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Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement

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Important Dates

October 17, 2024Claim Deadline
October 17, 2024Exclusion Deadline
October 17, 2024Objection Deadline
November 14, 2024 at 1:30 PM PSTFinal Approval Hearing

A Settlement has been proposed in class action litigation against Oracle America, Inc. (“Oracle”). This class action alleges that Oracle improperly captured, compiled, and sold individuals’ online and offline data to third parties without obtaining their consent. Oracle denies all the allegations made in the lawsuit and any wrongdoing and maintains that its practices were lawful and disclosed to individuals.

You are included in this Settlement, and your rights may be affected by this Settlement, if you are a Settlement Class Member, which is defined as “all natural persons residing in the United States whose personal information, or data derived from their personal information, was acquired, captured, or otherwise collected by Oracle Advertising technologies or made available for use or sale by or through ID Graph, Data Marketplace, or any other Oracle Advertising product or service from August 19, 2018 to the date of final judgment in the Action.”

The Notice summarizes the proposed Settlement and your legal rights. For the precise terms of the Settlement, see the Settlement Agreement available on the Important Documents page.

Under the Settlement, Oracle has agreed to certain monetary and nonmonetary relief.

Monetary Relief: The Settlement establishes a $115 million Settlement Fund, to be used for cash payments to Settlement Class Members who submit valid claims for compensation, after deducting the costs of the settlement administration, court-approved attorneys’ fees and expenses, and Service Awards for two Class Representatives. The amount of monetary payments issued to Settlement Class Members will depend on the number of valid claims received.

Nonmonetary Relief: No later than the Effective Date of the Settlement Agreement, Oracle will certify that, for as long as it continues to offer the products and services described in the complaint, it will: (i) not capture (a) user-generated information within referrer URLs (i.e., the URL of the previously-visited page) associated with a website user or (b) except for Oracle’s own websites, any text entered by a user in an online web form; and (ii) implement an audit program to reasonably review customer compliance with contractual consumer privacy obligations.

Release: In exchange for the benefits the Settlement provides, Settlement Class Members will release any and all claims they may have (whether known or unknown) regarding the allegations in the complaint.

The Court will decide whether to approve the proposed Settlement. If approved, the Settlement will resolve the litigation entitled Katz-Lacabe et al v. Oracle America, Inc., Case No. 3:22-cv-04792-RS, which is pending before Judge Richard Seeborg in the Northern District of California.

The class action settlement approval process may take several months, or more if there is an appeal.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT
FILE A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 17, 2024	You may file a Claim Form in order to receive a monetary payment from the Settlement Fund. Filing a Claim Form is the only way to receive a payment from this Settlement. For detailed information about how to file a Claim Form, see Question 16.
EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THIS SETTLEMENT DEADLINE: OCTOBER 17, 2024	You can exclude yourself from the Settlement by informing the Settlement Administrator that you want to “opt-out” of the Settlement by sending a Request for Exclusion. If the Settlement becomes final, this is the only option that allows you to retain your rights to individually sue for claims relating to the allegations in the complaint. You will not receive a payment from the Settlement if you exclude yourself.
OBJECT TO OR COMMENT ON THE SETTLEMENT DEADLINE: OCTOBER 17, 2024	You may object to the Settlement by writing to the Court about why you don’t think the Settlement should be approved. You can also write the Court to provide comments or reasons why you support the Settlement.
GO TO THE FINAL APPROVAL HEARING	You may, but are not required to, attend the Final Approval Hearing where the Court may hear arguments concerning the approval of the Settlement. If you wish to speak at the Final Approval Hearing, you must state your intention to do so in your written objection or comment.
DO NOTHING	Unless you exclude yourself, you are automatically part of the Settlement. If you do nothing, you will not get a payment from this Settlement and will give up the right to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another suit against Oracle related to the legal claims resolved by this Settlement.