{"id":15979,"date":"2025-01-02T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/?p=15979"},"modified":"2024-12-09T06:42:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:42:26","slug":"meltwater-opt-out-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/meltwater-opt-out-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Meltwater 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-meltwater-opt-out-review\">DeleteMe\u2019s Meltwater Opt Out Review<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#meltwater-listing-removal-walkthrough\">Meltwater Listing Removal Walkthrough<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-contact-meltwater\">How to Contact Meltwater<\/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 Meltwater, follow our Meltwater opt-out guide below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meltwater provides solutions across media, social, consumer, and sales intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use our step-by-step guide below to opt out of Meltwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delete-mes-meltwater-opt-out-review\">DeleteMe\u2019s Meltwater Opt Out Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To opt out of Meltwater, you need to complete an online form. After that, your request should be processed after a waiting period.<\/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=\"meltwater-listing-removal-walkthrough\">Meltwater Listing Removal Walkthrough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Opt out of Meltwater in four steps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Go to the Meltwater website and click \u201cPrivacy\u201d in the footer&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/meltwater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/meltwater.com\/<\/a> and scroll to the bottom of the page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click \u201cPrivacy\u201d in the footer on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterfooter.png\" alt=\"Meltwater footer \" class=\"wp-image-15980\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Click \u201cMeltwater and US State Laws\u201d&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be redirected to the Meltwater privacy policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click \u201cMeltwater and US State Laws\u201d in the menu on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterprivacymenu.png\" alt=\"Meltwater privacy policy menu\" class=\"wp-image-15981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterprivacymenu.png 365w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterprivacymenu-160x300.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Click \u201cRequest Form\u201d under \u2018Submitting a request\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the hyperlinked \u201cRequest Form\u201d in the second paragraph under \u2018Submitting a request.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterrequestformlink.png\" alt=\"Meltwater information for California residents and link to request form \" class=\"wp-image-15982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterrequestformlink.png 940w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterrequestformlink-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterrequestformlink-768x558.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/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 a page with an online form. Fill it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter a summary of your request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter a description of your request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your company name (optional).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your name and email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the \u201cSubmit\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterform.png\" alt=\"Meltwater opt out form\" class=\"wp-image-15983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterform.png 778w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterform-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterform-768x598.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Meltwater opt-out request was submitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterthankyou.png\" alt=\"Meltwater thank you message \" class=\"wp-image-15984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterthankyou.png 656w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/meltwaterthankyou-300x41.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-contact-meltwater\">How to Contact Meltwater<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can make your Meltwater opt-out request by emailing privacy@meltwater.com or calling 1-833-999-1048 during regular business hours in California.<\/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 Meltwater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":15987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15979","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\/15979","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=15979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}