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ContactOut Opt Out Guide

ContactOut Opt Out Guide

Laura Martisiute

August 16, 2024

Reading time: 3 minutes

To opt out of ContactOut, follow our ContactOut opt-out guide below. 

ContactOut is a B2B data broker that lists people’s contact details, work experience, and education. 

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

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To remove yourself from ContactOut, you must first verify and claim your profile. Then, you can delete it. Your information should be removed immediately. 

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ContactOut Listing Removal Walkthrough

Opt out from ContactOut in four steps. 

1. Go to the ContactOut website and search your name

To opt out of ContactOut, you will need to first find your ContactOut profile URL. To do that, you will have to sign up to ContactOut. 

Go to https://contactout.com/ and search for your name.

ContactOut

2. Create an account and verify it 

You will be prompted to create an account. 

Enter your work email (you will not be able to proceed with a personal or masked email) and create a password. 

ContactOut create an account

You will need to verify your account.

Go to your email inbox and click on the link in an email from ContactOut. 

ContactOut sign up email

Go to https://contactout.com/ and scroll to the bottom of the page. 

Click “Do Not Sell My Info” in the footer. 

ContactOut footer and "Do Not Sell My Info" link

4. Fill out the form

Fill out the form by entering your full name, email address, and page URL to remove. 

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

Click “Submit.” 

ContactOut opt out form

Your request was sent and your profile will be removed within 30 days. 

ContactOut opt out request sent successfully

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:

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. 

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Laura Martisiute is DeleteMe’s content marketing specialist. Her job is to help DeleteMe communicate vital privacy information to the people that need it. Since joining DeleteMe in 2020, Laura h…
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