Tim Hortons sold your data, so you can now claim a free coffee and donut

Tim Hortons clients can now declare a free sizzling beverage and baked good as a part of a class-action lawsuit settlement.

In a February 1st e-mail, the coffeehouse big reached out to clients who had used the Tim Hortons app between April 1st, 2019 and September thirtieth, 2020.

Beginning February 1st, eligible clients can signal into their Tim Hortons account and declare the free objects within the ‘Provides’ part. You’ll have one 12 months to say them and up till January thirty first, 2025 to make use of it. Those that didn’t obtain the e-mail however really feel they need to have can contact Tim Hortons’ digital support team.

This all comes after a 2020 joint investigation between then-federal privateness commissioner Daniel Therrien and his provincial counterparts which discovered that Tim Hortons had offered the geolocation knowledge of its app customers. In the end, the privacy watchdogs ruled that Tim Hortons had collected “extremely private” details about clients with out their consent.

A number of class-action lawsuits had been then filed in opposition to Tim Hortons mum or dad firm Restaurant Manufacturers Worldwide (RBI), which resulted in the Supreme Court of Quebec approving a settlement last July. Whereas RBI agreed to the settlement with none admission of legal responsibility, the corporate says it has taken measures to delete any geolocation knowledge collected from app customers. It provides that it has instructed its third-party vendor, Radar Labs, to do the identical.

Tim Hortons is directing clients who need extra info into the settlement to this website.