Anyone who used the CVS website or app in the United States before July 27, 2026 has until Nov. 16 to file for a cash payment from a privacy settlement. The claim pays up to $5 with no documentation, or up to $10 for people who can show they used CVS’s digital properties. The case is Brewer v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. and Criteo Corp., No. CACE-26-008094, in Broward County, Florida, and claims can be filed on the settlement website.
The class is unusually wide. According to the court’s notice, it covers “all living individuals who accessed the CVS Digital Properties in the United States” before July 27, 2026, and those properties are cvs.com, cvshealth.com and the CVS app. A person does not have to have bought anything online, and a visit to a store alone does not count as access.
For a reader the question is simple: did a phone or computer ever open the CVS website or app, whether to refill a prescription, check a coupon or look up a store? If so, the claim takes a few minutes and the money is small but real. The catch is the date, because a form filed after 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 16 is not counted.
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What did the lawsuit say CVS and Criteo did?
The plaintiffs allege that technology embedded in the CVS website and app sent users’ information to Criteo, an advertising technology company, and to other third parties. The notice lists browsing data, identifiers and what it calls health or private information among the data involved, and says the plaintiffs claim the disclosures broke state and federal law.
Both defendants deny violating any law. The notice says the court has not decided who is right and that the deal is a compromise to avoid the cost and uncertainty of continued litigation. Class members who stay in give up the covered claims once the settlement becomes final, even if they never ask for a payment. Excluding oneself forfeits any settlement benefit but keeps the right to pursue the claims separately, according to OpenClassActions, and that choice closed in early November.
The notice gives no start date for the class and does not say how many people used the CVS site or app, so the only cutoff is July 27, 2026. OpenClassActions reports that a purchase is not required to be a class member.
Is it $5 or $10, and which one needs proof?
Payment A pays up to $5 and needs no documentation, only a declaration of having been a U.S. resident when the site or app was used. Payment B pays up to $10 and asks for proof of membership in the class. OpenClassActions lists browser history, dated screenshots and email receipts for online purchases as examples of proof.
Both amounts are ceilings. The notice says payments may be cut proportionately depending on how many valid claims come in. OpenClassActions reports the maximum cash payment is $20.5 million, out of which fees, administration and awards must be paid before claimants see anything, so the final checks could land below the numbers on the form.
How is the claim filed?
Three routes are open on the settlement site: an online claim form, a printable form to mail to the administrator, and an emailed request for a paper form. The administrator’s site calls the online form the fastest, and the open form does not require a login ID or PIN. A mailed claim must be postmarked by Nov. 16.
Payment can come by PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or check, according to the notice. OpenClassActions reports that a mailing address is required even for an electronic payment. Questions go to the administrator at 1-888-654-1271 or info@CVSDigitalPrivacySettlement.com, and the notice lists a separate class counsel line at 1-646-837-7150.
Who gets the fees from the $20.5 million?
Class counsel can ask for up to 37.5 percent of the maximum cash payment in fees and costs, with service awards for class representatives capped at $2,500 each. The lawyers named in the notice are Jeff Ostrow of Kopelowitz Ostrow P.A., Jonathan Jagher, Katrina Carroll, Mariya Weekes of Milberg PLLC and Yitzchak Kopel of Bursor & Fisher, P.A. The fee request was due to be filed and posted on Oct. 17, and the court can award less.
At 37.5 percent, the fee cap works out to about $7.7 million on a $20.5 million payment. That leaves a smaller pool for claimants, and the form’s figures are marked “up to” for that reason.
When would the money show up?
Judge Shari A. Olefson of the 17th Judicial Circuit is set to hold the final approval hearing at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on Dec. 1, 2026, by Zoom, and the hearing date can change. The deadline to exclude oneself or object has already passed.
Valid claimants are due to be paid 120 days after final approval, or after any appeals end, so the clock runs to the end of March 2027 even if the judge signs off on Dec. 1. Checks expire 180 days after they are issued. A claim filed now and forgotten can easily meet a check that sits uncashed in a drawer past that date.
Did the CVS app or website ever open on a phone or computer before July 27?
A claim that arrives after 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 16 is not paid, and the money itself is months away, since checks follow a Dec. 1 hearing and a 120-day clock.
The Settlement & Refund Recovery System includes the four-date rule for reading a settlement notice and a claim log and payment tracker. Its step-by-step filing walkthrough covers what to keep for a claim that needs proof, such as screenshots and receipts.
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
Warren Cohen is a finance writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, covering personal finance topics including credit, banking, and beginner investing. He earned his degree in business administration from Arizona State University and began his career working in consumer finance, where he gained direct experience with lending and credit systems. He now writes for personal finance websites and fintech platforms, focusing on clear, practical content that helps readers make informed financial decisions.
