How to remove yourself from OfficialUSA.com
Use the online tool at officialusa.com/opt-out, or email a removal request with your name, address, phone number and the URL of your listing. OfficialUSA says changes may not be immediate and that it may verify your identity.
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- Method
- Online form
- What you need
- Listing URL
- Time to remove
- About 40 days
- Last updated
How to opt out of OfficialUSA.com
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Find your listing
Search your name on officialusa.com and copy the URL of your listing.
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Use the opt-out tool
Go to officialusa.com/opt-out and submit your removal request. OfficialUSA points to the same page for removal from its member directory.
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Or send an email request
The privacy policy also accepts removal requests by email. Include your name, address, phone number and the URL of your listing so the listing can be located.
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Expect identity checks
OfficialUSA says requests must come from the person listed and that it may verify your identity.
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Check back
The policy says changes may not be immediate. Search your name again after a few days.
Watch out for
- OfficialUSA treats public records as outside state privacy laws such as the CCPA, but says you can still request removal.
- It says it can't remove your information from databases run by third parties.
- It says it may keep certain data for legal or recordkeeping purposes.
- The Do Not Sell link in the footer is separate from removing a listing.
What OfficialUSA.com holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Current address
- Phone numbers
- Email addresses
- Relatives
- Age and date of birth
What OfficialUSA.com is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
OfficialUSA doesn't publish a relisting policy. Search your name every few months and repeat the request if a listing returns.
Your rights
OfficialUSA's privacy policy says publicly available information isn't covered by state privacy laws, including the CCPA, but you can still ask for removal. For targeted ads it points to aboutads.info/choices.
California: CCPA. If you live in California, the CCPA lets you ask a business to delete the personal information it holds about you and to stop selling or sharing it. Businesses generally have 45 days to respond.
California: the Delete Act. Data brokers that hold information on Californians must register with the state. California residents can use DROP, the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, to send one deletion request to every registered broker at once.
Other US states. Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and a growing list of other states give residents a similar right to delete. Vermont, Texas and Oregon also make data brokers register with the state. Where no state law applies, the broker's own opt-out above still works for most people.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
What should my email to OfficialUSA include?
Your name, address, phone number and the URL of your listing, so OfficialUSA can locate and remove it.
Will OfficialUSA remove my data from every site?
No. It says it can't remove information from databases operated by third parties, so you may need to ask each broker separately.
Is removal immediate?
The policy says changes may not be immediate and publishes no time frame.
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