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DIGITAL EXHAUST
OPT OUT GUIDE
For Law Enforcement Partners and Their Families
Version 1.0
It is recommended you follow the order of this Guide as presented. Doing so will assist you with the reduction of your Digital Exhaust, particularly in securing your Web Browser, which is a critical component of removing your Digital Exhaust.
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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Limiting Liability ............................................................................................................................ 4
2.3 Links .............................................................................................................................................. 4
2.4 Content ......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.5 Availability ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3 What Is Digital Exhaust? ....................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Why should you care? ................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Why do I need a guide? ................................................................................................................ 5
3.3 Where do I actually fit into the digital exhaust landscape?.......................................................... 5
4 The Guide .............................................................................................................................................. 7
4.1 Securing Your Web Browser ......................................................................................................... 7
4.1.1 Browser Privacy Extension Advice ........................................................................................ 8
4.1.2 Browser Testing Tools ......................................................................................................... 12
4.2 Online Behavioral Advertising ..................................................................................................... 12
4.2.1 Browser Privacy Controls .................................................................................................... 13
4.2.2 Online Behavioral Advertising Services ............................................................................... 13
4.3 Primary Data Brokers .................................................................................................................. 14
4.4 People Search Sites ..................................................................................................................... 14
4.5 Mobile Phones and Mobile Browsing ......................................................................................... 15
4.5.1 Mobile Phones .................................................................................................................... 15
4.5.2 Mobile Browsing ................................................................................................................. 16
4.6 Your Personal Telephone Number and Your Personal Email Address ........................................ 17
4.6.1 Your Personal Telephone Number ...................................................................................... 17
4.6.2 Your Personal Email Address .............................................................................................. 17
4.7 Social Media Platforms ............................................................................................................... 17
4.7.1 Social Media Privacy Settings Links ..................................................................................... 18
4.8 Facebook ..................................................................................................................................... 18
4.8.1 Standalone Email Addresses and Proper Settings .............................................................. 18
4.8.2 Ensure Facebook Account Settings Properly Configured .................................................... 18
4.8.3 Conduct Your Own Facebook Security Checkup ................................................................. 19
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4.8.4 Ensure Facebook Privacy Settings Are Properly Configured ............................................... 20
4.8.5 Managing Your Facebook Community ................................................................................ 21
4.8.6 Facebook Facial Recognition and Active Status .................................................................. 22
4.8.7 Disabling Advertising Features In Facebook ....................................................................... 23
4.9 Facebook Messenger .................................................................................................................. 28
4.9.1 Disabling Facebook Messenger From Automatically Syncing Your Contacts ..................... 28
4.9.2 Additional Facebook Messenger Privacy Settings .............................................................. 30
4.10 LinkedIn ....................................................................................................................................... 32
4.10.1 Detecting Fake or Doppelgänger LinkedIn Accounts/Personas .......................................... 32
4.10.2 LinkedIn Privacy Settings ..................................................................................................... 34
4.11 Real Estate Online Listings .......................................................................................................... 37
4.11.1 Real Estate Online Service Privacy Links ............................................................................. 37
4.11.2 How To Remove Curbside Pictures Of Your Home ............................................................. 37
4.12 Gaming Consoles ......................................................................................................................... 38
4.12.1 Consoles and Online Services.............................................................................................. 38
4.13 Debit and Credit Card Tracking ................................................................................................... 39
4.14 Google Tracking and Location Data ............................................................................................ 39
4.14.1 Google Account Privacy Controls ........................................................................................ 40
4.14.2 Google Assistant Data Privacy Controls .............................................................................. 41
4.14.3 Google Calendar Privacy Controls ....................................................................................... 41
4.14.4 Privacy-focused Google Personal Content Settings Examples ............................................ 42
4.15 Amazon Settings ......................................................................................................................... 45
4.15.1 Amazon Mobile App Settings .............................................................................................. 45
4.15.2 Alexa Echo Settings ............................................................................................................. 51
4.16 Apple iPhone Ads and Location Settings ..................................................................................... 54
4.16.1 iPhone Analytics .................................................................................................................. 54
4.16.2 iPhone Advertising .............................................................................................................. 54
4.16.3 iPhone Location Services..................................................................................................... 55
4.16.4 iPhone Location-based Apple Ads ....................................................................................... 56
4.16.5 iPhone Significant Locations ............................................................................................... 57
4.16.6 Privacy-focused Apple Calendar Settings ............................................................................ 58
4.16.7 iPhone App Store Personalized Recommendations ............................................................ 58
4.17 Lock Down Your Mobile Phone From Allowing Mobile Apps To Spy On Your Contacts ............. 60
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4.17.1 iPhone Settings ................................................................................................................... 60
4.17.2 Android Settings .................................................................................................................. 61
4.18 Photo Metadata .......................................................................................................................... 62
4.18.1 Removing EXIF from iOS photos on Apple Mac computers ................................................ 62
4.18.2 Preventing EXIF location data from embedding into new photos on iOS .......................... 62
4.18.3 Removing all EXIF data from iOS Photos ............................................................................. 63
4.18.4 Preventing iOS App from Changing Camera Settings ......................................................... 63
4.19 Social Security Number ............................................................................................................... 65
4.19.1 Block Electronic And Phone Access To Your SSN ................................................................ 67
5 Appendix: List of People Search Opt-Out Sites ................................................................................... 69
6 Endnotes ........................................................................................................................................... 352
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2 DISCLAIMER
2.1 PURPOSE
The Digital Exhaust Opt Out Guide is a new publication; no previous versions are available. This Guide was created to mitigate risk for Law Enforcement employees’ and their families as it pertains to protecting their personal information, which is vulnerable to exploitation. This risk includes potential for threat actors to identify, target, and track anyone affiliated with Law Enforcement via use of open source, Internet-based services offering searches of data aggregated about the American public. To mitigate this risk, this Guide was created as a first-of-its-kind aid for the Law Enforcement community in highlighting and presenting recommendations to reduce these vulnerabilities. This document is for informational purposes only. Questions about this document can be directed to the email address listed below in Section 2.5.
2.2 LIMITING LIABILITY
This Digital Exhaust Opt Out Guide was prepared as a collection of best practices to assist Law Enforcement employees. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, or process disclosed. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
2.3 LINKS
The appearances of hyperlinks, which are external to Law Enforcement databases, are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute endorsement by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content. The links provided within this Guide are current as of the publication in October 2019.
2.4 CONTENT
No policy may contradict, alter or otherwise modify the standards of your Law Enforcement agency. Nothing in this Guide supersedes existing law and/or Department of Justice policy. Precautions must be taken to ensure this information is stored and/or destroyed in a manner that precludes unauthorized access.
2.5 AVAILABILITY
If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding the Digital Exhaust Opt Out Guide, please direct any inquiries to the email address kc_digitalexhaust@fbi.gov.
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3 WHAT IS DIGITAL EXHAUST?
Digital Exhaust is data on the Internet about you.1 You create some of it and others create some of it about you.2, 3 These data are exploitable to identify, target, and track you. Controlling Digital Exhaust is possible but complex. This document serves to make it easy, or at least easier.
3.1 WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?
Because your privacy matters. This guide is laid out for you in a way that is the key difference in assisting Law Enforcement employees and their families in opting out of their data and taking positive steps towards keeping their Digital Exhaust from repopulating and out of the hands of a variety of threat actors.
3.2 WHY DO I NEED A GUIDE?
Because heading into this blindly will consume and possibly waste a lot of your time. Not anymore. These preventative measures are simple enough to employ and operate safely in everyday life, both physically and online, while comprehensive enough to deny spectrum access to threat actors who could gain important operational advantages at the expense of you – a Law Enforcement employee – or your family.
3.3 WHERE DO I ACTUALLY FIT INTO THE DIGITAL EXHAUST LANDSCAPE?
Here. This is you.
Figure 1. Digital Exhaust Ecosystem.
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This is also you.
Figure 2. Digital Exhaust Ecosystem Players4
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4 THE GUIDE
Perform these opt out steps to control your digital exhaust. Progress through the Guide in the order presented for best results.
4.1 SECURING YOUR WEB BROWSER
All web browsers collect the following 10 types of data about you:
1. Your hardware and software;
2. Your connection information (to include your IP address and browser speed);
3. Your geolocation data;
4. Your browsing history;
5. Your mouse or touch pad movements;
6. Your device’s orientation (if using a Mobile browser);
7. Your information about which social networks you are logged into while browsing;
8. Your installed fonts and which language you are using on your operating system;
9. Your image data;
10. In addition, other technical data, including your screen size, touchscreen support, user agent, status of the Do Not Track (DNT) header, and more.
Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox provide easy ways to combat this including the use of add-on “extensions” which serve you by building layers of security into those browsers.5 Visit the articles at the URLs below for advice about these types of extensions then view the sample user extension setups for Chrome and Firefox in order to get a feel for how you can control collection on your 10 data types.
Please note: The Guide suggests adding the extension identified below as Protect My Choices first on all of your browsers then adding Ghostery second followed by others. This order will first opt your browsers out of interest-based advertising (aka online behavioral advertising) then, second, protect them by block tracking ads altogether.
Be sure to test your browser after setup of add-on extensions to detect any continued unwanted collection of your data.6, 7 These can be done via open source tools like Webkay (What Every Browser Knows About You) and Panopticlick; the URLs for these websites are available in Section 3.1.2.
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4.1.1 Browser Privacy Extension Advice Browser Privacy Extension Advice Brave 1. https://brave.com/features/ 2. https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017989132-How-do-I-change-my-Privacy-Settings- Chrome 3. https://windowsreport.com/chrome-privacy-extensions/ 4. https://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/protect-online-privacy-chrome-extensions.html Edge 1. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-microsoft-privacy 2. https://www.onmsft.com/how-to/how-to-configure-microsoft-edge-insider-for-increased-browsing-privacy Firefox 1. https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/make-your-firefox-browser-a-privacy-superpower-with-these-extensions/ 2. https://www.privacyend.com/firefox-privacy-add-ons/
4.1.1.1 Sample Setup of Privacy Extensions for Google Chrome
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4.1.1.2 Sample Setup of Privacy Extensions for Mozilla Firefox
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4.1.1.3 Enhanced Setup for Privacy Extension Ghostery
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4.1.2 Browser Testing Tools Browser Testing Tool URL Webkay http://webkay.robinlinus.com/
Panopticlick
https://panopticlick.eff.org/
4.2 ONLINE BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING
Also called “Interest-based advertising”, online behavioral advertising targets users with ads based on third-party predictions of their interests and preferences.8, 9, 10 These predictions are based upon data collected from their devices’ web viewing behavior over time and across non-affiliated websites.11, 12 You can control some of this collection via your web browser’s privacy controls, by electing to Opt Out from the online behavioral advertising services operated by the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), and by resetting your mobile advertising identifier (see section 3.6.1). Further information about online behavioral advertising is available at the Association of National Advertisers at URL https://www.ana.net/about. You can also enable your browser to run a privacy tool like Ghostery, which blocks advertising attempts to gain access to your information. Ghostery can be read about at the URL https://www.ghostery.com/
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4.2.1 Browser Privacy Controls Platform Browser Privacy Advice Desktop Chrome http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647 Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Enabling and disabling cookies#w_how-do-i-change-cookie-settings Internet Explorer http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11 Safari http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11913 Opera http://blogs.opera.com/news/2015/08/how-to-manage-cookies-in-opera/
Mobile Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2392709?hl=en Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-your-browsing-history-and-other-personal-dat Internet Explorer http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/how-to/wp7/web/changing-privacy-and-other-browser-settings Safari https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265 Opera http://blogs.opera.com/news/2015/08/how-to-manage-cookies-in-opera/ Silk http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201730580 Android Browser Click top right corner with three dots, Settings, Privacy
4.2.2 Online Behavioral Advertising Services Service Opt Out Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1
Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)
WebChoices Tool
http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ AppChoices (Mobile Apps) http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices
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4.3 PRIMARY DATA BROKERS
Data brokers collect and sell data about consumers.13 They generally do not have a direct relationship with anyone they collect about but they do sell data to other parties, like companies or individual marketers, for their commercial purposes.14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Primary data brokers sell to other data brokers.20 Primary Data Broker Opt Out Method Acxiom https://isapps.acxiom.com/optout/optout.aspx
CoreLogic
https://www.corelogic.com/privacy.aspxhttps://www.corelogic.com/privacy.aspx It is recommended you contact them via the email privacy@corelogic.com and you can provide them with documentation to opt out available at URL https://www.corelogic.com/downloadable-docs/teletrack-out-opt-form.pdf Oracle Data Cloud https://datacloudoptout.oracle.com/optout/
Epsilon
1. Email optout@epsilon.com; or,
2. Call 1-888-780-3869; or,
3. Send mail to Epsilon, P.O. Box 1478, Broomfield, CO 80036 AddThis https://www.addthis.com/privacy/email-opt-out
Data and Marketing Choice
https://dmachoice.thedma.org/register.php (Please note that DMA is now charging a $2 fee to register online. If you do not wish to pay $2, you can use the following URL https://dmachoice.thedma.org/prefill_mailin_registration.php
to fill out a form and mail your request into DMA.)
Direct Mail http://www.directmail.com/mail_preference/
E-Bureau
http://www.ebureau.com/privacy-center/opt-out for Opting Out will now route you to TransUnion's Opt Out link. It should be noted that older Opt Out guidance lists Opting Out of E-Bureau so simply Opt Out through TransUnion. Experian https://www.experian.com/privacy/opting_out.html
Opt Out Prescreen
https://www.optoutprescreen.com/selection TowerData https://instantdata.towerdata.com/optout/
TransUnion Consumer
https://www.transunion.com/customer-support/marketing-offers-opt-out
4.4 PEOPLE SEARCH SITES
People search sites enable the public to search names and other personally identifiable information.21, 22, 23, 24 Returns from these searches include property addresses, points of contact, family members, aliases, and more associated with the searched information with varying degrees of accuracy. People Search Site Opt Out Method Addresses https://www.addresses.com/optout.php
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Archives
http://www.archives.com/?_act=Optout BeenVerified https://www.beenverified.com/f/optout/search
Cubib
https://cubib.com/optout.php FamilyTreeNow https://www.familytreenow.com/optout
FastPeopleSearch
https://www.fastpeoplesearch.com/removal Instant Checkmate https://www.instantcheckmate.com/opt-out/
Intelius
https://www.intelius.com/optout Lexis Nexis https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/privacy/for-consumers/opt-out-of-lexisnexis.page?
Peek You
https://www.peekyou.com/about/contact/optout/ People Finders https://www.peoplefinder.com/optout.php
People Smart
https://www.peoplesmart.com/optout-go People Wiz https://www.peoplewhiz.com/remove-my-info
Pipl
https://pipl.com/help/remove/ Radaris https://radaris.com/ng/page/removal-officer
Social Catfish
https://socialcatfish.com/opt-out/ Spokeo https://www.spokeo.com/optout
SpyFly
https://www.spyfly.com/help-center/remove-info ThatsThem https://thatsthem.com/optout
TruePeopleSearch
https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/removal USA People Search https://www.usa-people-search.com/manage/
White Pages
https://www.whitepages.com/data-policy USPhoneBook http://www.usphonebook.com/opt-out
4.5 MOBILE PHONES AND MOBILE BROWSING
Mobiles phones have a variety of sensors and software, which generate data useful for identifying and tracking you.25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Check your location settings and advertisement settings via advice below. Be aware smartphone apps could also leak your personal data to include your location.30, 31, 32, 33, 34 Privacy advice for safely downloading smartphone apps can be read at the URL https://www.cnet.com/news/7-privacy-tips-for-safely-using-smartphone-apps/ and below for Apple and Android technology settings.
4.5.1 Mobile Phones Platform Technology Privacy Advice
16 Android Location Settings https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-privacy-guide/ Pixel only: https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/20-privacy-security-settings-you-need-check-your-google-pixel-0193251/ Limit App Store Interest-based Ads https://www.saintlad.com/opt-out-of-google-ads/ Limit Ad Tracking https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/opt-out-ad-tracking-android-0181303/
Apple
Location Settings
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3339618/apple-ios/how-to-stay-as-private-as-possible-on-apples-ipad-and-iphone.html
Limit Ad Tracking
https://ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/limit-ads-advertising-companies-from-tracking-you-your-iphone-0190893/
Limit App Store Interest-based Ads
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202074 Apple and Android Reset Mobile Advertising Identifier https://www.adcolony.com/privacy-policy/finding-advertising-id/
4.5.2 Mobile Browsing Platform Technology Privacy Advice Browser Chrome https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mobile-browsing-private/ Firefox https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mobile-browsing-private/ Safari https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mobile-browsing-private/
Search Engine
https://www.google.com/history/privacyadvisor/search?pa=1
DuckDuck Go
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mobile-browsing-private/ Account Holder Google 1. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3299042/privacy/google-privacy-checkup-faq.html 2. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3315701/mobile/how-to-delete-google-search-history.html
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4.6 YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBER AND YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS
Your personal telephone number is one of your biggest digital exhaust personal vulnerabilities. You can decrease this vulnerability by establishing extra security for the phone. Create a security code and/or obfuscate the true number by creating a separate forwarding number. Read about this at the URL https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/25/cybersecurity-101-guide-protect-phone-number/
4.6.1 Your Personal Telephone Number
4.6.1.1 Set up a Personal Telephone Number Code Carrier Instruction AT&T https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1051397?gsi=Ks1FJro
Sprint
https://www.sprint.com/en/support/solutions/account-and-billing/learn-more-about-your-account-pin.html T-Mobile https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-37477
Verizon
https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/account-pin-faqs/
4.6.1.2 Set up a Separate Forwarding Telephone Number Platform Technology Privacy Advice Apple Google Voice https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-voice/id318698524?mt=8 My Sudo https://mysudo.com Others https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-apps-getting-temporary-burner-phone-number/
Android
Google Voice
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice&hl=en_US
Others
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-apps-getting-temporary-burner-phone-number/
4.6.2 Your Personal Email Address
Create unique disposable email addresses for different online accounts. It is also highly recommended that you create a separate email address when opting out of your Digital Exhaust. This can be read about at the URL https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-sites-for-creating-a-disposable-email-address/ and URL https://mashtips.com/disposable-email-services/.
4.7 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
Online social media services are teeming with private and public personal information.35 Control yours via the below links to privacy settings. Further, ensure your account usernames and/or account unique IDs do not correlate with your personal data, and do not respond to messages or accept connection requests from parties you do not know or cannot validate to be legitimate.
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4.7.1 Social Media Privacy Settings Links Service Privacy Settings Facebook https://www.facebook.com/about/basics
https://help.instagram.com/196883487377501 Line https://help.line.me/line/?contentId=20002865
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/92055/understanding-your-privacy-settings?lang=en Pinterest https://help.pinterest.com/en/article/edit-account-privacy
Skype
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA140/how-do-i-manage-my-privacy-settings-in-skype-for-windows-desktop SnapChat https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/privacy-settings2
Tumblr
https://tumblr.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011611747-Privacy-options Twitter https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/how-to-make-twitter-private-and-public
Viber
https://support.viber.com/customer/en/portal/topics/592905-security-and-privacy/articles WeChat https://help.wechat.com/cgi-bin/newreadtemplate?t=help_center/topic_list&plat=2&lang=en&Channel=helpcenter&detail=1003386
https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/23225461/?category=5245250 YouTube https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/157177?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
4.8 FACEBOOK
Facebook’s business model relies upon selling targeted advertising to you based on the personal information you share with it via its online social media services. The following techniques can help mitigate any personal risk you assume by using these services.
4.8.1 Standalone Email Addresses and Proper Settings
1. USE A STANDALONE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR FACEBOOK. Use a standalone email address that is not linked to any other account beyond Facebook.
2. DO NOT REGISTER OR USE A TELEPHONE NUMBER WITH FACEBOOK.
3. ENSURE YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND WEB BROWSER ARE PROPERLY CONFIGURED. Go through and apply guidance on these topics elsewhere in this document. To do so please see Sections 3.7.1 and 3.7.2.
4.8.2 Ensure Facebook Account Settings Properly Configured
PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD: Create a Facebook password different from the passwords you use to log into other accounts. For additional tips, visit fb.me/Passwords. You can also test any sample password you choose at the URL https://howsecureismypassword.net/
ENABLE LOGIN NOTIFICATIONS: Facebook will send you a notification if someone tries logging into your account from a new device or browser. To learn more, visit fb.me/LoginNotifications
ACTIVATE LOGIN APPROVALS: Facebook will prompt you enter a special security code (two-factor authentication) each time you try to access your Facebook account from a new computer, phone or browser. To learn how to turn on Login Approvals, visit fb.me/LoginApprovals.
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SET UP TRUSTED CONTACTS: Trusted contacts are friends you can reach out to if you ever need help getting into your Facebook account. Only have one to trust with that access. Once set up, if you are unable to access your account, your trusted contacts can access special, one-time security codes from Facebook via a URL. You can then call your friends to get the security codes and use those codes to access your account. To set up your trusted contacts, visit fb.me/TrustedContacts.
CHECK WHERE YOU’RE LOGGED IN: The Where You’re Logged In section of your Security Settings shows you a list of browsers and devices that have been used to log in to your account recently. You will also see the option to End Activity and log yourself out on that computer, phone or tablet. To review your active sessions and log out from unused browsers and apps, visit fb.me/ActiveSessions.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR NOTIFICATIONS: You can adjust what Facebook activity you are notified about and how you are notified. For additional details, visit fb.me/Notifications.
Figure 3. Facebook Account Settings.
4.8.3 Conduct Your Own Facebook Security Checkup
Use Facebook's Security Checkup to review and add more security to your account. To start your own Facebook Security Checkup, visit fb.me/securitycheckup.
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Figure 4. Facebook Security Checkup
4.8.4 Ensure Facebook Privacy Settings Are Properly Configured
SELECT YOUR AUDIENCE: Whenever you update your status, share photos, or post any information on Facebook, you can select who sees what you share through the audience selector tool. This tool allows you to determine who sees what you share. The Custom option can be used to be as specific as you want for who can and cannot see something. Facebook's help page will remind you when you post to another person’s Timeline, that person controls what audience can view the post. Additionally, anyone who is tagged in a post may see it, along with his or her friends. To learn more about selecting audiences, visit fb.me/AudienceSelector.
REVIEW AND APPROVE: There are two options within the Timeline and Tagging Settings for reviewing content that is tagged. The first allows you to approve or dismiss posts that you are tagged in before they appear on your Timeline. This automatically applies to posts where you are tagged by someone you are not friends with, but you can choose to review all tags by turning on the timeline review. The second option allows you to approve or dismiss tags people add to your posts. When you turn this on, a tag someone adds to your post will not appear until you approve it. To learn how to enable tag reviews, visit fb.me/TagReview.
CONTROL LINKS TO SEARCH ENGINES: If you do not want search engines to link to your profile, you can adjust your Privacy Settings. However, some information from your profile can still appear in search engine results because it is information you shared to a Public audience or posts and comments you shared on Pages, Public groups, or the Community Forum section of the Help Center. To learn more, visit fb.me/SearchEngines.
MANAGE LOCATION PRIVACY: Your location can be shared in various ways: with apps, by checking-in, via private messages, or by someone else tagging you. It is important to consider when you share your location and with whom and to take measures to protect your location when possible. To learn more about location privacy on Facebook, visit fb.me/LocationPrivacy.
USE THE VIEW AS FEATURE: You can see what your profile looks like to other people by using the View As tool. To learn more, visit fb.me/ViewAs.
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Figure 5. Facebook Privacy Settings
4.8.5 Managing Your Facebook Community
FRIEND PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND TRUST: Facebook is where so many of us connect with people we know personally, like friends, family, classmates, and coworkers. Facebook is based on authentic identities, where people represent who they are in the real world.
DO NOT USE YOUR FULL NAME ON FACEBOOK. This is one of the fastest ways to get into someone's life so you might as well make it harder for someone to find you if they get a hold of your personal information or use Facebook as a way to gauge your life even in new social circles. Unfortunately, as Facebook notes, some individuals use tactics such as impersonating a friend to gain access to personal information. If you receive a friend request from someone you are already friends with, ask if they sent the new request before accepting it. If they did not create it, report the impersonating profile to Facebook. If you want to meet new people through Facebook, try connecting with Pages and groups that interest you. You can also choose to limit who can see your friend list if you are worried about your friends and family being contacted by someone. To learn more about adding friends and friend requests, visit fb.me/FriendRequests.
UNFRIENDING: To unfriend someone, go to that person’s profile, hover over the Friends button at the top of their profile and select Unfriend. If you choose to unfriend someone, Facebook will not notify the person but you will be removed from that person’s friends list. If you want to be friends with this person again, you will need to send a new friend request. To learn more about removing friends, visit fb.me/Unfriending.
BLOCKING: Blocking a person automatically unfriends them, and also blocks them so they can no longer see things you post on your profile, tag you, invite you to events or groups, start a
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conversation with you, or add you as a friend. Blocking is reciprocal, so you also will not be able to do things like start a conversation with them or add them as a friend. When you block someone, Facebook does not notify him or her you have blocked them. To learn more, visit fb.me/Blocking.
REPORTING: Any type of content can be reported to Facebook. Facebook’s Community Standards explain what type of content and sharing is allowed on Facebook. When something is reported to Facebook, a global team reviews it and removes anything that violates these terms. To learn how to report and what happens when you click report, click here fb.me/Reporting.
Figure 6. Facebook Notifications Center
4.8.6 Facebook Facial Recognition and Active Status
Disable Facebook facial recognition. Facebook describes facial recognition as “Our technology analyzes the pixels in photos and videos, such as your profile picture and photos and videos that you have been tagged in, to calculate a unique number, which we call a template. We compare other photos and videos on Facebook to this template and if we find a match, we will recognize you. If you are untagged from a photo, or video, information from those untagged photos and videos is no longer used in the template. If your face recognition setting is set to off, we delete the template." in their help center post at URL https://www.facebook.com/help/122175507864081
Disabling active status allows you to operate on the service private from other users and Facebook friends.
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4.8.7 Disabling Advertising Features In Facebook
Go to your Account Settings and enter the section for Ad Preferences.
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Then, enter each section Advertisers, Your Information, and Ad Settings.
4.8.7.1 Advertisers
Your Facebook account will have the same sub sections as highlighted below. They will educate you how Facebook already used your information for its advertising purposes.
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4.8.7.2 Your Information
Everything in this section is available to how Facebook serves advertising to you and your management of it does not affect how Facebook profile looks. Pay close addition to the Review and Manage Your Categories section; you may have Wi-Fi and Phone settings in it, which you can opt out of as well.
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4.8.7.3 Ad Settings
Disable all Ad Settings under the sections entitled Ads based on data from partners, Ads based on your activity on Facebook Company Products that you see elsewhere and Ads that include your social actions.
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4.9 FACEBOOK MESSENGER
Facebook Messenger automatically synchronizes your contacts.
4.9.1 Disabling Facebook Messenger From Automatically Syncing Your Contacts
4.9.1.1 If You Are Installing The App
Pay close attention to what prompts appear on your Mobile Phone as you install Facebook Messenger. After you have installed the App, you will begin setting up your profile based on existing Facebook information or whatever information you have provided. You will then see a prompt on your screen with two animated creatures. If you read the dialogue carefully (as highlighted in the graphic), you will see the text, which indicates "Continuously uploading your contacts helps Facebook and Messenger suggest connections and provide and improve ads for you and others, and offer a better service." Make sure you click on 'Not Now'. This will prevent Facebook Messenger from uploading your contacts into the Facebook ecosystem.
4.9.1.2 If The App Is Already Installed
Perhaps you were unaware that enabling the feature discussed above actually uploaded your contact list from your Mobile Phone into the Facebook ecosystem so now you would like to go back, disable the setting and now retroactively delete your contacts from Facebook Messenger. Here is how you disable the setting to stop continuously synchronizing your contacts with Facebook Messenger as well as actually delete them from Facebook’s ecosystem (hopefully).
1. Launch the Facebook Messenger app from your Mobile Phone or Personal Device and go to the home screen.
2. Look for the photo icon at the top left hand corner of the screen and Tap on it.
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3. Now tap on 'People' within the 'Preferences' section (as highlighted in the graphic below).
4. Now tap on 'Upload Contacts' and ensure you have the setting adjusted to 'Off'.
4.9.1.3 Stopping Facebook Messenger From Automatically Syncing Your Contacts (If The App Is Already Installed)
According to Facebook at URL https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app/838237596230667 when you turn off contact uploading, the contacts you have uploaded to Messenger will automatically be deleted. You can also go to the Manage Your Uploaded Contacts screen and tap Delete All Contacts > Delete All Contacts to delete these contacts. To stop your contacts from being uploaded again, you will need to turn off contact uploading on any devices where you are using the Messenger app.
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4.9.2 Additional Facebook Messenger Privacy Settings
You can control your privacy in Messenger by choosing who can see your active status, choosing your Story audience, using secret conversations and more. Here are some ways to control your privacy in Messenger:
Control who can see when you are active: Active Status shows your friends and contacts when you are active or recently active on Facebook or Messenger. The following link will instruct you on how to control your active status in Messenger.
Control who can reach your chats list: If someone who you are not connected with on Facebook sends you a message, you will receive a connection request. The following link will instruct you on how to control who can start a new chat with you in Messenger.
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Use Secret Conversations: Secret conversations in Messenger are end-to-end encrypted and can only be read on one device of the person you are communicating with. The following link will instruct you on how to use secret conversations in Messenger.
Clear your Search History: Facebook Messenger allows users to edit or clear their search history in Messenger. The following link will instruct you on how to clear your search history in Messenger.
Remove a message that you have sent: Facebook Messenger allows users to permanently remove a message that you have sent for everyone in the chat, or just for yourself. The following link will instruct you on how to remove a message within Facebook Messenger.
Customize who can view your story: You can control who can and cannot see your story and the following link will allow you to choose who can see your story in Messenger.
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4.10 LINKEDIN
This section will review how to Detect Fake or Doppelgänger LinkedIn Accounts and LinkedIn Privacy Settings.
4.10.1 Detecting Fake or Doppelgänger LinkedIn Accounts/Personas
This section will give tips for how to spot fake or “doppelgänger” LinkedIn accounts. This is critical because connecting with a fake LinkedIn profile can give cyber criminals or Advanced Persistent Threat actors access to important and powerful information about you, such as details about your history, company and professional contacts. That information can be used to create detailed and believable phishing campaigns and other financial swindles. In short, beware of LinkedIn accounts with fake photos, incomplete profiles, limited connections, fake names, poor spelling and grammar, and/or suspicious work history.
4.10.1.1 Fake Photos
Model-quality photos often accompany a large number of Fake LinkedIn profiles. If you are suspicious about a photo, there is an easy way to check its authenticity. Simply do a reverse image search using TinEye, Bing's Visual Search or Google’s Reverse Image Search. These search engines will show you where, if any place, the same image has been used previously online.
4.10.1.2 Incomplete Profiles
One key indicator of fake LinkedIn accounts is the lack of any real information about the individual. If there is information, it is often in the form of mostly generic statements that lack any specificity in the summary and experience sections. Conversely, genuine profiles belonging to real people typically include a mixture of personal details, such as causes, volunteering, hobbies, education, recommendations, and the use of the first person when writing the 'Summary' or 'Experience' sections.
Many fake profiles used for swindles do not bother to add personal information and keep detail to a minimum. Most people also personalize their custom LinkedIn URL whereas false accounts generally will not as they are created quickly and without tremendous attention to detail. This may not be the case for more sophisticated Cyber criminals or Advanced Persistent Threat actors.
4.10.1.3 Limited Connections
Genuine profiles typically have a mixture of people and profiles among its connections. Fake profiles may have connections with all the same or all opposite gender people with fake-looking profile pictures.
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Fake profiles can range from a few to several hundred connections, as well as a handful of skill endorsements. They also usually belong to several groups, and follow a couple of companies and influencers.
Check out mutual connections from a connection request, or better yet, message your connections directly to see if you can validate an individual’s identity prior to connecting to their profile.
4.10.1.4 Fake Names or Doppelgangers
Threat actors may create fake names or doppelgänger accounts to facilitate their threat activities. Accounts created in this may use generic names or that of a very famous person, like an actor, actress or television personality. Some scammers will use the name of a more obscure actor or actress that would not be as known to most of those on LinkedIn.
Threat actors may also create accounts that impersonate a legitimate person’s account. These accounts are doppelgangers and their users try to assume a legitimate connection’s identity as best as they can. These doppelganger accounts are frequently 3rd degree connections. To protect against this, run the account name in LinkedIn’s search function to see if they have more than one account. If so, you may have identified their doppelgänger or found the true account and uncovered that whomever you are interacting with is the doppelganger. If you can, block the illegitimate account(s). This prevents the threat actor from viewing your profile, attempting to follow your account on LinkedIn, and from delivering any type of malware to you through LinkedIn InMail.
More about doppelgänger accounts are available in the article "A Sneak Into The Devil's Colony-Fake Profiles in Online Social Networks” at URL https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1705/1705.09929.pdf
4.10.1.5 Poor Spelling and Grammar
Many fake profiles include obvious errors like misspellings and poor grammar. Often, the first name is displayed in all capital or lowercase letters, which would not be common to see in a genuine profile.
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4.10.1.6 Suspicious Work History
One of the most effective ways to detect a suspicious work history is to check a connection's work experience by looking for their current employer elsewhere online and see if the person with the suspect profile is, in fact, listed as working there.
4.10.1.7 Suspect Connection Requests
Be sure to vet connection requests if they contain content with languages unfamiliar to you. Use the Google Translate App at URL https://translate.google.com/intl/en/about/ if you want to read what the profile says in any unfamiliar language. On a mobile phone, take a screen shot and import it.
4.10.2 LinkedIn Privacy Settings
LinkedIn provides users with a number of privacy options. Review the following URL to better understand them https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/92055/understanding-your-privacy-settings?lang=en then head over to begin controlling them. You can control them at the URL https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/66
The Settings & Privacy page is organized into four tabs to help you easily view and modify your account information, privacy preferences, ads settings, and communication notifications to include:
Account tab - allows you to manage your account settings, such as adding email addresses, changing your password or language, and other account management options.
Privacy tab - covers all privacy and security settings related to what can be seen about you, how information can be used, and downloading your data.
Ads tab - enables you to control the information that LinkedIn uses to show you relevant ads by adjusting your account’s ads settings.
Communication tab - houses your preferences for how LinkedIn and other parties are able to contact you, and how frequently you would like to hear from us.
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You can also check out the following information to learn more about some key settings you can manage through the Settings & Privacy page to include:
Changing Your Password
Adding or Changing Email Addresses
Adding and Removing Mobile Phone Numbers from Your Account
Stopping or Changing Email Notifications
Sharing Profile Changes with Your Network
"Who's Viewed Your Profile" - Overview and Privacy
Turning on Two-step Verification for Improved Security
Setting push notification settings
Viewing your groups
4.10.2.1 Showing Profile Photos on LinkedIn
Suppress your profile photo from showing to everyone besides people you validate.
4.10.2.2 Changing How Your Name Appears On Your Profile
LinkedIn allows you to control how people see your last name on the platform. Hide your last name from people not connected to your account.
4.10.2.3 Reviewing Where Your Name Appears On Your Profile
Modify your account’s custom URL on your LinkedIn profile to omit your full name. Also, do not openly post your resume online, review any recommendations you receive and ensure your last name is controlled on them and any other personally identifiable information in them.
4.10.2.4 Follow Accounts Instead of Connecting to Them
According to LinkedIn, "Connections are members who connected on LinkedIn because they know and trust each other. If you are connected to someone, you will both be able to see each other's shares and updates on your LinkedIn homepages. You can also send messages to your connections on LinkedIn. Following someone on LinkedIn allows you to see the person's posts and articles on your homepage without being connected to them. However, the person you’re following won't see your posts." More is
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available at the URL https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/32504/similarities-and-differences-between-following-and-connecting?lang=en
Following is a very valuable tool provided by LinkedIn. It enables sensitive and high profile users to overtly control to whom their accounts connect. Users can always view a list of your followers on your profile page at URL https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/2717 and manage who can follow their updates at URL https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/53652 Do this to ensure no suspicious or nefarious individuals are remotely viewing your LinkedIn profile.
4.10.2.5 Searching for People on LinkedIn
Assuming you controlled your account’s last name and photo, it is generally more difficult for threat actors to spoof your LinkedIn account with a doppelgänger account. Regardless, search your name in LinkedIn to look for any 3rd-degree connections who may be attempting pass themselves off as the real you. The article at URL https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/topics/6001/6008/3544 offers a great overview for how to search. You can also perform Boolean searches on LinkedIn. Instructions for how to do this are available at URL https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/75814/using-boolean-search-on-linkedin?lang=en Also, if you want a better understanding about how your network and degrees of connection work on LinkedIn, read the article at URL https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/110/your-network-and-degrees-of-connection?lang=en
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4.11 REAL ESTATE ONLINE LISTINGS
You should consider removing pictures of your home from real estate services’ online listings. These often display both exterior and interior images of your residence. Further privacy can be achieved by suppressing curbside images of your home from showing in Google Street View and Bing Curbside. More advice can be at this this URL https://www.thebalance.com/remove-old-home-photos-from-real-estate-websites-4102195
4.11.1 Real Estate Online Service Privacy Links Service Privacy Settings Zillow https://zillow.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/218578357-Owner-Dashboard https://zillow.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Trulia
https://support.trulia.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Realtor Sign up, control of listing
Redfin
https://support.redfin.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013247432-Removing-Photos-on-a-Sold-Home Movoto Contact customercare@movoto.com
Homesnap
Contact support@homesnap.com
4.11.2 How To Remove Curbside Pictures Of Your Home Service Privacy Settings Google Street View https://www.wikihow.com/Opt-Out-of-Google-Street-View https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/4628134?hl=en
Bing Streetside
https://www.bing.com/maps/privacyreport/streetsideprivacyreport?bubbleid=198628406
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4.12 GAMING CONSOLES
Gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and X-Box One all have social media services. Check the below settings and advice for controlling your accounts’ privacy.
4.12.1 Consoles and Online Services Service Privacy Settings/Advice Nintendo Switch 1. https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/15987/~/how-to-adjust-nintendo-account-profile-settings-%28country%2C-email%2C-etc.%29
PlayStation 4 (PS4) and PlayStation Network (PSN)
1. https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/get-help/help-library/my-account/parental-controls/how-to-use-playstation-4-to-limit-who-can-contact-you-over-plays/
2. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/account-security/2-step-verification/
3. https://thenextweb.com/basics/2019/01/31/playstation-4-privacy-settings-hiding/ X-Box One (XONE) and X-Box Live 1. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4482922/xbox-one-online-safety-and-privacy-settings-for-parents-and-kids 2. https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-setup-xbox-privacy-and-online-safety-for-kids
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4.13 DEBIT AND CREDIT CARD TRACKING
Although it is illegal for financial institutions to sell your information, sharing your information is often important for their business operations and your information is shared internally and with affiliates and non-affiliates. Affiliates are companies related by control or ownership, and non-affiliates are outside companies. The companies can be financial or non-financial in nature. Companies share your information with both parties in order to market to you.
Some companies often claim a user's privacy would not be violated as all personal data has been de-identified and pseudonymized, (i.e., your personal information) like name and credit card number have been replaced by pseudonyms. If you would like to know more about privacy choices for your personal financial information, read the article by the Federal Trade Commission URL https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0222-privacy-choices-your-personal-financial-information and review the list of specific banks and credit card privacy opt-out links at https://www.mymoneyblog.com/big-list-bank-credit-card-privacy-opt-out.html
4.13.1.1 Debit and Credit Card Financial Institutions Service Privacy Settings/Advice MasterCard https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/about-mastercard/what-we-do/privacy/data-analytics-opt-out.html
Visa
https://marketingreportoptout.visa.com/OPTOUT/request.do American Express None identified
Discover
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4.14 GOOGLE TRACKING AND LOCATION DATA
Settings are available to control Google’s vast ability to collect data about you in its Activity Controls for your Google account.36, 37, 38, 39 This graphic by the website Visual Capitalist summarizes that collection.40 The easiest way to begin accessing the extensive controls that Google offers users is through the Google Safety Center located at URL https://safety.google/privacy/privacy-controls/
Figure 7. Source: Visual Capitalist https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-google-tracks-you/
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4.14.1 Google Account Privacy Controls Browser Privacy Control URL Google Safety Center https://safety.google/privacy/privacy-controls/ Google Account Privacy Checkup https://myaccount.google.com/privacycheckup Google Account Activity Controls https://myaccount.google.com/activitycontrols Google Dashboard (Manage All Of Your Google Data) https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard Control Web and App Activity https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/54068?p=web_app_activity&authuser=0&hl=en&visit_id=637056287600533942-3442343815&rd=1 Manage Your Location History https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/3118687?visit_id=637056287600533942-3442343815&p=location_history&hl=en&rd=1 Auto-Delete Web and App Activity https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity?restrict=waa Manage YouTube Privacy Settings https://support.google.com/youtube/topic/9257518?hl=en Your Google Data In Search https://myactivity.google.com/privacyadvisor/search Your Google Data In Maps https://myaccount.google.com/yourdata/maps Your Google Data In The Assistant https://myaccount.google.com/yourdata/assistant Download Your Google Account Data https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout?pli=1 Google Ad Settings https://adsettings.google.com/authenticated?utm_source=udc&utm_medium=r Google Maps Timeline https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6258979 Search Activity https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/54068?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Shared Usage and Diagnostic Data
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6078260 Google Security Tips https://safety.google/security/security-tips/ Google Security Tips-Parental Supervision
https://safety.google/families/parental-supervision/ Google Security-Tips For Families https://safety.google/families/families-tips
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4.14.2 Google Assistant Data Privacy Controls
In 2019, Google outlined substantial changes to how Google Assistant handles voice recordings.41 These changes originated to meet users expectations of data transparency.42 If you use Google Assistant, the table below contains the URL you can use to browse or delete your Google Assistant data to include your Web and App activity, Voice and Audio recordings, App and Contact information from your devices and Ad personalization. Browser Privacy Control URL Google Assistant https://myaccount.google.com/yourdata/assistant?e=PrivacyAdvisorAssistant&pli=1
4.14.3 Google Calendar Privacy Controls
Gmail users are vulnerable to malicious or unsolicited Google Calendar notifications. Google Calendar allows anyone to schedule a meeting with you, and Gmail is built to integrate with this calendaring functionality.43 When a calendar invitation is sent to a user, a pop-up notification appears on their smartphone. Threat actors can create messages to include a malicious link, which can be used in phishing schemes or social engineering attacks.44 Browser Privacy Control URL Google Calendar 1. https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37083?hl=en 2. https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37082?hl=en&ref_topic=3417970
Google Events
1. https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/6084018?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
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4.14.4 Privacy-focused Google Personal Content Settings Examples
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4.15 AMAZON SETTINGS
4.15.1 Amazon Mobile App Settings
Visit this link to learn about default Amazon settings to improve your privacy. Follow steps below to act immediately. https://the-digital-reader.com/2019/04/11/six-default-amazon-security-settings-you-can-change-for-more-privacy/
4.15.1.1 Removing Your Public Amazon Profile
4.15.1.2 Set Your Shopping and Wish Lists to Private
Then,
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4.15.1.3 Clear Your Amazon Browsing History and Tracking Cookies
Then,
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4.15.1.4 Opting Out of Amazon Advertising Preferences
Skip this section if you would like Amazon's ability to track your activities and to market items to you.
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4.15.1.5 Disabling Amazon Saved Wi-Fi Passwords Feature
Ever wonder why you did not have to put your Wi-Fi password into your Fire TV or Alexa Echo? It is because this setting is enabled.
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4.15.1.6 Disabling Voice Recordings through the Amazon App
4.15.1.7 Disabling Camera Images Through The Amazon App
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4.15.2 Alexa Echo Settings
4.15.2.1 Deleting Your Alexa Voice Recordings
You can play back all of the recordings in the history menu on Alexa.amazon.com, and if you like you can delete the recordings one-by-one. However, if you want to delete all of the recordings, the best way to do this is to visit the "Manage your content and devices" page on Amazon.com.
Any Alexa apps you have registered, as well as the Echo smart speakers, will be listed on this page. You can select each one, and delete the recordings associated with the app or device. If you use Alexa on a Fire tablet, you can also delete those recordings from this page.
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4.15.2.2 Disabling Alexa’s Voice Purchasing Feature
Go to Settings -> Alexa Account -> Voice Purchasing and make sure the "Purchase by voice" option is turned off to stop voice command purchases. If you want to use voice purchasing but want to keep others from using it, you can generate a voice code, which will be required before every purchase. Alternatively, follow the instructions at URL Follow the instructions from URL https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/tech/2019/04/29/heres-how-you-use-amazons-echo-google-home-apples-homepod-without-giving-up-your-privacy/3589325002/ to stop voice command purchases.
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4.15.2.3 Managing How Your Data Improves Alexa and Opting Out
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4.16 APPLE IPHONE ADS AND LOCATION SETTINGS
This section guides you how to control your iPhone’s Analytics and Advertising, Location Services, ability to deliver Location-based Apple Ads, track your Significant Locations, and ability to deliver Personalized Recommendations through your location. This URL will inform you how your iPhone shares analytics, diagnostics, and usage information with Apple https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202100
With the rollout of Apple’s new iOS 13, the following tips are still applicable though users have a greater ability to manipulate privacy settings within iOS 13. This URL will inform you on some key features within iOS 13 that will better enhance your privacy https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/ios-13-security-privacy/
4.16.1 iPhone Analytics
4.16.2 iPhone Advertising
Click on the "Reset Advertising Identifier" section periodically to ensure you are controlling what Apple describes as "Segments" of your personal information and data. If you would like to know more about the information used by Apple to deliver relevant Apple ads to you in Apple News and the Apple App Store, click the "View Ad Information" section to view your personalized data. You can read more about “segments” at the URL https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205223
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4.16.3 iPhone Location Services
Open Settings and tap Privacy. You will now see the Location Services as shown in the graphic. According to Apple, "Location Services uses GPS and Bluetooth (where available), along with crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspots and cellular towers to determine the approximate location of your device. The website also describes Apps won't use your location until they ask for your permission and you allow permission." Review this for yourself at the URL https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207092
Click on Location Services and you will see all the Apps your phone has installed and what type of access you have given each App in regards to using your iPhone's location. You have three options available: "Always", "While Using The App" and "Never". What setting you use depends on your personal preferences. After you have evaluated your App location settings, scroll to the bottom of the page and look for System Services, as shown in the graphic.
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4.16.4 iPhone Location-based Apple Ads
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4.16.5 iPhone Significant Locations
The Significant Locations setting allows your iPhone to keep track of places you have recently been as well as how often and when you visited them. Apple explains these data are "encrypted and stored only on your device and will not be shared without your consent. It is used to provide you with personalized
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services, such as predictive traffic routing, and to build better Photos Memories" at the URL https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207056
4.16.6 Privacy-focused Apple Calendar Settings
While there is no known open source reporting about Apple calendars being used by threat actors to target users through the creation of messages used in phishing schemes or social engineering attacks, the following URLs will help you ensure your Apple Calendars are configured properly. Browser Privacy Control URL Apple Calendar (Share Calendars) 3. https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2690?locale=en_US
Apple Calendar
(Stop Sharing Calendars)
2. https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2965?locale=en_US
4.16.7 iPhone App Store Personalized Recommendations
Click on the Account Settings button, which will likely prompt you for your passcode or a biometric identifier. Once in, look for the setting entitled Personalized Recommendations. If the switch is green, the settings is enabled and you iPhone will send you Personalized Recommendations. Ensure the switch is not green to disable this feature. Apple describes Personalized Recommendations as “"when you download from a Store, or install an app on your Apple Watch, identifiers such as your device’s hardware ID and IP address are logged by Apple along with your Apple ID. Apple further describes that they find ways use information about your browsing, purchases, searches, and downloads. These records are stored with IP address, a random unique identifier (where that arises), and Apple ID when you are signed in to a Store “at the URL https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208477
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It is important to note that users should ensure the Country/Region is set to the United States and not set to a different country. A misconfiguration of this setting risks having all of your account’s data transferred to another country beyond the protections afforded by the US Constitution AND may also directly expose it to threats from any government whose Intelligence or Law Enforcement services may or may not have means to decrypt what is stored in their country. Additional information on tips on how to ensure your safety when traveling to high-risk areas can be found at the URL https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-with-special-considerations/high-risk-travelers.html.
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4.17 LOCK DOWN YOUR MOBILE PHONE FROM ALLOWING MOBILE APPS TO SPY ON YOUR CONTACTS
4.17.1 iPhone Settings
Go to Settings, Screen Time, and then Content & Privacy Restrictions (as shown in the graphic).
Then, Enable Content & Privacy Restrictions. Scroll down the Privacy section and tap on Contacts. Tap Don’t Allow Changes to lock the settings your iPhone's contacts are now locked down from Apps
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4.17.2 Android Settings
Steps may vary depending on which Android Mobile Phone you use, but generally:
1. Open up the Settings app
2. Tap the Apps & notifications option
3. Tap the app you want to examine
4. Tap Permissions to see everything the app can access
5. To turn off permission, tap on it. You might need to tap a confirmation box here as well.
Beyond this, AppLock is a very popular choice to exert control over various settings on your Android Mobile Phone. The following article presents an overview of that app at URL https://www.techrepublic.com/article/applock-will-keep-prying-eyes-out-of-your-android-applications/
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4.18 PHOTO METADATA
Photo metadata are set of data describing and providing information about rights and administration of an image. Many devices with cameras, like smartphones, embed the set of data into the pictures they capture. Data types include the shutter speed, ISO, aperture data, camera mode, and/or GPS location of where the picture was taken. They are stored within the pictures they take in a format called the Exchangeable Image Format (EXIF) and, left intact, present a potential privacy vulnerability when shared across devices or uploaded onto the Internet. In short, to protect your privacy, remove EXIF data from your images.
4.18.1 Removing EXIF from iOS photos on Apple Mac computers
According to the article "Parenting tip: Share your iOS photos without revealing your EXIF location data" at URL https://www.engadget.com/amp/2013/10/03/parenting-tip-share-your-ios-photos-without-revealing-your-exif/ :"The easiest way to view EXIF data is on your Mac. Just transfer your photos to your Mac using iPhoto, tap on the image and select the "i" for info. All the EXIF data, including a map of the GPS coordinates will appear within the iPhoto window. If you do not see a map, then you may have to hop into iPhoto preferences and turn on this mapping feature. Go to iPhoto > Preferences, and then click Advanced. If you choose "Automatically", then iPhoto will scan your photos for GPS data and map them for you.
While you are in the settings, you should check the status of the "Include location information for published photos" option. If it is selected, then the location data will remain intact when you use iPhoto to upload your photos to other services. If it is not selected, then the location data will be stripped from the file by iPhoto during the upload process. Unselecting this option is the preferred choice if you don't want people to know the location of your photos."
4.18.2 Preventing EXIF location data from embedding into new photos on iOS
Turn off photo geotagging feature by going to Location Services in the Settings. Tap on Settings > Privacy > Location Services and then scroll down to the Camera app to make sure it is toggled off. Note this only applies to photos taken after you have turned off the location feature and does not remove any other EXIF data.
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4.18.3 Removing all EXIF data from iOS Photos
Prior to Apple’s release of iOS 13, there was no native way to disable EXIF data. With the release of iOS 13, Apple now provides users a way to remove EXIF data from photos. This URL will inform you on how to do so along with other key features within iOS 13 that will better enhance your privacy https://www.forbes.com/sites/joegray/2019/09/20/5-essential-privacy-features-introduced-in-apple-ios13/#6dcc4f632d4e
However, apps, which can remove EXIF data, are available in the iOS App Store. One such app includes Exif Data and the pro version costs $0.99/year. It enables you to view, edit, and remove metadata from your iOS devices like iPhone and iPad. It also allows you to spoof a location of your choosing of where the photo was taken which will appear within the photo’s metadata.
Figure 8. Icon for Exif Metadata Apo
4.18.4 Preventing iOS App from Changing Camera Settings
Enable Screen Time for your devices, go to Location Services, and click Don’t Allow changes. See Section 3.18.1 for more information about Screen Time. Visit Apple’s information about Screen Time at URL https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208982
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4.19 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
The following information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) explains how the nine-digit SSAN (aka SSN) is composed of three parts. More available at URL https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/geocard.html
The first set of three digits is called the Area Number.
The second set of two digits is called the Group Number.
The final set of four digits is the Serial Number.
Area Number
The Area Number is assigned by the geographical region. Prior to 1972, cards were issued in local Social Security offices around the country and the Area Number represented the State in which the card was issued. This did not necessarily have to be the State where the applicant lived, since a person could apply for their card in any Social Security office.
Since 1972, when SSA began assigning SSNs and issuing cards centrally from Baltimore, the area number assigned has been based on the ZIP code in the mailing address provided on the application for the original Social Security card. The applicant's mailing address does not have to be the same as their place of residence. Thus, the Area Number does not necessarily represent the State of residence of the applicant, prior either to 1972 or since.
Generally, numbers were assigned beginning in the northeast and moving westward. Therefore, people on the east coast have the lowest numbers and those on the west coast have the highest numbers. In 2007, the SSA gave public notice that it intended to abandon its previous method for choosing Social Security numbers and instead to go to a random process for assignment. The SSA followed through with that change in June 2011.
Group Number
Within each area, the group number (middle two (2) digits) range from 01 to 99 but are not assigned in consecutive order. For administrative reasons, group numbers issued first consist of the ODD numbers from 01 through 09 and then EVEN numbers from 10 through 98, within each area number allocated to a State. After all numbers in group 98 of a particular area have been issued, the EVEN Groups 02 through 08 are used, followed by ODD Groups 11 through 99.
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Serial Number
Within each group, the serial numbers (last four (4) digits) run consecutively from 0001 through 9999. When the government introduced the Social Security program with its numbers in 1936, it was never meant to be so widely used to identify and track individuals. Today, this number is used for everything from its original purpose – to track your lifetime earnings and calculate your Social Security benefits – to opening a checking account or fill out a new-patient form at the doctor's office. In the United States, many businesses will ask for your Social Security number simply because it is a convenient way for them to identify customers. Unfortunately, threat actors can use your Social Security number to commit identity theft, so you should always guard your Social Security number carefully and only give it out when absolutely necessary.
Now that you understand what comprises an SSN, here are 10 simple ways you protect your SSN:
1. Offer An Alternative Form Of Identification
If a business or organization asks for your Social Security number, offer your driver’s license number instead. Other alternative forms of ID include a passport, proof of current and previous address (bills) or even a student ID from a college or university.
2. Ask Why And How The SSN Will Be Handled
If the business insists, ask questions. You have a right to know why it is necessary to provide your SSN and how it will be handled. Here are some questions:
Why is having my SSN necessary?
With whom will you share my SSN with if I provide it?
How will my SSN be stored? Will it be encrypted?
Do you have a privacy policy and may I see it?
Will you cover my liability or losses if my SSN is stolen or compromised?
Unfortunately, if you are asked to provide your SSN by a business or institution that doesn't need it and you say no, it can refuse to provide services to you or put conditions on the service—such as a deposit or additional fees. However, the question to always ask is “do I want to do business with a business that does not care about my privacy concerns?”
3. Leave Your Card At Home
Do not carry your card around with you in your wallet or purse. Do not enter it into your phone, laptop, or other device. It is rare for you to need your card and when you do need it, it generally does not come as a surprise.
4. Shred Mail and Documents With Personal Details
Discarded mail and documents are easy places for identity thieves to search. Do not just throw out papers that contain personal details such as your SSN. Get a shredder at a discount or office supply store and use it on a regular basis. While you are at it, do not leave mail in an outside mailbox for long periods. Stealing mail is another way thieves can make off with your identity.
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5. Do Not Use Your SSN As A Password
Do not use the whole number—or part of it—as a password for anything! The password file can be stolen and decrypted, or someone can just watch you type it in from over your shoulder. Also, if you need to require it for legitimate purposes in a public place, be careful who may be in a position to eavesdrop on your conversation.
6. Do Not Send Your SSN via Electronic Device
Never type your SSN into an email or instant message and send it. The majority of email messages can be intercepted and read in transmission. Also, do not leave a voice mail that includes your SSN. If you need to contact someone and give them your number, it is always best to do so in person. If you need to do so on the phone, ensure you are speaking to the right person so you are not swindled.
7. Do Not Give It Out
You should never provide your SSN to someone you do not know who calls you on the phone and requests it. This same warning applies to unsolicited emails and any forms you fill out on the internet. In general, do not give your SSN to anyone unless you are certain they have a reason and a right to have it.
8. Monitor Bank And Credit Card Accounts
Keep close tabs on your bank and credit card balances. This is one way to make sure your SSN and identity have not been compromised. Many banks let you sign up for account alerts. They will send you text alerts or call you if transactions exceed a certain amount or if someone tries to use your SSN to access your account. You can also check your credit score on a regular basis at AnnualCreditReport.com. You can do this once a year free. If the Social Security Administration is still sending you an annual statement detailing your earnings, and it looks abnormal, someone might be using your SSN for employment purposes. You can register to get statements at the Social Security Administration's website.
9. Use An Identity Protection Service
You can register with (and pay for) an identity protection service such as LifeLock, IdentityForce, or Identity Guard. Such services provide identity insurance—for a fee, that typically starts around $10 per month. Banks and credit unions also have packages they sell to customers, as do major credit rating agencies such as Experian and TransUnion.
10. Do Not Forget To Protect Your Child's SSN
While you are protecting your own Social Security number, make sure you are equally watchful about your children's numbers. This is most often an issue at the doctor’s office. Fortunately, most medical facilities are more than happy to use an insurance account number instead of your SSN or your child's.
4.19.1 Block Electronic And Phone Access To Your SSN
Electronic and phone access to SSN information can be blocked by going to the Block Electronic Access page on the Social Security Administration's website. Once there, you will verify your identification and confirm your intention to block your Social Security number. Blocking your number will prevent access by anyone, including you. If conditions change or you need access to your information, the block can be lifted either permanently or temporarily by contacting the Social Security Administration. If you would
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like more information about the benefits of blocking your SSN, read the article at URL https://www.sapling.com/6926296/block-social-security-number Service URL SSA Block Electronic Access Page https://secure.ssa.gov/acu/IPS_INTR/blockaccess
SSA Contact Page
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/agency/contact/
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5 APPENDIX: LIST OF PEOPLE SEARCH OPT-OUT SITES
Many people search websites allow anyone to search for a name, email address, phone number or other unique data points. Many allow users to opt out personal information; guidance for opting out for some of these websites is below. Be advised, your Digital Exhaust will likely repopulate if you do not opt out from the “root level” data brokers first. Instructions to opt out from these “root level” data brokers are in section 3.3 Primary Data Brokers of this guide.
Opting out of Ancestry.com
Email customersolutions@ancestry.com your request for removal, include in the email your email address, the URL address to the page in which the information appears, and specify what you would like to have removed. You will be asked to provide a copy of government issued identification.
Opting out of Archives.com
Archives.com is an extensive database of information about family trees and vital records.
How to remove your information from Archives.com?
1. Go to http://www.archives.com/?_act=Optout
2. Enter the personal information you would like to suppress from Archives.com: first name, middle name, last name, street address, Zip code, phone number, additional information.
3. Submit and wait for up to 7 business days.
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Opting out of Beenverified.com
Beenverified.com is a background company-providing search by location, name and surname, phone number, email.
How to remove your information from Beenverified.com?
Go to https://www.beenverified.com/faq/opt-out/.
Enter your first and last names, choose the state.
You will see the list of results. Find your profile and click on “That’s The One”.
In order to submit your opt-out request, enter your email and resolve reCAPTCHA.
You will receive a confirmation letter from Beenverified.com. Press “Verify Opt-Out” button.
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Your opt-out request is confirmed. BeenVerified would have instructed its partners not to return the records in future People Search results. This usually takes 24 hours.
NOTE! If you find more than one record about you in BeenVerified People Search results and would like to remove them all, please reply to an email, which confirms that your opt-out request is verified.
Opting out of Instantcheckmate.com
Instantcheckmate.com is a public records search service providing background check, police and court records, contact information and search by name, surname and location.
How to remove your information from Instantcheckmate.com?
Go to https://www.instantcheckmate.com/optout/.
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Enter first and last name, city and state. Click “Search button”.
Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click “Remove this record” button.
Enter your email, tick reCAPTCHA. Click “Send confirmation email” button.
Open your email box and find a letter from InstantCheckMate.com. Click “Confirm opt-out” button.
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Information will be removed from the website within 48 hours after receiving a request.
Opting out of Intelius.com
Intelius provides information about people, their histories, and their connections to other people, places, and organizations. It is one of the biggest existing background check website with over 20 billion public records.
How to remove your information from Intelius?
Visit Intelius Opt-Out.
Enter your first and last names; choose the city and the state. Click “Search”.
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Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click “Select & Continue” button.
Enter your email address, tick reCAPTCHA and click “Continue”.
Check your email and click the link.
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Your request has been submitted. Requests are typically completed within 72 hours. When your request is complete, you will get a confirmation email.
Opting out of LexisNexis.com
LexisNexis® is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting, and academic markets.
How to remove your information from LexisNexis.com?
Individuals may request to have personal information about themselves suppressed from certain LexisNexis public records products, where the Fair Credit Reporting Act does not regulate those products. Public and elected officials, including law enforcement officers, and private individuals who are facing a substantial risk of physical harm or who are victims of identity theft may request to have personal information about themselves suppressed from LexisNexis products and services available to subscribers of our restricted public records products.
Documentation Required for Suppression Requests
Requests for suppression from restricted public records products must include documentation substantiating the risk of physical harm or the individual’s status as an identity theft victim. LexisNexis reserves the right to determine, in its sole reasonable discretion, what documentation meets this criterion. If your suppression request is not approved, we will promptly inform you about that determination.
If you are a victim of identity theft, submit a copy of a police report documenting the identity theft or documentation that verifies the identity theft claim such as a letter from your credit card company, and an Identity Theft Affidavit;
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If you are a law enforcement officer or public official, submit a letter from your supervisor stating that your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm;
If you are at risk of physical harm but do not work in law enforcement, submit a copy of a court protective order, a copy of a police report or similar documentation such as a letter from a shelter administrator or a health care professional
All suppression requests may be submitted using the online form at the link below. If the supporting documentation cannot be uploaded, individuals may submit their requests online, but also must email or mail the supporting documents to:
LexisNexis Individual Requests for Information Suppression **PO Box 933 ** **Dayton, OH 45401 ** Email: privacy.information.mgr@lexisnexis.com
CLICK HERE to submit your suppression request as set forth above.
Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to suppress your information from LexisNexis products and services.
Opting out of FamilyTreeNow.com
familytreenow.com contains billion of historical records including census records, birth records, death records, marriage and divorce records, living people records, and military records.
How to remove your information from FamilyTreeNow.com?
Go to familytreenow.com
Scroll down the page to find “Privacy” word and press it.
Click “Here” to continue opting out process.
Click the “Begin” button below.
Run a search for yourself.
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After you have found yourself in the results, click the “View Details” button
Click the red “Opt Out This Record” button.
Allow up to 48 hours for your request to be processed. Once it has processed that record will be removed from all places on the site. Note: If you have multiple records that need to be removed, repeat steps 1-4. If you found your record via a search engine, go back to the exact record, then copy the URL from your browser address bar and submit it on our contact us page here.
Opting out of Melissadata.com
Melissadata.com collects up to date and complete database with global data quality solutions that work in batch and real time.
How to remove your information from melissadata.com?
Opting Out of Email Melissa markets its own products and services by email. Every email send from Melissa will include appropriate unsubscribe instructions. To opt out of or change your newsletter subscriptions, visit Melissa newsletter subscription page here: www.melissa.com/resources/newsletters.html. To opt out of all email-marketing messages from
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Melissa, you must send an email to unsubscribe@melissa.com from the email address you with to unsubscribe. Please clearly state in your email, “Unsubscribe me from all Melissa email marketing.”
This is the only way to assure that you no longer receive email-advertising messages from Melissa.
Opting Out of Direct Mail: The Direct Marketing Association’s DMAChoice mail preference service allows you to opt out of receiving unsolicited commercial mail from many national companies. When you register with this service, your name will be put on a “delete” file and made available to direct-mail marketers and organizations. This will reduce most of your unsolicited mail. If you would like to opt out of direct mail advertising, please visit www.dmachoice.org
Responsible marketing companies respect your choice to not receive direct mail advertising. DMA members, as a condition of membership, are required to suppress the names and addresses of individuals who have notified the DMA that they do not want to receive advertising by mail. As a DMA member, Melissa subscribes to and suppresses any name and address on the DMAChoice mail preference service file from its direct mail marketing efforts.
You may also contact Melissa directly to be suppresses from our direct mail marketing efforts. Opting-out of direct mail marketing from Melissa will only stop mailings from Melissa.
You can contact Melissa by calling at 1 800 635 4772 or by sending your complete name (including any name variations), mailing address, complete telephone number (including area code) and email address to optout@melissa.com or to the below postal address.
Melissa Corporation Attn: Opt-out Service 22382 Avenida Empresa Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2112
Opting out of PeekYou.com
PeekYou.com is the Web’s leading free people search engine, serving over 6 million monthly visitors, and according to Quantcast, it is one of the top-500 sites in the US.
How to remove your information from PeekYou.com?
Go to http://www.peekyou.com/ .
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Find your personal profile. Click on your name.
3. You will be directed to your profile. Copy the unique ID number, which is a part of the URL. It is located at the top left corner of the screen.
Go to http://www.peekyou.com/about/contact/optout/index.php/
Fill out the form. Enter your first and last name, email, paste the unique ID number, and write a message to peekyou.com team that you want to remove your profile. Solve reCAPTCHA and press “Submit”.
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Typical removal requests take approximately 48 hours to complete.
Opting out of PeopleFinders.com
PeopleFinders is a Data-as-a-Service (“DaaS”) provider for consumers and businesses seeking detailed insights on people, places and things in the United States.
How to remove your information from peoplefinders.com
Go to peoplefinders.com/manage. Type your First and Last names, City and State. Press “Find My Listing”.
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On the next page, you will see the list of profiles. Find the one that contains your personal information and click on “This is me”.
Click on “Opt Out My Info”.
Agree with terms of use and resolve reCAPTCHA.
You will be redirected to the next page. Press “No thanks, skip this step” button.
Your records will be automatically removed. Please allow 7-10 business days to have your information removed from search-engines.
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Opting out of PeopleSmart.com
Free people search, civil and criminal court records.
How to remove your information from PeopleSmart.com?
Go to https://www.peoplesmart.com/optout
Type your First and Last Names, your City and State. Press “Find My Listing” Button.
Find your listing. Click on “That’s The One”.
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To receive a confirmation letter enter your email address, resolve reCAPTCHA
You will receive an email from PeopleSmart.com and will be asked to complete opt-out process.
You opt-out request will be completed. Please allow 72 hours to remove your listing from PeopleSmart.com search base.
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Opting out of Pipl.com
What is Pipl? Pipl is a People Search engine. We aim to provide the most comprehensive results when you search for people. Being a search engine (like Google or Bing), we help users find links to information that is publicly available on the Internet. We do not own this information nor can we delete or modify it - we simply find and index what is publicly available to anyone on the Internet.
How did Pipl obtain all this information? Our deep search robot continuously crawl the web and extracts names, locations, age, images, facts and other relevant information from general web documents, personal profiles, public records, phone directories, blogs, news articles, scientific publications and many other types of pages; this data is then processed and indexed so it can be searched by anyone.
Can I remove my information from the search results? If you prefer that a certain link will not be shown on pipl.com you should act to remove the page from the source website, (you can see the details of the source website next to each result item); once the data is removed from the source, a link should no longer appear in our results page.
How accurate is the information? Pipl does not verify the accuracy of the facts or the relevance of the tags in each result; we merely cite publicly available information found on the web as interpreted by our robot. Since no algorithm is perfect, some interpretation or processing errors are possible; we will be happy to receive your feedback and will try to improve our system accordingly.
What about privacy? Understanding the potential sensitivity of people's data makes privacy a very important issue for us, we only link to information that is already available on public web pages.
Step 1: To remove your information from FamilyTreeNow, visit their page here. Read all directions, complete the CAPTCHA form and click the “Begin Opt Out Procedure” button at the bottom of the page.
Opting out of Spokeo.com
Spokeo helps reunite friends and family, browse celebrities, and discover information about your online footprint, by simply searching a name, address, email, phone or username.
How to remove your information from spokeo.com?
Go to https://www.spokeo.com/. Enter your first and last name. Press “Search”.
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Find your profile, click on “See Results”.
Copy the URL (the URL can be found on the top of your browser)
Go to https://www.spokeo.com/optout/. Paste the URL from the previous page, write your email address and resolve the reCAPTCHA. Press, “Remove The Listing”.
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You will receive an email from Spokeo. Click on the link to complete the removal process.
Your profile has been successfully removed from Spokeo. Please allow 2-3 days for all updates to be reflected on the site.
NOTE! Spokeo allows only 5 removal requests per email address and IP address. If you receive a message that says “In order to prevent abuse, we must limit the frequency of automated privacy requests,” use temporary disposable email services like https://www.guerrillamail.com/, https://mytemp.email, https://www.fakemailgenerator.com.
Opting out of SpyFly.com
SpyFly allows you to opt-out of having your information displayed in SpyFly people search results. To opt out, please send an email to privacy@spyfly.com. Once you receive an email from SpyFly confirming that
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SpyFly have processed your opt-out request, your record will be removed the next time SpyFly database updates. Most of the time, this should only take 24 hours.
Opting out of USA-People-Search.com
Go to the link https://www.usa-people-search.com/manage/ and the online removal tool will guide you through the rest of the process.
Opting out of USPhoneBook.com
USPhoneBook is a reverse phone lookup, which exposes owner’s name and location. USPhoneBook collects public information and provides an access to it.
How to remove your information from USPhoneBook?
Go to USPhoneBook opt out page.
Enter the phone number you want to be removed from USPhoneBook.
Find the profile that belongs to you. Click “This is me” button.
4. Click “Remove My Phone Number” button.
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Confirm your opt-out request.
Your records were removed from USPhoneBook.com
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Opting out of MYLife.com
MyLife.com is a giant social network / people search site hybrid that lets you interact with all of your social media through one interface. What they do not necessarily tell you is that they also collect all sorts of information about you from public records. This means that even if you are not a member, anyone who wants to find information about you can find it by joining.
How to remove your information from MyLife.com?
The website offers a few opt-out options.
You can become a free MyLife.com member and decide how much of your information should be displayed to the public.
According to another option, you can reach MyLife.com Customer Care toll free at 1-888-704-1900, Mon-Fri 6am-7pm PST, Sat-Sun 6am-5pm PST and ask them to remove your personal records.
You can also request to opt-out via email, at privacy@mylife.com. The template of the email is provided below. Please include in your request such information as First and Last names, Date of Birth, Current and Previous addresses. (MyLife would use this data to remove exactly your profile and not somebody else’s). It is very important to ask them remove your data not only from MyLife.com but from all other websites they own.
In about 3-5 day your information will be taken off MyLife.com
Opting out of Nuwber.com
Nuwber is a people search engine that organizes White Pages listings, Public Records and Social Network Information to help you safely find & learn about people.
How to remove your information from Nuwber.com
Go to nuwber.com.
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Enter first and last names; choose the city and the state. Click “Search button”.
Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click the name or “View details” link.
Copy the URL of your profile.
Go to Remove from Directory page. Paste the URL of the profile you want to remove and click “Submit” button.
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You will be redirected to the next page and asked to leave your email address. Click “Remove” button.
After submitting your email address, you will receive a confirmation email asking you to follow the link to confirm that you want to remove your records from Nuwber.com.
Your data have been removed.
Opting out of Radaris.com
Radaris.com uses up to date unique systems to provide you with detailed information collected from media resources, social profiles, phone books, public records and other official reviews.
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has certified a class action asserting claims against Radaris. Read the Court’s order here. However the website still works, which means that your personal data is exposed.
How to remove your information from radaris.com?
Go to radaris.com. Create a personal account. For security reasons use fake information and a temporary email address.
To find a personal profile, please, enter first name and last name, specify the city and the state. Click “Search” button.
Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click “Full Profile” button.
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On the page of the profile find a small tab and click it. Choose “Control Info” option.
Click “Control Info” once again.
To verify your identity, confirm your name and enter your cell phone number. After that, click “Send code” button.
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Enter the verification code you received in your text message. Click “Submit” button.
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You will be redirected to your profile. Click “Delete specific records” link.
You may select up to 6 records to be removed. Choose phone numbers, addresses, and job positions to be removed. Scroll down the page and click “Remove selected records”.
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Go back to your personal profile and click “Make profile private” link.
Now your removal is accepted and processed. In order to check whether Radaris.com removed your records or now, we recommend to type once again first and last name is a search bar. The listing should look like in a screenshot below:
Opting out of ThatsThem.com
ThatsThem.com allows you to find people using the information you know about them.
How to remove your information from ThatsThem.com?
Go to the Opt-Out page.
Fill out the form:
Enter your First and Last name
Email address
Phone number
Street name
State
City
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Zip code
Contact email
Solve reCAPTCHA and press “Submit Opt-Out Request” button.
Opting out of USSearch.com
People Search, Background Check, Criminal Records, Social Network Search, Property Records, Reverse Phone Lookup
How to remove your information from USsearch.com?
http://ussearch.com/about/privacy
The quickest and simplest way to have your information removed from USSearch databases is to send a request online. You can also submit an opt-out request via postal mail. Regardless of which method you choose, in order to suppress your personal information from appearing in the databases, USSearch needs to verify your identity. To do this, they need proof of identity, consisting of either:
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A copy of a government-issued ID with any photo or ID number crossed out. Examples: driver’s license, U.S. passport, U.S. military ID card, state-issued ID card, or employee ID card from a state agency;
A notarized Identity Verification Form.
USsearch.com uses this information to process your opt-out request.
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It is worth to mention that ussearch.com is connected with intelius.com, which means that as long as you remove your records from intelius.com your profile would be automatically removed from ussearch.com as well. Here is an instruction how to remove yourself from Intelius.
Go to https://www.intelius.com/optout.
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Please be sure to include your email address so that ussearch.com can notify you both when your request is received and when they have completed your opt-out. You can email them at privacy@peopleconnect.us
If you submit your opt-out request via postal mail, in addition to your proof of identity, please include the following so they can accurately identify your records:
Name
Date of Birth
Address
Here is the contact information for submitting your request:
P.O. Box 4145 Bellevue, WA 98009-4145
Your information will be removed from the database in approximately 7-14 days. The subject of a particular record must submit opt-out requests to ussearch.com individually. Bulk opt-out requests will not be fulfilled.
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You can also send your request via Fax (425) 974-6194, (425) 974-6242. Do not forget to mention such information as proof of identity (Driver’s license or State-issued ID card).For security reasons cross out your photo and ID number. Write in your request name, DOB, address, record number (to find out your record number, go to https://www.ussearch.com/privacylock, fill out the form with your First name, Last name, City, State and press “GO”. Select the record you would like to block. Find your record number in the black section).
Your information will be removed from the database in approximately 7-14 days. The subject of a particular record must submit opt-out requests individually. Bulk opt-out requests will not be fulfilled.
Opting out of WhitePages.com
Whitepages.com is a people search website that aggregates information included but not limited to people name, address, phone number, age, nearest relatives, past residences, and email address. WhitePages Premium gives access to full contact details including mobile numbers, bankruptcy records, criminal records, and more.
How to remove your information from whitepages.com?
Visit the website www.whitepages.com. Type your first and last name, city, state or ZIP. Click on search.
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Find personal records that refer to you. Click on “View Free Details”.
This is how your profile looks like. You can see how much private information is exposed: first and last names, addresses, telephone numbers.
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Copy the URL of the profile (located at upper left corner).
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Go to WhitePages opt-out page. Paste the URL of the profile you want to remove. Click on “Opt-Out” button.
The website will direct you to the page where you need to confirm that this is your profile and not somebody else’s. Click on Remove Me button.
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Choose one of the reasons you want remove from whitepages.com. Press “Submit”.
In order to be removed from WhitePages.com you need to verify your identity by providing your telephone number. After you do this and click on “Call Now to Verify” you will directed to the page with you verification code.
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After a few seconds, you will receive a call from WhitePages robot. It would ask to provide the verification code.
You have been successfully removed your private records from WhitePages.com!
Opting out of ZabaSearch.com
ZabaSearch.com is people search and public information search engine.
How to remove your information from Zabasearch.com?
ZabaSearch claims that it does not maintain a database from which it can remove you. However, the website is affiliated with Intelius.com. If you remove your personally identifiable information from Intelius.com, it will be automatically removed from Zabasearch.com.
Opting out of 123verified.com
123verified.com is a background company; it allows finding people by SSN, name, address and date of birth. 123verified.com collects public information and provides an access to it in 1 or 2 days.
How to remove your information from 123verified.com?
Go to http://123verified.com/dispute.doc
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Fill the form and print it.
Sign filled form.
Add the copies of documents you believe will support your application (SSN, driver license).
Fax application form and copies of documents to 1-800-942-4888, or mail it to 1st Check, Inc. Disclosure Department, PO Box 1002, Buffalo, NY 14210.
When the company receives your application, you will be contacted.
Opting out of 411.info
411.info provides search by location, name and surname, phone number. In addition, it allows you to find services and business.
How to remove your information from 411.info?
Unfortunately 411.info has offered no there alternative than a payment for removal.
If you want to remove your records from 411.info for a free, visit this removal page.
Enter the first name, the last name. Specify the state. Click “Find your listing button”.
Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click “Remove” button.
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After you pay for the removal, 411.info will remove your records for the last time.
Opting out of 411locate.com
411locate.com is a people search company, includes information found in Yellow Pages, White Pages, and Public Records. Additionally, there is an option to reverse phone lookup.
How to remove your information from 411locate.com?
Go to http://www.411locate.com/contact .
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Type Full name, Subject, Your email, Select a topic “Remove / opt out”
Enter your message, including your city and state
Enter the code in CAPTCHA
Press “Send”.
Opting out of 411numbers.com
411numbers.com is a people search website, which collects and shows personally identifiable information.
How to remove personal records from 411numbers.com?
Visit 411numbers.com.
Enter first and last name. Click “Search” button.
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Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click the name or “View full details” button.
On the top of your profile find the link “Want this public information removed?” and click it.
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You will be asked to fill out an opt-out form. Click “Fill and email the form” button.
Download and fill out the form. The form should contain your last name, first name, phone number, street address, city/state, zip code, country, email address. Do not forget to include exact URL of your profile. At the bottom of the page, put your signature and write the date.
Email this form at removal@411numbers.co
Opting out of Accutellus.com
Accutellus.com is a people search site that allows you to find person by name, surname, age, location, phone number, marital status and court records.
How to remove your information from Accutellus.com?
Go to https://www.accutellus.com/
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Fill out the form: enter your first and last names, your city and state. Click “Search” in order to find what records are placed on the websites.
You will see all records that the website has on you. Note that you can block you current and 9 previous addresses.
Go to https://www.accutellus.com/opt_out_request.php. Fill out the form with the information you have found and want to be removed.
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You will see the confirmation that your opt-out request has been processed. Repeat the removal process, as many times as the number of profiles you are your data.
Opting out of Addresses.com
Addresses.com is a people search site with up to date white pages listing. At addresses.com, you can search by full name, address, ZIP code, and phone. Addresses.com is Intelius business partners.
How to remove your information from Addresses.com?
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Go to http://www.addresses.com. Enter your first and last names, your city and state.
You will be directed to the page with profiles, which may contain your private information.
Go to http://www.addresses.com/optout.php. Fill out the opt-out form. Select the removal reason. We suggest choosing “Other”. Enter your first and last names, address, telephone number, city, state, zip
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code, email. All this data is necessary to locate your profile and remove it from the system.
Please allow 1 business day for the request to be processed.
Opting out of AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com
AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com is a people search service that empowers you to find people in the United States. It shows addresses, phone numbers, email and more – all at no charge. It also gives you access to billions of public records.
How to remove your information from AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com?
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Go to https://www.advancedbackgroundchecks.com/manage/. Check the checkbox and click “BEGIN REMOVAL PROCESS”.
Type First Name, Last Name, City, State, Age and click “SEARCH” button.
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You will be directed to the page with personal profiles. Find your profile and click “SEE FULL INFO” button.
In your profile find “REMOVE MY RECORD” button and click it.
Please allow up to 24 hours for the changes to take effect.
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Opting out of ALC.com
ALC.com is a data broker company, headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. Company collects emails and shares it to their marketing partners.
How to remove your information from ALC.com?
Go to http://optoutpreference.org.
Enter your first and Last name, Address, City and State, Zip Code and Email. Solve reCAPTCHA. Press “Opt Me Out” button.
If you need to opt out of companies that ALC may partner with visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices. At the bottom of the page click on “Opt Out Of All”.
You information was removed from ALC.com
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Opting out of Ameridex.com
Ameridex.com is the company that provides people search by vital records (probate and genealogical research, birth parents and adoptee search, date of birth search).
How to remove your information from Ameridex.com?
You can opt out ameridex.com if only you are public official or due to safety issues.
If you get under above conditions, send mail to Ameridex PO Box 193061 San Francisco CA 94119-3051.
Else, send email to info@ameridex.com.
Notify your telephone company to delist your telephone number from Ameridex.com.
Ameridex.com does not maintain or disburse asset, property, driver, or motor vehicle records information.
Opting out of AnyWho.com
AnyWho.com is a people search website collecting information from yellow and white pages. Anywho.com provides search by name, surname, location, and ZIP code, address and phone number.
How to remove your information from AnyWho.com?
Go to http://www.anywho.com/whitepages and try to find yourself by name, surname and phone.
Find your listing and click on “View full profile”.
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If you are sure that this is your profile, click on “Remove listing” button located below.
You will be directed to the opt-out page. Fill out the opt-out form, enter the code word and click on “Remove Me” button. Wait for 1 business day.
After your request will be accepted, please allow 1 business day for the request to be processed.
If there’s a reason you can’t send removal form online, send your exact listing (including phone number) and signature to
Compliance/AnyWho Listing Removals 611 North Brand Blvd 5th Floor, Glendale CA 91203
Your listing will be removed within 21 days after receiving mail.
Opting out of Arrests.org
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Arrests.org is a mugshots website collecting photos, physiological information, and detention reasons of arrested people.
How to remove your information from Arrests.org?
Submit your opt out request to info@arrests.org. Do not forget to include the following:
Your full name (+ aliases)
Current address (and former addresses you want to protect)
Phone number (and former phone numbers you want to protect)
Date of birth
A copy of your driver’s license or state identification card (for security reasons you can cross out your photo and number)
A reason for removal
Screenshots of the webpages to be removed.
Opting out of Advanced-People-Search.com
Advanced-people-search.com is a public search website, which allows you to find the most current public records and makes it easy for you to locate a person.
How to remove your information from Advanced-People-Search.com
Advanced-people-search.com is affiliated with peoplefinders.com. As soon as you remove your records from peoplefinders.com, they will be automatically removed from advanced-people-search.com
Here is the link to the opt-out instruction from **peoplefinders.com **
Opting out of Addresssearch.com
Addresssearch.com was created to offer a free email lookup service. It offers free access to information on more than 95 million email addresses and 140 million mailing addresses.
How to remove your information from Addresssearch.com?
Visit the website http://www.addresssearch.com/.
Make sure that addresssearch.com has your email. To do this enter your first and last names, specify your state.
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3. Define the exact email. Please, take into account that there could be several people with the same first and last names.
Go to the addresssearch.com opt-out page. Enter your first and last names, the email that you have previously found on the website, your city, state and zip code. Click on “Remove yourself” button.
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You records were successfully removed from addresssearch.com
Removing your Ask.fm account
ASK.fm is a global social networking site where users create profiles and can send each other questions.
How to delete Ask.fm account?
Sign in to ask.fm.
Go to the delete account page.
Enter your password. Click “Leave ASKfm”.
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After you request to leave ASKfm, your profile data will be removed from the site. Ask.fm will retain your data for 30 days in case you would like to reactivate your account (just log back in). Your profile data is deleted permanently after the 30-day window provided you have not logged back in and reactivated your account.
Removing your Airbnb.com account
Airbnb is an American company, which operates an online marketplace and hospitality service for people to lease or rent short-term lodging including holiday cottages, apartments, homestays, hostel beds, or hotel rooms.
How to delete Airbnb account?
Sign in to airbnb.com. .
Select your profile icon. Click “Account settings”.
Click “Settings”.
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Click “Deactivate my account”.
Choose the reason why you are deactivating your account and click “Deactivate my account”.
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Removing your About.me account
About.me helps to create a page to present who you are and what you do. The website stores many records about you such as your location, gender, DOB, your interests, job, etc.
How to delete About.me account?
Log in to about.me.
Select your profile icon.
Click “Account”.
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At the bottom of the page find “Delete your account” and click it.
Confirm removal by clicking “Delete your account”.
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Opting out of Arivify.com
Arivify.com provides property records for the public.
How to remove records from arivify.com?
Visit arivify.com.
Choose your state.
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Choose your city. Click “View records”.
Find your home address.
Copy the URL of the profile.
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Go to opt-out page. Scroll down the page and paste the URL. Enter your email address and check the checkbox. Click “Submit request”.
Your request was submitted successfully. Your name will be masked within the next 12-24 hours. Please allow a few weeks for Google and other search engines to update their search results with these changes. If you have any questions please email at info@arivify.com.
Opting out of ArrestFacts.com
ArrestFacts.com is a public records aggregator that collects and organizes police, civil, criminal and court records from every available jurisdiction in the country.
How to remove personal records from ArrestFacts.com?
Visit arrestfacts.com.
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Enter first and last names; choose the city and the state. Click “Search” button.
Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click the name or “View more” link then click “Information control” link.
Enter your full name, email. Tick reCAPTCHA and click “Send”.
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Your removal request has been received. Please check your email and click on confirmation link to complete the removal.
Opting out of Allpeople.com
Allpeople.com gathers information about businesses, owners of businesses and their personally identifiable information such as first and last names, city and state, home and work address, phone number etc.
How to remove your information from allpeople.com?
Go to the website.
Enter your first and last name. Click “Search” button.
Select the listing you want to remove. Once you find the right one, click the name.
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On the profile find, “Edit/Remove” link and click it.
Choose the reason for removal, check the checkbox and click “Submit” button.
Your profile has been removed. Please allow some time for changes to appear.
Opting out of allbiz.com
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Allbiz.com gathers information about businesses, owners of businesses and their personally identifiable information such as first and last names, city and state, home and work address, phone number etc.
How to remove your information from allbiz.com?
Go to the website.
Enter your first and last name. Click “Search” button.
Select the listing you want to remove. Once you find the right one, click the name.
On the profile find, “Edit or Remove” link and click it.
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Choose “Remove [Last Name, First Name]” option.
Choose the reason for removal, check the checkbox and click “Submit”. Your records have been removed. Please allow some time for the changes to appear.
Opting out of Backgroundchecks.com
Backgroundchecks.com is the company that provides the individual’s address history, past and current phone numbers, possible aliases, relatives, and neighbors, criminal record or civil record status, liens and bankruptcies.
How to remove your information from background check gateway?
Unfortunately, there is no way to opt out of background check gateway.
Opting out of backgroundcheckgateway.com
Background check reports, People search, Public records, Criminal records, Employment screening
How to remove your information from BackgroundCheckGateway.com?
Go to Customer service
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Fill in the fields Name and Email
Choose Opting out of the Intelius database in the Subject field.
In the field Message type the following: Please remove the following webpage from your website://link to the web-page with information about you// And also the following personally identifiable information about me from your website’s database: First name: your first name Last name: your last name Middle name: your middle name Current address: your current address Age: your age DOB: your DOB Phone number: your phone number Thank you for respecting my privacy and honoring my choices regarding personally identifiable information.
Tick the CAPTCHA and press Contact Us
In order to complete your request you should fax a state issued ID card or driver’s license (for security reasons you can cross out your photo and number). Please fax to 425-974-6194 and allow 7-14 days to process your request.
NOTE: no request will be processed without complete information (i.e., name, address and date of birth). Requests for opt out will not be processed over the phone or via email.
You also have to remove your information from Intelius because instant report data of BackgroundCheckGateway.com is powered by Intelius.
Opting out of backgroundfinder.com
Backgroundfinder.com is a background and people search company that provides background checks and searching by name, surname, age and location.
How to remove your information from backgroundfinder.com?
The website is not available now.
Opting out of backgroundreport360.com
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Backgroundreport360.com provides its customers with up to date full background check on the subject of their interest.
Please note that under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., as amended, an individual may opt-out of having certain of their information included in Data if one of these conditions exists:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm;
You are a victim of identity theft;
You are at risk of physical harm;
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To opt-out, submit the following information:
Go to opt-out form
Print and fill out all the requested/mandatory information on the Data Removal Request Form.
Identify the specific location of Your Data on the website, you can write the URL of the page where you’ve found your records, identify one of the four conditions you enabling you to opt-out of having your personal Data removed, and describe why such personal Data that is publicly available is inaccurate and harmful.
Copy of your current driver’s license or state identification (this information is necessary in order to authenticate that the individual is making the request to whom the information belongs to). For security reasons you can cross out the photo and numbers on your ID document. They need just your first and last name, city and state.
All requests must include:
Full name and date of birth
Aliases, if any
Current address
Previous addresses
Phone
Email address
Write complete details of the records you are requesting to be removed.
Include a print out of the records you wish to have suppressed.
Copies of any applicable court orders, if any.
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Fax this form along with a copy of your state issued ID and copies of any applicable court orders to fax number: 1-617-933-9946. You may also mail your request to Data Opt Out Department, P.O. Box 990043 Boston, MA 02199.
Allow up to 30 days for your request to be processed.
Opting out of bcint.com
Background check international is a background company that provides employment background check, verification of education, credit and court history and trace reports.
How to remove your information from background check international?
Unfortunately, there is no way to opt out of background check international.
Opting out of birth-records.com
Birth-records.com is a background and people search company-providing search by full name, city/state and full date of birth, criminal records and addresses history.
How to remove your information from birth-records.com?
http://birth-records.com/index.php?xpath=privacy
You can opt out of birth-records.com only if you are: 1. A state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm. 2. A victim of identity theft. 3. At risk of physical harm. 4. You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
If you fall under one of above conditions, submit written explanation for the opt out request. Identify the specific location of your data on http://birth-records.com, and where your personal data is publicly available, identify one of the four conditions you enabling you to opt-out of having your personal data removed, and describe why such personal data that is publicly available is inaccurate and harmful.
You will need copy of your current driver’s license or state identification.
All requests must include full name and date of birth; aliases, if any; current address; previous addresses; phone; email address.
Copies of any applicable court orders, if any.
Fax request to 1-888-446-1229 or mail them to: Opt Out Compliance Department, P.O. Box 990142, Boston, MA 02117
IMPORTANT NOTE: Unsigned or incomplete requests will not be processed.
Opting out of Blockshopper.com
Blockshopper.com is a real estate information website, which posts detailed information about residential and commercial properties. They usually include things like physical details, estimated value, and whether or not the property is for sale or lease, as well as the full names and tax information of the buyers and sellers.
How to remove your information from blockshopper.com?
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Blockshopper does not eliminate records from its website. It explains by the fact that such actions compromise the integrity of their data. However they do make exceptions to this rule, for certain government officials, law enforcement and public safety workers, individuals under court protection orders, or individuals with officially documented stalkers or other threats, for instance.
If you do fall into one of these categories, you can contact Blockshopper.com in the following ways:
Email Scarlett Simpson ( scarlett@blockshopper.com ) detailing the nature of your situation for consideration.
Fax your information/request to 314-786-0519. No cover sheet required.
Contact Blockshopper.com via U.S. Mail to their Chicago office at: 27 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 428 Chicago, IL 60606
If you are an employee or in law enforcement, some proof of employment is required, (emailing from your work email will suffice).
If you are under an order of protection or consider yourself under some other threat, please include some documentation (like a police report) in your email. If this is not possible, please explain why.
Expect to hear from Blockshooper.com team within 24-48 hours or sooner. They answer ALL emails on this subject promptly.
Opting out of Bizshark.com
Bizshark is a business contact database of more than 40 million business contacts and more than 14 million company listings. Bizshark specializes in organizing people and company-related information from a vast network of sources to provide business management, sales, and marketing professionals with actionable intelligence.
How to remove your information from bizshark.com?
Visit https://www.bizshark.com/.
Enter your first and last names. Click on a “Search” button.
Find a record that belongs to you. Click on it.
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Copy the URL of your profile.
Go to https://www.bizshark.com/opt_out/new. Paste the URL of your profile and solve reCAPTCHA. Press “Remove Profile” button.
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Please allow 24 hours for your request to be processed through the system.
Opting out of Backgroundcheck.run
Backgroundcheck.run is a database, which contains criminal and civil records. Professional records, business records, social media profiles and contact information are available free on most people in the country.
How to remove your information from Backgroundcheck.run?
Visit the website.
Enter the first name and the last name. Choose the city and the state.
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Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click on the profile.
Find “Control this profile” link and click it.
Enter your name and email. Click “Submit” button.
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Check your email and click on confirmation link to complete the removal
Your information control request is subject to approval by administrator. You will be notified by email. It may take up to 48 hours.
Opting out of Backgroundalert.com
Backgroundalert.com is a background check website, which exposes personal information, arrest records, address history, related persons, marriage/ divorce records, information about sex offenders, etc.
How to remove a profile from Backgroundalert.com
1) Go to remove-my-info page.
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2) Search for someone to find the listing you want to remove.
3) Select the person that best matches the name, current age and location of the person you are looking for.
4) Enter your email address to receive a confirmation email from backgroundalert.com
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5) You will need to confirm your identity. To do this, send a photo of your ID. For security reasons cross out your photo and numbers like in the example below.
Upload the image of the ID and click Next button
6) Check your email box and find a notification from backgroundalert.com. Confirm opt-out.
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The profile has been removed.
Removing your Badoo account
Badoo is a dating-focused social network, founded in 2006, with offices in London, Malta, Moscow and the United States.
How to delete Badoo account?
Sign in to badoo.com.
Click your icon.
Find the sign of “Settings” and click it.
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Scroll down the page and click “Delete account”.
Choose “Delete your account” option and click “Continue”.
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Click “Delete your account” once again.
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Choose “Other” as a reason why you want to remove your Badoo.com account. Type “privacy concerns” in the empty box. Click “Continue”.
Type your current password to delete the account. Enter symbols. Click “Delete your account”.
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Opting out of cellphoneregistry.com
CIS: cell phone registry is a huge database of landline, mobile and unlisted phone numbers.
How to remove your information from CIS: cell phone registry?
Please note that under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., as amended, an individual may opt-out of having certain of their information included in Data if one of these conditions exists:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm;
You are a victim of identity theft;
You are at risk of physical harm;
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To opt-out, submit the following information:
1) A written explanation for the opt out request. Identify the specific location of Your Data on our Website, and where your personal Data is publicly available, identify one of the four conditions You enabling you to opt-out of having your personal Data removed, and describe why such personal Data that is publicly available is inaccurate and harmful. NOTE: Please submit ONE request per individual.
2) Copy of your current driver’s license or state identification (this information is necessary in order for us to authenticate that the individual is making the request to whom the information belongs to).
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All requests must include - Full name and date of birth - Aliases, if any - Current address - Previous addresses - Phone - Email address
3) Specific complete details of the records you are requesting to be removed
NOTE: Only your current and up to two previous address records will be removed.
4) Include a print out of the records you wish to have suppressed.
5) Copies of any applicable court orders, if any.
You may request to opt-out by submitting your information to the following fax number: CISNATIONWIDE Opt Out Compliance Department Fax: 1-888-446-1229
Alternatively, mail them to:
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02199
Opting out of ciadata.com
CIA data is a background check company providing plenty types of checks (comprehensive, employee, nanny, criminal, asset property).
How to remove your information from CIA data?
* Unfortunately, you cannot remove your information from CIA data. CIA data claims as a reason that their company does not maintain the databases used in searches. Rather, they access separately maintained third party databases to collect information for the reports they provide.
Opting out of cisnationwide.com
CIS nationwide is a background company providing vital and court records search, people and company search.
How to remove your information from CIS nationwide?
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., as amended, an individual may opt-out of having certain of their information included in Data if one of these conditions exists:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm;
You are a victim of identity theft;
You are at risk of physical harm;
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To opt-out, submit the following information:
1) A written explanation for the opt out request. Identify the specific location of Your Data on our Website, and where your personal Data is publicly available, identify one of the four conditions You enabling you to opt-out of having your personal Data removed, and describe why such personal Data that is publicly available is inaccurate and harmful. NOTE: Please submit ONE request per individual.
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2) Copy of your current driver’s license or state identification (this information is necessary in order for us to authenticate that the request is being made by the individual to whom the information belongs to).
All requests must include:
Full name and date of birth
Aliases, if any
Current address
Previous addresses
Phone
Email address
3) Specific complete details of the records you are requesting to be removed
NOTE: Only your current and up to two previous address records will be removed.
4) Include a print out of the records you wish to have suppressed.
5) Copies of any applicable court orders, if any.
You may request to opt-out by submitting your information to the following fax number: CISNATIONWIDE Opt Out Compliance Department Fax: 1-888-446-1229
Alternatively, mail them to:
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02199
Opting out of City-Data.com
By collecting and analyzing data from numerous sources, City-Data.com is able to create detailed, informative profiles of all cities in the United States. From crime rates to weather patterns, you can find the data you are looking for on City-Data.com.
How to remove your information from City-Data.com?
You can disassociate your name from street-level address using the form linked to from the bottom of assessment info pages. 1. Find your listing 2. Press blue link “Request disassociating your name from street-level assessment address” 3. Fill out the form.
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Fill out confirmation form.
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Once you complete the form, City-Data.com will validate your email address by sending you a confirmation link on which you must click.
After that, City-Data.com team will process your request if it fulfills City-Data.com requirements.
Please note that search engines, such as Google, do not update immediately. It might take a significant amount of time for them to update their search results or remove your information from their cache. City-Data.com cannot control this process.
Please note that property address and its related information will still be displayed on City-Data.com assessment pages as it was previously.
Opting out of civilrecords.org
CIS: civil records are an online information provide, network of multiple data sources. The company-providing search by full name, initials, approximate age and location.
How to remove your information from CIS: civil records?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, they will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from our databases. Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt-out form.
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
State, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
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Victim of identity theft.
At risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help civilrecords.org to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide them with the URL link of the page with your data.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. PO Box 130369 Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for us to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: They currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. We may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of Corporationwiki.com
Corporationwiki.com is a company providing people search by name and surname as well as company search.
How to remove your information from corporationwiki.com?
Go to https://www.corporationwiki.com/. Type your first and last names. Click on Search.
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Find your record and click on it. Copy the URL of the profile. It is located in the upper left corner.
Visit https://www.corporationwiki.com/profiles/public. Paste the URL of your corporationwiki profile; enter your first and last names and your email address. Click on “I agree to the terms. Submit the request”.
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Check your email box. You will receive a confirmation letter from corporationwiki.com. Follow the link to confirm your opt-out request.
You records have been removed from corporationwiki.com
Opting out of Courtclick.com
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Courtclick.com is a website providing court records, arrests and warrants search.
How to remove your information from courtclick.com?
You can ask to change or correct information writing a ticket on https://www.courtclick.com/support/.
Information will be removed only if court or government resolution will require.
Opting out of Courtrecords.org
CourtRecords.org is a background company providing next data: criminal records: felonies, misdemeanors, sex offenses and arrests, bankruptcy, lien and civil judgment records, inmate records, criminal and civil court records.
How to remove your information from CourtRecords.org?
Visit courtrecords.org
Enter the first name, the last name and select the state. Click “Search” button.
Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, copy the number of Record ID.
Go to opt-out page.
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Fill out data removal request form. Click “Submit” button.
Courtrecords.org will process your Data Removal Request within 2 to 15 business days. Once they have processed your Data Removal Request, the information you have provided will no longer appear on the website.
Opting out of courtregistry.org
How to remove your information from courtregistry.org?
Please note that under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., as amended, an individual may opt-out of having certain of their information included in Data if one of these conditions exists:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm;
You are a victim of identity theft;
You are at risk of physical harm;
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To opt-out; fill out the opt-out form. Submit the following information:
1) A written explanation for the opt out request. Identify the specific location of Your Data on our Website, and where your personal Data is publicly available, identify one of the four conditions You enabling you to opt-out of having your personal Data removed, and describe why such personal Data that is publicly available is inaccurate and harmful.
2) Copy of your current driver’s license or state identification (this information is necessary in order for us to authenticate that the individual is making the request to whom the information belongs to)
All requests must include:
Full name and date of birth
Aliases, if any
Current address
Previous addresses
Phone
Email address
3) Specific complete details of the records you are requesting to be removed
4) Include a print out of the records you wish to have suppressed.
5) Copies of any applicable court orders, if any.
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You may request to opt-out by submitting your information to the following fax number:
Opt Out Compliance Department Fax: 1-888-446-1229 Alternatively, mail them to: Opt Out Compliance Department, P.O. Box 990142, Boston, MA 02117
Opting out of criminal-records.org
CIS: criminal records providing complete criminal checks, which includes arrest records, police files, felonies, misdemeanors, sex offenses, convictions, incarcerations, criminal driving violations and other court documents.
How to remove your information from CIS: criminal records?
Please fill out the opt-out form.
You can opt out of CIS: criminal records only if you are:
State, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
Victim of identity theft.
At risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
Submit the following information:
1) A written explanation for the opt out request. Identify the specific location of Your Data on our Website, and where your personal Data is publicly available, identify one of the four conditions You enabling you to opt-out of having your personal Data removed, and describe why such personal Data that is publicly available is inaccurate and harmful.
2) Copy of your current driver’s license or state identification (this information is necessary in order for us to authenticate that the individual is making the request to whom the information belongs to)
All requests must include:
Full name and date of birth
Aliases, if any
Current address
Previous addresses
Phone
Email address
3) Specific complete details of the records you are requesting to be removed
4) Include a print out of the records you wish to have suppressed.
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5) Copies of any applicable court orders, if any.
You may request to opt-out by submitting your information to the following fax number:
Opt Out Compliance Department Fax: 1-888-446-1229
Alternatively, mail them to: Opt Out Compliance Department, P.O. Box 990142, Boston, MA, 02117
Opting out of criminalregistry.org
CIS: criminal registry providing complete criminal checks, which includes arrest records, police files, felonies, misdemeanors, sex offenses, convictions, incarcerations, criminal driving violations and other court documents.
How to remove your information from CIS: criminal registry?
You can opt out of CIS: criminal registry only if you are:
State, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
Victim of identity theft.
At risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
If you fall under one of above conditions, submit written explanation for the opt out request. Identify the specific location of your data on http://criminalregistry.org, and where your personal data is publicly available, identify one of the four conditions you enabling you to opt-out of having your personal data removed, and describe why such personal data that is publicly available is inaccurate and harmful.
You will need copy of your current driver’s license or state identification.
All requests must include: full name and date of birth; aliases, if any; current address; previous addresses; phone; email address.
Fax request to 1-888-446-1229 or mail them to Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02199.
Opting out of Criminalscreen.com
Criminalscreen.com is a company providing background and criminal records checks by full name and date of birth.
How to remove your information from criminalscreen.com?
Unfortunately, criminalscreen.com offers no opt-out way. View privacy policy.
Opting out of criminalwatchdog.com
Criminalwatchdog.com is a company providing full criminal background check.
How to remove your information from criminalwatchdog.com?
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Unfortunately, criminalwatchdog.com offers no opt-out option as of September 2019.
Opting out of Criminalpages.com
Criminalpages.com is a company providing criminal records search.
How to remove your information from criminalpages.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, criminalpages.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf. Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide criminalpages.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. PO Box 130369 Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: criminalpages.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
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Opting out of ciddb.com
ciddb.com is a free directory service with residential, business, and government white and yellow page listings, accessible via reverse phone number look-up.
How to remove your information from ciddb.com?
Ciddb.com does not provide any removal removal option. Here is what they posted on their website.
Opting out of CheckPeople.com
CheckPeople.com is a background check website with a large database. CheckPeople.com puts public records into one comprehensive report that includes public record information such as full names and addresses, relatives, marriage and divorce records, criminal records, and if a person is on a sexual offender database.
How to remove your information from checkpeople.com?
Go to checkpeople.com opt-out form.
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Fill out the opt-out form. Enter your first and last name, city, and state. Click “Search” button.
Select the listing you want to remove. Once you find the right one, click “Opt Out” button.
Enter your email address. Click “Send confirmation email”. We recommend using temporary email services. It is more secure than providing your own email address.
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Check your email and click “Confirm request” button to complete the removal.
Enter your first name, last name. Choose “Myself” or “Someone else” so that checkpeople.com can understand who are you trying to remove from their directories. After that, click “Complete request” link.
The opt-out request is completed.
Opting out of CriminalSearches.com
Criminal Record searches include arrest records, felonies, misdemeanors, sex offender records, wants, warrants and traffic records, including those crimes under the Patriot Act. In aggregate, CriminalSearches.com searches against hundreds of millions of filings and records, including historical and multi-jurisdiction to give access to criminal records data.
How to remove records from CriminalSearches.com?
Go to opt-out page.
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Search for someone to find the listing you want to remove. Click “Find my listing”.
Select the person that best matches the name, current age and location of the person you are looking for.
Choose how your public information will be displayed on CriminalSearches.com.
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Your opt-out request is confirmed.
Removing your Cupid.com account
Cupid.com is one of the oldest online dating websites targeted at the United States, UK, Australia, and Canada markets.
How to delete Cupid.com account?
Sign in to cupid.com.
Click the sign near your icon.
Click “My settings”.
In account settings choose “Remove” section and click “Continue”.
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Enter your password. Click “Continue”.
Choose the option that meets your wishes the best. Click “Continue”.
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Choose the option that best describes your reason for leaving. Click “Continue”.
Click “Remove your account”.
You have requested that cupid.com remove your account. Please allow a few minutes for this change to take effect.
Opting out of check-caller.net
Reverse phone lookup finds the caller. It shows the name, address, whether a landline or cell phone was used, location, phone carrier, and other information about the number.
How to remove information from check-caller.net?
Go to the website.
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Scroll down the main page and enter your number in a search bar. Click “Search” button.
When your phone number is verified and the profile is found, scroll down the page and click “Remove” button.
Fill out the removal form. Enter your full name, phone number and specify the reason for removal.
The request will be processed within the next few hours.
Opting out of datadetective.com
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, datadetective.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
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It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide datadetective.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. * *PO Box 130369 * *Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: datadetective.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. We may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of datagemba.com
Data Gemba is a new generation search engine having a Huge database of Companies, Businesses, Schools, Colleges, Universities, Coaching Centers and their respective concern person(s) details of all over the world including India, UK, Australia etc.
How to remove your information from DataGemba.com?
Go to: http://www.datagemba.com/pages/contact
Fill out the form with your Full Name, Email, Message.
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Press “Submit”
OR mail your query to datagemba@gmail.com
It will take 24-48 hours to remove or update the information.
Opting out of Deathrecords.org
Deathrecords.org is a vital records company-providing search by full name, date, location and reasons of death.
How to remove your information from Deathrecords.org?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, deathrecords.org will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
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You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide deathrecords.org with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-888-446-1229 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02117
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: deathrecords.org currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date
Opting out of Detectiveunlimited.com
Detectiveunlimited.com is a company collecting public records and providing background checks by full name and location.
How to remove your information from detectiveunlimited.com?
Detectiveunlimited.com belongs to peoplesmart.com. As soon as you remove your data from this website, it will be automatically deleted from detectiveunlimited.com. Get peoplesmart.com opt-out instructions here.
Opting out of Dexknows.com
Dexknows.com is a direct marketing company providing information from white and yellow pages, and collecting email addresses.
How to remove your information from dexknows.com?
Go to http://green.dexknows.com/DexGreen/selectDexAction.do
Enter your zip code and then fill in the form.
Else, call to 1-877-243-8339 and ask to remove your personal information.
Opting out of Divorcerecords.org
Divorcerecords.org is an online records information provider, lets you utilize a network of multiple data sources to help you find Divorce Records.
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How to remove your information from Divorcerecords.org?
http://www.divorcerecords.org/index.php?xpath=privacy
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, divorcerecords.org will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide divorcerecords.org with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-888-446-1229 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02117
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: divorcerecords.org currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of Dobsearch.com
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Dobsearch.com is a people and reverse phone search company, also providing business lookup and vital records.
How to remove your information from dobsearch.com?
First, you must identify the records that are yours by running a People Finder Name Search
Mark the results that belong to you, scroll down and click on the “Manage My Listings” link that appears below and to the right of the search results (see screenshot below). Follow the instructions provided.
Follow the instructions provided.
Opting out of Docusearch.com
Docusearch.com is a multidisciplinary company providing license plate lookup, hidden assets, background checks, reverse phone search, people search and SSN search.
How to remove your information from docusearch.com?
Unfortunately, docusearch.com does not provide opt-out option because company does not collect (only search) information.
Opting out of Discoverthem.com
DiscoverThem is a data aggregator, searching for information on people in the USA. They combine social networking information with all publicly available information on everyone they can find over the age of 18.
How to remove your information from DiscoverThem.com?
Go to the website https://discoverthem.com/. In the field located on the top of the page, enter your first and last name and your state.
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Find the profile that refers to you. Click on it.
Copy the URL (link) of the profile.
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Go to https://discoverthem.com/removal.php. Paste the URL (link) in the special field. Click “Remove” button.
Opting out of Easybackgroundchecks.com
Easybackgroundchecks.com is a background check and people search company-providing search by name, surname and location.
How to remove your information from easybackgroundchecks.com?
Easybackgroundchecks.com belongs to peoplesmart.com. As long as you remove your data from peoplesmart, it would be automatically removed from easybackgroundchecks.com. To learn how to remove personal records from peoplesmart.com click here.
Opting out of easybackgrounds.com
Easybackgrounds.com is a company providing plenty types of background checks.
How to remove your information from easybackgrounds.com
Unfortunately, easybackgrounds.com does not allows removing your information from database.
Opting out of email-411.com
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CIS: email 411 is a background company having wide email base. Also CIS: email 411 provides search by name and surname of email’s owner, location and approximate age. One more function is a reverse email and phone lookup.
How to remove your information from CIS: email 411?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, email-411.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide email-411.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. * *PO Box 130369 * *Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: email-411.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
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Opting out of Emailfinder.com
Emailfinder.com is an email finder that displays public records that are available in the social profiles as well as in the criminal history reports from law enforcement agencies and bankruptcy records from courts.
How to remove your information from emailfinder.com?
Go to https://www.peoplesmart.com/optout-go
Enter your first and last name, city, state, and press, “find my listing”. Accurately submit your personal information in order that Emailfinder.com opt-out system may not miss the records.
Opting out of Emailtracer.com
EmailTracer.com is a background company having wide email base. EmailTracer.com provides search by name and surname of email’s owner, location or searching owner’s information by email address.
How to remove your information from EmailTracer.com?
http://emailtracer.com/tos.php
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, emailtracer.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide emailtracel.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
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Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 993-9946 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
EmailTracer Opt Out Compliance Dept. P.O. Box 990043 Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: emailtracer.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of Emerges.com
Emerges.com is a vote list company collecting email addresses and phone numbers.
How to remove your information from emerges.com?
Unfortunately, emerges.com does not provide opt-out option.
Opting out of employeescreen.com
Employeescreen.com is a company providing background and employment checks.
How to remove your information from employeescreen.com?
Find the page with your personal information, copy the link (if email) or print out it.
Email to jmorris@employeescreen.com or send letter to Mr. Jason Morris, employee screening, PO Box 22627, Cleveland, OH 44122
Attach copy of your driver license, SSN or ID card. View privacy policy.
Opting out of Enformion.com
Enformion.com is a company providing people and company search, direct marketing services.
How to remove your information from enformion.com?
Send the letter to people finders; opt-out, 1821 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95811.
Include your full name, date of birth, and address history in the letter.
Opting out of epsilon.com
Epsilon.com is a company, which collects your personal information and sells it to marketers and advertisers interested in you. However, it provides consumers with a clear understanding of its service and information about what kind of data is available to its database. You can always contact Epsilon support team in case you need to change your personal information, delete or ask to have it removed.
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Opting out of eVerify.com
CIS: eVerify is a paid background website. CIS: eVerify provides their clients background check, arrest & warrant search, criminal records, sex offenders search, people search by name and address, relative, inmate and death records search, reverse search by phone and email and neighbors check.
How to remove your information from CIS: eVerify?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, everify.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide everify.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. PO Box 130369 Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
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Please note: everify.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of eXphonebook.com
eXphonebook, the largest telephone number database in the United States of America.
How to remove your information from eXphonebook.com?
Go to https://www.exphonebook.com/. Enter your first and last names, Zip code, street name, city and state. Press “Find” button.
After you find the records belonging to you, click on the name.
You will be redirected to the next page. Copy the URL (link) of the page.
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Go to http://www.exphonebook.com/removal.php. Paste the URL of the previous page and write the reason for removal.
Opting out of Familysearch.org
Familysearch.org is a vital records and genealogy company, providing family tree service.
How to remove your information from familysearch.org?
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Opt out option is none listed, but provided contact email for privacy services: dataprivacyofficer@ldschurch.org.
Opting out of fico.com
Fico.com is a data broker company providing plenty types of data management and marketing services.
How to remove your information from fico.com?
http://www.fico.com/en/privacy-policy
You can opt out receiving any marketing solicitation, including email, direct mail, and phone solicitations, by calling 1.888.FICO.EDM (1-888-342-6336) any time from Monday until Friday.
Opting out of findoutthetruth.com
Findoutthetruth.com is a company providing integrated background checks and criminal records.
How to remove your information from findoutthetruth.com?
Unfortunately, findoutthetruth.com does not support opt out option.
Opting out of flvoters.com
~~Title: How to remove personal information from flvoters.com~~
flvoters.com provides Florida residents to check your own address and see if a former resident is still registered to vote there. If so, get that fixed so they cannot vote in two different towns. This is a genealogy website based on information from a purchased copy of the Florida voter list, which is all public information.
How to remove your information from flvoters.com?
You should qualify for address suppression under State law. View http://flvoters.com/publish.html and http://flvoters.com/privacy.html and http://news.wgcu.org/post/newly-signed-military-public-records-exemption-bill-now-florida-
Opting out of freepublicprofile.com
freepublicprofile.com provides search by name and phone number.
How to remove information from freepublicprofile.com?
Go to freepublicprofile.com
Find an appropriate search segment (people search or phone search).
Enter your first and last name. Click “Search”.
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Find the result that matches your request. Once you find the match, click “View full profile for free” button.
Copy the link connected to your profile placed above.
Get back to the main page and click “Removal”.
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Paste the link and click the “Remove” button.
Your record will be successfully deleted.
Opting out of freebackgroundcheck.us
CIS: freebackgroundcheck.us is background check company providing personal records, criminal and court history, property records.
How to remove your information from CIS: free background check?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, freebackgroundcheck.us will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide freebackgroundcheck.us with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
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Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 933-9946 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
P.O. Box 990043 Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: freebackgroundcheck.us currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of freecellsearch.com
Freecellsearch.com operates a private cell phone number directory providing with reverse phone lookup.
How to remove your information from Freecellsearch.com?
Go to https://freecellsearch.com/contacts.php.
Use “contact us” form to send an opt-out request.
Opting out of freepeopledirectory.com
Reverse phone lookup, Address lookup, People search, Public record listings.
How to remove your information from FreePeopleDirectory.com?
Find your profile
Copy the URL of your profile
Go to http://www.freepeopledirectory.com/optout .
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Paste the URL
Do the CAPTCHA
Press “Submit”
Opting out of fullnamedirectory.com
Fullnamedirectory.com is a Free Directory of Full Names to find people living in the United States. Here you can find people and their current address, telephone number, age, date of birth, relatives, business ownership, background check, death record searches, and more.
How to remove your information from fullnamedirectory.com?
In order to remove your information from fullnamedirectory.com you need to go through the opt-out procedure for dobsearch.com, as fullnamedirectory.com is empowered by dobsearch.com.
Find out how to do it here.
Opting out of floridaprofilepages.com
floridaprofilepages.com is a people search website that aggregates information included names, addresses, phone numbers, age, nearest relatives and email address. The database brings together the records from the state of Florida.
How to remove your information from floridaprofilepages.com?
Go to http://floridaprofilepages.com/. Enter your first and last names, city and state. Press search button.
Choose the profile that refers to you.
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Copy the URL (link) of your profile.
Go to http://floridaprofilepages.com/Remove. Paste the URL (link) of your profile. Enter your email, mobile phone and solve CAPTCHA. Click “Submit” button.
Opting out of freecellphonedirectorylookup.com
Cell Phone Directory Lookup is a phone directory since 2009. If you need to look up a phone number that called your cell phone and you do not recognize it or if search phone numbers is part of your job - freecellphonedirectory.com is ready to give it to you!
How to remove your information from cellphonedirectorylookup.com?
Contact support@freecellphonedirectorylookup.com with the removal request.
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Opting out of FasPeopleSearch.com
FastPeopleSearch.com is a data aggregator, which displays first and last names, addresses, and phone numbers. The website contains 16.5 billion personal records.
How to remove your information from FastPeopleSearch.com?
Follow the removal link. Tick reCAPTCHA and click “Begin removal process” button.
In the search bar enter first and last name, choose city and state. Click “Free search” button.
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Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click “View free details” button.
On the page with the personal information, click “Remove my record” button.
The record removal has been completed. Please allow up to 24 hours for the change to take effect.
Opting out of FindPeopleSearch.com
FindPeopleSearch.com uses the same database as PeopleFinders.com; however, it claims that it belongs to Zabasearch.com. FindPeopleSearch.com shows names, phone numbers, age, current and previous address and much more.
How to remove your information from FindPeopleSearch.com?
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Upon request, the website can block the records it has control over in its database from being shown on FindPeopleSearch.com. The website does not accept opt-out requests via fax or mail. To manage or remove your public records from the database, please click here.
This is how the opt-out form looks like:
Once you fill out the form, click “Submit” button.
FindPeopleSearch.com customer service will read and answer your request within 2 business days. Although the form shown above is the best and fastest way to reach them, if you wish, you may also contact the website by phone at (786) 350-2744
Please note that changes you request may not be effective immediately. Note that despite any request for removal of or change to personal information, FindPeopleSearch.com may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes and there may also be residual information that will remain within their databases and other records, which will not be removed or changed.
Removing your Foursquare account
Foursquare is a local search-and-discovery service mobile app, which provides search results for its users.
How to delete Foursquare account?
Visit foursquare.com.
Sign in to the website.
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Click the triangle icon near your name and choose “Settings”.
Click “Privacy Settings” tab in the right sidebar.
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Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click “delete your account.”
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You will be taken to a page to confirm the deletion of your account.
Confirm your removal request.
Your account is now deleted from Foursquare.
Opting out of FindLocalPeople.com
FindLocalPeople.com is a people search website, which aggregates different records: criminal, birth, death, vital records and much more.
How to remove records from FindLocalPeople.com?
Follow the link to start a search.
Select a state
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Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click the name.
Copy the URL of the profile.
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Go to the removal page. Fill out the opt-out form. Enter your first and last name, city and state. Write your email and paste the URL of your profile. Click “Submit” button.
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Your listing has been deleted.
Opting out of Genealogy.com
Genealogy.com is a family history and genealogy website-providing search by surname and location.
How to remove your information from genealogy.com?
Email support@genealogy.com your request for removal.
To delete the information, you will need to attach the copies of documents of published information.
Opting out of GoLookUp.com
GoLookUp is a public data aggregator. It gives detailed data reports of public records such as court records, emails, social information, marital status, phone numbers, sex offenders, criminal records and much more.
How to remove records from GoLookUp?
Go to golookup.com opt-out page.
Fill out the removal form. Enter your first and last name. Type your email, DOB, home address, city, state and zip code. The website needs this info to remove exactly your personal profile and not somebody else’s.
Tick reCAPTCHA and click Submit.
Your records will be removed shortly.
Opting out of Geni.com
Geni.com is a website providing discover family tree, find ancestors, connect to new relatives and stay organized with them.
How to remove your information from Geni.com?
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Full information needs to be provided to the Geni support staff in order to allow them to validate and take action on such requests. Emails should be addressed to misconduct@geni.com
Opting out of Governmentregistry.org
Governmentregistry.org is a background check company providing plenty types of searches and background checks.
How to remove your information from governmentregistry.org?
http://governmentregistry.org/index.php?xpath=privacy
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, governmentregistry.org will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide governmentregistry.org with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-888-446-1229 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02117
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
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Please note: governmentregistry.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of govregistry.us
CIS: govregistry.us is a company providing address and phone search, criminal records, inmate records and sex offender search.
How to remove your information from CIS: govregistry.us?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, govregistry.us will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide datadetective.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-888-446-1229 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
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Please note: govregistry.us currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of Homemetry.com
Homemetry.com - US Property and Address Directory that contains resident history and public records for every address in the country.
How to remove your information from homemetry.com
Visit homemetry.com.
Enter an address in the search bar and click “Search” button.
Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match click on the link.
On the profile find the link “Information control” and click it.
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Select all records you want to remove. Click “Apply” button.
Enter your name and email. Homemetry.com will send you a confirmation email.
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Open your email box. Find a letter from homemetry.com. Confirm your information control request by clicking the link.
The profile will be removed in 48 hours.
Opting out of i-behavior.com
Based in Louisville, Colorado, KBM Data Services (i-behavior.com) provides consumer and business transaction data that helps multi-channel merchants make better investment decisions. I-behavior.com offers a data cooperative for direct marketing solutions, and an Omni-channel Data Management Platform.
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How to remove your information from i-behavior.com?
If you wish to have, your information removed, please
Send an email to optout@i-behavior.com that contains the following: // Dear Sir/Madam,
To prevent identity theft, stalker issue and physical harm as per your privacy policy I ask you to remove the following personally identifiable information about me from your website’s database: First name: [write your first name] Last name: [write your last name] Date of birth: [write your date of birth] Current address: [write your current address] Previous addresses: [write your previous addresses] Phone number: [write your phone number] Email address: [write your email address]
Thank you for respecting my privacy. [Your name]//
Alternatively, write KBM Group, Attn: Privacy Compliance Department, 2051 Dogwood Street, Suite 220, Louisville, CO 80027. Please include your full name, your current address and previous address if you have been at your current address fewer than six months.
Opting out of identitypi.com
Identitypi.com is a background check and employment screening company that collects personal addresses, phone numbers, relative’s information as well as provides with identity verification, criminal, bankruptcies, liens and lawsuits records.
How to remove your information from identitypi.com
To opt out from identitypi.com account, send email to support@identitypi.com or call 888-366-5029.
Opting out of iDtrue.com
Background search
How to remove your information from iDtrue.com?
Go to https://www.idtrue.com/optout/index.php
Search for your name using the form above on the page
Select your record for removal
Confirm your request by clicking on the link iDtrue send you in an email
iDtrue allow each person you to remove up to 3 records per email address. If you have family members or friends, you can opt them out, but if more than 3 are needed, they will need to opt-out with a different email address.
Once you select the record to remove and confirm your request by email, the record will be removed instantly from search results.
Opting out of Infopages.com
Infopages.com is a company offering people search by name, surname and location.
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How to remove your information from infopages.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, infopages.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide infopages.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-617-507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department * *InfoPay * *P.O. Box 990043 * *Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: infopages.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
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Opting out of Inforegistry.com
Inforegistry.com is a company providing many types of background checks and reports. In addition, inforegistry.com allows searching people and reversing search by phone numbers.
How to remove your information from inforegistry.com?
http://new-members.inforegistry.com/customer/terms
You can opt out of inforegistry.com only if you are:
A state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
A victim of identity theft.
At risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged. If you fall under one of the above conditions, submit written explanation for the opt out request. Identify the specific location of your data on http://inforegistry.com, and where your personal data is publicly available, identify one of the four conditions you enabling you to opt-out of having your personal data removed, and describe why such personal data that is publicly available is inaccurate and harmful.
Print, fill out all the requested/mandatory information on the Data Removal Request Form available at opt_out_form.pdf http://new-members.inforegistry.com/assets/data_opt_out_form.pdf.
You will need a copy of your current driver’s license or state identification. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending the copy of one of these documents
You will need copies of any applicable court orders, if any
All requests must include: full name and date of birth; aliases, if any; current address; previous addresses; phone; email address.
Fax: 617-507-0410 or mail them to Opt Out Compliance Department, P.O. Box 990043, Boston, MA 02199.
Note that inforegistry.com may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Please allow upwards of 30 days to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Opting out of Informationenterprises.com
Informationenterprises.com is a nationwide broker company that provides employment background checks, criminal records, tenant screening, credit reports and leasing recommendations.
How to remove your information from informationenterprises.com?
To remove your account, send email to service@informationenterprises.com
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Opting out of Instantbackgroundreport.com
Instantbackgroundreport.com is a company providing background checks and properly searches by name, surname, age and location.
How to remove your information from instantbackgroundreport.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, intantbackgroundreport.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide intantbackgroundreport.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-888-446-1229 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02117
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: instantbackgroundreport.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able
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Opting out of InstantPeopleFinder.com
InstantPeopleFinder.com is a free search system designed to find persons social records, web sites and business addresses online.
How to remove your information from instantpeoplefinder.com?
InstantPeopleFinder.com requires faxed proof of identity. Proof of identity can be a state issued ID card or driver’s license. If you are sending a scanned copy of your driver’s license, they require that you cross out the photo and the driver’s license number. InstantPeopleFinder.com only needs s to see the name, address and date of birth. They will only use this information to process your opt out request. Please send a copy at optout@instantpeoplefinder.com, fill the form at optout and allow 4 to 6 weeks to process your request.
Do not forget to remove your info from Intelius, as Instantpeoplefinder.com is powered by Intelius!
Opting out of integrascan.com
Integrascan.com specializes in providing detailed instant criminal records and background checks.
How to remove your information from integrascan.com?
All users of integrascan.com may make any changes to their information at any time by logging into their member’s area and going to the ‘Edit Profile’ page. For more details contact customer service at support@integrascan.com.
Also, note that Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
Opting out of integrity.aristotle.com
Aristotle: integrity is a background website providing identity, compliance and age verification services.
How to remove your information from Aristotle: integrity?
To change or delete your information email to remove@aristotle.com.
Opting out of Inteligator.com
Inteligator.com is a company providing background checks. Inteligator.com allows searching criminal and court records, reversed phone and email search, birth and property records.
How to remove your information from inteligator.com?
You can opt out of inteligator.com only if you are:
State, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
Victim of identity theft.
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At risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
If you fall under one of above conditions, submit written explanation for the opt out request. Identify the specific location of your data on http://inteligator.com, and where your personal data is publicly available, identify one of the four conditions you enabling you to opt-out of having your personal data removed, and describe why such personal data that is publicly available is inaccurate and harmful.
You will need copy of your current driver’s license or state identification.
All requests must include full name and date of birth; aliases, if any; current address; previous addresses; phone; email address.
Fax request to 1-888-446-1229 or mail them to Opt out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02199.
Opting out of Intellicoro.net
Intellicorp.net is a data broker that provides background checks and employment screening solutions. It assists businesses as well as nonprofit organizations with their hiring and volunteer-recruiting processes.
How to remove your information from intellicorp.net?
If you would like intellicorp.net to update information, it has about you or your preferences, contact support team as indicated below:
Unordered List Item Emailing at compliance@intellicorp.net or calling at (888) 946-8355
Opting out of Intelregistry.com
Intelregistry.com is a company providing many types of background checks and reports. In addition, inforegistry.com allows searching people and reversing search by phone numbers.
How to remove your information from intelregistry.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, intelregistry.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
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You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide intelregistry.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: ** (617) 507-0410 ** (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: intelregistry.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of Infotracer.com
InfoTracer provides online public records and record searches available today. Allows reconnecting with one another or simply learning more about a person of interest.
How to remove your information from infotracer.com?
Please fill out all the requested information on the Data Opt Out Request Form, which you can download by clicking here. Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
Provide the location of the profile in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Opt Out Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 617-933-9946 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Data Opt Out Department does not manage any customer related issues) Opt Out Compliance Department * *PO Box 990043 * *Boston, MA 02199
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Please allow upwards of 30 days to fully process your Data Opt Out request.
Opting out of Jailbase.com
Jailbase provides with database of recent arrests and county mugshots.
How to remove your information from jailbase.com?
Go to jailbase.com
Enter the first name, the last name. Specify the state and the county. Click “Search” button
Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click on it.
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On the next page find “Opt-Out” link and click on it.
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Fill out the request opt-out form. Enter the email address and a mobile phone. You will receive a verification code in SMS. Click “Request Opt-Out” button.
Once an opt-out is requested for a page, jailbase.com automatically removes the page 90 days from the date it was requested.
Opting out of JohnDoe.com
JohnDoe.com is a people-search website, which displays home addresses, phone numbers, links to relatives and neighbors, etc.
How to remove records from JohnDoe.com?
Visit johndoe.com.
Enter first and last names; choose the city and the state. Click “Search”.
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Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click “View details”.
Copy the URL of your profile.
Go to johndoe.com opt-out page.
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Paste the URL of your profile and click “Next”.
Choose the reason why you want to keep your records private and click “Next”.
Upload your ID to confirm your identity. For security reasons, cross out the photo and numbers.
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Please allow for 72 hours before any changes reflected on the website. If you have any questions please contact our Customer Service at info@johndoe.com.
Opting out of Lifelock.com
Lifelock.com is a provider of proactive identity theft protection services for consumers and identity risk and credit worthiness assessment for enterprises.
How to remove your information from lifelock.com?
Go to the page https://www.optoutprescreen.com/?rf=t.
Press, “Click here to Opt-In or Opt-Out”
Select “Electronic Opt-Out for Five Years” or “Permanent Opt-Out by Mail” and then press, “Submit”.
Fill in with the required information and press, “confirm”.
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NOTE: If you have any other concerns about your privacy, send an email at privacy@lifelock.com, call 1-888-5OPTOUT or write at **LifeLock, Inc., Attn. Chief Privacy Officer, 60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ 85281.
Opting out of Locatepeople.org
Locatepeople.org is a people search service providing search by name and surname, location, age. In addition, locatepeople.org allows searching reverse email and phone numbers.
How to remove your information from locatepeople.org?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, locatepeople.org will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
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It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide locatepeople.org with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. PO Box 130369 * *Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: locatepeople.org currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of LookupAnyone.com
LookupAnyone is a company that provides information used to help identify and locate individuals.
How to remove your information from lookupanyone.com?
In order for LookupAnyone to opt out your public information from being viewable on the LookupAnyone website, fax the copy of your ID or driver’s license. For security reasons cross out the photo and the driver’s license number.
LookupAnyone needs to see the name, address and date of birth.
Please fax to 425-974-6194 and allow 7 to 14 days to process your request.
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Opting out of LocateFamily.com
LocateFamily.com is a people-search website, which collect personal data such as first and last names, addresses, phone numbers, etc.
How to remove your information from locatefamily.com?
LocateFamily.com will remove a listing of information if a valid request is submitted via a special form. LocateFamily.com will remove the listing of information if an individual can show that the information pertains to him/her and can provide substantiation of such a claim.
In order to have information removed; the individual must provide the full URL of the link on LocateFamily.com with a full name and a valid telephone number, as well as a valid and verifiable email address. If the email address provided is invalid or if no email address is provided, the request will be rejected.
Once this information has been received, LocateFamily.com will removed the link by disabling it from public viewing while it verifies the information. LocateFamily.com will contact the individual via the telephone or email provided to authenticate the request. If the telephone number or the email address is not provided, the request will be rejected.
If the information in question appears more than once, please submit a different request for each occurrence. Please SPECIFY AN ENTRY NUMBER (line number) so Locatefamily.com automated system knows exactly which item of information you are referring to. If the information in question appears on several pages, please submit a different request for each occurrence of each page.
All requests in which the required information is provided will be processed and the wishes of the individual making the request will be respected.
Opting out of Marriagerecords.org
Marriagerecords.org is a marriage records service-providing search by bride and groom names and ages, marriage date and location, filing number, correct and previous addresses.
How to remove your information from marriagerecords.org?
http://www.marriagerecords.org/site-privacy.php
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, marriagerecords.org will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
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Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide marriagerecords.org with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-888-446-1229 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02117
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: marriagerecords.org currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
You can contact Melissa by calling at 1 800 635 4772 or by sending your complete name (including any name variations), mailing address, complete telephone number (including area code) and email address to optout@melissa.com or to the below postal address.
Melissa Corporation Attn: Opt-out Service 22382 Avenida Empresa Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2112
Opting out of Mugshots.com
Mugshots.com is a search engine for Official Law Enforcement records, specifically booking photographs, mugshots. Originally collected and distributed by Law Enforcement agencies, booking records are considered and legally recognized as public records, in the public domain. Mugshots.com republishes these Official Records in their original form.
How to remove your information from mugshots.com
To get started call 1-800-810-3965 or follow the steps below.
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Visit Mugshot’s “unpublish mugshot” page.
Fill in the form with your personal information.
Choose service you would like to purchase. This application CAN NOT be submitted without receipt of payment.
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After you click “submit”, you will be taken to checkout page. Please click the appropriate “add to cart” payment button and you will be taken to a confirmation page. Please confirm payment and click “check out”
You can pay with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. American Express is NOT accepted. Once payment is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation.
Once your record is unpublished for The Mugshots.com Database, requests will be submitted to Google to remove any Mugshots.com related information from the Google search results.
Google’s removal lead times average 7-10 days and can take as long as 4-6 weeks.
Opting out of Myyp.com
Myyp.com is the company that provides local search tools online with its Internet Yellow Pages.
How to remove your information from myyp.com?
Go to https://www.yellowpagesoptout.com/
Fill in the field with your zip code
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Click “Register now”
Fill in the necessary information.
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Your password and further instructions will be sent to your email address. Check your email and log in using your email address and a new sent password.
6. Press “Make selections now”.
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7. Adjust quantity of directories and press “opt-out of all” and then “save changes”
Tick the following and press, “confirm”
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Your request will be processed and sent to the directory publishers.
Opting out of Myrelatives.com
MyRelatives.com is a people-search website that finds public records. You can find marriage, death, birth and divorce records.
How to remove your information from myrelatives.com?
To opt out of MyRelatives.com, you will need to contact them by writing a letter giving your:
First name
Middle initial
Last name
Aliases and A.K.A.’s
Current address
Former addresses (If possible going back 15 years)
Date of birth
It is also very helpful to include a printout of the records you wish to have suppressed. Send this letter to:
Attn: Opt-Out/MyRelatives.com 1915 21st St. Sacramento, CA 95811
Opting out of Mashpanel.com
Mashpanel.com gathers information from a variety of different sources. It displays first and last names, city, state, home address and phone number.
How to remove your information from mashpanel.com?
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Go to mashpanel.com
Search for someone to find the listing you want to remove. Click “Search” button.
If you did not find your record search again.
Select the person that best matches the name, and location of the person you are looking for.
Click “Delete” button to remove the profile
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Solve CAPTCHA.
Mashpanel.com has permanently deleted the record from the web site. The name may still show up when you search for it, but will be removed within 2 weeks. This is because search engines keep a cached version of the page even after Mashpanel.com deletes it, but they normally update their records within days following your removal request.
Opting out of Makelia.com
Makelia.com is a people search website, which collects personally identifiable information such as first and last name, home address, city and state, phone numbers, emails, etc.
How to remove records from makelia.com?
Unfortunately, at this time makelia.com does not make changes to records as it is overwhelmed with opt out requests.
Opting out of Match.com
Match.com is an online dating site with more than 30 million users. Dating sites are tricky when it comes to deleting your profile. That is why they tend to make it as difficult as possible.
How to remove your information from match.com?
Log in to your profile on match.com.
Select the gear menu icon and select “My account settings”.
Select “To suspend or delete your account, click here”.
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Select “To delete your account and permanently remove our profile from the site, click here”.
Confirm that you want to delete your account.
Opting out of Millionphone.net
Millionphone.net conducts reverse phone lookups across all the US. On the website, you can search the phone number and see the comments from other people.
How to opt out of Millionphone.com?
Go to millionphone.net and enter your name into the search bar.
Find the matching phone number and click on it.
Scroll down the page, find the caller ID related to your phone number and click on a trash can.
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Fill out the requested removal form and click on ‘Send’. Your removal request has been sent give it some time to process.
Opting out of Numberinvestigator.com
Numberinvestigator.com collects free information on approximate location, phone number city, and phone carrier data. Company’s database includes reports of numbers used by telemarketers, scammers, debt collectors and other annoying callers.
How to remove your information from numberinvestigator.com?
In order to remove any complaints appearing on our Website, Numberinvestigator.com needs to verify your identity and requires faxed proof of identity. It can be a state issued ID card or driver’s license. If you are faxing a copy of your driver’s license, please cross out the photo and the driver’s license number. It is needed the name, address and date of birth.
Fax to (425) 974-2210 and allow 2 to 3 weeks to process your request. Numberinvestigator.com will only process opt out requests received by fax and no request will be processed without complete
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information (i.e., name, phone number and date of birth). Requests for opt out will not be processed over the phone or via email.
Opting out of Neighbor.Report
Neighbor.Report collects publicly available data about addresses, residents, and phone numbers.
How to remove your information from neighbor.report?
Visit the website. Enter your name/address or a phone number and click ‘Go’.
Find the record that matches your search criteria and click on it.
Copy the link connected to your record.
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Get back to the main page and scroll it down.
Find the ‘Opt Out/Report Violation’ link and click on it.
Fill out the removal form, enter your name, email and residential address, paste the URL, and choose the reason for violation, tick reCAPTCHA and click on the ‘Next step’ button.
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Click on the ‘Remove’ button next to information you would like to remove, and then click ‘Apply’.
As you requested, neighbor.report has removed your data from its website.
Opting out of OKCaller.com
Instant Reverse Telephone Number Search. Search by Name.
How to remove your information from OkCaller.com?
Go to okcaller.com .
Create an account.
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On your personal dashboard, enter the phone number and address you want to opt out.
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Find a result that matches whom you are looking for. Scroll the page down; find yellow button “This is my number”. Then choose “Opt-out/unlist”.
That is all. Okcaller will not display your records any longer.
Removing your OkCupid account
OkCupid is an American-based, internationally operating online dating, friendship, and social networking website that features multiple-choice questions in order to match members.
How to delete OkCupid account?
Sign in to okcupid.com.
Click your icon.
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Choose “Settings”.
Scroll down the page. Find the sentence “Need a break? Go here to disable or delete your account”. Click “Go here” link.
Click “Delete account”.
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Confirm your password and click “Delete”.
Your account has been deleted.
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Opting out of oklavoters.com
Registered Voters in the State of Oklahoma, U.S.A. as of 2 January 2016.
How to remove your information from oklavoters.com
Open oklavoters.com removal request policy and read it.
Copy and fill out the form below.
REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OF INFORMATION
SURNAME: _____________________________________________
GIVEN NAME(S):________________________________________
VOTER I.D. NUMBER & STATE (IF SHOWN ON WEBSITE):________________________________
VOTER’S ADDRESS AS SHOWN ON WEBSITE:_____________________
VOTER’S BIRTH DATE AS SHOWN ON WEBSITE:______________________________________
I attest that I am the person whose information appears above, and I hereby ask Tom Alciere to remove information about me from his websites.
__________________________________________ Date_______________20____
Signed and attested before me, a notary public, on this the ________
day of _____________________20_____
My commission expires____________________20______
Do not bother wasting postage if this form is not notarized or if you cannot write the webmaster’s name correctly on the envelope. If you are worried about check forgery, sign with your other hand, so it will not match the signature card at the bank.
Mail this form to: Tom Alciere, 67 Technology Way, Nashua NH 03060.
Opting out of Open-Public-Records.com
Open-Public-Records.com accesses data available from various unaffiliated external public sources. The majority of the records are held by federal, state and local entities.
How to remove your information from open-Public-Records.com
Go to http://www.open-public-records.com/records_removal.htm
Type First name, Last name, and email address (for opt-out confirmation)
Copy and paste the URL of the page your information is to be removed.
Type in the reason for requesting your information to be removed.
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Opting out of OpenPasts.com
OpenPasts.com is a centralized public records database.
How to remove your information from openpasts.com?
Visit https://openpasts.com/Contact. Leave your name, email and a message. Solve ReCAPTCHA and press “Send Message” button.
View privacy policy.
Opting out of PeepDB.com
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Opting out of peepdb.com
PeepDB is a free people look up and search engine along with a mapping tool known as PeepDB Maps.
How to remove your information from PeepDB.com?
To request removal from the PeepDB directory, navigate to the listing you would like removed and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Then click on the Remove This Listing link to begin the process of removal.
To request removal from the PeepDB directory, please complete the request form.
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Removal requests are limited to one request per I.P. per 3 days.
Please allow up to 5 days to complete depending on the number of requests in front of yours.
You will receive an email confirmation once removal is complete.
Opting out of People.Yellowbook.com
People.yellowbook.com provides its users with the local yellow pages information
How to remove your information from people.yellowbook.com?
Go to https://www.yellowpagesoptout.com/
Enter Zip Code and press “Get Started”
Register.
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Check your mailbox, find the letter from National Yellow Pages, and log in by clicking the link
Enter the email and password
Press, “Click here to opt out of or order directories”
Press, “Opt out of all”
Press “Save changes”
Tick “Opt me out of all future publications for this address”
Tick “I have read and understand the above disclaimer”
Press “Confirm”
Opting out of PeopleByName.com
PeopleByName.com is a people search and reverse phone lookup engine.
How to remove your information from PeopleByName.com?
Go to http://www.peoplebyname.com/remove.php
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Fill out the Removal Form with your First Name, Last Name, Email address, Record ID, Reason for removal.
Tick the CAPTCHA
Press “Request Removal”
The removal process usually takes less than 24 hours.
You will be notified via email as soon as PeopleByName.com removes your records.
Opting out of PeopleCheckPro.com
Peoplerecords.com is a company providing background checks. Peoplerecords.com collects and shows name, age, location, marital status. In addition, peoplerecords.com provides police, arrests, and court, criminal and business records.
The website is managed by InfoPay.com and currently does not provide the service. To contact PeopleCheckPro, please send an email to support@peoplecheckpro.com.
Opting out of Peoplefinderonline.net
Peoplefinderonline.net is a huge database providing people search by name, surname and location.
How to remove your information from peoplefinderonline.net?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, peoplefinderonline.net will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone
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number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide peoplefinderonline.net with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. PO Box 130369 Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: peoplefinderonline.net currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of Peoplelookup.com
Peoplelookup.com is a people-search website, which advertises the ability to provide with all possible information about a person taken from its database. In addition, it offers different ways for people searching via reverse phone lookup, background check, searching by phone number or by SSN.
How to remove your information from peoplelookup.com
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Fax a copy of the proof of your identity with name, address and date of birth to 425-974-6194. Proof of identity can be a state issued ID card or driver’s license. If it is a copy of a driver’s license, please cross out the photo and the driver’s license number.
Alternatively, mail a copy the proof of your identity with name, address and date of birth to PeopleLookup.com Consumer Affairs PO Box 808 Bothell, WA 98041-0808
Allow 7-14 days to process your request
Opting out of PeopleRecords.com
PeopleRecords.com is a background check website, which collects and shares personal data such as first and last names, current and previous addresses, phone numbers, etc. The website might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.
Opting out of PeopleSearch.com
PeopleSearch.com contains information about the vast majority of US citizens. It collects personal addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, etc.
How to remove your information from PeopleSearch.com?
The website is affiliated with WhitePages. Please, follow White Pages opt-out instruction here.
Opting out of PeopleSearchNow.com
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PeopleSearchNow.com helps you find people and learn more about them from public records and background checks.
How to remove your information from PeopleSearchNow.com
PeopleSearchNow.com values your privacy and, upon written request, can block your records from being shown in many, but not all, of their search results. To do so, you should contact them by writing a letter giving them your:
First name
Middle initial
Last name
Aliases and A.K.A.’s
Complete current address
Complete former addresses going back 15 years
Date of birth - including month, day, and year
It is also very helpful to include a printout of the records you wish to have suppressed.
Send this letter to:
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Opt-Out/PeopleSearchNow.com
1821 Q Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Opting out of Persopo.com
Persopo.com provides an easy access to public records such as criminal, marriage data, background check on co-workers etc.
How to remove your information from persopo.com?
Persopo.com gathers records from federal, state, county and municipal databases. The Opt Out process consists of several steps listed below, and the customer do not have to be a Persopo’s member.
Visit persopo.com
Do a search for yourself.
Find the listing that matches you by name, age, location, and/or possible relatives.
Copy the entire listing in text format (please no screenshots or links).
Send it to persopo.com at support@persopo.com. You can also mail your Opt Out requests to:
Persopo.com Attention: Opt Out Dept.
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848 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 20 Las Vegas, NV 89107
The removal request will be completed within 10-20 business days. The exact dates depend on how many requests are being processed at that time. As your Opt Out request has been completed Persopo will additionally add your name to an ever-growing list that it maintains with data providers to try and not add your information in the future.
Opting out of PeopleFinder.com
PeopleFinder.com database contains names, phone numbers and addresses as well as a host of other valuable information. From reverse phone lookups and reverse, address searches to in-depth people searches.
How to remove your information from peoplefinder.com?
Follow the removal link to start an opt-out process.
Select the removal reason, enter your first and last name, address, unit, city, state, zip code, phone number, email and tick ReCAPTCHA. Then click “Remove Me”.
Your removal request will be processed within 1 business day.
Opting out of Phonebook.com
Phonebook.com provides users with yellow pages, white pages, and web directory listings.
How to remove your information from Phonebook.com?
You have to remove your information from Intelius because instant report data of Phonebook.com is powered by Intelius.
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Opting out of Phonebooks.com
Phonebooks.com offers three different types of people searches and an international telephone directory.
How to remove your information from phonebooks.com?
http://www.phonebooks.com/contact.html
Find your name results page. You can locate this page by searching with your name and location (if you have found yourself using a phone number or address search click on the name identified on those results pages and this too should direct you to your name results page).
Find the “Request This Person Be Removed” link in the bottom right hand corner of the page.
Click this link. You will be taken to the removal request form.
Fill out the form with your name, Email, Reason for removal.
Type the text in CAPTCHA
Tick “By submitting this removal request you confirm that the information you are requesting to have removed is either yours or a dependent of yours”
Press “Remove Listing”.
Removals may take several days to take effect.
Note, to protect its site from attacks Phonebooks.com must limit removal request to one per household, per day.
Opting out of Phonenumber.com
Billions of calls and texts are sent using WhitePages apps every month. Together with reports made by users, it is possible to monitor numbers that are committing swindles, which can give users spam alerts for their incoming calls and texts in real time.
How to remove your information from whitepages.com
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Go to WhitePages using your computer and click on “More” and then “Remove From Directory” located in the footer. If you already have an account, please log in and skip to step 4.
To create an account, you need to provide a valid email address. You will receive an email with a link to verify your email address. Click the “Verify my email” link provided.
Once you verify your email, you will then be taken to the “Opt-out of WhitePages” screen where you copy and paste the URL to the exact listing you wish to have removed. Each page has its own unique web address (URL). This is how your computer locates the web page that you are trying to access. To find the URL, go to the top of your browser, use the “People” search function for your name, and click on your listing. Copy that line and paste it in the removal field. An example of a URL is http://www.whitepages.com/name/John-Doe/Seattle-WA/6u3wkef.
Once you paste the URL into the field, you will need to verify that the listing you wish to remove is the one being displayed by clicking on “Remove this info from WhitePages”.
You will need to verify with a phone number in order to remove the information. This can be the number listed on the profile or, if you no longer have access to that phone number, or no number is listed, you can enter in a phone number for verification only. This information will not be added to any listing and is only used for verification purposes.
You will receive a call once you click “Call now to Verify,” which will give you the option to either remove (press 1) or cancel the removal request (press 2).
Once you follow the steps, the listing is removed from Whitepages.com.
Opting out of Phoneowner.com
Phoneowner is a complete directory of nearly every landline and cell phone number in use today. It is a free phone book with both white and yellow pages. It can also be used as a free reverse phone lookup service.
How to remove your information from Phoneowner.com?
Since Phoneowner.com is an affiliate website of Radaris.com, you need to first remove your records from this website. Please follow Radaris opt-out instruction.
Opting out of Phoneregistry.com
Phoneregistry.com is a company-providing search by mobile, landline or unlisted phone numbers.
How to remove your information from phoneregistry.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, phoneregistry.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by
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official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide phoneregistry.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 617-933-9946 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department PO Box 990043 Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: phoneregistry.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of PrivateEye.com
PrivateEye.com is a solution for People Search, Phone number look up, Background checks, Criminal checks, Vital record search – birth, death, marriage and more.
How to remove your information from privateeye.com?
http://www.privateeye.com/static/view/help#RemoveFromRecords
Send a letter containing the following information:
First Name, Last Name, Middle Initial, Aliases and AKA’s, Complete current address, Complete former addresses, going back 20 years, Date of Birth - MM/DD/YYYY
With your letter, please include a print out of the records that you wish to have suppressed, and send both to:
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Opt-Out/PrivateEye.com, Po box 110850, Naples. FL 34108
Opting out of ProfileEngine.com
The Profile Engine makes it much easier to find your friends online and provides powerful new search tools for meeting new people, making friends and dating.
How to remove your information from ProfileEngine.com?
https://profileengine.deskpro.com/kb/articles/16-how-do-i-delete-my-profile-completely
Log in
If you do not already have the password then you will need to claim the profile first: http://profileengine.com/claimprofile
When you claim a profile you will be sent a username and password by email, then simply click the blue “Log in” button at the top of the page to log in.
Once you have completed the login process you can then delete your profile automatically by clicking here: http://profileengine.com/deleteprofile
In order to prevent your profile from appearing on profile engine or other search engines in future we recommend that you delete it entirely from Facebook - you should not rely on Facebook to respect your privacy settings.
Opting out of public-record-results.com
Public record results in the United States.
How to remove your information from public-record-results.com?
Public-record-results.com is an aggregator that provides information about public record search resources and background checks resources. Public-record-results.com does not gather, collect, or maintain any of the public record data or publicly available data displayed on its pages or its linked pages other than those records created by the user.
Opting out of Public-record-site.com
Public-record-site.com is a free public record search service to the consumer, helping get results for background checks and people searches.
Visit public-record-site’s opt out page, and search using your First Name, Last Name, and State.
When you find your record, click the green button, which says, “That’s Me”.
Provide your email address in the form for confirmation, and click “Send Verification Email”.
Public-record-site will email you a link, which you need to click.
Once you receive email confirmation that public-record-site has processed your opt-out request, your record will come down from their website the next time their server refreshes, which should take about 24 hours
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Opting out of PublicRecords.Directory
Public info directory is a website that provides free access to view all sorts of public data. They have all types of data available to search for, including property records, vehicle records, business registration records, voter records, and many more! Their search lets you find people in the United States, as well as addresses, phone numbers, emails, and much more information.
How to remove your information from PublicRecords.Directory?
The PublicRecords.Directory opt-out process differs because it does not allow you to open personal profile and copy the accurate URL address. As a rule, people-search website asks for a URL address to remove exactly your profile and not somebody else’s. This time you need:
Write in a Google search:
site:publicrecords.directory [your first name and last name].
When search results show up, find the one that contains your data and belongs to PublicRecords.Directory website. Click it.
Copy the URL of the page.
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Visit the contact page. Enter name, email, and choose “opt-out from website” in the reason section. Leave the comment and tick reCAPTCHA.
Click “Submit” button.
Opting out of PublicRecords360.com
PublicRecords360 is designed to help you find people and learn about others.
How to remove your information from PublicRecords360.com?
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There are 2 options to complete the opt out request:
Fill in the form to submit your opt out request online: http://www.publicrecords360.com/optout.html .
Fax your opt out request to 425-974-6194. Do not forget to include the information you are opting out as listed on publicrecords360.com (Full name, DOB, current address).
(PLEASE NOTE)
You must include acceptable identification in your request to help verify your identity. - Driver’s License - U.S. Passport - U.S. Military ID Card - State Identification Card - Employee Identification Card from a state Agency
Allow 7-14 days to process your request.
PublicRecords360.com will only process opt out requests received by online submission, fax, or mail and no request will be processed without complete information (i.e., name, address and date of birth). Requests for opt out will not be processed over the phone or via email.
Opting out of PublicRecordschecks.com
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Publicrecordschecks.com is a website providing public records search by name, surname, location and age.
How to remove your information from publicrecordschecks.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, publicrecordschecks.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide publicrecordschecks.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-617-933-9946 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: publicrecordschecks.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
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Opting out of Publicrecordsnow.com
Publicrecordsnow.com is a huge database including phone numbers, personal information and emails.
How to remove your information from publicrecordsnow.com?
- Print out page with records about you that you have found on the website.
- Send the letter to opt-out/publicrecordsnow.com, PO Box 110850, Naples. FL 34108.
- Include copy of your driver license or ID card to the letter.
Opting out of PublicWhitePages.com
PublicWhitePages is a data management company based in Ohio. They maintain and manage over 450,000,000 records for various databased companies, data collection agencies and marketing firms.
How to remove your information from PublicWhitePages.com?
The website has currently stopped working.
Opting out of PhonesBook.com
PhonesBook.com is a white pages directory service for locating people by name, address or phone number on-line.
How to remove your information from PhonesBook.com?
Send a copy of a state issued ID card or driver’s license to fax 425-974-6194 (If you are sending a scanned copy of your driver’s license, cross out the photo and the driver’s license number. It is needed to see only the name, address and date of birth). If you are not comfortable doing this, you can send a notarized form proving your identity instead.
Allow 7 to 14 days to process your request.
PhonesBook does not accept opt out requests by phone or email and requests cannot be processed without proof of identity or incomplete information.
Please note removing the data from phonesbeek.com does not prevent public records from sending them new information in the future. There are many public records search services, which are not owned, by PhonesBook and your request that they opt out your information will not prevent your information from appearing on these other services. To permanently have your records sealed, you will need to contact your county’s records department.
Opting out of PeopleWise.com
PeopleWise is a people-search website where you can find information about people, businesses, assets and neighborhoods.
How to remove your information from PeopleWise.com?
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PeopleWise.com is affiliated with Lexisnexis.com. As soon as you remove your records from Lexisnexis.com, they will be automatically deleted from PeopleWise.
Click here and follow the instruction.
Opting out of PeopleLooker.com
PeopleLooker allows learning about people. They have records about ages, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, criminal records and so much more!
How to remove your information from peoplelooker.com?
Go to https://www.peoplelooker.com/f/optout/search. Enter your First and Last Names. Specify your state and click on “Search” button.
Find exactly your profile and click on it.
Submit your opt-out request. Enter your email address, solve reCAPTCHA and press “Send Verification Email” button.
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Open your email box. Find a letter from peoplelooker.com. In the letter, click the button “Verify Opt Out”
Your records have been successfully removed from peoplelooker.com
Opting out of PeopleSearch14.com
Peoplesearch14.com has listed more than 20M of people. You can search free a person just typing name and last name.
How to remove your information from peoplesearch14.com?
Go to the contact page. Write your email address and the message. Click “Send” button.
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Opting out of PeopleSearchSite.com
People Search Site is a data commerce company founded in 2013 that provides online people data, delivering information about individuals, their histories and their connections to others.
How to remove your information from peoplesearchsite.com?
Go to https://www.peoplesearchsite.com/
Choose the state, city, address name and finally the person you want to remove from peoplesearchsite.com
Scroll the person’s profile down and click on “Remove from people-search site” button.
The window will pop up. Click on the link.
Complete the Opt-Out process. Enter your email address.
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Open your email box. Find a letterform peoplesearchsite.com
You records were successfully removed from the website.
Opting out of PeopleSpy.com
PeopleSpy is a service, which allows people to perform background checks online.
How to remove your information from peoplespy.com?
Please print, fill out all the requested information on the Data Removal Request Form available here
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
It may further help them locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, if you provide peoplespy.com such details as the location of the data in the website. To do this simply copy and paste the URL (link) of the page.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 617-507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Data Management Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990043 Boston, MA 02199
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Please allow upwards of 30 days for us to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Opting out of ProfiLogical.com
ProfiLogical is a data management company based in Ohio. They currently maintain and manage over 450,000,000 records for various databased companies, data collection agencies and marketing firms.
How to remove your information from profilogical.com?
For free opt out please email profilogical.com with the link you would like removed at profilogical.com@gmail.com. Removals can take up to two to four weeks for full removal. Payments are not required for removal.
Opting out of Pub360.com
Pub360.com is online information service for Americans. Help to look for or find family, friends, classmates, colleagues or anyone you want to get.
How to remove your information from pub360.com?
Visit the website http://pub360.com/. Enter your first and last name, choose the state. Click “Search” button.
Go to Information Removal section, choose the profile that belongs to you, enable it and press “Remove” button.
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Type your name, email and a code. Enable “I agree with Advanced Removal terms & conditions”.
Open your email box. Find a letter from pub360.com. Confirm your request by clicking the link.
Opting out of PublicBackgroundChecks.com
Public Background Checks gives a chance to learn more about friends, relatives, neighbors etc.
How to remove your information from publicbackgroundchecks.com?
To have your information remove from publicbackgroundchecks.com, please send a letter to PublicBackgroundChecks.com and include the following:
First name
Last name
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Middle initial
Aliases/AKA
Complete current address
Complete former addresses going back 20 year
Date of Birth - including month, day, and year
This information will be kept confidential and is used to ensure complete suppression of your records. It is also very helpful to include a print out of the records that you wish to have suppressed.
Please send this letter to:
Public Background Check 305 5th Avenue S, Suite 201 La Crosse, WI 54601
Opting out of PublicRecords.com
PublicRecords.com is a privately run company based in Southern California. They collect such records as personal address, background check, criminal background, phone numbers, email addresses, death records and much more.
How to remove your information from publicrecords.com?
In order to suppress or opt out your personal information from appearing on puclicrecords.com, they need to verify your identity. To do this, fax or mail proof of identity. Proof of identity can be a state issued ID card or driver’s license. If you are uploading, faxing, or mailing a copy of your driver’s license, please cross out the photo and the driver’s license number. They only need to see the name, address and date of birth. This information is needed to process your opt out request.
To submit your opt out request, please submit via fax to 425-974-6194 or submit via mail.
PublicRecords.com Attn: Removal, 4607 Lakeview Canyon Rd. Suite 127, Westlake Village, CA 91361.
Allow 4 to 6 weeks to process your request.
Opting out of PublicRecords.Directory.com
Publicrecords.directory.com is a website that provides free access to view all sorts of public data.
How to remove your information from publicrecords.directory.com?
Go to http://publicrecords.directory/contact.php
Fill out the form. Enter your first and last names, your email. For the reason, choose “Opt-out from website”. Copy and paste the URL of the profile where your data is located on the website.
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Opting out of People.Yellowpages.com
YP is a media company dedicated to connecting local businesses with a ready-to-buy audience.
How to remove your information from people.yellowpages.com?
Go to the removal page.
Enter your first and last names, specify your city and the state, ZIP code and telephone number. Write your email address and a code word. Click “remove me”.
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Opting out of PhoneSearchFree.com
PhoneSearchFree.com looks through billions of available records to track down personal data. It is easy to identify someone using their phone number. Their database contains basic contact information like names and addresses but also email addresses, family members, criminal records and more.
How to remove your information from PhoneSearchFree.com?
Go to PhoneSearchFree.com removal page. Enter first and last name, city and state. Click “Find my listing” button.
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Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click “This is me” button.
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In the personal profile find “Remove my record” button and click it.
Tick reCAPTCHA and click “Confirm request” button.
Your opt-out request is confirmed. In most cases, it takes 24 hours to remove personal records from phonesearchfree.com
Opting out of People-Find.com
People-Find.com provides people search, background check, criminal records, public records, etc.
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How to remove yourself from people-find.com?
Visit people-find.com “contact us page”.
Request opt-out via contact form. The template of the email is provided below. Please include in your request such information as First and Last names, Date of Birth, Current and Previous addresses. (people-find.com will use this data to remove exactly your profile and not somebody else’s). It is very important to ask them remove your data not only from people-find.com but from all other websites they own).
People-find.com support staff will respond to you within a few business days.
Opting out of PeopleSearchDetective.com
PeopleSearchDetective.com is a free, national database of public records. It is used to search for people by name, address, or phone number. It contains different types of public records including background screenings, criminal records, marriage records, property documents, and more.
How to remove yourself from peoplesearchdetective.com?
Go to peoplesearchdetective.com.
Scroll down the page until state public records. Choose the state you live in.
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Choose a county.
Find a profile that belongs to you.
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Copy the URL of your profile.
Go to remove listing page.
Complete the form. Enter your first and last name, city and state. Write your email and paste the URL of your page. Click “Submit” button.
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Please allow a few business days for peoplesearchdetective.com support staff to review and remove your profile.
Opting out of Publicdatadigger.com
Publicdatadigger.com database has over 300 million records that have been indexed for quick search results. PublicDataDigger.com is a free voter research tool intended to aid in the investigation of voter information.
How to remove personal records from publicdatadigger.com?
Visit publicdatadigger.com.
Search for someone to find the listing you want to remove.
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Select the person that best matches the name, current age and location of the person you are looking for.
Copy the URL of the page you want to remove.
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Go to remove-profile page. Press “Next” button.
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Paste the URL of the page. Enter your email, phone number and solve CAPTCHA.
In your email box find a notification from publicdatadigger.com (PDD) and click the link to complete the removal process.
You records have been removed from publicdatadigger.com
Removing your Pinterest account
Pinterest is a web and mobile application company that operates a software system designed to discover information on the World Wide Web, mainly using images and on a shorter scale, GIFs and videos.
How to delete Pinterest account?
Log in to Pinterest
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Click “…” at the top right.
Click “Edit settings”.
Click “Deactivate Account” at the bottom of Account Basics.
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Click “Permanently close my account” at the bottom of the options.
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Confirm that you want to close your account
Open your email box. In the confirmation email click “Yes, close account” to confirm.
Your account is now deleted from Pinterest.
Opting out of PublicDataCheck.com
PublicDataCheck is a public records and people search service that provides access to complete background checks.
How to remove records from publicdatacheck.com?
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Find your profile on publicdatacheck.com. Enter your first and last names. Select a state. Click “Check now” button.
Enter your email address and click “View results”. You can use disposable temporary email to avoid spam and stay safe.
Find the profile you want to remove. Once you do that, please send an email to removeme@publicdatacheck.com. Include your first and last name, age, current address, and previous addresses. For addresses, please provide city, state and zip code information. After PublicDataCheck have reviewed the request, they will notify you with an email confirmation. People must request their own personal removal.
Opting out of PublicRecords.OnlineSearches.com
PublicRecords.OnlineSearches is a directory, which contains property records, criminal and court records, vital records, employment screening, etc.
How to remove records from publicrecords.onlinesearches.com?
The website is powered by Intelius. As soon as you remove records from Intelius, they will automatically disappear from publicrecords.onlinesearches.com.
Follow the Intelius opt-out instruction.
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Opting out of PeopleWhiz.com
PeopleWhiz is a background check website, which collects and shows social media profiles, photos, mugshots, criminal records, background checks, contact info etc.
How to remove personal records from peoplewhiz.com?
Visit peoplewhiz.com opt-out page.
Enter the first name, the last name. Select the city and the state. Click “Search”.
Find your profile. Once you find a match, click “That’s me” button.
Enter your email address. Click “Next”.
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Peoplewhiz.com requires a valid and unexpired identification. Upload the image of your ID. For security reasons, cross out your photo and numbers.
There has been an email sent to with a confirmation link. You must click the confirmation link to activate your request.
Your information will be removed within 7 days.
Opting out of PublicInfoServices.com
Public Information Services provides complete background check service. The website aggregates billions of public records, making it easy to find anyone.
How to remove personal records from PublicInfoServices.com?
Public Information Services allows you to be removed from Background Report search results. To remove your name, please send an email to support@publicinfoservices.com that contains the following information:
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Your first and last name as shown on our website
Your age
Your current address (City, State and Zip Code)
Your previous addresses (City, State and Zip Code)
When the website reviews your request, they will search for the record matching your information and add it to a list of records that will never again appear in our Background Report search results. They will also send you an email confirming your record has been removed.
Opting out of People-Background-Check.com
People-Background-Check.com provides reports with personally identifiable information. Their background checks can include aliases, address history, phone numbers, email addresses, age, and DOB, etc.
How to remove personal records from people-background-check.com?
Go to the website.
Enter your first and last name. Click “Search” button.
Select the listing you want to remove. Once you find the right one, click the name.
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On your profile find the setting icon and click it.
Enter your name, email, check the checkbox, and click “Submit”.
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Check your email and click on a confirmation link to complete the removal.
Your records have been removed from the website. Please allow some time for changes to appear.
Opting out of Phoneowner.us
Phoneowner.us - the national telephone number directory.
How to remove your personal records from phoneowner.us?
Go to the contact form.
Enter your name, email, phone number. In the message box, request the removal of your data.
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Opting out of PhoneID.us
PhoneID.us is US phone directory. Provides complete owner and contact information for landline and cell phone numbers.
How to remove yourself from phoneid.us?
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Write the removal request and send it to customer-service@phoneid.us. Here is an example of the opt-out request.
You can also reach them at (503) 974-6638, Monday - Friday 9:30am - 8pm EST; Saturday 10am - 4pm EST
Opting out of PeopleByName.com
Peoplebyphone.com is a data broker site-providing search by phone number.
How to remove your information from peoplebyphone.com?
Go to peoplebyphone.com.
Enter your phone number in a search bar and click “Search”.
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Copy the link connected to your phone number.
Get back to the main page and click the “remove” word at the right inferior angle.
In order to submit your opt-out request, enter the needed information, solve reCAPTCHA and click “Remove Information”.
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Your removal request has been sent.
Opting out of PublicSeek.com
Publicseek.com provides compiled reports from numerous public records and data sources. The website runs people lookups and background check reports.
How to remove your information from publicseek.com?
You can only opt out publicseek.com via privacy@publicseek.com email. However, the website may retain some or all of user information after user requests deletion.
Contact publicseek.com at: 1-888-366-6565
Alternatively, at: Publicseek 150 Motor Parkway Suite 401, #7668 Hauppauge, NY 11788
Opting out of Plus.Google.com
Plus.google.com is an Internet-based social network that is owned and operated by Google. The service, Google’s fourth foray into social networking, experienced strong growth in its initial years, although usage statistics have varied, depending on how the service is defined.
How to remove your information from plus.google.com?
To delete your Google+ account, click the following link http://plus.google.com/downgrade.
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Sign in to your Google+ account and click “Next”.
Scroll down your Google+ page, tick “Yes, I understand that deleting the Google+ profile for *** can’t be undone and the data I delete can’t be restored”.
Click the “Delete button”.
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You have successfully deleted your Google+ account.
Opting out of Quanki.com
Quanki is a data aggregator that has gathered millions of records about US citizens. Its database contains first and last names, addresses, phone numbers, age, etc.
How to remove your information from quanki.com?
Contact quanki.com via email at Support@quanki.com. In the email, attach the URL (link) of the profile you want to remove.
If you would already made opt-out request but did not get either positive results or any reaction than it is time to seek help from webmasters. How to do this?
1. Go to the website whois.
2. Enter domain name or IP Address of the website you want to erase your information.
3. Find contacts (Registrant/Admin Email/Phone).
4. Write or call to the webmaster. Explain that you have already complied with all removal conditions and waited the right amount of time according to the privacy policy of a particular website.
If that does not help, write to a host.
1. Find the website’s IP. Find it here.
2. Check IP’s whois, for example, here.
3. Find contacts to write an abuse letter.
Opting out of Quora.com
Quora is a question-and-answer website where questions are asked, answered, edited, and organized by its community of users in the form of opinions.
How to delete your Quora account?
Go to quora.com and log into your account.
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Once you logged in, hover over to your account picture in the right upper corner, click on it and select “Settings”.
Choose “Privacy” in settings.
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Click on the “Delete Account” link.
Enter your password and click “Done”
Click on “Delete” once again.
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Confirm account deletion.Please notice that if you login during the next 14 days, your account will be reactivated and deletion will be canceled.
Opting out of RecordsAuthority.com
Recordsauthority.com is a company providing many types of people search, background checks and reports.
How to remove your information from recordsauthority.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, recordsauthority.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
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You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide recordsauthority.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-888-446-1229 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Department P.O. Box 990164 Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: recordsauthority.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of RetroSleuth.com
Retrosleuth.com is a company providing reverse phone search.
How to remove your information from retrosleuth.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, retrosleuth.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
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To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide retrosleuth.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. P.O. Box 990043 Boston, MA 02199 Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: retrosleuth.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of ReverseGenie.com
Reversegenie.com is a reverse search engine-providing search by email, phone and domain.
How to remove your information from reversegenie.com?
http://www.reversegenie.com/data_optout.php
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, reversegenie.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
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To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide reversegenie.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-888-446-1229 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: reversegenie.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of ReverseMobile.com
Reversemobile.com is a website providing reverse mobile phone search.
How to remove your information from reversemobile.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, reversemobile.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
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To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide reversemobile.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 1-888-446-1229 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. P.O. Box 990142 Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: reversemobile.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of ReversePhoneCheck.com
Reversephonecheck.com is a company-providing search by any type of phone numbers.
How to remove your information from reversephonecheck.com?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, reversephonecheck.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
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To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide reversephonecheck.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: 617-933-9946 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. P.O. Box 990043 Boston, MA 02199
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: reversephonecheck.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of ReverseRecords.org
Reverserecords.org is a company providing reverse search by phone, email and address.
How to remove your information from reverserecords.org?
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, reverserecords.org will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
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To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide reverserecords.org with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. PO Box 130369 * *Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: reverserecords.org currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of Rootsweb.ancestry.com
Rootsweb.ancestry.com is a genealogy and vital records website that provides people search by name and surname. In addition, rootsweb.ancestry.com furnishes mailing lists.
How to remove your information from rootsweb.ancestry.com?
Email customersolutions@ancestry.com your request for removal, include in the email your email address, the URL address to the page in which the information appears, and specify what you would like to have removed. You will be asked to provide a copy of government issued identification.
Wait up to 2 business days.
Opting out of Reversephonelookup.com
A reversephonelookup.com is much like a traditional phone lookup. Only instead of searching with a name to find a phone number, you search with a phone number.
How to remove your information from reversephonelookup.com?
Go to this page.
Enter your phone number, full name, your email. Write the reason for removal.
Enable “I confirm that the phone number I am requesting to be removed is mine or a dependent of mine”
Press “Remove Your Phone Number” button.
Opting out of RealPhoneLookup.com
Real Phone Lookup allows you to find information you want to know about your friends, neighbors, lover and even yourself.
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How to remove your information from realphonelookup.com?
Unfortunately, in order to remove your records from realphonelookup.com you need to pay a full single phone report ($3.99). You can contact the website with the removal request only after payment.
Removing your Reddit account
Reddit is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down by other members.
How to delete Reddit account?
Sign in to reddit.com.
Go to the removal page.
Enter your login information. Type your username and password into the blanks. This is to confirm that the account belongs to you.
Check the “I understand” box. It is right next to “I understand that deactivated accounts are not recoverable.” This is to confirm that you really want to delete your account.
Click deactivate account.
Your account is now deleted from Reddit.
Opting out of Rehold.com
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Rehold.com finds full information on any address: property description, public records, sales history, resident history, commercial and business records, neighbors, local organizations, business and more. Rehold’s database contains records on more than 115 million properties in the US.
How to remove my information from Rehold.com?
Go to rehold.com.
Choose your state.
Specify the city.
Choose your street.
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Once you have found your address and your name, click the “View details” button.
Click “Information Control”.
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Click red “Remove” buttons and then click “Apply”.
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Enter your name and email address, solve ReCAPTCHA, click “Apply”.
Open your email box and confirm the opt out process by following the link in the letter. Your request has been confirmed. It will be approved by the administrator. You will be notified by email. It may take up to 48 hours.
Opting out of SentryLink.com
Sentrylink.com offers comprehensive criminal checks and other employment screening products, with no contract and no monthly minimums.
How to remove your information from sentrylink.com?
To opt out of any future contacts from sentrylink.com please visit the “Change Profile” link or contact sentrylink.com via the email address or phone number given on their website.
Opting out of Spokeo.com
Spokeo provides you with a new source for timely, relevant and comprehensive information on companies and people.
How to remove your information from Spokeo.com
Navigate to your profile.
Find the link at the bottom of that page that says “Request Removal”.
Click this and use the form that follows.
View http://www.spoke.com/privacy.
Opting out of StateRecords.org
Staterecords.org is a company providing types of searches and background checks (criminal and civil history, address, city, name and surname, marriage and divorce records).
How to remove your information from staterecords.org?
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As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, staterecords.org will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide staterecords.org with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. PO Box 130369 Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: staterecords.org currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of SearchBug.com
SearchBug is a professional online service for finding and investigating people, businesses, addresses, phone numbers, conducting social security number verification in lieu of e-verify, and much more.
How to remove your information from searchbug.com?
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Visit the website.
Type your first and last names, location. Click “Search”.
Find a profile that belongs to you. Click on the name.
In the upper right corner find “Remove” button and click on it.
Enable “I agree”, Retype verification code and click “Remove” button.
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Opting out of SuperPages.com
Superpages.com helps find valuable local business information from driving directions and hours of operation to Web links and customer reviews.
How to remove your information from superpages.com?
Superpages.com is affiliated to Whitepages.com. As soon as you remove your records from WhitePages, they will be automatically removed from Superpages.
Here is the instruction how to opt-out from WhitePages.com
Opting out of StudOrDud.com
Stud or Dud searches through millions of records, checking for current address, phone numbers, traffic offenses, criminal records and sex offender records, property ownership, foreclosures and evictions, bankruptcies, tax liens and judgments, professional records including corporations and fictitious business names, professional licenses, DEA licenses and pilot licenses.
How to remove personal records from studordud.com?
Go to opt-out page.
Search for someone to find the listing you want to remove.
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Select the person that best matches the name, current age and location of the person you are looking for.
Click “opt-out my info”.
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Tick reCAPTCHA and press “Continue”.
You records have been removed.
Opting out of SuperDataProfiles.com
SuperDataProfiles.com is a people search site, which collects personal details such as home addresses, phone numbers, DOBs etc.
How to remove personal records from superdataprofiles.com?
Visit superdataprofiles.com.
Search for someone to find the listing you want to remove.
Select the person that best matches the name, current age and location of the person you are looking for.
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Copy the URL of the page you want to remove.
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Go to the removal page.
Paste the URL of the page. Enter your email, phone number and solve CAPTCHA. Click “Submit”.
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In your email box find a notification from superdataprofiles.com and click the link to complete the removal process
You records have been removed from superdataprofiles.com
Removing your Spring.me/ Twoo.com account
Spring.me was a social networking service. Until a rebranding in 2013, it was known as Formspring, a question-and-answer-based social network. As of August 1, 2015, the website has become a portal of Twoo.
How to delete your Spring.me/TWOO account?
Login to Spring.me.
Go to “Delete account” page.
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Choose one of the option. Click “Continue”.
Click “Delete account”.
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Choose the reason why you want to remove your account from Spring.me/Twoo.com. Click “Continue”.
Your Spring.me/Twoo.com account was deleted.
Removing your Spotify account
Spotify is a music streaming service that launched on 7 October 2008, is available in 65 regions, and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
How to delete Spotify account?
Log in to close your account here.
Note: Be sure to cancel any subscriptions first.
Select “Account”.
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Click “I want to close my Spotify account permanently”.
Click “Close account”.
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Click “Close account” once again.
Make sure the account you are closing is the right one. Click “Continue”.
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Check your email box and confirm you want to close your Spotify account.
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Your account is now closed.
Opting out of SocialCatfish.com
Social Catfish is an investigation service based in Southern California. It Verifies things like images, social profiles, phone numbers, emails, jobs and a lot more.
How to remove records from socialcatfish.com?
Visit socialcatfish.com. Enter the name and select a country. Click “Search”.
Select age range and click “Continue”.
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Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, move the mouse cursor to the profile you want to remove. Click right mouse button and choose “Copy link address” option.
Go to the opt-out form.
With the right mouse button, paste the link to the profile. Write your email address. Tick reCAPTCHA and click “Remove this listing” button.
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Check your email. To complete the removal process, please click the URL or paste it into your browser.
Opting out of Secure.PublicRecords.com
Secure.publicrecords.com is a people search website that shows your personal information: full name, address, phone number, etc.
How to remove information from secure.publicrecords.com?
You can submit an opt-out request via fax or postal mail. Regardless of which method you choose, in order for secure.publicrecords.com to suppress your personal information from appearing in their databases, they need to verify your identity. To do this, they need proof of identity, consisting of: - a copy of a government-issued ID with any photo or ID number crossed out. Examples: driver’s license, U.S. passport, U.S. military ID card, state-issued ID card, or employee ID card from a state agency.
In addition to your proof of identity, please include the following so the website can accurately identify your records:
- Name - Date of Birth - Address
Here is the contact information for submitting your request:
Fax (425) 974-6194 Mail P.O. Box 4145 Bellevue, WA 98009-4145
Your information will be removed from the database in approximately 7-14 days. The subject of a particular record must submit opt-out requests individually. Bulk opt-out requests will not be fulfilled.
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Opting out of TenantScreeningUSA.com
Tenantscreeningusa.com is a public records provider and specializes in creating customized websites that formats information reports. It was created in partnership with TransUnion using their SmartMove technology to meet the modern day tenant screening needs of landlords and apartment managers.
How to remove your information from tenantscreeningusa.com?
You can correct or update at any time the personal information that you provided and that tenantscreeningusa.com maintains on you by accessing the SmartMove Web site and selecting “Account Information” from the Main Menu.
Opting out of TopPeopleSearch.com
TopPeopleSearch.com provides free people search service to the public. TopPeopleSearch.com is a gateway to publicly available information from top people search engines and data provider.
How to remove your information from TopPeopleSearch.com?
http://toppeoplesearch.com/remove.aspx
TopPeopleSearch.com no longer housed people records you see from search results. People search results are provided from their affiliates Spokeo.com, PeopleFinders.com, and USSearch.com. You will have to contact them directly to request an opt out.
Opting out of Trees.Ancestry.com
Trees.ancestry.com is a genealogy and vital records site that collects information about family trees (name, surname, age).
How to remove your information from trees.ancestry.com?
Email customersolutions@ancestry.com your request for removal, include in the email your email address, the URL address to the page in which the information appears, and specify what you would like to have removed. You will be asked to provide a copy of government issued identification.
Wait up to 2 business days.
Opting out of Tru-Signal.com
Tru-signal.com is a company providing solutions for marketing. Tru-signal.com collects email addresses and phone numbers.
How to remove your information from tru-signal.com?
Tru-signal.com directs you to http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, where you have option to opt out tru-signal.com.
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Opting out of TruthFinder.com
TruthFinder.com is a website that pores over hundreds of millions of available public records, social network data, uncovers arrest records, contact information, address history, social media data, and more.
How to remove your information from TruthFinder.com
Go to removal page.
Enter your first and last name, city and state. Click on “Search” button.
Find a result that matches your request. Once you do it, click “Remove this record”.
Enter your email address. Truthfinder will send you a confirmation email. We recommend using temporary disposable email services like guerrillamail.com, mytemp.email, tempmailaddress.com etc. The temporary mail address will keep your original email safe and protect your real inbox from spam. After you enter an email address, click “Send confirmation email”.
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Open your email box/ temporary email and confirm opt-out.
Your profile on truthfinder.com will be removed shortly after the opt out request is submitted. It may take up to 48 hours.
Opting out of ThatsThem.com
ThatsThem.com allows you to find people using the information you know about them.
How to remove your information from thatsthem.com?
Go to the Opt-Out page.
Fill out the form:
Enter your First and Last name
Email address
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Phone number
Street name
State
City
Zip code
Contact email
Solve reCAPTCHA and press “Submit Opt-Out Request” button.
Opting out of theidentitypages.com
Theidentitypages.com is a people-search website where you can find addresses, telephone numbers, emails, DOB.
How to remove your information from TheIdentityPages.com?
Go to theidentitypages.com. Type your first and last names, state and city. Click on “Search”.
Find the profile that contains information about you.
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Copy the URL (link) of your profile.
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Go to https://theidentitypages.com/Remove. Paste the URL (link) of the profile, your email, mobile phone and solve reCAPTCHA.
Open your email box and find an email from the theidentitypages.com. To complete the removal process, click the URL.
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Opting out of truepeoplesearch.com
Truepeoplesearch.com was created to find old classmates, neighbors, roommates and family members.
How to remove your information from truepeoplesearch.com?
Go to the removal page. Tick the box.
Type your first and last names; specify your city and the state.
Choose the profile that refers to you. When you open it, scroll down until the bottom of the page and click “Remove This Record” button.
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You records were removed successfully!
Opting out of TelephoneDirectories.us
TelephoneDirectories.us shows first and last name, phone number, city, state, zip code, etc.
How to remove personal records from telephonedirectories.us?
Go to removal page.
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Enter the phone number, solve reCAPTCHA and click “Search” button.
Remove selected records from telephonedirectories.us.
Select “Remove the record” option. Click “Submit”.
Your records have been removed from telephonedirectories.us
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Opting out of TennHelp.com
TennHelp.com is a people search website, which aggregates different records: criminal, birth, death, vital records and much more.
How to remove records from TennHelp.com?
Follow the link to start a search.
Select a state.
Find a result that matches whom you are looking for the most. Once you find a match, click the name.
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Copy the URL of the profile.
Go to the removal page. Fill out the opt-out form. Enter your first and last name, city and state. Write your email and paste the URL of your profile. Click “Submit” button.
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Your listing has been deleted.
Opting out of TrueCaller.com
Truecaller.com stores information about phone numbers all over the world.
How to remove your information from truecaller.com?
Follow the unlisting link.
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Enter your country and phone number. Solve reCAPTCHA and click the “Unlist Phone Number” button.
Confirm the unlisting process by clicking the “Unlist Phone Number” once again.
Your phone number was unlisted. Please note that it can take up to 24 hours before the number is removed.
Opting out of USABackground.com
BCS background screening; LLC is a background company providing background checks, employment, healthcare screening, and nanny and coach search.
How to remove your information from BCS background screening, LLC?
Email to support@usabackground.com with a scan-copy of driver license or ID card.
Removing information is at the discretion of BCS background screening, LLC and being done case by case.
You will be notified after review of your application.
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Opting out of USIdentify.com
US Identify is a people search service. It provides direct access to billions of public records that help find people quickly and easily.
How to remove your information from usidentify.com?
Mail usidentify.com a request with your full name, date of birth and current city and state to: 9450 SW Gemini Dr. Suite #29296, Beaverton, OR 97008-7105. Please note that changes you request may not be effective immediately.
Note that despite any request for removal of or change to personally identifiable information, usidentify.com may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes and there may be residual information that will remain within the databases and other records, which will not be removed or changed.
Opting out of USAProfilePages.com
USA Profile Pages is helps people reconnect with friends, colleagues, veterans and schoolmates.
How to remove your information from usaprofilepages.com?
Go to http://usaprofilepages.com/. Type your first and last names. Click on “Search”.
Find the profile that contains information about you.
Copy the URL (link) of your profile.
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Go to http://usaprofilepages.com/Remove. Paste the URL (link) of the profile, your email, mobile phone and solve reCAPTCHA.
Open your email box and find an email from usaprofilepages.com. To complete the removal process, click the URL.
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Opting out of USPeople.info
USPeople.info provides its users with an access to one of the most up to date sources of address and phone number information of people in the US.
How to remove your information from uspeople.info?
Read the instruction here
Opting out of USAReversePhone.com
USAReversePhone.com is an online phone directory that shows to whom belongs the phone number, location, gender, age, relatives, etc. USAReversePhone.com collects public information and provides an access to it.
How to remove your information from USAReversePhone.com?
Go to USAReversePhone.com opt-out page
Enter the phone number you want to remove from this particular website. Enter your email address. Tick reCAPTCHA and click “REMOVE THE PHONE NUMBER” button.
Open your email box and find a confirmation from USAReversePhone.com. Click “CONFIRM REMOVAL” button to complete the removal process.
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Your Opt-Out Request Is Completed. The phone number is removed from USAReversePhone.
Opting out of VoterListsOnline.com
Aristotle: voter lists online is a voters list website provides consumer, voter and state donor lists. Voterlistsonline.com does not provide search by name and surname.
How to remove your information from Aristotle: voter lists online?
To change or delete your information email to remove@aristotle.com.
Opting out of VirtualYP.com
Virtualyp.com is worldwide yellow pages.
How to remove your information from virtualyp.com?
In order to be removed from virtualyp, please email at support@virtualyp.com with the removal request.
Opting out of VisualWho.com
Visualwho.com is a people-search website where you can find addresses, telephone numbers, emails, DOB.
How to remove your information from visualwho.com?
Go to http://visualwho.com/. Type your first and last names, state and city. Click on “Search”.
Find the profile that contains information about you.
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Copy the URL (link) of your profile.
Go to http://visualwho.com/Remove. Paste the URL (link) of the profile, your email, mobile phone and solve reCAPTCHA.
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Open your email box and find an email from visualwho.com. To complete the removal process, click the URL.
Opting out of VoterRecords.com
VoterRecords.com is a free political research tool for the study of public voter data. They provide demographic and statistical information for both people and locations as well as a method to detect possible voter fraud and/or clerical errors resulting in being registered to vote in multiple locations or being illegally registered to vote.
How to remove your information from voterrecords.com?
1. Search for a person.
2. Click on the person’s name in the search results, this will take you to the individual’s detailed record page.
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3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Record Opt-Out link at the bottom as pictured below. This will take you to the opt-out form specific to that record.
4. Once the form is submitted you will receive an email with a verification link that you will need to click to verify your opt-out request. (Not everyone will receive the verification email. If you do not receive the email this typically means your record was successfully processed without additional verification being needed.)
Once you have done this, data such as: house number, phone, and email address should no longer appear on this site. Make sure to refresh the page and clear your browser cache if you are still seeing the data after you have completed these steps.
Opting out of Veripages.com
Veripages.com is a public records search engine, which collects current and detailed data including address history, civil records, court reports and criminal records.
How to remove personal records from veripages.com?
Visit the website.
Search for someone to find the listing you want to remove.
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Select the person that best matches the name, current age and location of the person you are looking for.
Copy the URL of the page.
Request to opt-out via email, at support@veripages.com. The template of the email is provided below. Please include in your request such information as First and Last names, Date of Birth, paste the URL of the profile you would like to remove. (Veripages.com will use this data to remove exactly your profile and not somebody else’s). It is very important to ask them remove your data not only from
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veripages.com but from all other websites they own.
Opting out of VoterListings.com
Voterlistings.com is a political research tool for US voter records.
How to remove your information from voterlistings.com?
Go to voterlistings.com
Enter your first and last name, city, and state info and press the magnifier button.
Once you have found the match with your personal info, press the “View record” button.
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Copy the link connected to your profile above.
Get back to the main page, scroll it down and click “Opt out” option.
Paste the copied link and click “Submit”.
Click the red “Remove” button. Your record will be set for a removal.
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Give cache up to 48 hours to complete removal from the website.
Opting out of VerifyThem.com
Verifythem.com is a background check platform that provides detailed personal material, runs criminal reports and gives access to other private information.
How to remove your information from verifythem.com?
Go to verifythem.com.
Scroll down the main page and find an opt out option in the “Other links” section. Click it.
Enter your first, last name and state. Click the “Search” button.
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Locate the person you are looking for and click the “Opt Out” button.
Submit an opt out request. Enter your email address, clarify the reason of your request and click the “Send Verification Email” button.
Check email box to verify your email by clicking the link. The information will be removed from the site.
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Opting out of Veromi.com
Veromi.com is a search website connected to dozens of databases and billions of public records. Veromi.com uses the same data sources that government and law enforcement agencies do.
How to remove your information from Veromi.com?
The website only accepts opt-out requests directly from the individual whose information is being opted-out.
To remove your records you should contact them by writing a letter giving your:
First name
Last name
Middle initial
Aliases and A.K.A.’s
Complete current address
Complete former addresses going back 20 years
Date of Birth - including month, day, and year
You may also include a print out of the records that you wish to have suppressed.
Send this letter to: Veromi Optout Request 15260 Ventura Blvd 20th FI. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Enclose your email address stamped envelope and they will provide records of the records being suppressed.
Opting out of Webinvestigator.org
Webinvestigator.org is a website providing search by name, surname, location, age, marital status, criminal and inmate reports.
How to remove your information from webinvestigator.org? http://webinvestigator.org/index.php?xpath=privacy
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, webinvestigator.org will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
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Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide webinvestigator.org with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. PO Box 130369 Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: webinvestigator.org currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of Webstigate.com
Webstigate.com is a website providing plenty types of background checks, reports and searches.
How to remove your information from webstigate.com?
http://webstigate.com/index.php?xpath=lp_optout
As a courtesy, you may opt-out of having your information appear in search results on this website. When you submit your written request to the Data Management Department as explained below, webstigate.com will remove your identifying information such as your name, address, and phone number from the databases. Remember, this process does not remove your information from available public records; it only removes it from this website.
It is vital that the website can confirm your identity so they may locate and remove the correct information from their databases. They require that all data removal request forms are accompanied by official proof of identity, such as a state issued ID or a driver’s license. This will ensure that they have fully matched the information you would like removed with the information stored on their databases. Please be sure to obscure or redact your photo and ID/driver’s license number prior to sending them the copy of one of these documents.
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Please print and complete the Data Removal Request form available at opt_out_form.pdf
Be sure to include any of the following reasons for your request:
You are a state, local or federal law enforcement officer or public official and your position exposes you to a threat of death or serious bodily harm.
You are a victim of identity theft.
You are at risk of physical harm.
You have evidence the record is incorrect or expunged.
To help to locate the information you wish to be removed/withheld, you may provide webstegate.com with the location of the data in question in a form of website/URL link.
Please fax or mail your Data Removal Request along with your proof of ID and copies of any applicable court orders to:
Fax: (617) 507-0410 (This fax number is for data opt-out requests ONLY. The Opt Out Compliance Department does not manage any customer related issues)
Opt Out Compliance Dept. PO Box 130369 Boston, MA 02113
Please allow upwards of 30 days for to fully process your Data Removal Request.
Please note: webstigate.com currently do not process Data Removal Requests by email or over the phone. They may not be able to process incomplete requests, which are missing proof of identification and/or vital information such as name, address and date of birth.
Opting out of Whitepages.plus
WhitePages+ is an online phone book and people directory that provides relevant information about people.
How to remove your information from whitepages.plus.com?
Go to https://whitepages.plus/. In a search box, type your first and last names, city and state. Click “Search” button.
Find the profile that refers to you and click on it.
Copy the URL of your profile.
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Go to the removal page.
Type your email address and paste the URL of the page you would like to remove.
Attach the copy of your ID/driver’s license. For security reasons you can cross out the photo and ID number.
Click “Submit” button.
To confirm and proceed with your request, please click the confirmation link.
Your records will be removed within a few days.
Opting out of PeoplesCheck.com
Peoplescheck.com provides names and addresses for unknown phone numbers.
How to remove your information from peoplescheck.com?
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Enter your first and last name, choose a state and click on ‘Search’.
Find the matching result and click ‘Get Details’
Copy the URL connected to your profile.
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Get back to the main page and scroll it down. Click on the ‘Opt out’ link to start the removal.
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Fill out your removal request: enter the URL connected to your profile, your email address, tick reCAPTCHA and click ‘Submit’.
Click on the ‘Yes’ button to confirm that this is the information you want to remove.
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Check your email. You will receive an email from peoplescheck.com. Click on the ‘Confirm removal’ button.
Your opt-out request is completed. The requested profile has been removed from PeoplesCheck.com.
Opting out of Yatedo.com
Yatedo is a people search engine dedicated to searching and finding anyone on the Internet. Their goal is to structure people’s data, manage their online presence, and improve their visibility.
How to remove your information from yatedo.com?
The website has no longer provide access to personal information.
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6 ENDNOTES
1 Digital Element | https://www.digitalelement.com/digital-data-exhaust/ | accessed on 12 September 2019
2 TechCrunch | https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/26/the-power-of-data-exhaust/ | accessed on 12 September 2019
3 CultureBy – Grant McCracken | https://cultureby.com/2007/07/how-social-netw.html | accessed on 12 September 2019
4 Visual Capitalist | https://www.visualcapitalist.com/personal-data-ecosystem/ |accessed on 19 September 2019
5 Visual Capitalist | https://www.visualcapitalist.com/favorite-website-spying/ | accessed on 18 September 2019
6 PixelPrivacy | https://pixelprivacy.com/resources/browser-fingerprinting/ | accessed on 11 September 2019
7 Naked Security by SOPHOS | https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/07/26/more-browser-extensions-and-apps-caught-spying-on-users/ | accessed on 11 September 2019
8 TechCrunch | https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/27/yes-facebook-is-using-your-2fa-phone-number-to-target-you-with-ads/ | accessed on 12 September 2019
9 Visual Capitalist | https://www.visualcapitalist.com/personal-data-ecosystem/ | accessed on 18 September 2019
10 CISION | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/identitygonecom-declares-war-on-online-people-search-and-information-data-brokers-300684307.html | accessed on 11 September 2019
11 Engadget | https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/16/facebook-two-factor-authentication-spam-bug/ | accessed on 12 September 2019
12 ThreatPost | https://threatpost.com/def-con-2018-telltale-urls-leak-pii-to-dozens-of-third-parties/134960/ | accessed on 11 September 2019
13 Vice.com | https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ne9b3z/how-to-get-off-data-broker-and-people-search-sites-pipl-spokeo | accessed on 10 September 2019
14 Motherboard | https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjpx3w/what-are-data-brokers-and-how-to-stop-my-private-data-collection | accessed on 10 September 2019
15 Fast Company | https://www.fastcompany.com/90310803/here-are-the-data-brokers-quietly-buying-and-selling-your-personal-information | accessed on 11 September 2019
16 ProPublica | https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-wrestle-your-data-from-data-brokers-silicon-valley-and-cambridge-analytica | accessed on 10 September 2019
17 Quartz | https://qz.com/213900/the-nine-companies-that-know-more-about-you-than-google-or-facebook/ | accessed on 10 September 2019
18 Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism | https://businessjournalism.org/2018/08/the-business-of-personal-data-brokers-and-online-privacy/ | accessed on 11 September 2019
19 Transparency Market Research | https://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/data-brokers-market.html | accessed on 10 September 2019
20 “DATA BROKERS: A Call for Transparency and Accountability”| Federal Trade Commission | May 2014 | accessed on 10 September 2019
21 Mashable | https://mashable.com/2017/01/11/online-security-family-tree-now/ | accessed on 10 September 2019
22 People | https://people.com/tech/this-website-lets-anyone-find-your-address-phone-number-and-more-for-free-heres-how-to-opt-out/ | accessed on 10 September 2019
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23 Gizmodo | https://gizmodo.com/when-a-stranger-decides-to-destroy-your-life-1827546385 | accessed on 11 September 2019
24 Lifehacker | https://lifehacker.com/how-to-opt-out-of-the-most-popular-people-search-sites-1791536533 | accessed on 10 September 2019
25 Wired | https://www.wired.com/story/mobile-websites-can-tap-into-your-phones-sensors-without-asking | accessed on 12 September 2019
26 Gizmodo | https://gizmodo.com/all-the-sensors-in-your-smartphone-and-how-they-work-1797121002 | accessed on 12 September 2019
27 Lifehacker | https://lifehacker.com/its-time-to-check-which-apps-are-tracking-your-location-1830979707 | accessed on 12 September 2019
28 Science News | https://www.sciencenews.org/sn-magazine/february-3-2018 | accessed on 12 September 2019
29 Digital Trends | https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-track-a-cell-phone/ | accessed on 12 September 2019
30 Lifehacker | https://lifehacker.com/its-time-to-check-which-apps-are-tracking-your-location-1830979707 | accessed on 12 September 2019
31 The Appcensus Blog | https://blog.appcensus.mobi/2019/02/14/ad-ids-behaving-badly | accessed on 12 September 2019
32 Lifehacker | https://lifehacker.com/psa-your-phone-logs-everywhere-you-go-heres-how-to-t-1486085759 | accessed on 10 September 2019
33 Gizmodo | https://gizmodo.com/how-location-tracking-actually-works-on-your-smartphone-1828356441 | accessed on 11 September 2019
34 BuzzFeed | https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/how-apps-take-your-data-and-sell-it-without-you-even | accessed on 10 September 2019
35 Experian | https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/how-to-manage-your-privacy-settings-on-social-media/ | accessed on 12 September 2019
36 Axios | https://www.axios.com/what-google-knows-about-you-3f6c9b20-4406-4bda-8344-d324f1ee0816.html | accessed on 10 September 2019
37 Lifewire | https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-stop-google-from-tracking-you-4175369 | accessed on 10 September 2019
38 Visual Capitalist | https://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-does-google-know-about-you/ accessed on 18 September 2019
39 Wired | https://www.wired.com/story/google-tracks-you-privacy/ | accessed on 10 September 2019
40 Visual Capitalist | https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-google-tracks-you/ | accessed on 18 September 2019
41 ZDNet | https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-revamps-privacy-policy-to-give-users-more-controls-over-assistant-voice-recordings/
42 Google Blog The Keyword | https://www.blog.google/products/assistant/doing-more-protect-your-privacy-assistant/
43 Forbes | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/09/09/google-finally-confirms-security-problem-for-15-billion-gmail-and-calendar-users/#e7f62c3279fa | accessed on 1 October 2019
44 Black Hills Information Security | https://blackhillsinfosec.com/google-calendar-event-injection-mailsniper/ | accessed on 1 October 2019
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