Supreme Court for the State of New York, County of KINGS

Tracy Oche, et al. v. National Math and Science Initiative, Index No. 510959/2023

If National Math and Science Initiative notified you of a
Data Incident in or around February 2022, you are eligible
to enroll at no cost in financial protection services. 

Enrollment is now openfor Financial Shield Total. You will receive one year of Financial Shield Total service from the date of your enrollment. To enroll in Financial Shield Total, visit the website app.financialshield.com/enrollment/activate/nati and enter your Activation Code which was mailed to you in the Class Notice. Please note that this code is unique to you and should not be shared with anyone else for enrollment. In addition to your activation code, you will need to provide your name, address, date of birth, telephone, a valid email, and your Social Security number to complete your enrollment. The provision of this information is necessary to provide you with the full benefits of Financial Shield Total.  The deadline to enroll is October 1, 2024.  After October 1, 2024, the enrollment process will close, and your Financial Shield Total code will no longer be active.

A court authorized this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

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• A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against National Math and Science Initiative (“NMSI” or “Defendant”) concerning a data security incident that occurred in or around September 2021 through October 2021 (the “Data Incident”).
• The lawsuit is called Tracy Oche, et al. v. National Math and Science Initiative, Index No. 510959/2023 (the “Action”). The lawsuit alleges that the Data Incident potentially exposed certain personal identifying information (“PII”) of Plaintiffs and the members of the putative class.
• The Settlement Class includes all individuals who were sent notification by NMSI that their personal information was or may have been compromised in the Data Incident. It excludes: (i) the Judge(s) presiding over this Action, and members of their direct families; (ii) NMSI, its subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which NMSI or its parents have a controlling interest and their current or former officers, directors, and employees; and (iii) all Class Members who timely and validly request exclusion from the Settlement Class.
• Your legal rights are affected regardless of whether you act. Please read this Notice carefully.

YOUR  LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT
EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT	You will receive no Credit Monitoring Services, but you will retain any rights you currently have with respect to Defendant and the issues in this case. The deadline to exclude yourself from the Settlement is May 6, 2024.
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT	Get no benefits from the settlement. Keep the right to bring a separate lawsuit about the same issue at your own expense.
ATTEND THE FINAL APPROVAL HEARING	You or your attorney may attend and speak about your objection at the Final Approval Hearing. The Final Approval Hearing was held on June 12, 2024.  This case was approved at the Final Approval Hearing.
DO NOTHING	Write to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement. If the settlement is approved, you will still automatically receive a check or account credit and give up the right to bring a separate lawsuit about the same issue.

• These rights and options, and the deadlines to exercise them, are explained in this Notice. For complete details, please see the Settlement Agreement and Release (“Settlement Agreement”), whose terms control, available at www.NMSIsettlement.com.
• The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. The code for Credit Monitoring Services provided in the Notice sent to you will only be activated if the Court approves the Settlement and it becomes final.