Foursquare Opt Out Guide

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

Foursquare is a geolocation technology company and data cloud platform.

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

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

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Opt out of Foursquare in four steps. 

1. Go to the Foursquare website and click “Your Privacy Choices” in the footer 

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

Click “Your Privacy Choices” in the footer. 

2. Click the arrow beside “Other Ways to Exercise Your Privacy Rights” and “privacy portal”

A new tab will open up with Foursquare’s Privacy Center. 

Scroll and click the arrow on the right side beside “Other Ways to Exercise Your Privacy Rights” to expand more information. 

Then, click the hyperlinked “privacy portal.”

3. Click “Privacy Right – Request deletion of my personal data”

You will be redirected to the Foursquare Privacy Portal.

Click “Privacy Right – Request deletion of my personal data” under ‘What can we help you with?’

4. Fill out the form

You will see a form. Fill out all the mandatory fields.

Enter your email (Squarespace will use this to send you confirmation), first name, last name, email associated with your Foursquare account, and Foursquare user ID (if known). 

Enter your date of birth. 

Select your country.

Click the “Send” button. 

Note: By submitting this form, you request the deletion of all your Foursquare data, and you will no longer be able to access it or your account.

Your Foursquare opt-out request was submitted.

You should get a response from Foursquare in a few days. 

How to Contact Foursquare

You can contact Foursquare through their Privacy Portal located at the following link: https://foursquare.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/25 

Alternatively, you can write to Data Protection Officer, Foursquare Labs, Inc., 50 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010.

To delete your Foursquare data yourself, do the following: 

• City Guide: Log into Foursquare, go to Settings > Privacy Settings, and click the “Delete Your Account” link.

• Swarm: Log into Foursquare, go to Settings > Privacy Settings, and click the “Delete Your Account” link.

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.