authID Inc. Commitments Disclosure

NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Legal Matters

 

From time to time the Company is a party to various legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. Litigation can be expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. Moreover, the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict, and the Company’s view of these matters may change in the future as the litigation and events related thereto unfold. The Company expenses legal fees as incurred. The Company records a provision for contingent losses when it is probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. No such provision has been recorded as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

On January 29, 2026, the Company was served with a Summons and Complaint in the matter of Perez v. Intellicheck, Inc. and authID Inc., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Complaint alleges that one of the Company’s partners (Intellicheck, Inc., a reseller of the Company’s services) and the Company collected, stored and used biometric information from the Plaintiff and similarly situated individuals in Illinois in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq. (“BIPA”). BIPA provides for statutory damages of $1,000 per negligent violation or $5,000 per intentional or reckless violation, and the Plaintiff seeks class action certification, damages, attorneys’ fees, and other relief. The Company is not able to fully assess the probability and outcome of the matter at this time due to the need to conduct further investigation. However, the Company believes the case is without merit and it does not currently believe that a material loss is probable or reasonably estimable. As such, the Company has not recognized a liability related to this matter and intends to vigorously defend the matter.

 

Executive Compensation

 

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had employment agreements with members of the management team providing base salary amounts and provisions for stock compensation, cash bonuses and other benefits to be granted at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Additionally, certain employment agreements include provisions for base salary, bonus amounts upon meeting certain performance milestones, severance benefits for involuntary termination from a change in control or other events as defined in their respective agreements. Additionally, the vesting of certain awards could be accelerated upon a change in control (as defined) or by action of the Board of Directors.

 

Starting in fiscal year 2022 the Company adopted a 401(k) plan where employer matches 100% of the employees contribution up to 3% of their salaries and 50% of the employee’s contribution (including both executives and other employees) between 3% and 5% of their salaries. Total employer contributions for named executives for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were approximately $37,000 and $25,000, respectively.