Millions of internet users who used Google to search between 2006 and 2013 may be able to claim a cut of a $23million settlement the tech giant has agreed to pay.
The class-action lawsuit stems from claims Google shared user data with third party websites without permission.
Google has denied the claims and said the settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing.
People who used Google Search and clicked on a search link between or on October 26, 2006 and September 30, 2013 are included in the settlement as a settlement class member.
Anyone hoping to get involved with the class action lawsuit will have to submit a claim by July 31.
You can opt into the settlement by visiting refererheadersettlement.com
Once there, go to the Registration Form page and fill out your information to get a Class Member ID.
With that you will be able to submit a further form and file your claim.
Don't quite start spending the money just yet as current data points to everyone approved for claims only getting around $7.70 each.
The final hearing date for the settlement is currently scheduled for October 12. Any users who wish to object to the settlement have to write to the court by July 31.
They can also ask to speak in court on the issue.
Following the settlement, Google will change its FAQs page to explain the circumstances under which user searches are shared with third parties.
Class action lawsuits are a useful way for consumers to hold companies to account.
Last month it was revealed that online fashion giant Boohoo agreed to pay a whopping $197million to settle a case alleging they advertised using fake discounts on their sites.
Prices on PrettyLittleThing, NastyGal and boohooMAN had been artificially inflated, a class action lawsuit in the US claimed.
The court filing claimed that the brands wouldn't actually have sold the clothing at the original price on its US website and shoppers seeing discounted prices would believe they were getting a great deal.
A class action lawsuit was filed against the company in May 2020, which claimed that Boohoo brands advertised "fake and inflated comparison reference prices to deceive customers into a false belief that the sale price is a deeply discounted bargain price."
It was claimed that there had been promotions offering "50 per cent off everything'' or a similar discount appearing regularly on the website.
Social media giant Facebook is also involved in a lawsuit.
If you were using Facebook sometime between the dates of May 24 2007 and December 22, 2022, you possibly could be owed some money from the social media giant.
Facebook's parent company Meta, has agreed to pay out $725million to Facebook users to settle a class action lawsuit over user privacy.
In April 2018, the Mark Zuckerberg owned company said that the personal data of up to 87 million users was improperly shared with British political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica.
