After an acquisition or secondary sale, your role ends, but the data trail from years of building doesn't. Press archives, SEC filings, corporate registrations, and broker listings don't expire when the deal closes. Delist removes your personal information from the internet and checks for it coming back.
Clean up your data trail →The records from years of company-building don't disappear when the deal closes. They sit in broker databases and form the foundation of your personal profile.
The exit itself generates coverage: M&A announcements, deal prices, and founder profiles across tech press and financial news. Fresh content linking your name to a transaction amount renews search interest in your personal details.
When the deal price is public, anyone can estimate your share from ownership stakes and option grants, and people-search sites with an estimated net worth update accordingly. Combined with a searchable home address, that visibility creates a high-value target.
State registrations, annual reports, trademark filings, and SEC documents from the company's lifecycle stay indexed. They link your name to business addresses, registered agents, and officer listings. Brokers don't clean up records when companies change hands.
Post-exit home, vacation, or investment purchases generate fresh county records that brokers pick up quickly. If you're trying to keep a lower profile after the exit, new property records can undo that work fast.
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Your exit is done. See which sites are still publishing your personal details.
Clean up your data trail →We scan data brokers, AI services, and public records for your name, past addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, capturing records built up across your company-building years.
We handle opt-out submissions across the sites where you appear, using automated forms and legal removal requests, including brokers that run multiple sites off the same data. That covers historical filings from your company-building years, not just current listings.
Each removal is verified. Non-compliant brokers get escalated removal requests, and when a listing reappears we re-submit.
Whether you're starting a new company, joining a board, or stepping back entirely, we run a full scan every month for re-listings and new exposure. That way, new activity doesn't quietly rebuild the profile you just cleaned up.
| Manual opt-outs | Generic privacy tools | Delist.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places covered | 10-20 | 50-200 | Brokers, AI, search, breach data |
| Historical record cleanup | Research years of old listings | Current records only | Full history |
| Re-listing detection | You notice it yourself | Periodic | Monthly scans |
| Household coverage | Repeat for each person | Varies | Family plans |
| Legal deletion requests | Draft and send yourself | Rarely | We escalate |
| Ongoing monitoring | One-time effort | Periodic check-ins | Monthly scans |
Start with a free scan. Find out which places still link your name to your home address, phone number, and family details.
Clean up your data trail →