Delaware data privacy and data broker removal
Delaware gives you the right to access, delete, and control your personal data. Here is how those rights work in practice, and how to get yourself off data brokers.
Your rights in Delaware
Delaware residents are protected by the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA).
- Access and know: request a copy of the personal information a company holds about you.
- Correct: request fixes to inaccurate personal information.
- Delete: ask a company to delete your personal information.
- Data portability: get your data in a portable format you can take elsewhere.
- Opt out of sale: tell a company to stop selling your personal information.
- Opt out of targeted advertising: stop companies from targeting ads based on your personal data.
- Opt out of profiling: stop companies from building a behavioral profile about you.
- See who got your data: get a list of the categories of third parties it was disclosed to.
- Appeal: challenge a company's decision to deny your privacy request.
Does this cover the company that has my data?
Most companies that collect or sell personal data in Delaware are likely covered. The law applies to any business that handles the personal data of at least 35,000 Delaware consumers, or at least 10,000 consumers while drawing more than 20% of its gross revenue from selling personal data.
Delaware set a low threshold and kept its exemptions narrow. It does not exempt nonprofits or higher-education institutions at the entity level, so it reaches more organizations than most state privacy laws.
How to remove yourself from data brokers in Delaware
Delaware law gives you the right to request deletion. Exercising it across every site that holds your data takes real effort, though. Here are the most effective steps, in order.
1. Enable Global Privacy Control
Global Privacy Control is a free browser setting that automatically tells every website you visit not to sell or share your data. It takes two minutes to turn on and then works quietly in the background. Since January 1, 2026, Delaware law has required covered businesses to honor it, so this is not just a request; it carries legal weight.
2. Submit direct opt-out requests
You can also file requests directly with each company. Look for the "Do not sell my personal information" link in the website footer; most major brokers have one. You can submit formal access, deletion, or correction requests through each company's privacy policy page.
Under Delaware law, covered companies must respond within the statutory deadline. If they don't, you have grounds to file a complaint with the Delaware Department of Justice.
3. Keep removal going over time
Here is the part nobody tells you: even after you complete every step above, brokers re-ingest your information from public records, data-sharing networks, and commercial databases. Within a few months, your profiles reappear. Staying off is not a one-time task; it is ongoing work that most people cannot keep up by hand.
Delist searches the open internet for where your information shows up, including what AI assistants surface about you, then files removals on your behalf and re-runs a full scan every month so it stays down. The free scan takes under a minute.
Run a free scan →Delaware's data broker rules: what they mean for you
Delaware does not have a dedicated data-broker registry. Most national data brokers are registered in California and honor opt-out requests from residents of any state. Without a Delaware-specific law requiring it, though, you have little recourse if a broker ignores your request. Delist handles this across states and sites in one place.
Other privacy protections in Delaware
Beyond the comprehensive privacy law, Delaware has additional protections that may apply to you:
- Address confidentiality program: survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and kidnapping, along with reproductive health care workers, can get a substitute address to keep their real one out of public records (Title 11, Chapter 96, Subchapter II).
- Biometric data: Delaware has no standalone biometric statute with a private right of action, but biometric data counts as "sensitive data" under the DPDPA, so it requires your consent.
How to file a privacy complaint in Delaware
File with the Delaware Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Unit: attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/fraud/cpu.
Most state agencies enforce privacy laws in the aggregate; they investigate patterns of violations rather than resolving individual disputes. Filing a complaint still matters: it creates a record that helps trigger enforcement actions.
Frequently asked questions
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This page is privacy-rights information, not legal advice. Privacy law changes often; confirm the current rules with your state privacy agency or a licensed attorney before acting. Last verified June 22, 2026. We re-check state privacy laws quarterly.