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Outbrain Opt Out Guide

Outbrain Opt Out Guide

Laura Martisiute

September 5, 2024

Reading time: 3 minutes

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

Outbrain connects businesses with audiences using AI prediction technology to improve marketing. 

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

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To opt out of Outbrain, you must toggle off personalized interest recommendations. Your opt-out will be immediate. 

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Outbrain Listing Removal Walkthrough

Opt out of Outbrain in three steps. 

1. Go to the Outbrain website and click “Privacy Policy” in the footer 

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

Click “Privacy Policy” in the footer. 

Outbrain footer

2. Click “California Privacy Rights”

You will be redirected to Outbrain’s privacy policy. 

Click “California Privacy Rights” (#7). 

Scroll down to ‘How to exercise your rights’ and click on the hyperlinked word “link” in the second bullet point. 

Outbrain 'How to exercise your rights' section

3. Toggle off “Personalized Interest Recommendations”

Under ‘Our promise to you is transparency and choice,’ toggle off “Personalized Interest Recommendations.” 

Outbrain toggle off personalized recommendations

You have successfully opted out of personalized recommendations. 

Note: You will still see Outbrain recommendations, but they will be context-based rather than interest-based.

How to Contact Outbrain

You can also make your Outbrain opt-out request by emailing privacy@outbrain.com or calling 1-866-I-OPT-OUT (toll-free) and entering the service code 253.

Alternatively, you can write to Outbrain Inc., 39 West 13th Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10011, Attn: Privacy Questions.

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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