Thomson Reuters opt-out
legal.thomsonreuters.com How to remove yourself from Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters holds public-records data in CLEAR and Westlaw Public Records. You can send an opt-out or deletion request through its Data Subject Rights Portal or by phone at 1-866-633-7656. Deletion only covers its own products, not the original record.
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- legal.thomsonreuters.com
- Method
- Online form
- Privacy email
- westlaw.privacypolicy@thomsonreuters.com
- What you need
- Email address
- Time to remove
- About 45 days
- Last updated
How to opt out of Thomson Reuters
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Open the Public Records Privacy Statement
Thomson Reuters publishes the Public Records Privacy Statement for CLEAR, Westlaw Public Records and related products. It links the request portal.
- 2
Choose a request type
Pick opt out of sale (if you're a California resident) or delete. The statement says you can submit either through the Data Subject Rights Portal or by phone at 1-866-633-7656.
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Submit the request
Fill in the portal form, or call. For questions about a request, Thomson Reuters lists westlaw.privacypolicy@thomsonreuters.com and a mail address in Eagan, Minnesota, attention Personal Information Request.
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Keep your confirmation
Save any reference or email you receive, so you can follow up if the record is still there later.
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Search again later
After a few weeks, check whether you still appear in your own public-record lookups, and resubmit if you do.
Watch out for
- Deletion only covers the copy in Thomson Reuters' Public Records Products. The company says it can't delete your data from the original government or commercial source.
- If your name, address or identifiers change, or you use close variations, Thomson Reuters says you will likely reappear and need to resubmit.
- The sale opt-out right it describes is the California one. Thomson Reuters' statement doesn't set out a separate route for other states in the pages we cite.
What Thomson Reuters holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Current address
- Phone numbers
- Email addresses
- Relatives
- Age and date of birth
- Employment and education
- Vehicle records
- Court and criminal records
What Thomson Reuters is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
Thomson Reuters says you will likely reappear in its Public Records Products if your name, address or identifiers change, or if you use close variations, and you'd need to resubmit. Check again after you move or change your name.
Your rights
California residents can opt out of the sale of their personal information and request deletion under the CCPA. Thomson Reuters is on the California data broker registry under the name West Publishing Corp.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
What does Thomson Reuters actually hold on me?
Its California registry entry names CLEAR and Westlaw Public Records as products covered by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, with names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and dates of birth.
Will deleting my record remove me from the original sources?
No. Thomson Reuters says it only deletes your information from its own Public Records Products, not from the government or commercial source it came from.
Can I make the request by phone?
Yes. The Public Records Privacy Statement lists 1-866-633-7656 for opt-out requests.
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