Opt out of all the data sharing you wouldn't opt in to.
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Simple Opt Out is drawing attention to opt-out data sharing and marketing practices that many people aren't aware of (and most people don't want), then making it easier to opt out. For example:
- Chase may share your "account balances and transaction history … For nonaffiliates to market to you."
- Crate & Barrel shares "your customer information [name, postal address and email address, and transactions you conduct on our Website or offline] with other select companies."
- General Motors may share your detailed driving history (including VIN and "route history, driving schedule, speed, … braking and swerving/cornering events") with insurance companies.
- InterContinental Hotels may share "your information with third parties … to extend special offers about their own products and services"
This site makes it easier to opt out of data sharing by 100+ companies (or request a company or see opt-out tips). Enjoy!
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Opt-out of data sharing by…
1stdibs •
23andMe •
AAA •
Ace Hardware •
Adobe •
Ally •
Amazon.com •
American Express •
Ancestry.com •
Apple •
AT&T •
Bank of America •
BeenVerified •
Biden Campaign •
Blick Art •
Bose •
Capital One •
Carlton Farms •
Carnival Cruises •
CB2 •
CenturyLink •
Chase •
Choice Hotels •
ChowNow •
Comcast Xfinity •
The Company Store •
Condé Nast •
Costco •
CoreLogic •
Crate & Barrel •
Credit Karma •
Disqus •
Direct Marketing Association •
Disney •
Edison •
Emailsherlock •
Equifax •
Facebook •
Ford •
Frontier Communications •
Gardener's Supply •
General Motors •
Google •
Guitar Center •
Hanes •
HBO •
Hearst •
Home Depot •
Honda •
Hoover •
Hulu •
Hyundai •
InfoTracer •
Instagram •
InterContinental Hotels •
Kia •
Kroger •
Kustomer •
LendingClub •
Lexis-Nexis •
LG •
LinkedIn •
Little League •
LiveRamp •
Marriott Hotels •
Mastercard •
Meredith/Time Inc. •
Meta •
MetLife •
Microsoft •
National Geographic •
Nature Conservancy •
Netflix •
NRS •
NYTimes •
Office Depot OfficeMax •
Omaha Steaks •
OptOutPrescreen.com •
Oracle Data Cloud •
PayPal •
PeekYou •
PeopleConnect •
People Search Now •
PictureFrames.com •
Pinterest •
Quest •
Reddit •
Retail Equation •
Riskified •
Rockler •
Roku •
Roomba (iRobot) •
Saatchi Art •
Samsung •
Seattle Art Museum •
Seattle Times •
Sift Science •
Slashdot Media •
Sleepme •
Southwest Airlines •
Spirit Airlines •
Spokeo •
Sprint •
Staples •
Taunton Press •
Ticketmaster •
T-Mobile •
Toyota •
TransUnion •
TruePeopleSearch •
Trump Campaign •
Tuft & Needle •
Twitter •
United Airlines •
US Postal Service •
Verizon •
Visa •
Vizio •
Vox •
Walgreens •
WalletHub •
Walmart •
Wells Fargo •
Whitepages.com •
Whole Foods •
Wiliams-Sonoma •
Woodcraft •
Yahoo/Oath •
Yelp •
YouTube •
Zeta Global •
Zoom
1stdibs
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| User activity with sellers |
Opt-out |
Policy: "1stdibs may share your search terms, or items you have viewed, saved, or purchased with that seller" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
23andMe
AAA
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells members' info with third parties |
Call 1-800-922-8228 |
Policy (varies by state). (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Ace Hardware
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & transactions with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "We may make your personal information, together with information regarding your preferences, activity, purchases, and demographics, available to affiliates for purposes of conducting marketing activities on behalf of Ace, the affiliates, and/or or any other service providers." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Adobe
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Ad targeting & data collection |
Opt-out and also opt-out |
Policy: Your rights: "sharing your information with third parties for their own marketing purposes" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Ally
Includes: GMAC Mortgage
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Opt out |
Policy: "we may also share information collected about you with companies … to offer you financial products and services"; "We may share information about you with … nonaffiliates for analysis, market research and marketing purposes" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Amazon.com
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Browsing history |
Opt-out (click "Manage history") |
Policy: Choices. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Ad personalization |
Opt-out and also Opt-out |
On the first page, consider also clicking "Delete ad data." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
American Express
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells cardholder info with third parties |
Opt-out and Opt-out |
Policy: "We may share Personal Information … with financial institutions or Co-brand Partners with whom we jointly offer or develop products and services" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Ancestry.com
Apple
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| All Apple devices (interest- and location-based ads) |
Opt-out |
|
| iPhones and iPads (app tracking) |
Settings → Privacy → Tracking → disable "Allow Apps to Request to Track" |
More information. Disabling the option is equivalent to answering "No" without being prompted. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
AT&T
Bank of America
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & transactions with third parties |
Opt-out (or call 1-888-341-5000) |
How your data is shared (As of: 2023-01-01) |
BeenVerified
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Reverse lookup entry |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Biden Campaign
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells donor info with third parties |
Email privacy@joebiden.com |
Policy: "We may share information about you … With candidates, organizations, campaigns, groups or causes that we believe have similar political viewpoints, principles or objectives or share similar goals" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Blick Art
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Opt-out or email privacy@dickblick.com |
Policy: "we may rent, exchange, or otherwise share names and mailing addresses with companies offering products or services that we think may be of interest to you" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Bose
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Collects unnecessary personal usage data |
Opt-out and in Bose Connect Application, "Privacy Policy & Settings" screen |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
BizJournals.com
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells subscriber info with third parties |
Email PrivacyPolicyCoordinator@bizjournals.com and also Opt-out |
Policy: "we rent, sell, share, and transfer Personal Information to [a giant list that is effectively anyone who will buy it]" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Capital One
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & transactions with third parties |
Call 1-888-817-2970 |
How your data is shared |
Carlton Farms
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Email info@carltonfarms.com |
Policy: "we may share personally identifiable information with unaffiliated third parties … [which] provide goods or services that we believe may be of interest to you." Does not have a "Do Not Sell" statement, even though the CCPA requires one. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Carnival Cruises
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Email dpo@carnival.com (or call 1-888-CARNIVAL), or delete personal data |
Policy: "We may share information … With select third parties, so that they can provide you with information and marketing messages" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
CB2
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & purchase history with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "We share your customer information with other select companies whose products and services you may find useful. This information includes your name, postal address and email address, as well as a record of any transactions you conduct on our Website or offline" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Postal ads |
Opt-out |
|
Also see Crate & Barrel.
CenturyLink
Chase
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & transactions with third parties |
Opt-out or call 1–888–868–8618 |
How your data is shared: "we collect and share … account balances and transaction history … For nonaffiliates to market to you" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Choice Hotels
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells guest info with third parties |
Opt-out or email privacy@choicehotels.com |
Policy: "Choice may partner with other companies to provide co-sponsored or co-branded promotions, sweepstakes, contests, products and services and may share your information with these companies." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
ChowNow
Comcast Xfinity
The Company Store
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares customer info with third parties |
Opt-out (scroll down to long form) |
Policy: "we may share information with joint marketing partners" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Also see: Home Depot.
Condé Nast
Magazines: Allure, Architectural Digest, Ars Technica, Bon Appétit, Brides, Condé Nast Traveler, Epicurious, Glamour, GQ, Pitchfork, Self, Teen Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Wired, and others.
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells subscriber info with third parties |
Email privacy_administration@condenast.com |
Policy. "we rent, sell, share, and transfer Personal Information to" list buyers, advertising clients, "data coops," consumer data suppliers - basically, to everyone and anyone who will pay for it (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Costco
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells members' info with third parties |
Opt-out or use costco.com support chat, 1-800-774-2678, or checkbox on renewal form |
Policy: "We may share information about you with companies that offer their products and services for our and their marketing purposes" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
CoreLogic
Crate & Barrel
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & purchase history with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "We share your customer information with other select companies whose products and services you may find useful. This information includes your name, postal address and email address, as well as a record of any transactions you conduct on our Websites or offline" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Postal ads |
Opt-out |
|
Also see CB2.
Credit Karma
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares credit report information with Intuit |
Opt-out or navigate to Profile & Settings > Personal Information > Manage Your Data > Data Preferences |
Policy: "… we may use your bookkeeping details from QuickBooks, budgets from Mint, contact and purchase history details from Mailchimp, and/or recommendations from Credit Karma. The personal information we use in this centralized way may relate to you as an end user of our Services or as a customer or vendor of an Intuit customer whose personal information has been included in the Intuit Platform." (As of: 2023-07-13) |
Direct Marketing Association
Includes: Many postal mail marketers (details).
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Postal mail ads |
Opt-out |
|
Also see: OptOutPrescreen.com.
Disney
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares customer info with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "When we cooperate with financial institutions to offer co-branded products or services to you" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Also see: Hulu.
Also see Zeta Global.
Edison
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares de-identified data for competitive research |
In email app settings, "Manage Privacy" page |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Emailsherlock
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Reverse lookup entry |
Opt-out |
(As of: 2023-05-07) |
Equifax
Also see OptOutPrescreen.com.
Facebook
Also see: Instagram, Quest.
Ford
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells owner info and car/driving data with third parties |
Opt-out and in FordPass or Lincoln Way apps |
Instructions. Policy: "We disclose information to partners with which we offer co-branded service or engage in joint marketing activities." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Collection and/or sharing of detailed driving history |
Use in-car display to disable all "Connected Services"; remove VIN from Ford account in app |
More. (As of: 2024-03-20) |
See Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies and Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data.
Frontier Communications
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Phone data ("CPNI") sharing |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Galls
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Email help-desk@galls.com or call 1-866-673-7643 |
Policy: "We may share your PII with … others with whom we have marketing or other relationships, including marketing cooperatives" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Gardener's Supply
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy. "Gardener’s Supply does on occasion rent or exchange postal mailing addresses with third parties" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
General Motors
Includes: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Collection and/or sharing of detailed driving history |
Opt-out, call 1-866-697-7482, or use Account Settings → OnStar Smart Driver in GM app |
Opt-out of all "Connected Services." Policy. (As of: 2024-03-20) |
| Request and delete previously shared driving history |
Request |
Residents of CA, CO, CT, NJ, NV, UT, VA may also delete data. (As of: 2024-03-20) |
See Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies and Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data.
Google
Includes visitors who are not logged in to a Google account.
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Search history and most services |
Opt-out |
Includes Gmail, Google Apps, & location data. Policy: Choices. |
| Android: Interest- and location-based ads |
Opt-out |
|
Also see YouTube.
Guitar Center
Includes: MusiciansFriend.com
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer postal addresses with third parties |
Call 1-866-498-7882 (Guitar Center) or 1-800-449-9128 (Musician's Friend) |
Policy: "may occasionally share its postal mailing list … with other organizations" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Hanes
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Email consumer.privacy@hanes.com or call 1-800-283-5215 |
Policy: "Sending catalogs, printed materials, offers and other announcements to postal addresses and allowing our affiliates and other reputable third-party marketers to do the same" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
HBO
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Opt-out and Opt-out |
Policy: "We may also share Information with business partners and third parties … that may want to market products or services to you" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Hearst
Magazines: Car and Driver, Cosmopolitan, Country Living, Elle, Esquire, Food Network Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, HGTV Magazine, House Beautiful, Marie Claire, Men's Health, Popular Mechanics, Redbook, Road & Track, Seventeen, Town&Country, Veranda, Prevention, Woman's Day, Women's Health, and others.
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells subscriber info with third parties |
Try Opt-out, then fall back to postal mail only |
Includes this distinctly terrible opt-out process: "We may provide your contact information to third parties for their own marketing purposes. To request that third parties do not use your postal mailing contact information for their own marketing purposes (if we have your postal address), you may notify us in writing at [postal address]…" |
| Shares/sells digital user info with third parties |
Opt-out (form 2) |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-05) |
Home Depot
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & purchase history with third parties |
Opt-out and also check account preferences |
Policy: "we may share information with joint marketing partners" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Honda
Includes: Acura
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells owner info and car/driving data with third parties |
Opt-out or call 1-800-999-1009, and also check in-car interface |
Choices. Policy: "These companies may use your Personal Information for their everyday business purposes, including marketing, customer service, fulfillment and related purposes." Vehicle data policy: "We disclose Covered Information with third parties who provide goods or services that may benefit vehicle owners, including insurance companies, Honda/Acura dealerships, and consumer goods or services companies, such as satellite radio providers and connected vehicle data services and analytics platforms" (As of: 2024-03-20) |
| Collection and/or sharing of detailed driving history |
Use in-car display to disable all "Connected Services" |
(As of: 2024-03-20) |
| Request and delete previously shared driving history |
Request or call 1-800-627-3487 |
Residents of CA, CO, CT, NJ, NV, UT, VA may also delete data. (As of: 2024-03-20) |
See Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies and Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data.
Hoover
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Opt-out |
Policy: "we will continue to share your information among our business units, our affiliates and unaffiliated third parties" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
|
Hulu
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares customer info with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "When we cooperate with financial institutions to offer co-branded products or services to you", "with your consent, Hulu may also share your viewing information together with certain personal information with these and other third parties" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Also see: Disney.
Hyundai
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Collection and/or sharing of detailed driving history |
Call 1-855-2BlueLink |
Opt-out of all "Connected Services," including "Hyundai Bluelink" Policy. (As of: 2024-03-20) |
| Request and delete previously shared driving history |
Request or call 1-800-627-3487 |
Residents of CA, CO, CT, NJ, NV, UT, VA may also delete data. (As of: 2024-03-20) |
| Shares/sells owner info and car/driving data with third parties |
Opt-out |
Choices. Policy: "We may share certain Covered Information with dealers so that they and we may better respond to your requests, send your relevant and personalized offers and information" (As of: 2024-03-20) |
See Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies and Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data.
InfoTracer
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Reverse lookup entry |
Opt-out |
(As of: 2023-01-01) |
Instagram
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Ad targeting |
Opt-out |
(As of: 2023-01-01) |
Also see: Facebook.
InterContinental Hotels
Includes: Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Kimpton, others
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells guest info with third parties |
In Rewards Club portal, form, or email privacyoffice@ihg.com |
More info. Policy: "we may also disclose your information with other parties … to extend special offers about their own products and services to you" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Kia
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Collection and/or sharing of detailed driving history |
Call 1-800-333-4KIA |
Opt-out of all "Connected Services," including "Kia Connect" Policy. (As of: 2024-03-20) |
| Shares/sells owner info and car/driving data with third parties |
Opt-out or call 1-800-333-4KIA |
(As of: 2024-03-20) |
| Request and delete previously shared driving history |
Request or call 1-800-627-3487 |
Residents of CA, CO, CT, NJ, NV, UT, VA may also delete data. (As of: 2024-03-20) |
See Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies and Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data.
Kroger
Includes: Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, QFC, Ralphs, others
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & purchase history with third parties |
Email KrogerPrivacyOffice@Kroger.com or call 1-800-576-4377 |
Policy: "We may share your information to develop and provide special services or offers that may interest you." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Kustomer
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Aggregates information from retailers about customers |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Related: How retailers score customers
LendingClub
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Email privacy@lendingclub.com or call 1-888-596-3157 |
Policy. Includes SSN, income, account balances, transaction history, credit scores, and employment information. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Lexis-Nexis
LG
More information: LG Will Take The 'Smart' Out Of Your Smart TV If You Don't Agree To Share…, How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features, and How to Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking What You Watch.
LinkedIn
Also see Microsoft.
Little League
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares participant info with third parties |
Email Privacy@LittleLeague.org |
Policy: "We may share personal information with … organizations that sponsor or associate with Little League to offer information, coupons, special discounts, contests, games, promotions, and special events" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
LiveRamp
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Aggregates personal information from many merchants |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Macy's
Includes: Bloomingdale's
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & purchase history with third parties |
Call 1-888-529-2254 |
Policy: "We may share your information … With Third Parties for Marketing Purposes. This may include third parties whose products or services we believe you may be interested. These third parties may also share your information with others." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Marriott Hotels
Includes: Courtyard, Fairfield Inn, Le Meridien, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, SpringHill Suites, St. Regis, W Hotels, Westin, others
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells guest info to third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "we may share Personal Data and Other Data" … "We partner with third parties who may provide promotions to you, such as sweepstakes, contests, or other offers." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Mastercard
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Aggregated consumer spending reports |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Meredith/Time Inc.
Magazines: Allrecipes, American Baby, American Patchwork, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Life, Diabetic Living, EatingWell, Entertainment Weekly, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Family Circle, FamilyFun, Fitness, Food & Wine, InStyle, Living the Country Life, Midwest Living, Money, Parents, People, Practical Boat Owner, Real Simple, Shape, Siempre Mujer, Southern Living, Sports Illustrated, Successful Farming, and others.
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells subscriber info with third parties |
Complete both opt-out and opt-out |
Policy: "We may share information with third parties with whom we partner to provide contests, surveys, and sweepstakes, or other joint promotional activities." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
See Facebook, Instagram, and Quest.
MetLife
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares customer info |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Microsoft
Includes: Windows, Skype, Xbox, and visitors who are not logged in to a Microsoft account.
Also see: LinkedIn.
National Geographic
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells user data with third parties (NG Partners/Disney) |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Shares/sells user data with third parties (NG Society) |
Email dataprivacy@ngs.org |
Policy: "Your information may be shared with selected third parties so that they may send you promotional materials about goods and services that they offer." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Also see: Disney.
Nature Conservancy
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells donor data with third parties |
Email member@tnc.org or call 1-800-628-6860 |
Policy: "for the purpose of renting or exchanging with unaffiliated third party organizations for their own uses" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Netflix
NRS
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Email service@nrs.com or call 1-877-677-4327 |
Policy: "From time to time NRS may share your name with other high-quality companies" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
NYTimes
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells print subscriber info with third parties |
Online account: Account → Settings → About This App → Do Not Sell/Share My Information, or email privacy@nytimes.com with account and phone number or call 1-800-NYTIMES |
Policy: "If you’re a U.S. print subscriber, we may provide your name and mailing address (among other information) to other reputable companies…". (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Office Depot OfficeMax
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & purchase history with third parties |
Email mailoptout@officedepot.com or call 1-800-915-4624 |
Policy: "We share information [can include purchase history, name, contact information, and more] with our business and marketing partners." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Omaha Steaks
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "We may sell your Personal Information to third parties who are not our Service Providers" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
OptOutPrescreen.com
Unsolicited credit offers from: Equifax, Experian, Innovis, TransUnion
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Unsolicited credit offers |
Opt-out |
Industry organization. 5 year or permanent opt-out. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Also see: Direct Marketing Association.
Oracle Data Cloud
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Aggregates personal information for ad targeting |
Opt-out (scroll down to form) |
Policy. "Offline information about you is obtained by Oracle from its offline partners such as brick-and-mortar retail stores, grocery stores and their associated loyalty card programs, payment card brands, catalog orders and consumer survey programs, and third parties who may not have a relationship with you and collect offline information from their offline partners." (previously BlueKai, Moat, Datalogix, and AddThis) (As of: 2023-01-01) |
PayPal
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Data sharing with third parties |
Cannot opt out |
Policy (in "Consumer Privacy Notice"): Data is shared "For joint marketing with other financial companies" and/or "For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
PeekYou
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Reverse lookup entry |
Opt-out |
(As of: 2023-01-01) |
PeopleConnect
Includes: Instant Checkmate, Intelius, TruthFinder, US Search (source).
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Reverse lookup entry |
Opt-out |
(As of: 2023-01-01) |
People Search Now
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Reverse lookup entry |
Opt-out |
(As of: 2023-01-01) |
PictureFrames.com
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & purchase history with third parties |
Call 1-800-332-8884 |
Policy: Your information, including "information about your order(s)," "may also be shared with other marketers to bring you offers of interest" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Pinterest
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Personalization |
Opt-out |
Based on purchases and cross-site requests (part of Profile). Policy. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Prosper
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Account settings → "Communication Preferences" → disable "Optional Information Sharing" or email privacy@prosper.com |
Policy ("Federal Privacy Notice"). Includes SSN, income, account balances, transaction history, credit scores, and employment information. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Quest
See Facebook.
Reddit
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Ad personalization |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Retail Equation
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Aggregates information from retailers about returned products |
To obtain or request deletion of your data, email privacy@theretailequation.com |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Related: How retailers score customers
Riskified
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Aggregates customer information from retailers |
To obtain or request deletion of your data, email support@riskified.com |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Related: How retailers score customers
Rockler
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Opt-out or email privacy@rockler.com |
Policy: "Your Personal Information may also be shared with our sponsors, partners, advertisers, … or other third parties in connection with marketing, promotional, and other offers, as well as product information." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Roku
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Analysis of what you're watching, ad targeting based on what you watched, and sharing de-identified viewing history |
Opt-out on Roku device (Settings → Privacy menu) |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
More information: How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features and How to Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking What You Watch.
Saatchi Art
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info & purchase history with third parties |
Email legal@leafgroup.com |
Policy: "we may disclose… name, mailing address [and purchase history] to marketing companies for trade or rental purposes" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Samsung
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| All customers: Data collection & targeting across devices |
Opt-out → Personal information settings → disable "Customization Service" and also submit Opt-out |
Policy (see "Your Rights and Choices") (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| TVs: Analysis of what you're watching, ad targeting based on what you watched, and much more |
On TV: Menu → Support → Terms & Policy or Menu → Smart Hub → Terms & Policy, then disable "Interest Based Advertisements" |
Policy (see "Your Choices") |
| Phones: Collection of installed apps, demographics, and more |
On Phone: Settings → Accounts and backup → Accounts → Samsung account → Privacy → Customization Service → disable "Customized ads and direct marketing" |
Policy (see "Your Choices") |
| Phones: Ad targeting based on activity |
On Phone: Settings → Google → Ads → enable "Opt out of Ads Personalization" |
Policy (see "Your Choices") |
- Television policy: "if you are a Samsung Smart TV user who has opted in to both Viewing Information Services and Interest-Based Advertising, [Samsung collects, analyzes, and targets ads based on] TV viewership data (e.g., information about the networks, channels and websites visited, programs viewed, and amount of time spent viewing Smart TV content)."
More information: How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features and How to Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking What You Watch.
Seattle Art Museum
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/trades customer info with third parties |
Email membership@seattleartmuseum.org |
Policy: "we occasionally trade our membership mailing list with sister arts organizations" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Seattle Times
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Email webmaster@seattletimes.com |
Policy: "We may share your Personal Information with our business partners or co-marketers … [or] third parties that provide products and services that we think you may be interested in." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Sift Science
Customers include: ChowNow, Creative Market, Coffee Meets Bagel, DoorDash, Harry's, Hello Fresh, Patreon, Poshmark, Remitly, Rently, Skillshare, Shippo, Stackcommerce, Turo, Wanelo, Zoosk (more).
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Aggregates information from retailers about customers |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Related: How retailers score customers
Includes: SourceForge
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells user info with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "We may also share your Personal Information with our advertisers, vendors, and customers, including data profiling companies, business-to-business lead buyers, and data aggregation companies" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Sleepme
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares user info with third parties |
Opt-out or email help@sleep.me (or call 1-855-999-7797) |
Policy (As of: 2024-08-19) |
Southwest Airlines
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells passenger information with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "We may also share information about you … With our business partners, affiliates and other third parties for purposes of sending their own marketing." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Spirit Airlines
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Targeted advertising |
Opt-out or navigate to "Your Privacy Choices" at bottom of home page |
Privacy Policy: "We use this information to engage in behavior-based advertising and capture website analytics." (As-of: 2023-07-13) |
Spokeo
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Reverse lookup entry |
Opt-out |
(As of: 2023-01-01) |
Sprint
See T-Mobile.
Staples
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares personal information with ad networks |
Opt-out |
Policy: "We may also use your activity on websites/applications to serve you personalized advertising in order to show you content that is more likely to be of interest to you." Policy has improved since 2021. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Taunton Press
Magazines: Fine Woodworking, Fine Homebuilding, and others.
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells subscriber info with third parties |
Email privacy@taunton.com with account number, mailing address, phone |
Policy: "We may also rent your name, mailing address, and other information to reputable companies that provide marketing offers through direct mail" |
T-Mobile
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Targeted ads and de-identified usage data for reports |
In Privacy Dashboard, toggle "Do Not Sell or Share" to off/gray |
Instructions. Policy: "We use your personal data [including Web browsing history] to … Advertise and market products and services from T‑Mobile and other companies to you, including through targeted advertising." Advertising addendum. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Marketing preferences |
In Privacy Dashboard, click "Update marketing preferences" |
Instructions. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Targeted ads and de-identified usage data for reports |
Opt-out and in phone settings |
Policy: "We use your personal data [including Web browsing history] to … Advertise and market products and services from T‑Mobile and other companies to you, including through targeted advertising." Advertising addendum. |
Toyota
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Collection and/or sharing of detailed driving history |
Push SOS button in car, call 1-800-331-4331, or use Account Settings in Toyota app |
Opt-out of all "Connected Services" More (As of: 2024-03-20) |
| Collection and/or sharing of detailed driving history |
Opt-out |
Policy. See "Drive Pulse" and "Insure Connect." (As of: 2024-03-20) |
See Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies and Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data.
TransUnion
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| "TLOxp" data broker |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Also see OptOutPrescreen.com.
TruePeopleSearch
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Reverse lookup entry |
Opt-out |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Trump Campaign
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells donor info with third parties |
Email privacy@djtfp24.com |
Policy: "we may use information we collect for … sale or exchange of Service user information and related data to a broker, political committee, or other non-profit or for-profit entity" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Tuft & Needle
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Call 1-800-216-6747 |
Policy: "We may share or disclose your Personal Information … With our affiliated and unaffiliated service providers who are offering products or services that we believe may be of interest to you" |
United Airlines
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells passenger information with third parties |
Not provided (requested 2020-01-17). Try emailing privacy@united.com |
Policy: "may also share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, including but not limited to, the third party’s own marketing or promotional purposes or other companies’ marketing purposes" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
US Postal Service
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Sells change-of-address requests to third paries |
Can't opt-out. Request "Temporary" (6 month) forwarding to prevent disclosure |
Policy: Information is sold "for address correction services only if the mailer is in possession of the name and old address; and to USPS licensed service providers to perform mailing list address correction services for lists containing your name and old address." Here are the hundreds of companies which buy your change-of-address info from USPS. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Refuse junk mail |
Do not open envelope; write "Refused - Return to sender" |
Policy. Only applies to unopened mailpieces with "Address Correction Requested" or "Return Postage Guaranteed." (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Related: How can this be?
Verizon
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Phone data ("CPNI") sharing |
Wireless: Opt-out; wired and business: Call 1-866-483-9700 |
Policy: "We may use and share your CPNI among our affiliates and agents to offer you services that are different from the services you currently purchase from us" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Data sharing for personalizing TV, mobile, and Internet ads |
Opt-out and Opt-out (Services → Internet → Manage Online Advertising and Services → TV → Manage TV Advertising) |
Policy; also see Dashboard (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Internet/Fios & landline phone customers: Credit data for marketing |
Call 1-844-366-2879 |
Policy: "Wireline customers can limit the sharing of credit information within Verizon for the marketing of new products and services" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Vizio
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Discloses detailed viewing history |
Opt-out in TV settings and also submit Opt-out |
Policy - Viewing Data Supplement: "licenses Viewing Data to analytics companies, media companies, advertisers, ad agencies, and other ad technology companies" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
| Discloses SmartCast usage |
Don't use app, don't create an account, and don't connect TV to Internet |
Policy - find for "Controlling How VIZIO Products Collect Your Data" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
More information: What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen, How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features, and How to Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking What You Watch.
Vox
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells user info with third parties |
Opt-out |
Policy: "we may also share your information (including Personal Data) with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Walgreens
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Targeted ads and de-identified usage data for reports |
Opt-out or email privacy.office@walgreens.com |
Policy: "We may also use third-party advertising networks to serve advertisements on our behalf. The cookies received with the banner advertisements served by these networks may be used to collect and build behavioral profiles by these companies to deliver targeted advertisements on our website and unaffiliated websites." (As-of: 2023-07-13) |
WalletHub
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Opt out or email privacy@wallethub.com |
Policy: "we use interest-based advertising cookies and tracking technologies to display advertisements about our products to you on nonaffiliated websites, applications, and online services." (As of: 2023-07-11) |
Walmart
Includes: Hayneedle, Jet.com, Moosejaw, Sam's Club
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with co-branding partners |
Opt-out |
Policy: "We may share your personal information with companies that offer co-branded products or services" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Wells Fargo
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares customer info & transactions with affiliates |
Opt-out (Profile → Privacy Preferences) or call 1-888-528-8460 |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Whitepages.com
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Reverse lookup entry |
Opt-out |
See "Removing the listing via our opt-out service" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Whole Foods
See Amazon.com.
Williams-Sonoma
Includes: Pottery Barn, West Elm, Rejuvenation
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Call 1-800-541-1262 |
Policy: "we might rent, exchange, share and/or cross-reference information, including contact information about you" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Woodcraft
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares/sells customer info with third parties |
Email custserv@woodcraft.com |
Policy: "We share [tons of information about your usage and purchasing history] with … Joint marketing partners" (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Yahoo/Oath
Also see Verizon.
Yelp
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Shares first name and individual site activity with businesses |
Opt-out |
Policy: "We may share information from or about you (such as [city, age, and gender, businesses you bookmark or call, or if you visit a business’s URL] … with businesses on Yelp." By default, shares first name and last initial with businesses. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Ticketmaster
YouTube
Includes visitors who are not logged in to a Google/YouTube account.
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Watch history & search history |
Opt-out |
Turn on "Pause Watch History," clear existing history, and repeat for "Pause Search History." If you browse YouTube without logging in, do this while not logged in (on every device you watch from). Note: Users of content-blockers like uBlock Origin may not see the right-most tab and on/off toggles. If using uBlock Origin or another content-blocker, pause it and reload the opt-out page. (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Also see Google.
Zeta Global
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| "Zeta Data Cloud" data broker |
Opt-out (or call 1-800-515-3793) |
Policy (As of: 2023-01-01) |
Zoom
| What? |
Opt-out |
Details |
| Targeted ads and de-identified usage data for reports |
Opt-out or email privacy@zoom.us (or call 1-888-799-0566) |
Policy: "Zoom uses third-party marketing, advertising, and analytics providers: to provide statistics and analysis about how people are using Zoom products and services, including our website; and to provide advertising and marketing for Zoom products and services, including targeted advertising based on your use of our website. These third-party partners may receive information about your activities on Zoom’s website through third-party cookies placed on Zoom’s website." (As-of: 2023-07-13) |
Suggestions
Your other relationships
Think about your other…
- Internet-connected devices: if your TV, thermostat, toothbrush, speakers, or other household device has an Internet connection (even through Bluetooth), it probably sends some data to someone else.
- Magazine subscriptions: about half of magazines sell at least print subscriber data.
- Print catalogs/postal ads. When you receive a catalog or flyer, take a picture of the mailing label and email it to the company's support address with a request to be removed from all mailings. If you haven't ordered from the company, ask how they obtained your address.
- Financial services: Banks and anyone involved with your money or extending credit probably shares some data.
How to find opt-out choices quickly
For companies not listed here:
- Navigate to a company's privacy policy by searching the Web for
companyname privacy policy. Example: at&t privacy policy
- Once viewing the privacy policy, skim it for a section called "Your Choices."
- If you don't see a "Your Choices" link, use your browser to find within the page (Control-F/Command-F). Find for each of these 3 words: "
opt" (such as "opt-out" and "optout"), "shar" (such as "sharing" and "shared"), and "disclos" (such as "disclose" and "disclosure").
Ready-made opt-out request
If you need to email a vendor, here's a request which can be copy-and-pasted:
Hello,
Please remove me from all mailing lists (electronic, postal, and otherwise). Please opt me out of all data sharing.
Please ensure I'm not contacted again except regarding an action that I initiated (such as by placing an order or opening a support ticket), and that no information about me or my use of your services is disclosed except as may be required to deliver the service.
Please reply when this is complete.
Finally, please pass this on to the company's management team or your supervisor: I expect and deserve opt-in, self-service choices about how my data is used and how I'm marketed to. I shouldn't need to opt-out, let alone by sending an email like this. I'm disappointed that the company chose to violate my privacy rather than ensuring it has my informed consent. Because the company puts its own preferences above my own (and even above simple transparency), I can't trust it. I'll be much less likely to make a future purchase. Please move to opt-in, user-facing privacy and marketing choices.
Install uBlock Origin
Install uBlock Origin for your browser. It's free, not-for-profit, and open source, and using it probably blocks as many privacy concerns as opting out of everything above.
Changes
Additions and updates
To submit an opt-out policy for a new company, correction about an existing company, or suggest a feature, please tweet to @simpleoptout, or create a GitHub issue (or send a pull request).
This site is generally concerned with practices that:
- require opting out, not opting in, and
- do not inherently disclose a way to opt-out (for example, emails generally contain unsubscribe links), and
- are not addressed by industry-wide opt-out like DMAchoice (for direct mail), NAI and DAA (for ad targeting)
- probably affect at least 1,000 people