Zumba $2.7 Million Video Privacy Settlement, $229.33 to $687.99+ Automatic Payments, No Claim Form, December 14 Deadline

If you bought Zumba’s online Zumba Basic 1 instructor-training course between October 22, 2022 and October 22, 2024, you may be owed money from a $2.7 million class action settlement. Eligible people get at least $229.33 per “share”, and a person can hold one, two or three shares, which works out to a minimum of $229.33, $458.66 or $687.99.

You do not need to file a claim form or send proof of purchase. The administrator already identified the class from company and advertiser records, and payment is automatic if the court grants final approval. The date to watch is December 14, 2026, the deadline to opt out or object. The final approval hearing is January 21, 2027.

The case is Kueppers et al. v. Zumba Fitness, LLC, Case No. 0:24-cv-61983-WPD, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Zumba denies wrongdoing, and the court has not ruled on the merits.

This settlement is narrow. It does not cover everyone who ever took a Zumba class, bought Zumba clothing or watched a Zumba video. It covers one specific online course, one two-year purchase window, and people whose names appeared on order-confirmation pages that advertisers could access.

Official settlement website: zumbavppasettlement.com

Zumba $2.7 Million Settlement: Quick Facts

Detail	Information
Case name	Kueppers et al. v. Zumba Fitness, LLC
Case number	0:24-cv-61983-WPD
Court	U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Judge	William P. Dimitrouleas
Class representatives	Catherine Kueppers and Watanya Brown
Class counsel	Frank S. Hedin and Tyler K. Somes, Hedin LLP
Settlement fund	$2,700,000 (non-reversionary)
Federal law	Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710
Product	Zumba Basic 1 online on-demand course (ZB1 OD Version)
Purchase window	October 22, 2022 to October 22, 2024
Class members	4,543
Total subclass shares	7,302
Minimum payment	$229.33 per share
Claim form	Not required
Proof of purchase	Not required
Opt-out and objection deadline	December 14, 2026
Final approval hearing	January 21, 2027, 1:00 p.m. ET
Address and e-payment update deadline	January 24, 2027
Administrator	Simpluris, (866) 382-0528
Status	Preliminary approval granted September 15, 2026; final approval pending

The $229.33 is a minimum per share, not a flat check for everyone, and final approval has not been granted.

Why Is Zumba Paying $2.7 Million?

The plaintiffs say Zumba.com used third-party tracking technology, often called pixels, that sent customers’ information to advertisers when they bought the online training course. After a purchase, buyers landed on an order-confirmation page showing their first and last names and the course they had bought. The lawsuit alleges tracking tools passed links to those pages to three companies: Meta, Pinterest and MNTN.

The plaintiffs argued that this let advertisers tie named individuals to a specific video product without the consent the VPPA requires.

Two clarifications matter:

• Zumba Fitness, LLC is the only defendant. Meta, Pinterest and MNTN are named as recipients of the allegedly disclosed information. The settlement does not say they did anything wrong.
• This was not a hack. It is a case about advertising technology on a company website. The public court record describes the disclosed information as names and order-confirmation page links. It does not show that credit card numbers, Social Security numbers or bank details were shared.

Zumba denies the allegations and says it settled to avoid the cost and uncertainty of continued litigation.

Who Qualifies for the Zumba Settlement?

The certified class is natural persons in the United States who:

1. purchased the ZB1 OD Version from Zumba.com,
2. between October 22, 2022 and October 22, 2024, and
3. whose first and last names appeared on order-confirmation pages, at qualifying URLs, that one or more third-party advertisers possessed.

Buying the course in that window is necessary but not enough on its own. The name-on-confirmation-page condition also has to be met. The court’s August 2026 certification order found that all 4,543 class members had already been identified through records from Zumba and the advertisers.

What the course is: The on-demand instructor-training course has 16 modules of video. That matters because the VPPA covers providers who sell or deliver prerecorded video, and the course’s video content is central to the plaintiffs’ theory.

If you did not get a notice: Contact Simpluris and ask it to check you against the class records.

The Three Subclasses and How Many Shares You Get

Class members are sorted into three subclasses by which advertiser held their confirmation-page information. Each subclass you belong to is one settlement share.

Subclass	Members	Shares per membership
Meta	1,576	1
Pinterest	3,061	1
MNTN	2,665	1
Total	7,302	7,302

Do not read 7,302 as the number of people. Some people belong to two or three subclasses. There are 4,543 unique people and 7,302 shares. Every class member is in at least one subclass.

How Much Will You Get From the Zumba Settlement?

The official FAQ says each share is worth at least $229.33, assuming no one opts out.

Your subclass memberships	Minimum payment
One	$229.33
Two	$458.66
All three	$687.99

Your notice should show how many shares you hold. These are floors. The per-share figure could rise if people opt out, if administration costs come in lower than expected, or if the court awards less than the lawyers requested in fees and expenses.

What the minimum implies: At $229.33 per share, class members are on track to receive roughly $1.67 million of the $2.7 million fund, or about 62%. That is simple arithmetic from the official figures, not a number from the settlement documents.

How Much Will the Lawyers Get?

Item	Amount
Settlement fund	$2,700,000
Attorneys’ fees requested	$900,000 (one-third of the fund)
Litigation expenses requested	About $97,350
Administration costs	Paid from the fund

These are requests. Judge Dimitrouleas decides how much to award at final approval, and any reduction would increase the money available to class members.

Do You Need to File a Zumba Settlement Claim Form?

No. You do not need to submit a form, upload a receipt, show a course certificate, prove you finished the modules, pay a fee or hire a lawyer. If you stay in the class, payment comes automatically after final approval. Do not pay anyone to “register” you.

How Will You Be Paid?

The default is a paper check mailed to the address where your notice was sent. You can switch to an electronic payment method or fix your address on the official payment update page, using the LoginID and PIN printed on your notice. The deadline for that is January 24, 2027.

Timing: If the court grants final approval and no one appeals, payments are scheduled within about 60 days. If there is an appeal, the 60 days run from when the approval becomes final. No payment date is guaranteed.

What Is the December 14, 2026 Deadline?

It is the deadline to opt out or object. It is not a claims deadline.

Option	What it means	Deadline
Do nothing	You are paid automatically if the settlement is approved, and you give up the right to sue Zumba over the released claims	None
Opt out	No payment, but you keep any right to sue Zumba yourself	December 14, 2026
Object	You tell the court what you dislike. You stay in the class and are still paid if it is approved	December 14, 2026

To opt out, mail a signed written request, postmarked by December 14, 2026, that includes the case name (Kueppers et al. v. Zumba Fitness, LLC), case number 0:24-cv-61983-WPD, your full name, mailing address, email address and a clear statement that you want to be excluded. Send it to:

Zumba VPPA Settlement ATTN: Exclusion Request P.O. Box 25226 Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958

You can only opt out for yourself, not for anyone else.

To object, send a written objection by December 14, 2026 with the case name, your name, address, telephone number and the specific reasons you object. File it with the court or mail it to both the administrator and the Clerk of Court:

Clerk’s Office, U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse 299 East Broward Boulevard, Room 108 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Zumba VPPA Settlement, ATTN: Objections P.O. Box 25226 Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958

If you opt out, you cannot also object. Opting out and doing nothing both affect your legal rights, so review the release in the settlement agreement and consider speaking with a licensed attorney first.

What Law Is Involved: The Video Privacy Protection Act

The Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 18 U.S.C. § 2710, generally bars a “video tape service provider” from knowingly disclosing personally identifiable information about a consumer unless an exception applies. Three definitions drive this case:

• Consumer, § 2710(a)(1): a renter, purchaser or subscriber of goods or services from a video tape service provider.
• Personally identifiable information, § 2710(a)(3): information identifying a person as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services.
• Video tape service provider, § 2710(a)(4): a business that rents, sells or delivers prerecorded video or similar audiovisual materials.

The plaintiffs say Zumba sold access to prerecorded training videos, that buyers were consumers, and that a name plus the course-order page identified them as people who obtained that course. Consent can excuse a disclosure, but it must be informed, written (electronic is allowed) and separate from other legal or financial terms. Whether Zumba met that standard was disputed.

For violations, § 2710(c)(2) allows actual damages (with liquidated damages of at least $2,500), punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and equitable relief, and § 2710(c)(3) sets a two-year limit for suing. Those are remedies available if the elements are proven, not automatic payments to every website visitor. The settlement replaces that statutory framework with an agreed fund and share formula.

What Did the Court Decide Before the Settlement?

Date	Event
October 23, 2024	Lawsuit filed
May 2025	Court denies Zumba’s motion to dismiss
July 28, 2026	Court denies Zumba’s motion for judgment on the pleadings
August 19, 2026	Court certifies the class and three subclasses (Doc. 85)
August 28, 2026	Notice of settlement appears on the docket
September 15, 2026	Court grants preliminary approval
October 15, 2026	Notice mailing begins
December 14, 2026	Opt-out and objection deadline
January 21, 2027	Final approval hearing

In the certification order, Judge Dimitrouleas appointed Kueppers as representative for the main class and Meta subclass, Brown as representative for the main class and the Pinterest and MNTN subclasses, and Hedin LLP as class counsel. Zumba argued that the named plaintiffs had publicly promoted their credentials as Zumba instructors, which it said undercut their ability to represent other buyers. The court did not accept that as a reason to deny certification on the record before it.

A certification ruling is not a verdict. It decides that a case can go forward as a class action. It does not decide that Zumba violated the VPPA.

Why This Settlement Matters for Other Websites

Pixels and tracking tools are everywhere, and using one does not by itself break the VPPA. The questions courts ask include whether the business is a video tape service provider, whether the person is a consumer, whether the information identified the person as having obtained particular video content, whether the disclosure was knowing, and whether valid consent or another exception applies. The answers turn on the facts.

Our coverage of other tracking and privacy cases shows how different those facts can be. See the Five Below App Data Tracking Lawsuit, Were You Affected? — Rubio v. Five Below, Inc., No. 2:26-cv-07553, which is still an early-stage proposed class action with no settlement, and the Citigroup Website Tracking Lawsuit, Were You Affected? — Herrera v. Citigroup Inc., No. 2:26-cv-08905. A closed case on a similar theme is the Fairchild Medical Center Pixel Settlement, Check If You Qualify — Delgado v. Fairchild, No. 24CV08548. Each involves different companies, laws and facts, so none of them changes your eligibility for the Zumba settlement.

When Is the Final Approval Hearing?

Detail	Information
Date	January 21, 2027
Time	1:00 p.m. Eastern
Judge	William P. Dimitrouleas
Location	U.S. Courthouse, 299 E. Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL

The judge will decide whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, will consider any objections, and will rule on the fee and expense request. You do not have to attend. Hearing dates can change, so check the official website first.

Zumba Settlement FAQ

Is the Zumba $2.7 million settlement real?

Yes. It resolves a certified federal class action, Kueppers et al. v. Zumba Fitness, LLC, Case No. 0:24-cv-61983-WPD. The court granted preliminary approval on September 15, 2026, and final approval is pending.

Who qualifies for the Zumba settlement?

U.S. residents who bought the ZB1 OD Version from Zumba.com between October 22, 2022 and October 22, 2024, and whose first and last names appeared on qualifying order-confirmation pages that one or more of Meta, Pinterest or MNTN had.

How much will I get?

At least $229.33 per share: $229.33 for one subclass, $458.66 for two and $687.99 for all three.

Do I need to file a claim?

No. Payment is automatic if you stay in the class and the court approves the settlement.

Do I need proof of purchase?

No. The class was identified from Zumba’s and the advertisers’ records.

Does every Zumba customer qualify?

No. Only buyers of this online course in this window whose names met the confirmation-page condition.

What is the December 14, 2026 deadline for?

Opting out or objecting. There is no claim deadline.

Can I change my address or choose electronic payment?

Yes, through the official payment update page with your LoginID and PIN, by January 24, 2027.

What if I never got a notice?

Call Simpluris at (866) 382-0528 or email [email protected] and ask it to check the class list.

When will payments arrive?

After final approval (hearing January 21, 2027), generally within about 60 days if there is no appeal. No date is guaranteed.

Did Zumba admit wrongdoing?

No. Zumba denies the allegations, and the settlement does not include a finding that it violated the VPPA.

Can I opt out and still get paid?

No. Opting out means giving up the payment in exchange for keeping any right to sue on your own.

What to Do Now

• Find your notice and check how many shares it lists.
• Decide before December 14, 2026 whether to stay in, opt out or object.
• Update your address or choose electronic payment by January 24, 2027.
• Contact Simpluris if you think you qualify but got no notice.

Zumba VPPA Settlement, Simpluris, Inc. P.O. Box 25226, Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958 Phone: (866) 382-0528 | Email: [email protected] Website: zumbavppasettlement.com

Bottom Line

The Zumba settlement is small in scope but straightforward for the 4,543 people it covers: no claim form, no proof, and at least $229.33 for each of up to three subclass shares. The payment is not guaranteed until the court gives final approval on or after January 21, 2027. If you want to keep the right to sue Zumba yourself, you must opt out by December 14, 2026.

Sources

1. Official settlement website and FAQ
2. Settlement Agreement and Notice of Class Action Settlement
3. Order Granting Class Certification, August 19, 2026 (Doc. 85)
4. Federal docket, Kueppers v. Zumba Fitness, LLC
5. 18 U.S.C. § 2710, Video Privacy Protection Act
6. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23
7. Bloomberg Law, “Zumba Fitness Stuck With Video Privacy Suit Over Tracking Tools” (May 9, 2025)

Researched and written by Israr Ahmad, legal content researcher and founder of AllAboutLawyer.com. All facts verified against the official settlement website and FAQ, the settlement notice and agreement, the August 19, 2026 class-certification order and the federal docket, as of October 31, 2026. Last Updated: October 31, 2026. The Notice and Settlement Agreement control if they differ from this summary.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws vary by state and individual circumstances differ. For advice about your specific situation, consult a qualified attorney. Deadlines, amounts and court dates can change, so confirm them on the official settlement website before you act.