First Advantage Corporation opt-out
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Also known as First Advantage
First Advantage screens people for employers, so there's no public profile to remove. Its FAQ lets you email a request to opt out of certain databases it owns: webprivacy@fadv.com if you live in the United States. Some requests need employer authorization or are barred by law.
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How to opt out of First Advantage Corporation
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Read the FAQ first
First Advantage's US privacy FAQ explains what an opt-out covers: certain First Advantage databases used to market its services.
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Email the address for where you live
In the United States, it's webprivacy@fadv.com. Non-US Americas: USDataPrivacy@fadv.com. EMEA: gdpr@fadv.com. SAPAC: sapac@fadv.com. NAPAC: napac@fadv.com.
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Describe what you want removed
Include your full name and the email or address on record, and say you're asking to opt out of database dissemination.
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Expect questions
The FAQ says an opt-out can require authorization from your employer or prospective employer.
Watch out for
- An opt-out isn't guaranteed. First Advantage says that in some cases the law prohibits it from allowing one.
- It screens people on behalf of employers and landlords, so reports it already produced for them aren't undone by an opt-out.
- Correcting a wrong report is a separate process, covered in the same FAQ.
What First Advantage Corporation holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Court and criminal records
- Employment and education
What First Advantage Corporation is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
First Advantage doesn't publish a relisting policy.
Your rights
As a consumer reporting agency, much of what First Advantage does falls under the US Fair Credit Reporting Act, which is why opt-out rights are narrower than on a typical people-search site.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Can I opt out of First Advantage?
Its FAQ says yes for certain First Advantage-owned databases, with the caveat that some requests need your employer's authorization or are barred by law.
Which email do I use?
webprivacy@fadv.com, if you live in the United States. Other regions have their own addresses, listed in the FAQ.
Is this a website where anyone can look me up?
No. It's a screening company that runs checks for employers and landlords, so there's no public profile page to remove.
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