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How to Remove Your Data from FindemStep-by-Step Guide 2026

An AI talent-sourcing platform that profiles professionals for recruiters. This guide covers the exact steps to remove your personal information, what documents they may request, and what to do if the removal fails.

Updated: May 25, 20263 min readFree to opt out

What is Findem?

Findem, Inc. is an AI-powered talent-sourcing platform that builds enriched professional profiles of candidates for recruiters, combining work history, skills and contact data scraped and licensed from across the web.

Data Findem collects about you

  • Full name
  • Professional title and employer history
  • Skills and education
  • Work/personal email and phone
  • Social/professional profile links

Why Your Data Appears on Findem

Findem assembles a professional profile of you from public web pages, professional networks and commercial data to make you searchable to recruiters — without your sign-up.

Where Findem gets your data

  • Voter registration records
  • Property tax and deed records
  • Court and other public records
  • USPS National Change of Address (NCOA)
  • Marketing and subscription lists
  • Purchases from other data brokers

Step-by-Step: How to Remove Your Data from Findem

The opt-out process is free. Estimated time: 14–30 days for removal to take effect after completing these steps.

1

Confirm what Findem holds on you

Search findem.ai for your name (or the data point they index — a phone number, email or address). Note the URL of any listing and the exact identifiers shown, so your request is specific enough to action.

💡Use a private/incognito window so the results are not personalised.
2

Write your removal email to privacy@findem.ai

Email privacy@findem.ai with the subject "Privacy / Do Not Sell — Personal Information Removal Request". State clearly: "Remove my personal information from Findem." Reference your rights under the CCPA/CPRA and your state privacy law, and ask them to both delete and suppress future re-listing.

3

Include just enough to be matched — and no more

Provide your full name, the city/state and any listing URL so they can locate your record. Only add a phone or email if it is already the identifier they show. Do not volunteer extra data such as your SSN or a full ID.

4

Request written confirmation

Ask Findem to reply in writing once your data is removed, and to confirm the date. Keep the email thread — it is your evidence if you later need to escalate to a regulator.

5

Follow up and verify

Findem states removals take 14–30 days. If you have not had confirmation by the end of that window, reply on the same thread requesting a status update. Re-check findem.ai once removal is confirmed.

How Long Does Findem Removal Take?

7–14 days
Best case
14–30 days
Typical
30–45 days if you have to escalate under a state privacy law
Worst case
Note: Findem re-imports from public-record and commercial sources on a rolling basis, so a removed listing can reappear months later when a new record (a move, a court filing, a new subscription) is created. Re-submit the opt-out whenever that happens.

What Documents Findem May Request

No government ID required

  • The listing URL or the exact data point they index
  • An email address for the confirmation link

⚠️ Safety note on ID uploads

You should not need to upload an ID for a standard people-search opt-out here. If they ask for one, redact everything except your name and address, and never send your Social Security number.

What to Do If Findem Removal Fails

If the standard opt-out process does not work, follow these escalation steps in order:

1
First attempt

If your Findem listing reappears within 30–60 days, simply re-submit the opt-out. Re-listing after a new public record is normal and does not mean your first request failed.

2
Second attempt

If the email goes unanswered, re-send to privacy@findem.ai and CC any "privacy" or "legal" alias on the site with the subject "Do Not Sell / Delete — Personal Information" and a clear statement of your request plus your listing URL.

3
Escalate to regulators

If Findem still does not comply within 45 days, file a complaint with your state Attorney General and the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov. California residents can additionally report non-compliance to the CPPA at cppa.ca.gov.

Legal context: Under the CCPA/CPRA (California) and comparable laws in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon, Utah and a growing list of states, Findem must honor a verified deletion or opt-out request — generally within 45 days. Keeping a written record of your request preserves your right to escalate.

Alternative Options

🔧 Manual removal (free)

The opt-out above is free and works for Findem specifically. The catch is that Findem is only one of 500+ data brokers — to actually disappear you would repeat a similar process for each site, which is typically 20–40 hours of research and follow-up.

Automated removal (OfflistMe)

OfflistMe covers 500+ data brokers including Findem for a single one-time payment. Instead of hunting down each broker's opt-out page, OfflistMe surfaces the correct opt-out link or privacy email and pre-generates a properly worded removal request for each one. You send it from your own inbox — the same legal outcome as doing it by hand, without the hours of research.

Generate the Findem opt-out email →

Frequently Asked Questions

Know the laws behind this request

Every deletion request you send to Findem cites specific statutes. These explainers show what each law covers, what the broker must do, and how enforcement works.

Official registry entries for Findem

Under state data-broker laws, Findem must publicly register and disclose opt-out contact info. These are the official filings.

Don't stop at Findem

Your data is on $500+ brokers, not just Findem. OfflistMe covers all of them with a single one-time payment, no subscription, no account needed.