Whitepages Opt-Out: How to Remove Your Listing

How to opt out

1. Use Whitepages Person Search to look up your listing with your first and last name, city and state.

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2. Find your listing on the results page, click "View Details" and check that the phone number and address shown are yours.

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3. Copy the listing's URL from your browser's address bar; Whitepages notes it ends with a small reference number, usually 11 digits long.

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4. Open the Whitepages opt-out page, paste the URL into the entry field and press "Next".

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5. Check the contact details on the confirmation page and click "Remove Me".

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6. Choose a reason for the request and click "Next"; Whitepages says the reason does not affect the opt-out.

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7. Enter your phone number, review the agreement and press "Call Now to Verify".

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8. Whitepages gives you a four-digit code and places an authorization call to the number you entered; follow the instructions and enter the code when prompted, and the page then confirms that the removal is being processed.

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What it asks you to verify

Whitepages verifies the request with a phone number: it places an authorization call and asks you to enter a four-digit code. It says the number is collected only to verify your link to the listing and is not resold or used on its site.

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What the opt-out covers

The opt-out removes the listing whose URL you submit, and Whitepages says it can only remove information from the services it provides. It cannot hide your information in databases it does not control, such as public records, and search engines may keep showing cached Whitepages data for up to 30 days in some cases.

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Privacy rights you can use

Whitepages' privacy policy gives residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia additional rights, including opting out of the sale of personal information, and has a separate notice for California residents. It also states that Whitepages Inc is a data broker under Texas law.

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