Welcome to the Settlement Website for the Circles of Care Data Settlement

IF YOU RECEIVED A NOTICE OF SECURITY INCIDENT REGARDING THE DATA SECURITY INCIDENT FROM CIRCLES OF CARE, INC. (“CIRCLES”) ON OR AROUND DECEMBER 29, 2022, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT PAYMENT.

• A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit about a data security incident that occurred on or around September 6, 2022, which potentially exposed personally identifiable information (“PII”) and/or protected health information (“PHI”) of Circles’ patients, employees, and other individuals (the “Data Security Incident”).
• Circles provides mental health and related services at ten (10) locations in Melbourne, Rockledge, and Titusville, Florida. The circumstances giving rise to this case occurred on or around September 6, 2022, and involved an unauthorized individuals who accessed Circles’ network and potentially accessed information related to patients, employees, and other individuals (the “Data Security Incident”). The exposed information may have included first and last name, date of birth, Social Security number, address, phone number, driver’s license number, bank routing and account numbers, medical account number, provider name, service dates, diagnosis, and medical procedure codes. Subsequently, a lawsuit was filed against Circles, alleging that it did not take appropriate care to protect the patients, employees, and other individuals from the Data Security Incident.
• Circles denies all of the Plaintiffs’ claims in the lawsuit and maintains it did not do anything wrong but has agreed to settle the case to avoid the expense and burdens of litigation.
• The Settlement includes all Persons to whom Circles sent notification, whether by direct written notice or substitute notice, that their personal information and/or protected health information may have been or was exposed to unauthorized third parties as a result of the Data Security Incident.
• The Settlement provides payments to people who submit valid claims for out-of-pocket expenses and lost time that were incurred and plausibly arose as a result of the Data Security Incident, and for other extraordinary unreimbursed monetary losses and lost time as appropriate.
• The Settlement also includes two years of fraud resolution services. You do not need to submit a claim to receive this benefit.
• The Settlement also includes two years of credit monitoring services and identity theft insurance. You must submit a claim to receive this benefit.

Your legal rights are affected even if you do nothing. Read the Notice carefully.

• These rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in the notice.
• The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to grant final approval of the settlement. Payments will only be made after the Court grants final approval of the Settlement and after any appeals are resolved.