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Fandango (incl. RottenTomatoes.com)
Headline
The January 2026 tracking-pixel suit against Fandango sits on the other side of the line the AMC and Regal rulings drew: Fandango is a website that streams video content, which brings it within the Video Privacy…
Not independently verified. Verification status: Unverified - heuristic first draft. Publish state: draft unverified.
The January 2026 tracking-pixel suit against Fandango sits on the other side of the line the AMC and Regal rulings drew: Fandango is a website that streams video content, which brings it within the Video Privacy Protection Act's scope in a way a theatre operator is not. Same underlying conduct, different statutory outcome, decided by what kind of business the defendant is. Fandango also owns Rotten Tomatoes, so a user's browsing across ticket purchases and film research sits in one profile. Allegations, not findings.
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- Last verified2026-08-04
Primary source. None recorded — Unverified - heuristic first draft.
Terms
Arbitration
Not independently confirmed this pass — standard binding arbitration + class action waiver expected.
Data sharing
TRACKING-PIXEL LAWSUIT (reported as filed Jan 15, 2026; current status not re-verified Oct 2026): alleges Fandango unlawfully implemented THIRD-PARTY TRACKING PIXELS on RottenTomatoes.com (a Fandango-owned property) to collect and profit from user data — part of the same broader pixel-tracking litigation wave documented throughout this tracker, here notably applied to a MOVIE-REVIEW site rather than the direct ticketing platform itself.
Fees and billing
MAJOR SETTLEMENT (claim deadline Mar. 31, 2025; class period Aug. 29, 2022 - Mar. 11, 2024): Fandango agreed to pay $9 MILLION to resolve a class action alleging it failed to TIMELY DISCLOSE a 'convenience fee' for online movie-ticket purchases at New York theaters, under New York law (reported as the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law) — reportedly part of a wave (individual peer amounts below not re-verified this pass) of nearly identical settlements against other ticketing platforms under the same New York law: Alamo Drafthouse ($7M+), ATG Tickets ($997K+), Atom Tickets ($550K), Gotham Comedy Club ($716K+), Film Forum ($413K+), One World Observatory ($975K), Museum of Illusions NY ($580K+), and Splish Splash ($1M) all settled comparable 'hidden ticket fee' claims within roughly the same 18-month window.
Contacts
Privacy contact. Not recorded.
Legal notice. Not verified this pass. If publicly traded: SEC Form 10-K cover page gives the official corporate address; the Secretary of State business-entity search in the state of incorporation gives the registered agent, which must accept service. If private: the state registered agent is usually the only reliable route.
Mailing address. Not recorded.
Evidence
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No sources are on file for this row yet.
Source vault
Link status: Candidate - not yet fetched
| Document | Last fetch | |
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| Privacy policy fandango.com/policies/privacy-policy | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Terms of service fandango.com/policies/terms-of-use | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Website No URL recorded | Not fetched yet | — |
| Primary source No URL recorded Verification: Unverified - heuristic first draft | Not fetched yet | — |
Enforcement
No enforcement actions are linked to this row.
State statute
No HQ state on file, so no state statute applies by headquarters.