CCPA opt-out letter generator — free, no signup

What this letter does

Every data broker doing business in California is required by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), to respond to your requests for deletion, opt-out of sale, and access. The statute is California Civil Code §1798.100–§1798.199. This tool generates a letter that cites the relevant subsection for whichever request type you choose.

Your personal information — name, address, age, relatives, property history — is the raw material data brokers package and sell. A written CCPA request puts them on notice and starts a legally-binding response clock. Some brokers also have web forms; when those exist the form is faster. The letter is the right move when a form is broken, when you're following up on a missed response, or when you want a written record for any future legal action.

Where to send it

• Postal mail. The most authoritative option. Print, sign, and send certified with return receipt. Keep the receipt as proof of delivery.
• Email. Most brokers publish a privacy@ or compliance@ address on their privacy policy page. Send the letter as a PDF attachment or paste it into the message body.
• Web form, if the broker provides one. Paste the letter body into their "additional notes" or "comments" field. If no such field exists, the form's standard fields are legally equivalent.

Response timing

Under the CCPA, a broker must acknowledge your request within 10 business days and complete it within 45 calendar days — extendable once by another 45 days with written notice. If those deadlines pass without action, you can file a complaint with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) at privacy.ca.gov. Keeping your certified mail receipt or sent-email record makes that complaint straightforward.

Non-California residents

The CCPA technically applies only to California residents, but in practice most large data brokers process these requests from any US resident — maintaining separate removal flows per state costs more than just honoring the letter. The letter works as-is from any state. If your state has its own comprehensive privacy law (Texas, Florida, Colorado, Virginia, Utah, Connecticut, and others do), you can replace "California Civil Code §1798.105" with your state's citation to put the request on even firmer legal footing.

One letter, or all of them at once

One CCPA letter covers one broker. There are hundreds of data broker sites that may hold your information, and sending individual letters to each of them is a months-long project. If you'd rather not spend that time, that's exactly what Delist does — we identify where your information is exposed, file the removal requests, and re-file when brokers re-list. The free letter is here either way.