How to remove yourself from Brandwatch
Also known as Crimson Hexagon
Brandwatch is a social listening product owned by Cision and registered in California as Crimson Hexagon. Use its data subject request form, or email dpo@cision.com. Brandwatch says it indexes public posts by handle, not by name, email or phone.
View all 506 brokers- Opt-out page
- portals.dporganizer.com
- Method
- Online form, Email, Phone
- Privacy email
- dpo@cision.com
- Last updated
- Reviewed by
How to opt out of Brandwatch
- 1
Read Brandwatch's request page
Brandwatch publishes a data subject access request page that links to the request form.
- 2
Submit the data subject request form
The form is linked in this guide's opt-out field and in the California registry entry. Choose the request type that fits.
- 3
Include your social handle
Brandwatch says it indexes public posts by social handle, so give the usernames you want checked.
- 4
Email or call if the form fails
The registry lists dpo@cision.com. The request page lists +1-855-368-1500.
Watch out for
- Brandwatch says it doesn't index by name, email or phone, so a request with only those may find nothing.
- Brandwatch only shows public posts. Deleting a post at the source is a separate step.
- Its California registry entry reports no deletion requests in 2024.
What Brandwatch holds about you
- Social media profiles
What Brandwatch is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
Brandwatch doesn't publish a relisting policy. New public posts can be indexed after a request is done.
Your rights
Brandwatch is on California's data broker registry (as Crimson Hexagon), so California residents can use CCPA rights. GDPR rights apply to people in the EU and UK.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Why is Brandwatch listed as Crimson Hexagon?
California's registry lists it under that older company name, with the Brandwatch website.
Does Brandwatch search by my name?
Brandwatch says it indexes public posts by handle, not by name, email or phone.
Who owns Brandwatch?
Cision, according to Brandwatch's privacy contact details.
Related guide Guide: How to Delete Yourself from the Internet Something changed? If these steps no longer match the Brandwatch opt-out, tell us and we'll re-check it.