CVS digital privacy settlement: who is included and what the deadlines are
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The lawsuit behind this settlement claims that technology built into the CVS website, the CVS Health website and the CVS app passed users' data to Criteo and other third parties; CVS and Criteo deny breaking any law, and the notice says the court has not determined who is right. It covers people who used those websites or the app in the United States before a cutoff date, with or without buying anything.
Key facts
- Case
- CVS Digital Privacy Settlement (Brewer v. CVS Pharmacy and Criteo), No. CACE-26-008094 Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida, before the Honorable Shari A. Olefson Official settlement websitechecked October 1, 2026
- Defendant
- CVS Pharmacy, Inc. and Criteo Corp.
- Who is included
- All living individuals who accessed the CVS Digital Properties (www.cvs.com, www.cvshealth.com, the CVS app) in the United States before July 27, 2026. No purchase is required by the class definition.
- Claim deadline
- submitted online or postmarked by this date CVS Digital Privacy Settlementchecked October 1, 2026
- Opt-out (exclusion) deadline
- Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Floridachecked October 1, 2026
- Objection deadline
- Final approval hearing
- What a claimant can receive
- Cash payment of up to $5 without documentation (Cash Payment B) or up to $10 with proof of membership in the class (Cash Payment A); either may be reduced pro rata. Total cap on what defendants pay: $20,500,000, which first covers fees, costs, service awards and administration. Payment 120 days after final approval and any appeals, by PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or check; checks void after 180 days. One claim per household.
- Proof of purchase or loss needed
- Not for the $5 option. The $10 option needs documentation such as browser search history, dated screenshots or email receipts of online purchases.
- Tier without proof
- Cash Payment B: up to $5, no proof or explanation needed
- Settlement administrator
- Simpluris
- Official settlement website
- cvsdigitalprivacysettlement.com
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Who is in the class
The notice defines the class in these words: “All living individuals who accessed the CVS Digital Properties in the United States prior to July 27, 2026” Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Floridachecked October 1, 2026. The "CVS Digital Properties" are www.cvs.com, www.cvshealth.com and the CVS digital application. The class covers using those sites or the app, not shopping in a store, and the definition requires no purchase. On the claim form, the claimant also states that they lived in the United States at the time.
The case is Brewer, et al. v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. and Criteo Corp., in a Florida state court: the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida. The notice names the Honorable Shari A. Olefson as the judge for the final approval hearing. Because it is a state case, it is not in the federal court records that services like PACER and CourtListener cover; the case lookup guide explains where state cases are found.
The email notice, the Login ID and the long-form notice
The settlement agreement sends notice by email where the defendants have an address, plus a notice the administrator publishes online and on selected social media platforms; the long-form notice and a paper claim form are mailed only on request. The agreement does not mention postcards or text messages. The official website's Important Dates page lists the notification email date as September 10, 2026 Official settlement websitechecked October 1, 2026.
- Login ID. The email notice carries a Login ID, printed at the top left Official settlement websitechecked October 1, 2026.
- Claiming without it. You can still file a claim without the Login ID, through a link on the claim page.
- The long-form notice prints the toll-free number, the settlement website's address and a case ID line in the footer of every page, and carries a QR code that leads to the website.
- Taxes. The official documents say: "You may be responsible for any applicable taxes on your Cash Payment Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Floridachecked October 1, 2026." The taxes guide explains what that can mean.
The administrator is Simpluris, Inc. Its contacts, as the official website gives them: phone 1-888-654-1271 Official settlement websitechecked October 1, 2026, email info@CVSDigitalPrivacySettlement.com, and mail to CVS Digital Privacy Settlement, c/o Settlement Administrator, PO Box 1110, Costa Mesa, CA 92628. The website's answers to common questions also give a number for class counsel, the lawyers appointed to represent the class: (646) 837-7150. If an email or letter about this case gives a different number, address or website, the notice check shows how to compare it with the official record.
Your four choices, and the date each one closes
Opting out and objecting both close on November 1, 2026; the claim stays open until November 16, 2026.
- Exclude yourself (opt out). Due November 1, 2026 Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Floridachecked October 1, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time; a request sent by mail must be postmarked no later than November 1, 2026. The notice says an opt-out gets no settlement benefits and keeps any right to sue the defendants about these claims.
- Object. Due November 1, 2026 Official settlement websitechecked October 1, 2026. An objection is filed with the court, with copies mailed to class counsel and to the defendants' counsel, postmarked no later than that date. Class counsel will file its request for fees by October 17, 2026 and post it on the official website, before the objection deadline.
- File a claim. Due November 16, 2026 CVS Digital Privacy Settlementchecked October 1, 2026: online by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or by mail postmarked on or before that date. The claim form is signed under penalty of perjury. Only one claim per household is allowed.
- Do nothing. In the notice's summary of rights, doing nothing means no share of the benefits and giving up the right to sue the defendants and other released parties about the claims in the case.
For how an online cutoff differs from a postmark, see the deadlines guide; for what an opt-out or an objection keeps and gives up, the options guide.
Cash Payment A or B, and the cap on what the defendants pay
The claim form offers two cash options, and a claimant picks one:
- Cash Payment A: up to $10 Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Floridachecked October 1, 2026, with proof of membership in the class. The claim form gives examples: “browser search history, screenshots showing dates, and/or email receipts of online purchases.”
- Cash Payment B: up to $5. No proof or explanation is needed for the $5 option CVS Digital Privacy Settlementchecked October 1, 2026.
Both are ceilings. The notice says: “The amount of the Cash Payments may decrease proportionately depending on the number of Valid Claims submitted” Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Floridachecked October 1, 2026. Pro rata here means that if the money set aside cannot pay every valid claim in full, each one shrinks by the same proportion.
The total the defendants pay is capped. The claim form calls this the Maximum Cash Payment, $20,500,000 CVS Digital Privacy Settlementchecked October 1, 2026, and it first pays the attorneys' fees, costs, service awards and administration costs the court approves. Class counsel may ask for fees and costs of up to 37.5% of the Maximum Cash Payment and service awards of up to $2,500 for each class representative. On money not paid out, the agreement says: “Any residual funds remaining after all Valid Claims have been paid and all other Settlement Class Member Benefits have been satisfied shall revert to Defendants” Parties in Brewer v. CVS Pharmacy and Criteochecked October 1, 2026.
Payment comes by PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or check, as the claimant chooses. Checks expire 180 days after they are issued.
The hearing, then the wait for payment
The final approval hearing is set for December 1, 2026 Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Floridachecked October 1, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. EST, virtually by Zoom. The notice says the hearing may be postponed to a different date or time without notice, and points readers to the settlement website for updates. Preliminary approval was granted on July 27, 2026 Official settlement websitechecked October 1, 2026, according to the official website; the court's order itself could not be read in the court record for this page.
Payment timing in the notice: 120 days after final approval and/or after any appeals are complete Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Floridachecked October 1, 2026. The settlement agreement words the same timing in two steps that add up to the same period, so the two do not conflict.
What summaries elsewhere get wrong
The tracker pages compared for this page give the same dates and amounts as the official record. The differences are in how figures get read:
- Some summaries lead with the $20,500,000 figure, which is easy to read as the amount people share. It is the cap on everything the defendants pay, with fees and costs paid out of it first; the long-form notice itself does not state it, but the official claim form and claim page do.
- A summary that says no notice ID is needed for Cash Payment B matches the official claim page, which offers a claim link without a Login ID.
For a question about your own rights in this case, the free options are class counsel at the number above, the clerk of the Broward County circuit court, or a legal aid office.
Sources
- Important DatesOfficial settlement website
- Frequently Asked QuestionsOfficial settlement website
- ContactOfficial settlement website
- Claim Form LoginOfficial settlement website
- Settlement AgreementParties in Brewer v. CVS Pharmacy and Criteo
- CVS Digital Privacy Settlement - HomeOfficial settlement website
- CVS Digital Privacy Settlement Claim FormCVS Digital Privacy Settlement
- Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement (long form)Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida
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