TikTok Data Privacy Notice of Settlement

 

Notice ID: TTM1000646079 Confirmation Code: OVOHPxhfR2cW   UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS If you and/or your minor child used the TikTok and/or Musical.ly application, You May Be Entitled to a Payment from a Class Action Settlement. If you live in Illinois and used the TikTok app in Illinois to create videos, you may be entitled to up to 6x the Payment. A federal court authorized this Notice. You are not being sued. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer. A Class Action Settlement has been proposed in a case against TikTok, Inc. f/k/a Musical.ly, Inc; ByteDance, Inc.; Musical.ly n/k/a TikTok, Ltd. and Beijing ByteDance Technology Co. Ltd. (collectively, the Defendants). Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants violated laws by improperly collecting and using the personal data of people who used the TikTok - Make Your Day video-sharing application (and/or its predecessor application, Musical.ly) (the App.). Am I included? You are a Settlement Class Member if you reside in the United States and used the App prior to September 30, 2021. You are also a member of an Illinois subclass if you reside in Illinois and used the App in Illinois to create videos prior to September 30, 2021 (collectively the Settlement Class). What does the Settlement provide? The Settlement, if approved, would provide $92,000,000 to pay the members of the Settlement Class who file valid claims, as well as to pay Plaintiffs attorneys fees, costs, a service award for the named plaintiffs, and the administrative costs of the settlement. It avoids the further cost and risk associated with continuing the lawsuits; it pays money to those persons whose rights Plaintiffs contend were violated; and it releases Defendants from further liability. If you are an Illinois resident and used the App in Illinois to create videos, you may be entitled to a payment up to 6 times that of non-Illinois residents due to certain claims in the lawsuit that are specific to Illinois residents. For complete information, dates, and details on the benefits, visit the settlement website at www.tiktokdataprivacysettlement.com, or call 1-866-377-2247. What are my options? If you and/or your minor child qualify for a payment, you must complete and submit a valid Claim Form. You may download a Claim Form at the Settlement Website, www.tiktokdataprivacysettlement.com or request a Claim Form by calling the Settlement Administrator at 1-866-377-2247.   To be valid, a Claim Form must be completed fully and accurately, signed under penalty of perjury, and timely submitted. You may submit a Claim Form by U.S. mail or file a Claim Form online. If you send in a Claim Form by U.S. mail, it must be postmarked by March 1, 2022. If you file a Claim Form online, then you must do so by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 1, 2022. If you and/or your minor child wish to be excluded from the Settlement Class, you must mail your exclusion request so it is postmarked no later than January 31, 2022. If you do not exclude yourself from the Settlement class, you may object to the Settlement by submitting a written objection by January 31, 2022.For specific information on how to submit a written exclusion request or objection, and the requirements for each, please visit www.tiktokdataprivacysettlement.com. Do I have a lawyer in the case? The Court has appointed the following lawyers as Class Counsel to represent all members of the Settlement Class:  Katrina Carroll, Carlson Lynch LLP; Elizabeth A. Fegan, Fegan Scott LLC; and Ekwan E. Rhow, Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, P.C. You will not be charged for these lawyers. If you want to be represented by another lawyer, you may hire one to appear in Court for you at your own expense. Class Counsel intends to request up to 33.33% of the Settlement Fund for attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of reasonable, actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the litigation. The Court will decide the amount of fees and expenses to award. Class Counsel will also request that a Service Award of $2,500.00 be paid to each of the Class Representatives for their services as representatives of the Settlement Class. The Courts Fairness Hearing The Court has scheduled a Final Approval Hearing on May 18, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604. The hearing may be moved to a different date or time without additional notice, so it is a good idea to check www.tiktokdataprivacysettlement.com for updates. You do not need to attend this hearing to qualify for a settlement payment. At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. The Court will also consider the requests by Class Counsel for attorneys fees and expenses and for a Service Award to the Class Representatives. If there are objections, the Court will consider them at that time. After the hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Settlement. It is unknown how long these decisions will take.   THIS NOTICE IS ONLY A SUMMARY. THE FULL NOTICE AND THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.TIKTOKDATAPRIVACYSETTLEMENT.COM.       Unsubscribe

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Everyone of them has been in jeopardy of being removed from reading lists and/or libraries.

Banned Books Week (BBW): Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. This year, 2009, marks BBW's 28th anniversary.

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