Privacy guides
Remove personal data, respond to a breach, and understand your privacy rights. Find the steps for your next move.
- Remove yourself from TruePeopleSearchStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- How to remove your personal information from GoogleManage what you share online
- What to do after a data breachUnderstand the problem and take action
- Remove yourself from BeenVerifiedStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from FastPeopleSearchStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- How to delete your Facebook account (and your data)Manage what you share online
- What to do if you're being stalked online (cyberstalking)Understand the problem and take action
- Why your phone number keeps circulating, and how data brokers drive spam callsUnderstand the problem and take action
- 12 ways to reduce your online data footprintUnderstand how personal data is used
- CCPA vs GDPR, explainedUnderstand how personal data is used
- Data broker removal services comparedUnderstand how personal data is used
- Digital safety for domestic violence survivorsUnderstand the problem and take action
- How accurate are data brokers?Understand how personal data is used
- How AI training data worksUnderstand how personal data is used
- How data brokers enable identity theftUnderstand the problem and take action
- How data brokers make moneyUnderstand how personal data is used
- How phishing works, and how your exposed data makes it worseUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to close (delete) your LinkedIn accountManage what you share online
- How to close your Amazon account and delete your dataManage what you share online
- How to close your Microsoft accountManage what you share online
- How to close your PayPal account (and what data is kept)Manage what you share online
- How to close your Venmo accountManage what you share online
- How to control and delete your data in Microsoft CopilotUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to Delete a YouTube Channel vs Your Whole Google AccountManage what you share online
- How to delete or deactivate your Apple AccountManage what you share online
- How to delete your Bumble accountManage what you share online
- How to delete your Discord accountManage what you share online
- How to delete your Google Account (or just your data)Manage what you share online
- How to delete your Hinge accountManage what you share online
- How to Delete Your Instagram Account (and Your Data)Manage what you share online
- How to delete your Pinterest accountManage what you share online
- How to Delete Your Reddit Account (and Your Posts)Manage what you share online
- How to delete your Snapchat accountManage what you share online
- How to delete your Spotify accountManage what you share online
- How to delete your Telegram accountManage what you share online
- How to delete your Threads account without deleting InstagramManage what you share online
- How to delete your TikTok accountManage what you share online
- How to delete your Tinder accountManage what you share online
- How to delete your WhatsApp account permanentlyManage what you share online
- How to delete your X (Twitter) accountManage what you share online
- How to do a personal privacy audit and reduce your online exposureUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to freeze your credit (and place a fraud alert): free at all 3 bureausUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to opt out of (or object to) Meta AI using your dataUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to opt out of training and delete your data in PerplexityUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to remove an old address from the internetManage what you share online
- How to remove your data from ChatGPT (OpenAI)Understand the problem and take action
- How to Remove Your Data from Google GeminiUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to remove your home address from the internetUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to remove yourself from background-check sitesPlan and follow through on removal requests
- How to remove yourself from NuwberStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- How to remove yourself from people-search sitesStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- How to remove yourself from social mediaManage what you share online
- How to Request Removal of Your Personal Data from AI ProductsUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to Respond to Identity Theft: A Step-by-Step Recovery PlanUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to respond to online harassment and threatsUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to set up Google Alerts and remove search results about yourselfManage what you share online
- How to Stop Claude (Anthropic) from Training on Your DataUnderstand the problem and take action
- How to stop junk mail: the data brokers selling your address to marketersUnderstand how personal data is used
- How to stop X from using your posts to train GrokUnderstand the problem and take action
- How your exposed personal information raises stalking riskUnderstand the problem and take action
- Is data brokering legal?Understand how personal data is used
- Non-Consensual Intimate Image (NCII) Removal: How to Get Intimate Images Taken DownUnderstand the problem and take action
- Remove yourself from 411.comStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from 6senseStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from AcxiomStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Adapt.ioStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Addresses.comStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from AdstraStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from AdvancedBackgroundChecksStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from AnyWhoStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Apollo.ioStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from AtData (formerly TowerData / Rapleaf)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from BomboraStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from CatalistStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from CentedaStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from CheckPeopleStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from ClaritasStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove Yourself from Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence): Steps, Timeline & What Comes BackStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from ClustrMapsStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from CognismStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from ContactOutStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from CoreLogic (Cotality)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from CyberBackgroundChecksStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Data AxleStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from DatanyzeStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from DataveriaStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from DemandbaseStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from DOBSearchStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Dun & Bradstreet (Consumer / NetWise / Eyeota)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from EpsilonStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Equifax (Marketing / IXI Services)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Experian Marketing ServicesStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from FamilySearchStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from FamilyTreeNowStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from FastBackgroundCheckStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from FindPeopleSearch: steps, timeline, and what comes backStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from GoLookUpStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Gravy Analytics (Unacast / Venntel)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Hunter.ioStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from i360Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from IDTrueStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Information.comStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from InnovisStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Instant CheckmateStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from InteliusStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from KasprStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from KochavaStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from L2 (L2 Political)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Lead411Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from LeadGeniusStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from LeadIQStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from LexisNexisStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from LiveRampStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from LotameStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from LushaStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Merkle (Merkury)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from MobilewallaStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from MyLifeStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from NeighborWhoStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from NeustarStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from NielsenStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Oracle Advertising (Oracle Data Cloud / BlueKai / Datalogix)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Outlogic (formerly X-Mode Social)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from OwnerlyStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PeekYouStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from People Data LabsStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PeopleConnectStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PeopleFindersStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PeopleLookerStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PeopleSmartStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PeopleWhizStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PersopoStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PiplStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PrivateEyeStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from PublicRecordsNowStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from RadarisStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from ReholdStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from RingLeadStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from RocketReachStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from SalesIntelStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Seamless.AIStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from SearchPeopleFreeStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from SignalHireStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from SlintelStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from SmartBackgroundChecksStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Social CatfishStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Swordfish AIStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from ThatsThemStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from TransUnion (Marketing / TLOxp / Neustar)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from TruthFinderStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from UpLeadStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from US SearchStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from USA-People-SearchStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from USPhonebookStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from VericastStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from VeripagesStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Verisk Marketing Solutions (Infutor)Step-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from VersiumStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from Xlek: steps, timeline & what comes backStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from ZabaSearchStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Remove yourself from ZoomInfoStep-by-step opt-out instructions
- Sextortion: What to Do If Someone Is Threatening to Share Intimate ImagesUnderstand the problem and take action
- Swatting: how to protect yourself and what to do if it happensUnderstand the problem and take action
- The 6 types of data brokersUnderstand how personal data is used
- The complete data broker opt-out guidePlan and follow through on removal requests
- The real dangers of data brokersUnderstand how personal data is used
- What is a background check site?Understand how personal data is used
- What is a public records directory?Understand how personal data is used
- What is data aggregation?Understand how personal data is used
- What is doxxing?Understand the problem and take action
- What is people-search removal?Understand how personal data is used
- What is swatting, and why does your home address make it possible?Understand the problem and take action
- What the law actually gives you: data broker rights by stateUnderstand how personal data is used
- What to do if you've been doxxed: a step-by-step response planUnderstand the problem and take action
- What to do if your information is for sale on the dark webUnderstand the problem and take action
- Your exposed data is the raw material for AI scams and deepfakesUnderstand the problem and take action
- Privacy request kit: choose a route and track the outcomePrivacy guide
- How to remove yourself from PimEyesRemoval instructions
- Remove yourself from AI training dataRemoval instructions
- Remove yourself from face-search enginesRemoval instructions
- Remove yourself from Google and BingRemoval instructions
- Types of data brokers, and how to opt out of eachRemoval instructions
- Remove your phone number from the internetPrivacy guide
- Diagnose a failed broker opt-outPrivacy guide
- Personal information still on Google after removalPrivacy guide
- Assess identity verification for an opt-outPrivacy guide
- A company emailed me about a breach: what should I do?Privacy guide
- Amazon texted you a verification code you didn't requestPrivacy guide
- An unrequested Coinbase code is a warning worth acting onPrivacy guide
- Dark web vs. data brokers: which is the bigger threat?Privacy guide
- Fake package delivery texts, and why they know your namePrivacy guide
- How do data brokers get my information?Privacy guide
- How do I remove myself from Spokeo?Removal instructions
- How do I remove myself from Whitepages?Removal instructions
- How do people-search sites work?Privacy guide
- How to remove yourself from data brokersRemoval instructions
- Is my personal information public?Privacy guide
- Netflix sent you a verification code you didn't requestPrivacy guide
- New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut: how privacy law compares (2026)Privacy guide
- PayPal sent you a verification code you didn't requestPrivacy guide
- Scam calls that already know your bank detailsPrivacy guide
- SIM swap attacks: how to spot one and what to doPrivacy guide
- Someone is impersonating you onlinePrivacy guide
- Someone opened a credit card in your namePrivacy guide
- What happened to Radaris.com? The 2026 court-ordered domain transferPrivacy guide
- What information do data brokers have about me?Privacy guide
- What is a data broker?Privacy guide
- What is a people-search site?Privacy guide
- What should I do after an account or email compromise?Privacy guide
- What should I do in the first 48 hours after a data breach?Privacy guide
- When a store or rental scans your driver's license, who keeps the photo?Privacy guide
- When a vendor has your ID documents or your home addressPrivacy guide
- Why Apple just sent you an Apple ID verification codePrivacy guide
- Why Google just texted you a verification codePrivacy guide
- Why Instagram just sent you a login codePrivacy guide
- Why you're suddenly getting 2FA codes you didn't requestPrivacy guide
- You got a Cash App verification code you didn't requestPrivacy guide
- You got a password reset email you didn't requestPrivacy guide
- You got a Venmo verification code you didn't requestPrivacy guide
- You got a Zelle verification code you didn't requestPrivacy guide
- You got an Uber verification code you didn't requestPrivacy guide
- How to remove yourself from 411.com (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from 6sense (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Adapt.io (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Addresses.com (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Adstra (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from AdvancedBackgroundChecks (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from AnyWho (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Apollo.io (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from AtData (formerly TowerData / Rapleaf) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Bombora (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Catalist (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Centeda (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from CheckPeople (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Claritas (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from ClustrMaps (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Cognism (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from ContactOut (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from CoreLogic (Cotality) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from CyberBackgroundChecks (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Data Axle (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Datanyze (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Dataveria (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Demandbase (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from DOBSearch (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Dun & Bradstreet (Consumer / NetWise / Eyeota) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Epsilon (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Equifax (Marketing / IXI Services) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Experian Marketing Services (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from FastBackgroundCheck (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from FindPeopleSearch (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from GoLookUp (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Gravy Analytics (Unacast / Venntel) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Hunter.io (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from i360 (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from IDTrue (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Information.com (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Innovis (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Kaspr (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Kochava (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from L2 (L2 Political) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Lead411 (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from LeadGenius (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from LeadIQ (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from LiveRamp (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Lotame (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Lusha (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Merkle (Merkury) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Mobilewalla (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from NeighborWho (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Neustar (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Nielsen (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Oracle Advertising (Oracle Data Cloud / BlueKai / Datalogix) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Outlogic (formerly X-Mode Social) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Ownerly (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from People Data Labs (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from PeopleLooker (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from PeopleSmart (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from PeopleWhiz (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Persopo (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Pipl (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from PrivateEye (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from PublicRecordsNow (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Rehold (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from RingLead (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from RocketReach (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from SalesIntel (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Seamless.AI (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from SignalHire (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Slintel (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from SmartBackgroundChecks (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Swordfish AI (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from TransUnion (Marketing / TLOxp / Neustar) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from UpLead (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from US Search (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from USA-People-Search (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from USPhonebook (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Vericast (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Veripages (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Verisk Marketing Solutions (Infutor) (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Versium (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from Xlek (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from ZabaSearch (2026)Removal instructions
- How to remove yourself from ZoomInfo (2026)Removal instructions