do nothing, you will not be eligible to receive a cash payment. However, if the Settlement is approved by the Court, you will give up your rights to sue Zoom for claims that are released by this Settlement as described in FAQ 23.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in more detail on the Frequently Asked Questions page of this website.