Track your data-broker opt-outs in one spreadsheet

How to use it

1. Open in your spreadsheet app. Double-click the downloaded CSV. In Google Sheets: File → Import → Upload.
2. Work top to bottom. Brokers are ordered by priority: umbrella sites first (one opt-out covers several child sites), then the highest-traffic independents.
3. Update Status as you go. Mark "Submitted" when you send the request. Mark "Verified" only after you re-search your name and confirm the listing is actually gone, not just when you hit Submit.
4. Set Recheck dates. Choose a follow-up date after the site's stated processing period. Brokers can re-list removed records when they ingest fresh source data, so use that date to re-search and re-submit only if needed.
5. Put the recheck dates in your calendar. Copy them in by hand, or import the date column into a calendar app. Without a reminder, the recheck won't happen.

Why the columns matter

• ID required? Some brokers, particularly data wholesalers and insurance-adjacent sites, ask for substantial identity verification before they'll process a removal. Knowing this upfront lets you batch the ID-heavy ones together instead of getting surprised mid-session.
• Timeline. This helps you set realistic recheck dates. Some brokers resolve in a day or two; others take a full month. The tracker carries those timelines so you're not guessing.
• Verified column. Submitting and verifying are different. Submitting is easy. Verifying means returning to the broker's site, searching your name, and confirming the listing is gone, not just pending.

What this won't track

The template covers the 22 brokers we have detailed walkthroughs for. The wider data-broker world is far larger, with many smaller people-search sites that aren't pre-filled here. Add rows for any broker the Delist scan finds in your own exposure.

If keeping a tracker sounds like work

It is. The manual path is real effort, and not a one-and-done: brokers re-list removed records routinely, so the recheck cycle never fully ends. Many people work through the tracker once, then hand the ongoing upkeep to Delist. The two paths aren't mutually exclusive — start with one and switch whenever the maintenance stops feeling worth it.