ExpressVPN Auto-Renewal Settlement

The settlement covers people who meet all of the listed subscription, payment, date, and California-residency requirements. Receiving a notice means ExpressVPN’s records indicate you may be in the class; it does not change the stated requirements.

• You must have bought an automatically renewing ExpressVPN subscription.
• You must have paid at least one automatic-renewal charge between September 15, 2022, and June 13, 2025.
• You must have been living in California when you did so.
• The notice says some people are excluded, including ExpressVPN workers, people related to the judges or lawyers in the case, and people who previously released the claims. The full list is in the Settlement Agreement.

Submitting a claim is the only way to seek a cash payment. The notice says a claim form must be properly completed and include the information it requires.

• Complete and submit a valid Claim Form by January 12, 2027.
• You may file electronically or mail a paper form to the Settlement Administrator.
• A mailed form must be postmarked by the deadline; an online form must be received by then.
• You can choose a check, ACH bank transfer, prepaid Mastercard, PayPal, Zelle, or Venmo for a cash payment.

The notice does not promise that a claimant will receive twice what they paid. It describes that figure as a maximum, not a fixed payment.

• The maximum is twice the total subscription costs during the class period.
• The actual payment may be lower.
• The amount can depend on the subscription payments and amounts paid, refunds from ExpressVPN, the number of valid claims, and deductions from the Cash Fund for fees, costs, awards, and taxes.

Because the notice does not state a document requirement, readers should review the Claim Form for its specific requirements. A signature, declaration, or notice alone is not described as proof of payment.

• The notice requires a valid, timely Claim Form for cash.
• It says to read the form and provide all information the form requires.
• The notice itself does not say whether receipts, account records, payment records, or other supporting documents must be submitted with the form.

The voucher is separate from the cash claim. It is automatic for eligible former subscribers if the settlement is approved; no claim form is required for the voucher itself.

• Former subscribers are those whose accounts were canceled or had lapsed as of September 9, 2026.
• If the settlement is approved, they will receive an emailed Credit Voucher for a three-month ExpressVPN Advanced-tier subscription.
• The voucher does not automatically renew.
• A former subscriber who also files a valid, timely claim may receive both the voucher and a cash payment.

Voucher eligibility is based on account status on one particular date, not on whether the account is active later.

• You are not eligible for the Credit Voucher if your subscription was active on September 9, 2026.
• Canceling or allowing the subscription to lapse after that date does not create voucher eligibility.
• You may still seek the cash payment by submitting a valid claim if you otherwise qualify.

Doing nothing is different from excluding yourself. It keeps you in the settlement, but does not request cash.

• You will not receive a cash payment.
• You will give up the right to sue ExpressVPN over the claims resolved by this settlement, unless you exclude yourself.
• If you were a former subscriber as of September 9, 2026, you may still receive the automatic Credit Voucher if the settlement is approved.

Excluding yourself, sometimes called opting out, means leaving the settlement. It is not the same as objecting to it.

• Mail a written exclusion request, postmarked by January 12, 2027.
• Include the required statement, your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, and a handwritten signature.
• If you exclude yourself, you receive no settlement compensation, including cash or the voucher, but you keep any rights you currently have to sue over these issues.

No payment date is guaranteed. Court approval alone does not establish when payments will be sent, because an appeal could delay them.

• The court is scheduled to consider approval on February 19, 2027.
• If approved and any appeals are resolved in favor of the settlement, payments are expected about two months later.
• The notice says appeals can make the timing uncertain and may take more than a year.
• Checks expire 90 days after issuance.