{"id":15683,"date":"2024-12-19T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/?p=15683"},"modified":"2024-12-07T12:22:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T17:22:54","slug":"lightcast-opt-out-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/lightcast-opt-out-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightcast Opt Out Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#delete-mes-lightcast-opt-out-review\">DeleteMe\u2019s LightcastOpt Out Review<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#lightcast-listing-removal-walkthrough\">Lightcast Listing Removal Walkthrough<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-contact-lightcast\">How to Contact Lightcast<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#who-is-selling-your-info\">Who Is Selling Your Info?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To opt out of Lightcast, follow our Lightcast opt-out guide below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lightcast describes itself as a \u201cleader in labor market analytics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use our step-by-step guide below to opt out of Lightcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delete-mes-lightcast-opt-out-review\">DeleteMe\u2019s LightcastOpt Out Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To opt out of Lightcast, you need to complete an online form. After that, your request should be processed after a waiting period.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <table style=\"width:100%; text-align:center;\">\r\n      <tr style=\"background-color:#d9edf7;\">\r\n        <th style=\"padding: 10px 0; font-size: 1.375rem; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #000;\">Speed: 3<\/th>\r\n        <th style=\"padding: 10px 0; font-size: 1.375rem; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #000;\">Difficulty: 2<\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <td style=\"padding-top: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/level3difficulty.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/td>\r\n        <td style=\"padding-top: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/level2difficulty.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n    \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lightcast-listing-removal-walkthrough\">Lightcast Listing Removal Walkthrough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Opt out of Lightcast in three steps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Go to the Lightcast website and click \u201cPrivacy\u201d in the footer&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lightcast.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/lightcast.io\/<\/a> and scroll to the bottom of the page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click \u201cPrivacy\u201d in the footer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastfooter-1024x58.png\" alt=\"Lightcast footer \" class=\"wp-image-15684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastfooter-1024x58.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastfooter-300x17.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastfooter-768x43.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastfooter.png 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Click \u201chere\u201d under \u2018Data Subject Access Requests\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Scroll to \u2018Miscellaneous.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click \u201chere\u201d under the \u2018Data Subject Access Requests\u2019 section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastmisc-1024x379.png\" alt=\"Lightcast privacy policy 'Miscellaneous' section \" class=\"wp-image-15685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastmisc-1024x379.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastmisc-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastmisc-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastmisc.png 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Fill out the form<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be redirected to an online form. Fill it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select your country and state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select who you are (student, customer, or employee).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select your request type. You can select multiple options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a user account for any Lightcast Software Services, select these services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your first name, last name, and email.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phone number field is optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter any additional details (optional).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the \u201cI\u2019m not a robot\u201d checkbox.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select any supporting files (optional).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the \u201cSubmit\u201d button.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastform.png\" alt=\"Lightcast opt out form\" class=\"wp-image-15686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastform.png 379w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastform-124x300.png 124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Lightcast opt-out request was submitted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastthankyou.png\" alt=\"Lightcast thank you message \" class=\"wp-image-15687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastthankyou.png 469w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lightcastthankyou-300x106.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Lightcast representative will review it and contact you at the email you submitted. You will also receive an email confirmation that your opt-out request was received.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-contact-lightcast\">How to Contact Lightcast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact Lightcast by email at <a href=\"mailto:privacy@lightcast.io\">privacy@lightcast.io<\/a> or calling 617-468-4022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"who-is-selling-your-info\">Who Is Selling Your Info?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about data brokers and people search sites in our detailed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/what-are-data-brokers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data broker guide<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, take a look at our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/opt-out-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data broker opt-out guide<\/a>&nbsp;to see which data brokers and people search sites you should opt-out from, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-whitepages-standard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from Whitepages<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-beenverified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from BeenVerified<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-spokeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from Spokeo<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-peoplefinders\/\">remove yourself from PeopleFinders<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-radaris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from Radaris<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-people-background-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from People Background Check<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-truthfinder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from TruthFinder<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-mylife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from MyLife<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-intelius\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from Intelius<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-fast-people-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from Fast People Search<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-arrests-org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from Arrests.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-checkpeople-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from CheckPeople.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-instant-checkmate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from Instant Checkmate<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, consider&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/privacy-protection-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribing to a data broker removal service like DeleteMe<\/a>. Our privacy experts will delete you from data brokers continuously on your behalf, saving you hundreds of hours in the process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our step-by-step guide to opt out of Lightcast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":15688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opt-out-guides","category-data-brokers"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}