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WASHINGTON DATA SETTLEMENT CLAIM FORM

General Instructions

Complete this Claim Form if you are a Settlement Class Member and you wish to receive Settlement benefits.

You are a member of the Settlement Class and eligible to submit a Claim Form if:

You are an individual an individual who resides in the United States and who previously received notice of the February 2023 cybersecurity incident affecting Washington College (“Security Incident”).

Excluded from the Settlement Class are:

  1. Washington College, its officers and directors;
  2. all Settlement Class Members who timely and validly request exclusion from the Settlement Class;
  3. any judges assigned to this case and their staff and family; and
  4. any other person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be guilty under criminal law of initiating, causing, aiding or abetting the criminal activity occurrence of the Security Incident or who pleads nolo contendere to any such charge.

Settlement Class Members may submit a claim form for:

  1. 3 years of credit monitoring;
  2. Ordinary Losses up to a total of $500 per claimant;
  3. Lost Time - $25 per hour for up to 3 hours (for a total of $75, subject to the $500 cap on Ordinary Loss Claims);
  4. Extraordinary Losses up to a total of $5,000 per claimant; or
  5. an Alternative Cash Payment of $50.

The aggregate cap on claims for Lost Time and Alternative Cash Payment is $100,000. Should the total approved claims for Lost Time and Alternative Cash Payment be greater than $100,000.00, each claim shall be reduced pro rata.

Available Benefits

Credit Monitoring Services. All Settlement Class Members shall have the ability to make a claim for 3 years of one-credit bureau credit monitoring services and identity protection services with $1 million in identity theft insurance by choosing this benefit on the Claim Form. Even if Settlement Class Members previously accepted the Defendant’s offer of complimentary credit monitoring services, they may still claim this benefit.

Ordinary Losses. Up to a total of $500 per claimant, upon submission of a valid claim with supporting documentation for out-of-pocket losses incurred or spent between February 11, 2023, and March 22, 2025, including:

  1. Out of pocket expenses incurred as a result of the Security Incident, including unreimbursed bank fees, long distance phone and cell phone charges (only if charged by the minute), data charges (only if charged based on the amount of data used), postage or gasoline for local travel; and
  2. Fees for credit reports, credit monitoring, or other identity theft insurance products purchased as a result of the Security Incident.

Lost Time. Claims for reimbursement of $25 per hour up to 3 hours (for a total of $75) with an attestation on the Claim Form that the activities performed were related to the Security Incident. Claims for Lost Time are subject to the $500 cap for Ordinary Losses (discussed above).

Extraordinary Losses. Up to a total of $5,000 per claimant, upon submission of a valid claim with supporting documentation, if:

  1. The Settlement Class Member has been the victim of actual documented identity theft and the loss is an actual, documented and unreimbursed monetary loss caused by (A) misuse of the Settlement Class Member’s Personal Information or (B) fraud associated with the Settlement Class Member’s Personal Information;
  2. The loss noted in i.(A) or i.(B) was more likely than not caused by the Security Incident;
  3. The loss occurred between February 11, 2023, and March 22, 2025; and

The loss is not already covered by the Ordinary Loss or Lost Time categories and the Settlement Class Member made reasonable efforts to avoid, or seek reimbursement for, the loss, including but not limited to exhaustion of all of the Settlement Class Member’s credit monitoring insurance and identity theft insurance.

Alternative Cash Payment. In the alternative to a claim for Ordinary Losses and Lost Time, Extraordinary Losses, and/or Credit Monitoring, Settlement Class Members can elect a $50 Alternative Cash Payment.


This Claim Form may be submitted electronically or completed and mailed, including any supporting documentation, to: Washington Data Settlement, Settlement Administrator, PO Box 25043, Santa Ana, CA 92799.

To start your online claim form, you can find your Unique ID and PIN at the top of your email Notice. If you are unable to locate your ID & PIN, please contact us by emailing info@WashingtonDataSettlement.com. Please request your Claim Login ID & PIN by providing the Class Member’s full name and mailing address.