A federal court in San Francisco has given preliminary approval to a $59.5 million settlement resolving claims that Google, the period-tracking app Flo Health and the analytics firm Flurry shared users’ menstrual and pregnancy data with outside companies without proper consent. The fund is now open to claims, and the deadline to file falls in six weeks. For anyone who logged intimate health details into a free tracking app nearly a decade ago, the case is a reminder that no-cost apps can carry hidden costs, and in this instance, a formal path to recovering some money.
The case, Frasco et al. v. Flo Health, Inc., et al., No. 3:21-cv-00757-JD, has moved through the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California since 2021. Under the settlement terms now before the court, claims must be submitted by October 15, 2026, either through the official online portal or by mail.
The $59.5 Million Fund and Who Qualifies
The settlement, filed with U.S. District Judge James Donato, splits $59.5 million among three defendants: Google has agreed to pay $48 million, Flo Health $8 million and Flurry $3.5 million. The nationwide class covers anyone who used the Flo app in the United States between November 1, 2016, and February 28, 2019, and entered menstruation or pregnancy information during that window. A California subclass — people who also lived in California at the time — receives twice the pro rata share, reflecting stronger state privacy statutes. Full eligibility rules and the official claim form are posted on the court-appointed Period Tracker Data Privacy Litigation settlement site, administered by A.B. Data. The Flo app had grown into one of the most widely used period and fertility trackers on the market during the years covered by the class, with users answering detailed questions about menstrual cycles, sexual activity and pregnancy attempts that the app promised to keep private unless a user gave consent to share it.
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What the Lawsuit Alleged About Shared Health Data
Court filings allege that Flo Health built software development kits from outside companies, including Google and Flurry, into the Flo app, and that those kits passed along users’ menstrual cycle and pregnancy entries without the notice or consent the app promised. The lawsuit claimed the practice violated California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act, the state constitution’s privacy protections and contract law, among other claims. Google, Flo Health and Flurry deny any wrongdoing and deny the allegations. Like nearly every class-action settlement, this one resolves the case without any court finding that the companies broke the law; the companies agreed to pay to avoid the cost and uncertainty of a trial.
No Proof Required to File a Claim
Unlike settlements that demand receipts or screenshots, this one asks claimants only for identifying information and a signed attestation, made under penalty of perjury, that they used the Flo app and entered the relevant data during the class period. A claimant who never received a mailed or emailed notice with a personal identification number can still file, though the administrator may follow up for verification. Payments come from a net settlement fund left over after court-approved attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, administration expenses and service awards to the named plaintiffs are deducted; the amount each person eventually receives depends on how many valid claims are filed, since the fund is split pro rata. Any calculated payment under $1 is not issued, and the notice warns that payments are unlikely before 2027, once final approval and any appeals are resolved.
Filing Online or by Mail Before October 15
Claimants have two ways to file: submit the form electronically through the settlement administrator’s site by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on October 15, 2026, or mail a paper claim form postmarked by that same date. The form asks for a name, mailing address, email, phone number, whether the claimant lived in California during the class period, and a chosen payment method; once a claim is approved, payment options include electronic transfer or a paper check mailed to the address on file. If a submitted form is missing information, the settlement administrator gives the claimant 20 days from written notice to fix it before the claim can be denied. Separately, the deadline to object to the settlement’s terms is October 8, 2026, and the court has scheduled a final approval hearing for October 29, 2026, at 11 a.m. Pacific time. Anyone who already opted out of the case during an earlier notice period is no longer eligible to file a claim.
Why Meta Is Not Part of This Payout
Meta Platforms was also named in the original litigation but chose not to join the settlement, taking the case to trial instead. A federal jury found Meta liable in August 2025 under the California Invasion of Privacy Act for intercepting Flo app users’ health data, a verdict Meta is appealing. Any recovery tied to that jury verdict is separate from the $59.5 million fund covering Google, Flo Health and Flurry, and filing a claim in this settlement does not affect a class member’s standing in the Meta matter; the underlying court filings are posted on the settlement administrator’s official court documents page. Claimants who want to submit the standard nationwide or California subclass claim can do so directly through the online claim portal before the October 15 cutoff.
This article was produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a human editor. Figures are linked to their primary sources; where a claim could not be verified from the public record, we say so.
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