How to remove yourself from TargetSmart
TargetSmart is a political and voter data company. To opt out of the sale of your data, use its online privacy form at privacy.targetsmart.com or call 1-888-678-6880. TargetSmart says those are the only two ways: it doesn't accept email requests. Its California filing reports a 3 day response to opt-out and deletion requests in 2024.
View all 506 brokers- Opt-out page
- privacy.targetsmart.com
- Method
- Online form, Phone
- Privacy email
- privacy@targetsmart.com
- What you need
- Email address
- Time to remove
- About 45 days
- Last updated
How to opt out of TargetSmart
- 1
Open the TargetSmart privacy site
Go to privacy.targetsmart.com. TargetSmart lists it in its California filing as where consumers exercise their privacy rights.
- 2
Choose the request type
Pick the do-not-sell option to opt out of sale of your data, or a deletion request if you want records removed. Have your full name, current home address and current email address ready: TargetSmart says it can't process a request without them.
- 3
Submit and keep the confirmation
Send the request and save any confirmation. TargetSmart may mail you a letter explaining how to finish the request. Its Nevada notice says it aims to respond to a verifiable request within sixty days.
- 4
Call if you'd rather not use the form
The privacy phone line is 1-888-678-6880, and it asks for the same details. TargetSmart says email requests are not accepted for privacy rights, so don't rely on writing to privacy@targetsmart.com.
Watch out for
- TargetSmart's privacy policy says it doesn't sell data collected from visitors to its website, so the do-not-sell request is about the voter and consumer data it holds, not your browsing.
- Voter registration records are public in many states and stay in the state's own files whatever TargetSmart does.
What TargetSmart holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Current address
- Phone numbers
- Email addresses
What TargetSmart is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
TargetSmart doesn't publish a relisting policy. Voter files are refreshed from public records, so recheck after you register or move.
Your rights
TargetSmart is registered as a data broker in California. Its filing reports 11 deletion requests and 14 opt-out-of-sale requests in 2024, all complied with, each answered in 3 days.
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
Does opting out remove my voter registration?
No. Your registration stays with your state's election office. The request covers the data TargetSmart holds.
Is there a fee?
TargetSmart's published request routes don't mention one.
How long does it take?
The California filing reports a 3 day response for 2024 opt-outs and deletions. TargetSmart's Nevada notice gives up to sixty days for a verifiable request.
Related guide Guide: How to Delete Yourself from the Internet Something changed? If these steps no longer match the TargetSmart opt-out, tell us and we'll re-check it.
