bicbipasettlement.com
BICBIPASettlement.com was the official information and claim website for a $10.85 million settlement involving BioMetric Impressions Corp. and claims about fingerprint privacy in Illinois.
What was BICBIPASettlement.com used for?
The website explained the settlement in Sayas v. BioMetric Impressions Corp., a class action filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
The lawsuit said BioMetric Impressions Corp., often called BIC, collected and stored some people's fingerprints without giving the notices and getting the written permission required by Illinois law.
BIC denied wrongdoing, and the settlement did not mean that the company admitted it broke the law.
A court-authorized settlement announcement directed people to BICBIPASettlement.com for claim forms, settlement documents, deadlines, and contact details.
Who could take part in the settlement?
The settlement generally covered people who were fingerprinted by BIC from January 8, 2015, through August 14, 2023.
It excluded people whose fingerprinting services were paid for by the State of Illinois under the settlement's stated state contract rules.
This detail mattered because simply having a fingerprint scan from BIC did not automatically make every customer part of the same settlement group.
The original class action complaint shows that the dispute began in January 2020 and focused on the collection and storage of fingerprint data.
Why were fingerprints at the center of the case?
Illinois has a law called the Biometric Information Privacy Act, commonly known as BIPA.
Under Section 15 of BIPA, a private business normally must give written information about biometric collection and obtain a written release before collecting certain biometric identifiers.
The law also sets rules for keeping, protecting, sharing, and destroying biometric information.
Fingerprints receive special protection because a password can be changed after a problem, while a person's fingerprint cannot simply be replaced.
How much money did the settlement provide?
BioMetric Impressions agreed to create a settlement fund of $10,850,000.
That fund was designed to cover payments to valid claimants as well as approved legal fees, administration expenses, costs, and class representative awards.
People who submitted valid claims were told they could receive up to $1,000, although the final amount depended on factors such as the number of accepted claims.
A settlement summary also lists the $10.85 million fund and the potential payment of up to $1,000.
Can people still file a claim today?
No, the claim deadline was February 22, 2024, so a new claim cannot normally be filed through the old settlement process now.
The deadline to ask for exclusion from the settlement or object to its terms was January 8, 2024.
The final approval hearing was scheduled for March 5, 2024, and later court materials identify a March 6, 2024 order in the Sayas case.
This means old pages that still say “file a claim” should not be read as proof that the settlement is currently open.
Is BICBIPASettlement.com still useful?
As of August 25, 2026, BICBIPASettlement.com does not provide readable settlement information in a normal web check, while independent settlement records mark the claims period as closed.
That makes older court notices and established legal sources more useful than relying only on the current state of the domain.
Anyone who already filed a claim should also be careful with emails or websites asking for unexpected fees, passwords, banking credentials, or other sensitive information.
Real class action settlement payments generally do not require a claimant to pay a new fee just to unlock money that was already awarded.
Why does this settlement still matter?
The BIC settlement shows how an everyday fingerprint scan can become a major privacy issue when clear consent and data rules are missing.
It also shows why settlement websites have a short useful life, because a site that once handled important claims may later become outdated or stop displaying the original information.
For people researching BICBIPASettlement.com today, the most important facts are simple: the settlement was real, the fund totaled $10.85 million, eligible claims were due in February 2024, and the old claim period is closed.
The wider lesson is that people should read biometric consent notices carefully and use official court records or trusted settlement documents when an old settlement website no longer gives clear answers.