Melissa Opt Out Guide
Julianne Subia
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To opt out of Melissa, follow our Melissa opt-out guide below.
Melissa is a provider of “smart, sharp solutions that clean, verify, update, match and enrich their People Data.”
Use our step-by-step guide below to opt out of Melissa.
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To opt out of Melissa, you need to complete an online form. After that, your request should be processed after a waiting period.
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Melissa Listing Removal Walkthrough
Opt out of Melissa in two steps.
1. Go to the Melissa website and click “Privacy Center” in the footer
Go to https://www.melissa.com/ and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Click “Privacy Center” in the footer.
2. Click “Read Privacy Notice for Residents of California”
You will be redirected to the Melissa Privacy Center.
Under ‘Privacy Notice for Residents of California,’ click “Read Privacy Notice for Residents of California.”
3. Click “Fill out form”
You will be redirected to the ‘Privacy Notice for Residents of California.’
Click the “Fill out form” link under ‘How to Contact Us About Your Privacy.’
4. Fill out the form
You will be redirected to a page with an online form. Fill out all the mandatory fields.
Enter your email, first name, last name, address, city, and zip code.
Select your state.
Select your privacy request option (you can select multiple options).
Note: If you want to know what information Melissa has collected about you, receive a copy of that information, and/or correct inaccurate information, you need to attach a copy of your driver’s license or some other form of identification to verify your identity.
Click “Submit Request Form.”
Your Melissa opt-out request was submitted.
How to Contact Melissa
You can also submit your opt-out request to Melissa by calling 1-800-635-4772(MELISSA) ext. 4.
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