WELCOME TO THE INFORMATION WEBSITE FOR THE WILLIAMS V. APPLE INC. SETTLEMENT.
If you paid for a subscription to iCloud at any point between September 16, 2015 and January 31, 2016, and you had a U.S. mailing address associated with your iCloud account at that point, you should read this Notice as it may impact your legal rights.
A Settlement has been reached with Apple Inc. (“Apple” or “Defendant”) in a class action lawsuit alleging that Apple breached its contract with users by storing iCloud data on third-party servers. Apple denies that there was a breach of any contract and denies all allegations of wrongdoing.
You may be included in this Settlement as a “Class Member” and entitled to receive a payment called the “Class Payment” if you paid for a subscription to iCloud at any point between September 16, 2015 and January 31, 2016, and you had a U.S. mailing address associated with your iCloud account at that point. Together, all Class Members are collectively known as the “Class.” The criteria to be a Class Member are defined more fully in Section CC of the Settlement Agreement.
These rights and options — and the deadlines to exercise them — are explained on this website.
| YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
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STAY IN THE CLASS |
The Parties to the Lawsuit have settled for $14.8 million. If you received an email notification from the independent Settlement Administrator about the Lawsuit, that means that you may be a Class Member. If you are a Class Member, you have the option of electing to receive a Class Payment by ACH transfer or by check. If you do not elect to receive a Class Payment by ACH transfer or check by providing the necessary information by May 23, 2022, the following will apply: If, at the time the Class Payment is distributed, you are a subscriber to any kind of monthly paid iCloud plan, and you have a U.S. mailing address associated with your plan, you will automatically receive the Class Payment to the Apple account that pays for your current monthly iCloud subscription. If, at the time the Class Payment is distributed, you are no longer a subscriber to any kind of monthly paid iCloud plan, or you do not have a U.S. mailing address associated with your plan, you will receive the Class Payment by check at the mailing address associated with your account. If you decide to stay in the Class, you will give up the right to sue Apple in a separate lawsuit related to the subject matter of the claims in the Lawsuit. The Released Claims are described in more detail in Section 8 of the Settlement Agreement. No further action is required from you if you decide to stay in the Class and receive a Class Payment. |
ASK TO BE EXCLUDED (OPT OUT) |
If you decide to opt out of this Settlement, you will keep the right to sue Apple at your expense in a separate lawsuit related to the subject matter of the claims this Settlement resolves, but you give up the right to get a Class Payment from this Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against Apple related to the subject matter of the claims in this Lawsuit. If you elect to opt out of this Settlement and the Settlement is approved, you will no longer be represented by Class Counsel. |
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT |
If you do not opt out of the Settlement, you may object to it by writing to the Court about why you don't like the Settlement. You may object to the Settlement, and if the Settlement is approved by the Court, you may still be able to receive a Class Payment. |
GO TO A HEARING ON: |
You may object to the Settlement and ask the Court for permission to speak at the Final Approval Hearing where the Parties will request that the Final Approval Order be entered approving the Settlement. |
These rights and options — and the deadlines to exercise them — are explained on this website.
The Court overseeing this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement.
The Notice summarizes the proposed Settlement. For the precise terms and conditions of the Settlement, you may (1) see the Settlement Agreement; (2) contact Class Counsel representing the Class Members (contact info listed in Section E of the Settlement Agreement); (3) access the Court docket in this case, for a fee, through the Court's Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov; or (4) visit the office of the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Court holidays.
PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE THE COURT OR THE COURT CLERK'S OFFICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT OR THIS NOTICE.