Clearview AI Opt Out Guide

To opt out of Clearview AI, follow our Clearview AI opt-out guide. 

Clearview AI is a facial recognition platform. Basically, it’s a search engine of publicly available images (of which it now has more than 40 billion, according to its site). 

When Clearview AI users (currently only government agencies) upload an image, they get links to publicly available photos that match (or are similar to) the person in the image they uploaded. 

Use our step-by-step guide below to opt out of Clearview AI. 

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To opt out of Clearview AI, you must complete an online form, upload a photo of your face, and click on a confirmation link in your email. Your request should be processed after a waiting period. 

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Clearview AI Listing Removal Walkthrough

Opt out of Clearview in four steps. 

1. Access the Clearview website and click “Privacy & Requests” in the footer

Go to https://www.clearview.ai/ and scroll to the bottom of the page. 

Click “Privacy & Requests” in the footer (under ‘Legal’). 

2. Under the state you live in, click “Delete” 

Clearview AI allows you to opt out of their database if you are a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Utah, or Virginia resident. 

Under the state you are a resident of, click the privacy right you want to exercise (Access, Delete, Do Not Sell/Share, Correct, or Limit Use/Disc. Of Sens. Info). 

3. Fill out the form and click “Submit”

You will be redirected to an online privacy form. Fill it out.

First, affirm that you’re a resident of the state you chose or are authorized to request opt-out on behalf of someone else in the state. 

Next, select the right you want to exercise (Access My Information, Delete My Information, Do Not Sell/Share My Information, Correct My Information, or Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information). You can select multiple rights. 

Then, enter your email address. Clearview AI will send you a confirmation email when your request is completed.

Finally, upload a photo of your face. 

Click “I acknowledge.”

Click the “I’m not a robot” checkbox. 

Click “Submit.” 

4. Click the email confirmation link 

To verify your request, Clearview AI will send you a confirmation link to your email address. 

Go to your inbox, find the email from Clearview AI, and click the “Confirm email” button. 

Note: If you don’t see the email from Clearview AI, check your spam folder. 

Your Clearview AI opt-out request is in progress. 

How to Contact Clearview AI

You can contact Clearview AI by email at privacy@clearview.ai or by leaving a voicemail at (866) 637-0257.

Clearview AI asks that you do not email them with privacy requests but rather complete the appropriate online form available here: https://www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-requests/ 

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. 

Clearview AI Opt Out FAQs

Here are some common questions that people have about Clearview AI.

What is Clearview AI?

Clearview AI is a facial recognition company. 

It provides law enforcement and government agencies with a platform that acts as a face search engine. Users can upload a photo, and the system will try to find a match in its database. It then links to where those matches appear online.

To create its database of billions of photos, Clearview AI scraped millions of websites, including social media platforms. 

Can anyone use Clearview AI?

No. Currently, only government agencies and their agents can use Clearview AI. 

Does Clearview AI have my photo?

Probably. If your photos appear online, then it is very likely that Clearview AI has you in their database.

The good news is that you can opt out of Clearview AI. To do so, you need to complete an opt-out form on Clearview AI’s website and upload an image of your face. You can read our full guide to learn how to opt out of Clearview AI.