The Lawsuit alleges—but has not proved—that defendants System1, Inc., Total Security Limited, and Protected.net LLC (collectively referred to as “Defendants”) enrolled certain California consumers in automatic renewal subscriptions for software products without first presenting the consumer with all of the automatic renewal offer terms in a clear and conspicuous manner as required by law. The software products at issue are Total Adblock, TotalAV, Total Password, PC Protect, ScanGuard, Total VPN, and Total WebShield.
Defendants deny the claims in the Lawsuit and the Court has not decided which party is right.
All California residents who were enrolled in and charged for an automatic renewal or continuous service subscription for Protected Software between October 20, 2019 and June 30, 2024, who did not receive a full refund of any amounts paid towards such automatic renewal or continuous service subscription.
Defendants have agreed to pay the principal Settlement Amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00). If the Court grants final approval of the Settlement, each Participating Class Member will receive an equal, pro-rata share of the Net Settlement Amount. The “Net Settlement Amount” is the Settlement Amount reduced by any sums awarded by the Court for attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, any class representative service payments, and expenses of settlement administration.
| DO NOTHING | If you do nothing, you will not be a Participating Class Member and you will not qualify to receive a monetary payment, but you will be bound by the release in the Settlement Agreement. |
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| FILE A CLAIM BY FEBRUARY 4, 2025 |
In order to qualify to receive a monetray payment from the Settlement,
Class Members must file a claim.
Click here to file a Claim Form. |
| EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT BY FEBRUARY 4, 2025 |
Excluded Class Members will not receive any consideration under the Settlement and
will not be bound by any provision of the Settlement.
For detailed information about how to exclude yourself, see the Long Form Notice here. |
| OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT BY FEBRUARY 4, 2025 |
Mailing an objection is the only way to tell the Court that you are unhappy with
any aspect of the Settlement.
For Detailed information about how to object to the settlement, see the Long Form Notice here. |