People who bought Zumba’s online Basic 1 instructor course from Zumba.com between October 22, 2022 and October 22, 2024 are in line for a check of at least $229.33 without filing anything, if a federal judge approves a privacy settlement at a January 21, 2027 hearing. The only deadline, December 14, 2026, applies to people who want out of the deal instead of money. The class is small, just 4,543 people.
Who is in the Zumba privacy class
The case is Kueppers et al. v. Zumba Fitness, LLC, No. 0:24-cv-61983, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Plaintiffs allege that Zumba violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by sending information about customers’ purchases to Meta, MNTN and Pinterest. The settlement website says Zumba denies wrongdoing and that the court has not decided the case.
Class members are people who bought the ZB1 OD version of the course on Zumba.com and whose names appeared on order confirmation pages that advertisers could see. The settlement FAQ counts 4,543 people and divides them into three groups by the company that had access: Meta, Pinterest and MNTN.
A person can belong to more than one group. OpenClassActions’ summary counts 1,576 members in the Meta group, 3,061 in the Pinterest group and 2,665 in the MNTN group, which adds up to 7,302 shares of the fund.
Anyone who bought that course in those two years and received an email or postcard notice should find an exact amount printed on it, because the amount depends on how many groups the buyer is in. The notices were scheduled to go out by October 15, 2026, and people who never received one can reach the administrator, Simpluris, at (866) 382-0528.
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What the Zumba checks are worth
Zumba agreed to set up a $2.7 million settlement fund, the FAQ says, and court-approved costs come out of it before payments. Each group membership counts as one share, and a share is worth at least $229.33.
That puts a buyer in one group at no less than $229.33, a buyer in two groups at no less than $458.66 and a buyer in all three at no less than $687.99, by OpenClassActions’ arithmetic. Its summary counts 1,917 people in one group, 2,493 in two and 133 in all three.
Shares can grow. They rise if people opt out, if administration costs come in under the cap or if the court awards less than the lawyers request. Class counsel, Hedin LLP, plans to ask for one-third of the fund, or $900,000, plus $97,350.81 in litigation costs.
The fund is non-reversionary, OpenClassActions says, which means none of the $2.7 million returns to Zumba. The fee request is due 21 days before the opt-out deadline, or about November 23, so the amount lawyers seek will be public before anyone has to decide whether to opt out.
Left-over money has a destination. OpenClassActions reports that the value of uncashed checks is redistributed to paid class members and that any remainder goes to the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
No claim form, but one condition
The payments are automatic. The FAQ says no claim form is needed and that checks are mailed to the address on the notice. Class members who do nothing, or who object without opting out, are paid if the court grants final approval.
Address changes matter more than usual here. The site’s Address Update and Payment Selection form, which needs the Login ID and PIN from the notice, lets a class member fix a mailing address or choose electronic payment. OpenClassActions reports that the form stays open through January 24, 2027.
Judge William P. Dimitrouleas holds the final approval hearing on January 21, 2027 at 1 p.m. Eastern in Fort Lauderdale. If there are no appeals, the FAQ says payments go out within 60 days of approval, which would be about March 22, 2027, and appeals would push that back.
If an appeal is filed and the settlement survives it, payments go out within 60 days after the appeal is resolved. A buyer who expects the money in March could be waiting considerably longer under that path, and the FAQ gives no cutoff for appeals.
Paper checks expire 180 days after they are issued, OpenClassActions reports, while electronic payments do not expire. A buyer who expects a check in March should plan to deposit it before the September expiry.
Opting out costs the payment
The opt-out deadline is December 14, 2026, and the request must be postmarked by then and mailed to the settlement administrator. A class member who opts out receives no cash but keeps the right to sue Zumba separately, and cannot object to the deal.
Objections carry the same December 14 date. Objecting without opting out keeps the payment in place, and objectors can ask the court for permission to speak at the January hearing.
For nearly everyone in the class, doing nothing is the path to the check. The one real risk is that the money is not guaranteed until the judge signs off, and the settlement site states that the court has not yet decided whether to approve it.
Will the Zumba check go to the address on file?
The Zumba check goes to the address on the notice, and the court has not yet approved the deal. A buyer who has moved since 2022 and skips the address form risks a check that never arrives.
This story is about an automatic payment, and the related job is tracking it to the mailbox. The Settlement & Refund Recovery System includes a claim log and payment tracker plus the four-date rule for reading a settlement notice, so a January 21 hearing and a 60-day payment window stay on the calendar.
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
