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Springer Nature America, Inc Settlement

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Springer Nature America, Inc settled allegations in a case the official settlement website describes as follows: “This lawsuit claims that Springer Nature America violated the Video Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2710, et seq. ("VPPA"), by disclosing its subscribers' personally identifiable information ("PII") to Meta via the Meta Pixel (a piece of code Springer Nature America installed across its Scientific American website) without its subscribers' consent.” Springer Nature America, Inc denies any wrongdoing and the court made no finding of liability.

This lawsuit claims that Springer Nature America violated the Video Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2710, et seq. ("VPPA"), by disclosing its subscribers' personally identifiable information ("PII") to Meta via the Meta Pixel (a piece of code Springer Nature America installed across its Scientific American website) without its subscribers' consent. The deadline to file a claim was September 14, 2025.

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Who is eligible?

The Settlement Class is defined as: All persons in the United States who: (1) possessed login credentials for Springer Nature America’s website; (2) possessed a Facebook account; and (3) requested or obtained video content from and/or through any of Springer Nature America’s services during the period from June 12, 2022, to and through July 31, 2025 while logged into Facebook.

Who is administering the settlement?

Simpluris

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