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TED Video Privacy Settlement — 2 Free Months or $5 Cash

No proof needed $5 Open for Claims

TED account holders who watched a video on ted.com or the TED apps get two free months of TED Membership automatically, or $5 cash if they claim by Oct 26, 2026.

Who qualifies and how to claim

Case No. 1:23-cv-09219-DEH | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

You may submit your claim up until October 26, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Enter the Claim ID and PIN from the notice you received to begin. Each Claim ID may be used for one claim only.

Can’t find your Claim ID? Contact the Settlement Administrator .

Settlement Information

The Court has adjourned the Final Approval Hearing due to a scheduling conflict. The hearing is now scheduled for November 13, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 905, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007.

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against TED Foundation Inc. (“TED” or “Defendant”). The class action lawsuit claims that TED allegedly disclosed users’ personally identifiable information to third-party service providers, without users’ informed, written consent, in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2710. The VPPA defines PII to include information which identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services from a video tape service provider. Defendant denies that it engaged in any wrongful conduct or violated any law, and the Court has not decided who is right. The parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid the uncertainties and expenses associated with continuing the case.

You are included in the Settlement if you are a person in the United States who, between October 19, 2021 and July 14, 2026, was a TED account holder and watched a pre-recorded video on the website TED.com or on TED’s iOS or Android mobile applications (“Settlement Class Member(s)”).

Persons included in the Settlement will be eligible to automatically receive two free months of TED Membership (the “TED Membership Benefit,” estimated to have at least a $10.00 value), subject to their agreement to activate the TED Membership Benefit. However, each Settlement Class Member may instead file a Claim Form that will, if approved by the Settlement Administrator, entitle him or her the option to select in lieu of the TED Membership Benefit either (i) a cash payment for $5.00, subject to a pro rata reduction as explained below, or (ii) a donation option, whereby a Settlement Class Member agrees that their cash payment from the Settlement will be remitted as a donation to TED Foundation Inc. See Question 6 for details. For those Settlement Class Members who select the cash payment option, if approved by the Court, Defendant will make available up to $350,000.00 under the Settlement to pay all valid claims submitted by the Settlement Class (the “Settlement Fund”). In no event shall the amount Defendant pays in cash to said Settlement Class Members exceed $350,000.00.

Read the Notice carefully. Your legal rights are affected whether you act, or don’t act.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement

You will automatically receive the TED Membership Benefit (subject to your activation of the benefit). Selecting this option will give up your rights to sue Defendant about the claims in this case.

By submitting a claim form, you will have the option to receive a cash payment or donate your cash payment to TED. Selecting this option will give up your rights to sue Defendant about the claims in this case.

If you opt out of the settlement class, you will receive no benefits from the Settlement, but you will retain any rights you currently have to sue Defendant about the claims in this case.

If you remain in the settlement class but don’t like the Settlement, you can write to the Court explaining why you don’t like the Settlement.

If you remain in the settlement class and have objected to the Settlement, you can ask to speak in Court about your opinion of the Settlement.

Your rights and options— and the deadlines to exercise them —are explained in the Notice .

Frequently Asked Questions

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Documents & history

115 court filings since Oct 2023, the latest on Sep 28, 2026, across 1 docket: 1:23-cv-09219 Sutton v. TED Foundation, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.).

What has happened

  1. Deadline to opt out or object Deadline · upcoming
  2. Court hearing Hearing · upcoming
  3. Final approval hearing Hearing · upcoming
  4. Deadline to opt out or object Deadline · upcoming
  5. Claim deadline Deadline · upcoming
  6. DECLARATION of Plaintiff David Ramirez in Support re (ECF 114) Attorneys' fees
  7. DECLARATION of Plaintiff Tyler Baker in Support re (ECF 113) Attorneys' fees
  8. DECLARATION of Plaintiff Kimberly Sutton in Support re (ECF 112) Attorneys' fees
  9. DECLARATION of Yitzchak Kopel in Support re (ECF 111) Preliminary approval
  10. MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re (ECF 110) Attorneys' fees
  11. MOTION for Attorney Fees Costs, Expenses, and Service Awards. Document filed by Tyler Baker, David Ramirez, Kimberly Sutton. Return Date set for 11/12/2026 a… (ECF 109) Attorneys' fees
  12. Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement Agreement, Certifying Settlement Class, Appointing Class Representatives, Appointing Class Cou… (ECF 106) Preliminary approval
  13. DECLARATION of Yitzchak Kopel in Support re (ECF 105) Preliminary approval
  14. MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re (ECF 104) Preliminary approval

Documents

Court filings come from the court's public docket through the free RECAP archive; official documents from the settlement administrator's own site. Other dates come from the official settlement site and the summary above. Nothing here is legal advice. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

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