Spokeo, Inc.
Doing business as: Spokeo.com; Freepeopledirectory.com; Thatsthem.com; Peoplewin.com; Anywho.com; Family.me
Spokeo, Inc. is a data broker registered with the California Privacy Protection Agency. Collects: Government-issued identification numbers, Names, birth dates, emails, phone numbers, ad IDs. Shared or sold data to law enforcement, federal government, state governments in 2024.
About Spokeo
People search website.
- Founded
- 2006
Entity data from Wikidata (CC0/CC-BY-SA).
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Registry contact
- Primary website
- https://www.spokeo.com; www.freepeopledirectory.com; www.thatsthem.com; www.peoplewin.com; www.anywho.com; www.family.me
- Privacy contact
- jmatthes@spokeo.com
- Phone
- 6263969499
- CCPA rights portal
- https://www.spokeo.com/privacy-policy; https://www.spokeo.com/privacy/control/all-categories
- Registered address
- 199 S. Los Robles Ave Ste 711, Pasadena, CA, 91101
What Spokeo, Inc. knows about you, and why removal matters
Spokeo, Inc. is required to register annually with the California Privacy Protection Agency under the state's data broker law (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.99.80). Registration is a legal acknowledgment that the company knowingly collects and sells or licenses personal information about California residents with whom it has no direct relationship. That same status is what gives you clear standing to demand deletion: a registered broker cannot claim it has no record of you simply because you have never been its customer.
According to its own 2024 registry filing, Spokeo, Inc. collects government-issued identification numbers, and names, birth dates, emails, phone numbers, ad IDs. One of these categories is classed as sensitive personal information under California law, which strengthens your case for both deletion and a limit on further sale or sharing.
Spokeo, Inc. also disclosed that, in 2024, it shared or sold consumer data to the U.S. federal government, other state governments, and law enforcement outside of a subpoena or court order. Every downstream recipient is another copy of your information outside your control, which is the practical reason to remove yourself at the source rather than chasing each buyer individually. Deleting your record at Spokeo, Inc. cuts off the supply before it propagates further.
Spokeo, Inc.'s 2024 disclosure reports 8 deletion requests, of which it complied with 0 (0%) in full. Its median response time was a relatively quick 1 day, well inside the 45-day legal deadline.
The fastest route is Spokeo, Inc.'s dedicated privacy-request portal, where you can submit a deletion request directly. If the form is slow, broken, or asks for more identification than you are comfortable providing, you can fall back to a written request to jmatthes@spokeo.com citing your CCPA deletion right. OfflistMe can pre-fill that email for you so the legal citation and required details are already in place: you review it and send it from your own inbox.
Spokeo, Inc.'s own registry note
The information sold by Spokeo consists of "publicly available information" as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which is excluded from the definition of "personal information" and subject to First Amendment protections for free speech, and information subject to the GLBA to which the CCPA does not apply.
Nevertheless, Spokeo elects to be included in this registry to inform CA residents about the nature of the publicly available information that Spokeo provides on its public websites and how to opt-out.
The categories of publicly available information that are available on Spokeo’s websites are described in Spokeo's Privacy Policy located at https://www.spokeo.com/privacy-policy and in the "Where does Spokeo's profile data come from?" section on this webpage: https://www.spokeo.com/privacy/control/all-categories.
Spokeo enables all consumers, including CA residents, to opt out from having their publicly available information available on Spokeo's public websites. Consumers may complete their opt out request online by using our self-help tool located at https://www.spokeo.com/optout. As of the writing of this registration, an opt out completed from this page will opt a consumer out from all public Spokeo websites except Thatsthem.com. To opt out from having their publicly available information available on Thatsthem.com, consumers may submit their opt out request at https://www.thatsthem.com/optout.
Consumers may also submit their opt-out request by contacting Spokeo Customer Care via any of the contact methods listed at https://www.spokeo.com/contact (which includes a nationwide toll free number). Spokeo's Customer Care agents will gladly assist consumers with completing an opt out request for all of Spokeo's public websites.
Verbatim from Spokeo, Inc.'s California Data Broker Registry disclosure.
Sensitive data categories collected
Per Spokeo, Inc.'s 2024 registry disclosure, they collect:
- Government-issued identification numbers
- Names, birth dates, emails, phone numbers, ad IDs
Data sharing disclosed for 2024
Spokeo, Inc. disclosed sharing or selling consumer data to:
- US federal government
- Other state governments
- Law enforcement (outside of subpoena or court order)
2024 deletion-request statistics
Total delete requests
8
Complied in full
0
Denied
0
Median response (days)
1
Opt-out of sale requests
3,795,579
Source: California Data Broker Registry 2026 disclosure. CCPA requires response within 45 days.
Federal and state regulation
Spokeo, Inc. self-identified as regulated by the following statutes. Regulation can create parallel deletion rights or exemptions depending on the data type.
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
How to opt out
- 1
Visit Spokeo, Inc.’s CCPA rights portal and submit a deletion request.
- 2
Cite Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.105 (right to delete) and § 1798.120 (right to opt out of sale or sharing).
- 3
Include sufficient information to verify your identity (email on file, address, etc.), do not send a scan of your government ID unless specifically required.
- 4
Track the response window: 45 days under CCPA, extendable once to 90 with written notice.
- 5
If ignored, file a complaint with the California Privacy Protection Agency at cppa.ca.gov/consumers/complaint.html.
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Is Spokeo, Inc. a legitimate data broker?+
Spokeo, Inc. is a registered data broker with the California Privacy Protection Agency, required to register annually under California’s data broker law. Registration confirms the entity exists and is subject to CCPA/CPRA obligations, including the 45-day response deadline for deletion requests.
What data does Spokeo, Inc. collect?+
Per Spokeo, Inc.’s own registry disclosure, they collect: Government-issued identification numbers; Names, birth dates, emails, phone numbers, ad IDs.
How do I remove my data from Spokeo, Inc.?+
Visit https://www.spokeo.com/privacy-policy; https://www.spokeo.com/privacy/control/all-categories to submit a CCPA deletion request. Or use OfflistMe to generate a pre-filled deletion email that you send from your own inbox.
How long does Spokeo, Inc. take to respond?+
In 2024, Spokeo, Inc. reported processing 8 deletion requests with a median response of 1 days. CCPA requires response within 45 days.
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