Apollo Opt Out Guide
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To opt out of Apollo, follow our Apollo opt-out guide below.
Apollo is a data broker that sells itself as an alternative to B2B data brokers like ZoomInfo, Lusha, and Clearbit. According to Apollo’s site, it is the “world’s largest, most accurate B2B database of 275+ million contacts.”
Anyone can find your professional information through Apollo, including your full name, title, employment history, email address, phone number, and location.
Having your personal data accessible through data brokers like Apollo can increase how much spam you get.
As Apollo writes in its privacy policy: “By remaining in our database, you may be contacted by our Customers when they are conducting their business-to-business sales and marketing activities. Communications you receive from our Customers may be relevant to your profession or employment role, but we cannot guarantee that you will find such communications to be relevant or of interest to you.”
Leaked cybercriminal chat records show that B2B databases are also used to find targets for spear phishing and contacts to “name drop.”
Use our step-by-step guide below to opt out of Apollo.
DeleteMe’s Apollo Opt Out Review
To opt out of Apollo, you must submit your business email address to Apollo and click on a confirmation link in your email. Your request should be processed within 24 hours.
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Apollo Listing Removal Walkthrough
Opt out of Apollo in three steps.
1. Go to Apollo website and click “Don’t Sell My Info” in the footer
Go to https://www.apollo.io/ and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Click “Don’t Sell My Info” on the right side of the footer.
2. Enter your business email address and click “Click here to opt out of Apollo”
Type in your professional email address.
Click the “Click here to opt out of Apollo” button.
You will get a pop-up notification that tells you to check your email inbox.
3. Click the email confirmation link
Go to your business email inbox.
You should see an email from Apollo. Click the verification link within it (“Click here to proceed with the verification”).
Note: If you don’t see the email from Apollo.io, check your spam folder.
You will be redirected back to the Apollo website, where you will see a message that your request has been confirmed and will take effect within 24 hours.
How to Contact Apollo
If you have questions about your privacy rights, you can email Apollo at privacy@apollo.io.
Data requests can be submitted to requests@apollointeractive.com.
You can also reach Apollo.io at the following address: ZenLeads Inc., 440 N Barranca Ave #4750, Covina, CA 91723-1722
Who Is Selling Your Info?
Data brokers! These companies collect your personal information from various sources (public records, social media, etc.), compile this information into detailed profiles, and sell these profiles to anyone who wants them.
Learn more about data brokers and people search sites in our detailed data broker guide.
Then, take a look at our data broker opt-out guide to see which data brokers and people search sites you should opt-out from, including:
- How to remove yourself from Whitepages.
- How to remove yourself from BeenVerified.
- How to remove yourself from Spokeo.
- How to remove yourself from PeopleFinders.
- How to remove yourself from Radaris.
- How to remove yourself from People Background Check.
- How to remove yourself from TruthFinder.
- How to remove yourself from MyLife.
- How to remove yourself from Intelius.
- How to remove yourself from Fast People Search
- How to remove yourself from Arrests.org.
- How to remove yourself from CheckPeople.com
- How to remove yourself from Instant Checkmate.
Alternatively, consider subscribing to a data broker removal service like DeleteMe. Our privacy experts will delete you from data brokers continuously on your behalf, saving you hundreds of hours in the process.
Apollo Opt Out FAQs
Here are some common questions that people have about Apollo.
What is apollo.io?
Apollo.io is a B2B data broker with a database of more than 281 million people and 70 million companies.
Apollo users can find individuals using filters like job changes, technologies used, and even what individuals are researching online (through the buying intent filter).
Apollo.io also has a Chrome extension that lets people find your information (like your phone number and email address) while on your LinkedIn profile.
Apollo users can save contacts and set up sequences of emails, phone calls, and LinkedIn touches directly in the platform.
How did apollo.io get my information?
Like any other data broker, apollo.io gets most of its information from public sources (such as public APIs, social media, etc.)
Why am I on apollo.io?
Because your personal data is publicly available.
As is the case with all data brokers, Apollo’s business model involves collecting publicly available data from various sources, compiling this data into detailed profiles, and then selling these profiles to almost anyone who wants them.
Apollo’s customers are primarily advertisers, but leaked chats confirm that cybercriminal groups also use B2B data brokers to plan and carry out cyber attacks.
Who owns apollo.io?
Tim Zheng owns apollo.io. He previously founded BrainGenie, a math and science practice site.
Is apollo.io legal?
Yes. What Apollo.io does is perfectly legal because the data it collects and sells is already in the public domain.
There is no federal law in the US at this time regulating data brokers.
However, some states have passed laws that make it easier for individuals to remove themselves from data broker databases.
Is apollo.io legit?
Apollo.io is legit in that it does in fact provide professionals’ information, making it easier to find leads. However, as with any broker, the accuracy of the available data can vary.
How do I contact apollo.io?
For privacy queries, you can email Apollo at privacy@apollo.io.
To submit a data request, email Apollo.io at requests@apollointeractive.com.
You can also get in touch with Apollo.io at the following address: ZenLeads Inc., 440 N Barranca Ave #4750, Covina, CA 91723-1722
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