People who bought the online Zumba Basic 1 instructor training course on Zumba.com between October 22, 2022 and October 22, 2024 will be paid automatically from Zumba Fitness’s $2.7 million video privacy class action settlement — at least $229.33 for each of up to three subclasses — with no claim form to file. The final approval hearing is January 21, 2027.
Current Status
There is no claim form: class members will be paid automatically if the court approves the settlement. The deadline to opt out or object is December 14, 2026. The final approval hearing is scheduled for January 21, 2027 before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas in Fort Lauderdale, and no payment date has been set. Class members who want to change the mailing address for their check, or switch to an electronic payment, can do so on the settlement website through January 24, 2027.Free settlement alerts
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What Changed Recently?
Zumba Fitness, LLC agreed to pay $2.7 million to settle a class action under the Video Privacy Protection Act, a federal law that limits how companies that sell video content can share what their customers bought or watched. The case is Kueppers et al. v. Zumba Fitness, LLC, No. 0:24-cv-61983-WPD, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. It was filed in October 2024, survived a motion to dismiss in May 2025 and a motion for judgment on the pleadings in July 2026, and the court certified a class and three subclasses on August 20, 2026. Zumba accepted the plaintiffs' settlement demand days later. Notices are now going out by email and postcard. The plaintiffs allege that tracking pixels on Zumba.com sent customers' names and course purchases to Meta, Pinterest and the ad company MNTN; Zumba denies doing anything wrong, and the court has not decided who is right.Who Qualifies?
The class is people in the U.S. who bought the on-demand (online) version of the Zumba Basic 1 instructor training course on Zumba.com between October 22, 2022 and October 22, 2024, and whose first and last names appeared on order confirmation pages that one or more of the three advertising companies had access to. There are 4,543 class members, and every one of them is identified by name in the court record. That makes this a closed list: someone who did not get a notice is unlikely to be in the class, though the settlement administrator can confirm it through the official website.The court also certified three subclasses, one for each company that allegedly received the data: a Meta subclass of 1,576 people, a Pinterest subclass of 3,061 and an MNTN subclass of 2,665. A class member can be in one, two or all three.
How Much Can You Get?
After court-approved administration costs and attorneys' fees and expenses come out of the $2.7 million fund, the rest is split into 7,302 equal shares, one for each subclass membership. The settlement website puts each share at a minimum of $229.33, so the floor for each class member is:• One subclass: at least $229.33 (1,917 people)
• Two subclasses: at least $458.66 (2,493 people)
• All three subclasses: at least $687.99 (133 people)
Each person's notice states the number of subclasses they are in and their minimum payment. Payments go up if anyone opts out, if administration costs come in under the cap or if the court awards class counsel less than requested. Class counsel, Hedin LLP, plans to ask for $900,000 in fees, one-third of the fund, plus $97,350.81 in expenses. None of the money goes back to Zumba: uncashed checks are redistributed to class members who were paid, and only what is left after that goes to the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
None to be paid. Class members do not file a claim. The Login ID and PIN printed on the notice are needed only to use the settlement website's form to update a mailing address or choose an electronic payment instead of a paper check.What Is the Deadline?
There is no claim deadline. Requests to be excluded from the class must be mailed and postmarked by December 14, 2026, and objections must be filed with the court or postmarked by the same date. The address-update and payment-selection form on the settlement website is open through January 24, 2027.How Do You Take Action?
Class members who want to be paid do not need to do anything. Checks go by default to the address the postcard notice was mailed to. To have the check sent somewhere else, or to receive the money electronically, class members can log in with the Login ID and PIN from their notice on the official Zumba VPPA Settlement website, where the settlement administrator, Simpluris, can also resend login information. Opting out means receiving no payment.What Happens Next?
Class counsel's fee request is due 21 days before the December 14 deadline. Judge Dimitrouleas holds the final approval hearing on January 21, 2027 at 1:00 p.m. in Fort Lauderdale. If the court approves the settlement and no appeal is filed, payments are due within 60 days after the settlement becomes effective. Paper checks expire 180 days after they are issued; electronic payments do not expire.Sources and Verification
• Official settlement website (Simpluris, administrator): Zumba VPPA Settlement — home page, FAQ, important dates and documents• Class-Action Settlement Agreement, Kueppers et al. v. Zumba Fitness, LLC, No. 0:24-cv-61983-WPD (S.D. Fla.)
• Notice of Class-Action Certification and Proposed Class-Action Settlement, embedded below
Questions
Who is in the Zumba VPPA settlement?
The class is 4,543 people in the U.S. who bought the on-demand (online) version of the Zumba Basic 1 instructor training course on Zumba.com between October 22, 2022 and October 22, 2024, and whose names appeared on order confirmation pages that Meta, Pinterest or MNTN had access to. Class members were identified from Zumba's and the third parties' records and are being notified by email and postcard.
How much will Zumba class members be paid?
Each class member gets one share for each of the three subclasses (Meta, Pinterest and MNTN) they belong to. The settlement website puts each share at a minimum of $229.33, so payments are at least $229.33, $458.66 or $687.99 depending on whether a person is in one, two or all three subclasses. Shares can rise if people opt out, administration costs come in lower or the court awards less in attorneys' fees.
Do Zumba class members need to file a claim?
No. There is no claim form. Class members who do not opt out will be paid automatically by check, mailed to the address the notice was sent to, if the court grants final approval. The settlement website has a form, using the Login ID and PIN from the notice, to change the mailing address or choose an electronic payment instead; that form is open through January 24, 2027.
When will Zumba settlement payments be sent?
The final approval hearing is January 21, 2027. Payments are due within 60 days after the settlement becomes effective, which is after final approval and, only if someone objected, the end of any appeal. Paper checks expire 180 days after they are issued.
What is the deadline to opt out of or object to the Zumba settlement?
December 14, 2026. Opt-out requests must be mailed and postmarked by that date, and objections must be filed with the court or mailed by that date. Anyone who opts out receives no payment.
