Nextdoor Data Privacy Issues?
Last Updated on April 15, 2024
At A Glance
- This Alert Affects:
- Anyone who had a Nextdoor account and a Microsoft Office or Microsoft Outlook account within the past two years.
- What’s Going On?
- Attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe Nextdoor may have violated state and federal privacy laws by using tracking technology to share users’ precise location data with Microsoft. They’re now gathering Nextdoor users to take legal action against the company.
- What You Can Do
- If you had both a Nextdoor account and a Microsoft Office or Outlook account within the past two years, join others taking action by filling out the form linked below.
- What Am I Signing Up For, Exactly?
- You’re signing up for what’s known as “mass arbitration,” which involves hundreds or thousands of consumers bringing individual arbitration claims against the same company at the same time and over the same issue. This is different from class action litigation and takes place outside of court.
- Does This Cost Anything?
- It costs nothing to sign up, and the attorneys will only get paid if they win your claim.
- How Much Could I Get?
- While there are no guarantees, certain state and federal privacy laws provide that consumers could be owed thousands for violations.
Do you have a Nextdoor account?
If you also have a Microsoft Office or Outlook account, join others taking action. It costs nothing to sign up, and all you need to do is fill out a quick, secure form using the link below.
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org suspect that Nextdoor may have violated certain state and federal privacy laws and are now gathering account holders to take legal action.
Specifically, they believe that the neighborhood social media platform may be using tracking technology to collect users’ precise location information, including where they are and how long they spend there, and secretly share the data with Microsoft. Users’ location data can then potentially be combined with personal information from other sources and used for targeted advertising.
Did you have a Nextdoor account within the past two years? Did you also have a Microsoft Office or Outlook account? If so, join others taking action by filling out this quick, secure form.
Is This a Lawsuit? What Legal Action Am I Signing Up For?
You are not signing up for a lawsuit, but rather a process known as mass arbitration. This is a relatively new legal technique that, like a class action lawsuit, allows a large group of people to take action and seek compensation from a company over an alleged wrongdoing. Here is a quick explanation of mass arbitration from our blog:
[M]ass arbitration occurs when hundreds or thousands of consumers file individual arbitration claims against the same company over the same issue at the same time. The aim of a mass arbitration proceeding is to grant relief on a large scale (similar to a class action lawsuit) for those who sign up.”
Nextdoor’s member agreement contains an arbitration clause requiring consumers to resolve disputes via arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution that takes place outside of court before a neutral arbitrator, as opposed to a judge or jury. It’s for this reason that attorneys working with ClassAction.org have decided to handle this matter as a mass arbitration rather than a class action lawsuit.
How Much Does This Cost?
It costs nothing to sign up, and you’ll only need to pay if the attorneys win money on your behalf. Their payment will come as a percentage of your award.
If they don’t win your claim, you don’t pay.
How Much Money Could I Get?
There are no guarantees as to how much money you could get or whether your claim will be successful. However, certain state and federal privacy laws provide that consumers may be owed anywhere from $100 to thousands of dollars for violations.
Sign Up and Take Action
If you had a Nextdoor account and a Microsoft Office or Outlook account within the past two years, join others taking action by filling out this quick, secure form.
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