Opted out, but the cookies kept collecting

SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal court denied, in part, a motion to toss class consumer privacy claims against Inspire Brands and several of its owned restaurant chains, such as Arby’s and Jimmy John’s, from consumers who say the chains’ websites installed cookies and tracking tools on their devices after they had already opted out of cookies. Some of the claims are time-barred, but the unjust enrichment and pen register claims may continue on the basis that the websites were actively collecting IP address and communication information from customers and potentially profiting off the data without permission.