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Vayan Group biometric privacy settlement

Vayan Group has settled an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act class action in the Central District of Illinois for $104,720. The class is a named group of about 272 people whose fingerprints or other biometric identifiers the complaint says were captured, used or disclosed in Illinois between March 1, 2021 and September 8, 2026, so if that was you, you may be eligible for an estimated $194. There is no claim form and nothing to pay anyone: checks are mailed automatically to class members who do not opt out by December 7, 2026, and are good for 90 days. The fairness hearing is December 21, 2026, the $194 is an estimate before court-approved fees, and only the administrator decides who is paid.

Official program page Official notice

There is no claim form for this one. The administrator pays consumers it has already identified, so the useful step is to make sure they can reach you — not to file anything. Anyone offering to file it for you, for a fee, is selling you nothing.

When the money moves

What the official materials say about the payment schedule for this settlement, and what the administrator has published since. Every figure below is linked to the page it was read from.

Status: Payments have not started

Expected

The notice gives no distribution date. The fairness hearing is set for December 21, 2026, and checks follow court approval and the resolution of any appeals.

Read off the official notice, in its own words. These dates slip — an appeal can move a distribution by a year or more — so treat it as the administrator's plan rather than a schedule.

Source: the official notice ↗

Facts from the official materials

Status: Open
Type: Class-action settlement
Category: Privacy
Defendant / company: Vayan Group, LLC
Administrator: American Legal Claim Services, LLC (vayanbipasettlement.com)
Claim deadline: No claim to file — opt out by December 7, 2026
Eligibility period: March 1, 2021 – September 8, 2026
States: IL
Proof: No claim to file — payments are sent automatically
Possible amount: About $194 (not guaranteed)
Source confidence: high
Last verified: October 21, 2026

Covered services

Vayan Group biometric timekeeping

Marenya Montgomery v. Vayan Group, LLC · 1:26-cv-01154-MMM-RLH · U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

A $104,720 fund shared among roughly 272 people the parties have already identified, which the notice estimates at about $194 each. There is no claim form; checks are mailed automatically and stay valid for 90 days, and anything left uncashed goes to Prairie State Legal Services. The $194 is the administrator's estimate before the court approves fees and costs, not a guaranteed amount.

Important dates

Opt-out deadline: December 7, 2026
Fairness hearing: December 21, 2026

Why this case happened

The case is brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and concerns biometric identifiers the complaint says Vayan Group captured, used or disclosed in Illinois. The company denies the allegations and the court has not ruled on the merits.

Eligibility questions

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