California Residents: Did Zappos Send Your Searches to Advertisers?

It appears that code from Bing, Google and Meta runs on Zappos.com and sends data to those companies. Words typed into the Zappos search box appear to be sent to Microsoft's and Google's advertising systems. At times, other advertising companies also appear to have received search terms.

No. California law lets people whose communications were read without consent seek damages without proving they lost money.

This investigation relies on a California privacy law that protects people who live in California. If you live in California now, or lived there when you used Zappos.com, you can sign up and we will review your situation.

Your name, email and phone number, and a few yes-or-no answers. The form also asks for the email address on your Zappos or Amazon account and your mailing address. Both help us identify your account and present your claim, but neither is required to sign up. If you qualify, we may later ask you to review and sign a few documents.

No. There is no upfront cost. We work on contingency, which means we are paid only if you recover money. If there is no recovery, you owe us nothing.

Yes, you can still sign up. Clicking a banner button does not answer every question about what you agreed to. We look at what the site told you, when the tracking started and what choices the banner gave you. The site's banner appears to offer "Customize Cookies" or "Accept" with no button to reject. We will review your situation.

No. An order confirmation or account email helps if you have one, but you can sign up without it.

Maginnis Howard is a consumer protection and personal injury law firm. You can learn more about us at www.carolinalaw.com. For other questions, contact us at unlawfulcharges@carolinalaw.com.