How to Opt-Out, Delete, or Make Privacy Requests From DatabaseUSA
Updated: September 1st, 2022
DatabaseUSA
Company Overview
Situated in the state of Nebraska, DatabaseUSA is a company providing listings, data processing services and marketing services to clients for the management of current and prospective customers. Information offered to clients may consist of personal and contact details on businesses, homeowners, executives, professionals, and much more. DatabaseUSA also assists clients to market their products and services via direct mails, emails, and sales calls. In addition, the company offers data enhancement and data analytics garnered to help clients better understand customers to improve marketing.
DatabaseUSA and Your Personal Information
DatabaseUSA boasts to possess numerous databases containing millions of data on people and businesses around the country (check out the main page of their website). All this data can be interpreted as a tremendous form of wealth in today’s business world where data is the new form of currency. Therefore, it’s recommended that you learn how DatabaseUSA proposes to handle your Personal Information and take any necessary steps to protect your Privacy. Click on the link below and read the company’s Privacy Policy from their website. The company doesn’t provide an amendment date on the Policy, thus making it difficult to determine when changes are made to the document.
If the link above doesn’t work, click on the “Privacy Policy” link found on the website’s Footer (the bottom section of the website) as shown in the image below.
Simply put, DatabaseUSA sells consumer information to clients; after all, that’s part of their business model. Take notice that the company also shares such Information with businesses and data partners as stated in their Privacy Policy. Read the brief section of the Policy titled “How We Use Personal Information” to learn about the different kinds of Information shared and with whom it is shared.
It’s quite possible that your Personal Information could be compiled somewhere within one or more of DatabaseUSA's many databases. If you have a problem with the sale of your Personal Information for marketing purposes, just remember that you have the right to opt out of their databases or have your Information deleted at your request. These rights are granted to you by Data Privacy laws, such as the recent California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which compel companies to allow consumers to have control over their Information. Continue along to find out how.
Deleting Your Personal Information
DatabaseUSA’s collection and use of data is guided by the Direct Marketing Association (“DMA”), which upholds the principle that consumers should have some measure of control over their Information. Hence, you can opt out of the company’s data-selling campaigns or request that your Personal Information is deleted from their databases. Disappointingly, DatabaseUSA only facilitates request for the deletion of Personal Information for Californian residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”); for residents of other states, they only facilitate requests to opt out of their databases. Please note that you may be asked to proceed through an identity verification process before your request can be fulfilled. DatabaseUSA promises that such requests usually take between 30 to 60 days, but no longer than 90 days.
Opting Out
Email
Send DatabaseUSA an email requesting to opt out of their databases. Ensure that the subject of the email is “Opt Out DatabaseUSA Privacy Policy Page” and include in the body of the email your request, first name, last name and address. The email address to send such a request is consult@databaseusa.com.
Opting Out and Deletion of Personal Information (Californian Residents)
Online Form
Fill out and submit an Online Form in the “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” page as shown in the image below as of August 2022. It begins with you entering your email address, then following the subsequent instructions.
Click on the link below to access the “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” page as shown in the image above.
If the link above doesn’t work, click on the “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link found on the website’s Footer (the bottom section of the website) as shown in the image below.
Telephone
Make a phone call to DatabaseUSA requesting to stop the sale of your Personal Information or request to have your Information deleted. The contact number is 844-961-1603.
Freedom Exercised
Having your Personal Information deleted from DatabaseUSA’s databases at your request is a step towards the safeguard of your Privacy and a reduction in the risky exposure of your Information during cyber-attacks.
