Women’s health app Flo Health has settled a class action lawsuit over claims it shared user data without permission. The case was resolved after a judge said the plaintiffs lacked enough evidence to prove their claims.
The lawsuit accused Flo of sharing users’ menstrual cycle data and other health information with companies including Meta. Both Flo and Meta denied these claims throughout the case.
A judge noted that the lack of evidence made it very difficult for the plaintiffs to win their case under California privacy laws. The settlement was reached shortly after this judicial assessment.
“We are pleased to confirm that the matter has been resolved and that the facts came out at the trial,” said Flo in a statement released yesterday. “We have always maintained that the claims lacked merit.”
The company stressed that the settlement includes no admission of wrongdoing. The terms need court approval, and affected users will get more information in the coming weeks.
Flo launched in 2015 and now serves 76 million monthly users who track their periods and monitor reproductive health. The company became a unicorn in 2023 with a $200 million funding round.
This case follows a 2021 agreement between Flo and the Federal Trade Commission over similar data sharing concerns. Since then, Flo has added privacy features to give users more control over their data.
The settlement allows both sides to end the legal dispute without going to trial.
