Capital One Shopping Settlement

The Court has preliminarily approved a proposed settlement to resolve claims in a lawsuit called In re Capital One Financial Corporation, Affiliate Marketing Litigation, No. 1:25-cv-00023-AJT-WBP (E.D. Va.) (the “Settlement”), which involves legal claims relating to the affiliate marketing industry.

The Court certified the Settlement Class as all persons (including entities) in the United States who participated in an affiliate commission program with an online merchant that also partnered with Capital One Shopping during the Class Period (January 6, 2020, through December 18, 2025), and who were involved in a transaction in which Capital One Shopping was also involved.

If you are a Settlement Class Member, you may be able to receive one of the following Settlement Class Member Benefits:

• Proof Payments: To receive a Proof Payment equal to the amount of commissions earned by Capital One on certain transactions, a Settlement Class Member must have submitted a Claim Form with sufficient information to demonstrate that the Settlement Class Member has at least one transaction, posted on or after November 1, 2023, within the Capital One Shopping Data that qualifies under the agreed-upon list of rules and parameters mutually developed by the Parties.
• Alternate Payments: To receive a flat payment of $20, a Settlement Class Member must have submitted a Claim Form with sufficient evidence to indicate the following:
  1. That a Settlement Class Member’s identifier is present in a URL within the page_view data (such as a publisher ID, affiliate ID, affiliate link, or trade name) of the Capital One Shopping Data; and
  2. Capital One Shopping and the Settlement Class Member both partner with the same merchant through affiliate networks that Capital One Shopping also partners with.

No Settlement Class Member shall receive both the Proof Payment and the Alternative Payment, and no Settlement Class Member may receive more than one Alternative Payment.

Your Legal Rights and Options

Participate By Filing A Claim	The deadline to file a claim passed on April 17, 2026.
Exclude yourself	The deadline to exclude yourself passed on April 17, 2026.
Object to the settlement	The deadline to object passed on April 17, 2026.
Do Nothing	If you do nothing, you will receive no payment in this Settlement, and you will give up your right to assert claims against Defendants arising from or related in any way to Capital One Shopping, the conduct alleged in the Action, or conduct arising from the factual predicate of the Action.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained further in the Notice and on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of this website.

The Court must decide whether to approve the Settlement and the requested attorneys’ Fee Award and Costs. No Settlement Benefits will be provided unless the Court approves the Settlement.