No proof of purchase claims, what no proof means and where the honesty line is
Last checked August 30, 2026
No proof of purchase means the claim form does not ask you to upload a receipt. It does not mean the settlement pays anyone who fills in a form. Every one of these claims includes a statement that you are eligible, signed under penalty of perjury, and the administrator keeps the right to ask for records later.
The settlements here that pay without documents range from $10 at FitOn to $50 at Comcast and Circle K to an estimated $92 at YouTube TV. The paperwork is light because the amounts are small and the class lists are large.
What no proof actually covers
In a data breach case, no proof usually means the administrator already has your name. Comcast, Equinox, Lands' End, and Americold all mailed notices with a Class Member ID or notice ID, and the online form checks that ID against the class list. The defendant's records already did the proving.
In a consumer case with no notice list, no proof means self-certification. The Disney streaming settlement asks for your subscription dates. The RealPage rent settlement asks for your addresses, lease dates, and approximate rent. Flo Health asks you to attest that you entered period or pregnancy data between November 1, 2016 and February 28, 2019. You state it, you sign it, and the administrator can verify it later.
Where the line is
The line is whether the statement is true. If you subscribed to YouTube TV for 14 months, claim 14 months. If you never had a FitOn account, the $10 is not yours, and the form you would sign says so. Administrators compare claims against subscriber records, cross-check addresses, and flag claim volumes that exceed the class size. False claims get rejected, and the signature makes them a legal problem.
Payout's listings say the same on every case: the administrator decides eligibility, and filing does not guarantee approval or an amount. A discovery app can tell you a case exists. It cannot make you a class member.
When no proof still needs something
- A notice ID or PIN. Many no-proof claims require the code from a mailed notice, and the site has a recovery option if you lost the letter.
- An account login. The Disney streaming claim asks for the email and account number tied to your YouTube TV or DirecTV account.
- A photo ID or paystub. The poultry wages settlement wants an ID or one paystub from the job.
- Residency proof for a bonus tier. Flo Health and STIIIZY pay Californians double, and that tier needs a driver's license or utility bill.
Documented tiers are a choice, not a requirement
Almost every data breach settlement offers two tiers: a flat payment on no documents, or a larger payment on receipts. You pick one. The documented tier, whether it caps at $2,000 at Circle K or $25,000 at Americold, is reviewed item by item, and losses that do not trace to the incident are cut. If you have real losses and real records, it pays more. If you do not, the flat tier is the honest claim.