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An Ottawa maker of sexual aids has settled a lawsuit with a U.S. woman for $3.75 million US over concerns about the way the company handles data its products generate.

In September, a lawsuit was filed in an Illinois court against Standard Innovation Corp., which manufactures the popular We-Vibe sex aid, about the way newer versions of the device share “highly intimate” data over the web.

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A version of the vibrating sex toy, the We-Vibe Rave released two years ago, is Bluetooth and Wi-Fi compatible. A cellphone app called We-Connect allows users and their partners to control the Rave’s intensity and vibration patterns remotely over the Internet and allows for private text messages and video calls.

The lawsuit suit, filed Sept., 2 claimed that Standard Innovation Corp. didn’t do enough to explain how “sensitive information” being generated by We-Connect users was being used and that owners of the devices were concerned about the company eavesdropping on their most intimate moments.