How to File the CVS Privacy Settlement Claim for $5 or $10 by November 16

If you have used cvs.com, CVSHealth.com, or the CVS app in the United States, you are very likely in the class of a new privacy settlement, and you have until November 16, 2026 to claim a payment. The case is Brewer v. CVS Pharmacy and Criteo, in state court in Broward County, Florida, over the alleged sharing of CVS website and app users’ data with Criteo, an advertising company, and other third parties through technology on CVS’s sites. CVS and Criteo deny wrongdoing. The payment is small, up to $5 without documents or up to $10 with proof, and it shrinks if many people file. Here is what the court-authorized site, the claim form, and the settlement agreement say about who qualifies, what counts as proof, the one-claim-per-household rule, and how to file even if you never got the email.

The quick answer

• Deadline: online “by 11:59 p.m. EST on November 16, 2026,” or by mail postmarked by November 16
• Who: “All living individuals who accessed the CVS Digital Properties in the United States prior to July 27, 2026.” That includes cvs.com, CVSHealth.com, and the CVS app
• How much: “up to Five U.S. Dollars ($5.00) without documentation, or up to Ten U.S. Dollars ($10.00) with proof of membership in the Settlement Class,” and “the amount of the Cash Payments may decrease proportionately depending on the number of Valid Claims submitted”
• Proof for $10: “browser search history, screenshots showing dates, and/or email receipts of online purchases” showing you used a CVS digital property before July 27, 2026
• One per household: “only one (1) claim per household can be filed, and subsequent claims by the same household will be denied,” and a household is everyone at the same mailing address
• No email? File anyway. The notice email went to addresses that CVS and Criteo gave the administrator; if you did not get one, use the site’s claim form for filers without a login
• Official site: cvsdigitalprivacysettlement.com, run by the administrator Simpluris. Help: info@CVSDigitalPrivacySettlement.com or (888) 654-1271

Key facts at a glance

Question	Answer
Case	Brewer, et al. v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. and Criteo Corp., No. CACE-26-008094, Circuit Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida
Who is in the class	Anyone who used a CVS digital property in the US before July 27, 2026; CVS and Criteo officers, directors, and employees are excluded
Total money available	$20,500,000, which also covers lawyers’ fees, costs, and administration
Payment	Up to $5 without proof, up to $10 with proof, reduced pro rata if claims exceed the money
Limit	One claim per household (same mailing address)
Claim deadline	November 16, 2026: 11:59 p.m. EST online, or postmarked
Opt-out and objection deadline	November 1, 2026
How you can be paid	PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle (online claims only), or check
Final approval hearing	December 1, 2026, 9:30 a.m. EST, by Zoom
Administrator	Simpluris: info@CVSDigitalPrivacySettlement.com, (888) 654-1271

Who is in the class

The court’s definition is short: “All living individuals who accessed the CVS Digital Properties in the United States prior to July 27, 2026.” The settlement agreement defines CVS Digital Properties broadly, as “any of CVS’s digital or web-based properties, including, but not limited to the CVS Website, CVSHealth.com, and the CVS App,” where the app is “the iOS or Android digital application operated by CVS or any of its related entities.” The definition turns on access, not on buying anything.

Three details narrow it:

• You had to be in the US, as a resident. The claim form’s sworn statement says you accessed a CVS digital property “while in the United States prior to July 27, 2026” and “that I was a resident of the United States at the time”
• Insiders are excluded. The agreement leaves out “Defendants’ officers, directors, and employees,” the judges on the case with their families and staff, “governmental entities,” and anyone who opts out. If you work for CVS or Criteo, this claim is not for you
• The cutoff is July 27, 2026, the day the court granted preliminary approval. Your use has to come before it

What the case is about, in the FAQ’s words: “the alleged disclosure of health or private information, personal information, browsing data, identifiers, or other data of users of the CVS Digital Properties to Criteo or other technology providers or third parties through technology embedded on any of the CVS Digital Properties.” The agreement describes Criteo as “a digital advertising company that provides advertising support, including on the CVS Website and CVS App.” The defendants “deny they violated any law,” and “the Court has not determined who is right.” The case moved fast: the two sides mediated on March 17, 2026, the complaint was filed on May 15, and preliminary approval followed on July 27.

$5 or $10: what counts as proof

The $10 option, which the settlement calls Cash Payment A, requires “reasonable documentation.” The agreement defines that as “documentation contemporaneously generated or prepared by a third party or the Settlement Class Member evidencing their interaction with the CVS Digital Properties through the date of Preliminary Approval,” and gives three examples: “browser search history, screenshots showing dates, and email receipts of online purchases.”

Where to look before you file:

• Your email. Search for receipts or order confirmations from CVS online orders dated before July 27, 2026. Email receipts of online purchases are one of the agreement’s own examples
• Your browser history. Entries for cvs.com or cvshealth.com with the dates visible, saved as a screenshot
• Other screenshots. Anything that shows a date together with your activity on a CVS site or in the CVS app

What does not work on its own: “personal certifications, declarations, or affidavits from the Settlement Class Member do not constitute reasonable documentation,” although they “may be included to provide clarification, context, or support” for real documents. And the documents must be yours. The form has you declare “that the documentation I provided, if any, in this form belongs to me and no one else,” and warns that “my Claim Form may be subject to audit, verification, and Court review.”

Trying for $10 is not an all-or-nothing bet. If the administrator finds a problem with a claim, it sends what the agreement calls a Notice of Deficiency, and “failure to respond to the Settlement Administrator’s Notice of Deficiency may result in a determination that the Claim is not a Valid Claim.” For the $10 option in particular, a claim whose documentation is rejected and not fixed “will be as if he or she elected Cash Payment B,” the $5 option. Answer any deficiency email promptly.

One claim per household

The rule is on the claim page and the claim form: “only one (1) claim per household can be filed, and subsequent claims by the same household will be denied. For these purposes, ‘household’ shall mean all persons residing at the same mailing address.” The agreement puts it the same way: “Only one Cash Payment per household shall be permitted.”

Two practical consequences, by our reading:

• Decide who files before anyone does. Later claims from the same address are denied, so a roommate’s quick $5 claim can block your $10 claim with proof
• File with the best proof in the house. If anyone at the address has a CVS online order receipt from before July 27, 2026, that person filing for $10 is worth up to twice the no-proof claim

How to file, step by step

1. Go to the official site yourself. Type cvsdigitalprivacysettlement.com and choose Submit a Claim. The home page says “The fastest way to submit your Claim Form is online”
2. If you got the email, log in. “If you received a notice of this Settlement, your LoginID is on the top left-hand side of the email notice.” The notification email went out on September 10, 2026
3. If you did not, use the no-login form. The claim page is explicit: “if you did not receive an email notice from the Settlement Administrator, but believe you are a member of the Class, you will need to click on the link above to submit a claim.” That link opens the claim form without a login. You can also email the administrator for your LoginID and PIN “by providing your full name and mailing address”
4. Fill in the form. The online form asks for your name, mailing address, and email, a phone number if you want to give one, the $5 or $10 choice, a payment method, and a signature under penalty of perjury. It does not ask for a Social Security number, a card number, or a fee
5. Choose how to be paid. The FAQ lists “PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or check,” but electronic payment is for online claims: “If you would rather be paid by PayPal, Venmo or Zelle submit your claim online.” The form adds that “Venmo and Zelle payments cannot be made to accounts outside of the United States,” and that if an account is inactive or does not match, the administrator may “default to a Check payment”
6. Or file on paper. Print the Claim Form and mail it to CVS Digital Privacy Settlement, c/o Settlement Administrator, PO Box 1110, Costa Mesa, CA 92628, postmarked by November 16. The claim page says the printed form can also be submitted “by email.” Paper claims are paid by check
7. Keep your details current. The paper form says “You must notify the Settlement Administrator if your contact information changes after you submit this claim form”

How much you will actually get

The $5 and $10 figures are ceilings. The claim form explains where the money comes from: “Defendants will make available a Maximum Cash Payment of Twenty Million and Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($20,500,000.00). The Maximum Cash Payment will first be used to pay Court-approved attorneys’ fees and costs, Service Award payments for the Plaintiffs, and Settlement Administration Costs. The net remaining money will be used to pay Settlement Class Member Benefits.”

Class counsel will ask for “attorneys’ fees and costs, and expenses of up to thirty-seven and a half percent (37.5%) of the Maximum Cash Payment,” and must post that request “by October 17, 2026.” By our arithmetic, a full 37.5% award is $7,687,500. That leaves roughly $12.8 million for administration costs, service awards “not to exceed” $2,500 for the class representatives, and every claim combined, enough for at most about 2.56 million claims at $5, or 1.28 million at $10, and fewer once administration is paid for. For scale, the agreement describes CVS as “a health solutions company with over thirty-six (36) million customers.” If one in ten of that number filed a $5 claim, the claims would total about $18 million, and every payment would be “reduced pro rata.” Nobody knows yet how many people will file.

The opposite case is spelled out as well. If claims come to less than the money available, “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.” Unclaimed money does not go to the people who filed, and neither does money from uncashed checks: “Any money that has not been distributed because of uncashed checks shall be returned to Defendants.” The FAQ also notes that “you may be responsible for any applicable taxes on your Cash Payment.”

When the money arrives

The final approval hearing is “at 9:30 a.m. EST on December 1, 2026, virtually by Zoom,” and “the hearing may be postponed to a different date or time without notice.” The FAQ’s timeline: “you will receive your Cash Payment if you submitted a Valid Claim one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Settlement has been finally approved and/or after any appeals process is complete.” The agreement’s mechanics line up with that: an Effective Date “thirty (30) days following the day that the Final Approval Order has been entered,” then payments “no later than ninety (90) days after the Effective Date.” By our arithmetic, if the court approves the settlement on December 1 and no one appeals, payments should go out by about the end of March 2027. An appeal would push that back.

Two choices protect the payment. Pick PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle if you can, because “all checks will expire and become void one hundred and eighty (180) days after they are issued.” And use a name and address you will still have in 2027: “Payments by Check will be made out to the Name and mailed to the address on this Claim Form.” For what to do if a promised payment never shows up, see our refund timing guide.

Opting out or objecting, by November 1

Option	What it means	Deadline
File a claim	The only way to get a cash payment	November 16, 2026
Opt out	No payment; you keep any right to sue CVS and Criteo on your own	11:59 p.m. EST November 1, 2026, or postmarked by then
Object	You stay in the class and tell the court what you think is unfair	Filed with the court and postmarked by November 1, 2026
Do nothing	No payment, and you still give up your claims	None

Doing nothing is the worst of the four, because unless you opt out, “you are ‘releasing’ the claims, regardless of whether you claim your Settlement Class Member Benefit or not.” The release is broad. It covers claims relating to “the Causes of Action,” “the use of any technology on any of the CVS Digital Properties,” or “any interactions with any of the CVS Digital Properties.”

An opt-out request must be “personally signed” and include “a statement that you accessed the CVS Digital Properties prior to July 27, 2026”; mailed requests go to CVS Digital Privacy Settlement, ATTN: Exclusion Requests, P.O. Box 1110, Costa Mesa, CA 92628. Objections carry a long list of requirements in the FAQ, down to “you must also personally sign the objection (an attorney’s signature is not sufficient).”

Is the CVS settlement email real?

A genuine email exists. The settlement’s dates page lists a “Notification Email” on September 10, 2026, and the agreement says email notice goes out “where email addresses are provided by Defendants for Settlement Class Members.” The real one carries your LoginID at the top left. To tell it from a copy:

• Check the site. The official address is cvsdigitalprivacysettlement.com, and its footer names the administrator, Simpluris. Typing the address yourself is safer than clicking a link
• Check the contacts. The official ones are info@CVSDigitalPrivacySettlement.com and (888) 654-1271, which the FAQ describes as “automated support 24/7.” Class counsel also takes calls at (646) 837-7150
• Filing is free. The class lawyers are appointed by the court, and “you will not be charged for these lawyers”
• Know what the form asks. Contact details, the $5 or $10 choice, a payment method, and a signature. A message asking for a card number, a bank login, or a fee to release CVS settlement money is not from the administrator

Not getting the email does not leave you out; the class is defined by use of CVS’s sites and app, not by who was emailed. The same checks apply to other privacy claims this fall, such as the Flo app settlement, and to every deadline in our October and November claim trackers.

Bottom line

If you used cvs.com, CVSHealth.com, or the CVS app in the US before July 27, 2026, file at cvsdigitalprivacysettlement.com by November 16, 2026. Search your email for a CVS online order receipt from before that date; with it you can claim up to $10 instead of $5, and a rejected proof that you do not fix falls back to the $5 option. Agree with everyone at your address on who files, because a second claim from the same household is denied. Choose PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle, and expect a payment no earlier than the first months of 2027, in an amount that depends on how many people file.

Facts verified on September 24, 2026 against the court-authorized settlement site (home, FAQ, important dates, and both claim pages) and the Claim Form, Long Form Notice, and Settlement Agreement posted there. Every quotation is from those documents. The fee, payout, and timing arithmetic is ours and is labeled as such. This is general information, not legal advice.