How to Opt Out of ContactOut.com
1. Visit the Website: Go to www.contactout.com using your web browser.
2. Scroll to the directory located at the bottom of the homepage. Click the expansion icon to search for your profile.
3. Copy your profile URL from the search bar.
4. In the same section click ‘Do Not Sell My Info.’
5. Fill out the Opt out form by entering your full name and email address. Be sure to copy and paste your profile URL.
- Click ‘Submit.’
You will receive confirmation of your opt out request and your personal information will be removed from the site.
What is ContactOut.com?
ContactOut is a data broker website that provides people search services for professional contact information and networking opportunities. Their service is designed to offer users access to a comprehensive range of business email addresses and phone numbers, primarily for sales opportunities.
Because of the sales oriented nature of the platform, it can include sensitive personal information or information that you might prefer to remain private and not accessible online.
Due to the obvious reputation and privacy concerns, some users choose to remove their information from data broker sites like ContactOut.
ContactOut gathers its data from a wide range of sources, including public records, social media, email subscriptions, other data brokers, government entities, the internet, and other sources.
Why you should remove your information from ContactOut.com
Data brokers like ContactOut gather and sell personal data, often without explicit consent, leading to unwanted marketing and potential inaccuracies in the information available about you online.
Having your personal details publicly accessible can increase risks such as identity theft, doxxing, stalking, and other forms of harassment, both online and physically.
These platforms often sell ads to companies who purposely use language that can imply legal troubles, such as court or arrest records, even if you don’t have any.
Ultimately, it’s about having control over your own information. It’s your right to decide who has access to your details and for what purpose.
Removing your info from data brokers is a way to regain some of that control over your digital footprint and online privacy.
What kind of information is available on ContactOut.com?
ContactOut primarily functions as a data broker providing people search and background check information. The data they compile and make available includes, but is not limited to:
- First Name
- Middle Name
- Last Name
- Phone Number
- Work Experience
- Employment Address
- Education
- Professional Skills
- Personality Type
- Estimated Salary Range
- Average Tenure
How did ContactOut.com get my information?
Sites like ContactOut acquire data from various sources, combining public records with purchased private data.
- Public records: These include voter registrations, property deeds, court records, and marriage licenses.
- Business records: Information from business operations is also accessible and aggregated by these platforms.
- Credit Bureaus and Financial Institutions: They provide basic personal details under certain circumstances, though not direct credit histories.
- Telecom Companies: Subscriber lists are used to develop databases of phone numbers and addresses.
- Social Media and Online Sources: Public data from social networks and platforms like LinkedIn is harvested.
- Third-party Data Brokers: They may purchase additional personal data from specialized brokers.
A lot of this information is what you might not realize you’re giving away when you sign up for things online. That information, depending on how it is collected, can be bought and sold in bulk. This is kind of like a less malicious version of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
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Frequently asked questions
Data broker sites gather and sell your personal information. They aggregate the data to create public profiles with your contact details, job history, legal records, addresses, shopping, and financial history.
ContactOut.com is a data broker that provides B2B information targeted at enhancing sales, marketing, recruitment, and lead generation.
It gathers data from community contributions, social media, machine learning analysis of online sources like job postings, and other third-party information. ContactOut comes with its own unique set of reputational concerns for businesses and individuals.
Your information can end up on ContactOut because they collect data from various sources. This includes public records like social media, email scubscriptions, voter lists and property deeds, business records, and even basic details from credit bureaus and telecom companies.
Information that you share casually online or that becomes public record through everyday activities can be easily obtained and used by data brokers like ContactOut.
You can opt-out of having your personal information on ContactOut. You can follow our step-by-step guide here.
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In order to remove information from ContactOut from Google search results, you’ll first need to opt out of their site and remove your information there. Check our ContactOut opt out guide for that.
Once your information has been removed from ContactOut you can use Google’s Remove Outdated Content tool. Select the option “To refresh Google’s outdated result for a webpage that has changed.” Submit the link where your information appeared. Google will recrawl the page to ensure the information has been removed. This can take anywhere from an hour or up to a few days depending on the site being crawled and Google’s crawlers. You can check back on the tool to see the status. Once it has finished crawling the page it should be approved and the link will no longer be included in Google search results.
Opting out of ContactOut should only take a few minutes. However it could take several weeks to complete the process if there are any issues processing the request.
If you run into any trouble, our team of experts is here to help.
Opting out of ContactOut is completely free.
If you’re short on time or need help, Guaranteed Removals can remove your information for a small fee. We also offer a service to remove your details from all major data brokers.
If your info shows up again on ContactOut, you might have to opt out again. Data brokers often refresh their databases, causing removed info to reappear.
Guaranteed Removals personal information removal service includes continuous monitoring of major data brokers to remove new listings that appear.
