{"id":15816,"date":"2024-12-27T11:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T16:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/?p=15816"},"modified":"2024-12-08T11:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T16:09:44","slug":"idology-opt-out-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/idology-opt-out-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"IDology 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-i-dology-opt-out-review\">DeleteMe\u2019s IDology Opt Out Review<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#i-dology-listing-removal-walkthrough\">IDology Listing Removal Walkthrough<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-contact-i-dology\">How to Contact IDology<\/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 IDology, follow our IDology opt-out guide below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IDology is an identity verification provider.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use our step-by-step guide below to opt out of IDology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delete-mes-i-dology-opt-out-review\">DeleteMe\u2019s IDology Opt Out Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To opt out of IDology, 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=\"i-dology-listing-removal-walkthrough\">IDology Listing Removal Walkthrough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Opt out of IDology in four steps.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Go to the IDology website and click \u201cPrivacy Policy\u201d in the footer&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idology.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.idology.com\/<\/a> and scroll to the bottom of the page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click \u201cPrivacy Policy\u201d in the footer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyfooter-1024x155.png\" alt=\"IDology footer\" class=\"wp-image-15817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyfooter-1024x155.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyfooter-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyfooter-768x116.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyfooter.png 1162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Click \u201cHow to Make a Privacy Rights Request\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be redirected to the IDology privacy policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click \u201cHow to Make a Privacy Rights Request\u201d in the menu on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyprivacypolicy-1024x660.png\" alt=\"IDology privacy policy and 'How to Make a Privacy Rights Request' link \" class=\"wp-image-15818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyprivacypolicy-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyprivacypolicy-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyprivacypolicy-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyprivacypolicy.png 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Click \u201cwebform\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the hyperlinked \u201cwebform\u201d in the first sentence under \u2018How to Make a Privacy Rights Request.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyhowtomakerequest.png\" alt=\"IDology 'How to Make a Privacy Rights Request' \" class=\"wp-image-15819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyhowtomakerequest.png 783w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyhowtomakerequest-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyhowtomakerequest-768x547.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. 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 place of residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select your relationship to IDology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform.png\" alt=\"IDology opt out form\" class=\"wp-image-15820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform.png 500w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select your request type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the \u201cI affirm\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform1.png\" alt=\"IDology opt out form\" class=\"wp-image-15821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform1.png 506w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform1-268x300.png 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can enter the name of the organization that referred you to IDology (optional).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your first name, last name, email, date of birth, phone number, street address, state country, zip code, and request details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform2.png\" alt=\"IDology opt out form\" class=\"wp-image-15822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform2.png 388w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform2-185x300.png 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the \u201cI\u2019m not a robot\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upload 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=\"452\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform3.png\" alt=\"IDology opt out form\" class=\"wp-image-15823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform3.png 452w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologyform3-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your IDology opt-out request was submitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologythankyou.png\" alt=\"IDology thank you message \" class=\"wp-image-15824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologythankyou.png 378w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/idologythankyou-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-contact-i-dology\">How to Contact IDology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also make an IDology opt-out request by emailing <a href=\"mailto:IDology_DPO@gbgplc.com\">IDology_DPO@gbgplc.com<\/a> or calling 1(833) 383-0085.\u00a0<\/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 IDology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":15825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15816","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\/15816","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=15816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}