Grinnell College faces class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 515

Last Updated: 2 months ago


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A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Iowa’s Grinnell College, alleging the school “secretly sells, shares and tracks” data collected from users of its website.

Attorneys for Eyal Hanfling, a resident of New York, are seeking class-action status for the civil lawsuit they have filed against Grinnell College in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

The lawsuit claims the private, liberal arts college operates a website through which users can apply …

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