GameStop customers could be entitled to a payment from a $4.5M class action settlement
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- GameStop customers may be entitled to a payment as part of a class-action settlement filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings.
According to the lawsuit, Alejandro Aldana and Scott Gallie v. GameStop, Inc., the company shared online customers' personally identifiable information to Facebook via the Facebook Tracking Pixel without consent in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
To be able to submit a claim, you must have purchased a video game from the GameStop website between August 18, 2020, and April 17, 2025. At the time of the purchase, you must have also been a member of Facebook and maintained a public Facebook profile using your actual name.
The last day to submit a claim form is August 15.
If the Court approves the settlement, GameStop will offer either a cash payment of up to $5 or a voucher of up to $10 for use on its website.
Click here to submit a claim online.
Claims may also be submitted by mail. Print and fill out the Claim Form and mail it to:
GameStop VPPA Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 4129
Portland, Oregon 97208-4129.
The Claim Form must be postmarked on or before August 15, 2025. To learn more about the settlement, click here.
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