GoodRx and Criteo to pay $32 million over shared user data

GoodRx and the advertising company Criteo have agreed to pay $32 million to settle a class action over website tracking. The lawsuit says user information was shared with advertisers without consent. A court has given the deal first approval. If you used GoodRx between 2017 and 2020, you may be able to file a claim before December 29, 2026.

What the lawsuit says

GoodRx runs a free platform that tracks prescription drug prices and offers discount coupons. Criteo is a Paris-based advertising company. The lawsuit claims tracking tools on the GoodRx website passed user information to outside companies between 2017 and 2020. These tools, called pixels, are small pieces of code that record what visitors do on a site.

The companies deny the claims and say no laws were broken. They settled to avoid the cost, distraction and risk of a trial and appeals.

How the deal grew

The first proposed settlement was $25 million. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin rejected it because the parties had not shown it was fair to consumers. GoodRx and Criteo then added $7 million, and Criteo was formally added to the agreement. The court has now given preliminary approval to the new version.

The case follows a Federal Trade Commission complaint. The agency alleged GoodRx disclosed personal and health information in violation of the FTC Act and its Health Breach Notification Rule. GoodRx disagreed with the findings but settled that complaint for $1.5 million.

Who gets paid

The $32 million fund first covers attorneys' fees and expenses, notice and administration costs, and awards for the people who represented the class. What remains is split pro rata among people who file a valid claim. The size of each payment is not known yet. The defendants can also cancel the deal if too many people exclude themselves.

Key dates

• December 29, 2026: deadline to file a claim, object or opt out.
• February 11, 2027: final fairness hearing, where the court decides on final approval.

What is still open

Meta and Google are also named in the lawsuit. Claims against them are not part of this deal and continue separately. The case is Doe et al. v. GoodRx Holdings, Inc., et al., in federal court in Oakland, California. The material does not say exactly who qualifies or how to file, so the official settlement notice is the place to confirm those details.