Data Removal Guides & Privacy Resources

California's privacy agency maintains a data-broker registry and explains that data brokers collect and sell personal information of consumers with whom they do not have a direct relationship. Categories, sources, and uses differ by provider, so a useful removal plan starts with the specific record rather than a generic promise. Use the CPPA's current data-broker guidance and the catalog directory to identify the relevant route.

Privacy rights depend on your location, the provider's legal role, the data involved, and the type of request. California's official guidance describes rights to know, correct, delete, limit, and opt out in circumstances covered by the CCPA; the UK GDPR right to erasure also applies only in specified circumstances. Other laws have different scope, exceptions, and deadlines. Read the CCPA explainer, GDPR explainer, and the provider's current notice before sending a request. For broader source-led research, visit privacy research or browse data removal by country. This library helps with the logistics—finding a route across 1,034 US/global catalog profiles within a 1,052-record research universe, preparing a reviewable request, and keeping follow-up records—but it cannot guarantee a legal outcome.

The current directory contains 1,034 US/global data brokers within a 1,052-record research universe. 9 Germany-specific records are available in the country-aware wizard. These are catalog records—not proof that every field is current or that a provider will accept or complete a request—and additional field-level research remains open.

New here? Start with one of these: If you want to understand the problem first, read what a data broker is. If you want to act immediately, go to the practical removal guide or use the data exposure check to see what is out there about you. If you are comparing paid services, start with the 2026 ranked comparison.