Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:A $1,100,000 settlement has been reached in a class action against a group of related companies—Bytedance Technology Co., Ltd., Musical.ly, Inc., Musical.ly the Cayman Islands Corporation, and TikTok Inc.—over practices of the app Musical.ly, now known as TikTok. The complaint alleged that the companies violated federal and state privacy laws, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by tracking, collecting, and disclosing personally identifiable information and viewing data of minors under the age of 13 without parental consent.
Docket Number:1:19-cv-07915
Company: Bytedance Technology Co. Ltd.
Filing Deadline: July 24, 2021
Objection Deadline: June 19, 2021
Exclusion Deadline: June 19, 2021
Final Approval Hearing: August 31, 2021
Proof of Purchase:Presumably company records will be used for verification.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you are a person living in the US who registered for or used the Musical.ly or TikTok software app before the Effective Date in this case when under the age of thirteen or if you are the parent or legal guardian of such a person.
Typical Settlement Amount:Equal share of the net settlement fund. Final amount depends on the number of valid claims received.
Total Settlement Amount: $1,100,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$2,500
Law Firms:
Kozonis & Klinger Ltd.
Whitfield Bryson & Mason
Claim Form: TikTok Data Collection from Children Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: T.K., et al. v. Bytedance Technology Co., Ltd. et al.
Settlement Website: TikTok Data Collection from Children Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Angeion Group
Settlement Administrator
c/o Musical.ly and/or TikTok Class Action
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Info@MusicallyClassActionSettlement.com
(833) 934-1184
