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Cortera Opt Out Guide

Cortera Opt Out Guide

Laura Martisiute

August 21, 2024

Reading time: 3 minutes

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

Cortera (now part of Moody’s Corporation) provides the “largest database of B2B credit information in North America.”

The platform’s customers can access businesses’ credit and payment scores and receive alerts from Cortera when customer risk changes. 

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

DeleteMe’s Cortera Opt Out Review

To opt out of Cortera, you must complete an online form. Your request should be processed after a waiting period. 

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Cortera Listing Removal Walkthrough

Opt out of Cortera in two steps. 

1. Go to the Cortera website and click “Do Not Sell” in the footer 

Go to http://cortera.com/ and scroll to the bottom of the page. 

Click “Do Not Sell” in the footer.

Cortera footer

2. Fill out the form

You will be redirected to a page with an online form. Fill it out. 

Enter your first name, last name, and email address. 

Select which database this request applies to. You can select “All.”

Click “I am a California resident” if you reside in California. 

Click the “Submit” button. 

Cortera opt out form

Your Cortera opt-out request was received and will be processed.

Cortera do not sell request submitted

Note: Cortera might email you asking for more information to confirm that the personal information they have on file relates to you. If that happens, respond with the information they request. 

You should get a response within a few days regarding your opt-out request and whether Cortera found your information in their database. 

How to Contact Cortera

In addition to the above, you can also email Cortera at privacy@cortera.com or call them at 1-866-589-0664 with your opt-out request. 

You can also write to Cortera at the following address: Legal Department Moody’s Corporation, 7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007.

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…
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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