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How to Delete Your Personal Data from People.com

How to Delete Your Personal Data from People.com

Laura Martisiute

July 12, 2024

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People.com

To delete your personal data from People.com, you need to complete a request process. After that, your account will be deleted after a waiting period. 

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Walkthrough to Delete Your Personal Data from People.com

Delete your personal data from People in five steps.

1. Access the People website

Go to the People website by clicking the following link: https://people.com/

People.com

Scroll to the bottom of the homepage and click the “Privacy Policy” link in the footer.

People.com "Privacy Policy" link in footer

3. Click “Update Data Preferences”

Click the “Update Data Preferences” link under the ‘Delete Your Data’ section.

People.com manage your information page

4. Click “Customer Request Form”

Click the “Customer Request Form” link. 

People.com "Customer request form" link

You can also access the People.com request form by clicking the following link: https://websupport.meredith.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

5. Fill out the request form

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

Enter your email address (we recommend using a temporary email address).

Select “People” from the drop-down menu labeled ‘Brand/title that best relates to your request.’

Select your reason for the request.

Describe your request.

You can include an attachment (optional).

Click the “Submit” button.

You have completed a people.com data deletion request. 

Manage Additional Privacy Choices

Even though you have requested people.com to delete your personal data, you can exercise additional privacy measures by following the steps below.

To manage your privacy choices, which include opting out of the “sale” and “share” of personal information, “targeted advertising,” and certain use/disclosure of “sensitive” personal information, as well as opting out of targeting cookies, visit the following link: https://people.com/

Click the “Your Privacy Choices” button at the bottom of the homepage to access your choices.

People.com privacy choices
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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 has…
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 has…
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