Spokeo, Inc.

Spokeo, Inc. is a registered data mining company located in Pasadena, CA. Spokeo, Inc. engages in the collection of personal information, which may include: financial status; health status; immigration status; sexual orientation; children’s personal information; biometric data; geolocation data; reproductive health care data; public records data; and court judgment data. Spokeo, Inc. sells, for profit, certain personal information to customers, of which type may include: private businesses; law enforcement agencies; state governments; the U.S. federal government; foreign entities; and artificial intelligence (AI) developers. (See below for the specific data collection and sales practices of Spokeo, Inc..)

To opt-out of data collection and sale by Spokeo, Inc., individual consumers must submit their request to Spokeo, Inc. directly. California residents may use the state’s Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) to submit a single request that forces Spokeo, Inc., as well as +600 registered data brokers, to delete and stop selling their data. (If you don’t live in California, you must submit removal requests directly through the privacy portal of each data mining company.)

In addition, all Americans have access to their special credit reports and special credit scores. These companies maintain consumer files relating to medical records and payments; residential and tenant history; banking and checking writing history; employment and work history; and insurance claims history (auto, property, life, long-term care, disability). View the Directory of Special Credit Reporting Agencies to request your files and scores.

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What Types of Data does Spokeo, Inc. Collect?

• Spokeo, Inc. collects personal information of minors: No.
• Spokeo, Inc. collects consumers’ account logins or numbers with security codes that grant access to third‑party accounts: No.
• Spokeo, Inc. collects consumers’ government‑issued identification numbers used to verify an individual’s identity: Yes.
• Spokeo, Inc. collects consumers’ citizenship data, including immigration status: No.
• Spokeo, Inc. collects consumers’ union membership status: No.
• Spokeo, Inc. collects consumers’ sexual orientation status: No.
• Spokeo, Inc. collects consumers’ gender identity and gender expression data: No.
• Spokeo, Inc. collects consumers’ biometric data: No.
• Spokeo, Inc. collects consumers’ precise geolocation: No.
• Spokeo, Inc. collects consumers’ reproductive health care data: No.

What Categories of Customers does Spokeo, Inc. Sell To?

• Spokeo, Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to a foreign actor in the past year: No.
• Spokeo, Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to the federal government in the past year: Yes.
• Spokeo, Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to other state governments in the past year: Yes.
• Spokeo, Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to law enforcement in the past year, except when required by subpoena or court order: Yes.
• Spokeo, Inc. shared or sold consumers’ data to a developer of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system or model in the past year: No.

Do Other Data Protection Laws Apply to Spokeo, Inc.?

• Is Spokeo, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act: No.
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the FCRA, describe the types of personal information covered:
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the FCRA, describe the specific products or services covered:
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the FCRA, describe the percentage of data activities covered:
• Is Spokeo, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the Gramm‑Leach‑Bliley Act (GLBA) and implementing regulations: Yes.
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the GLBA, describe the types of personal information covered: Spokeo collects and sells credit header information that is subject to the GLBA. The credit header information that Spokeo collects and sells generally consists of identifying and contact information of consumers over the age of 18. The California Consumer Privacy Act does not apply to information that is subject to the GLBA.
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the GLBA, describe the specific products or services covered: The specific service covered by the GLBA is currently referred to as Spokeo for Business – Right Party Contact (RPC). This service is only available to qualified businesses and government agencies for purposes permitted by the GLBA, such as risk management and fraud detection.
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the GLBA, describe the percentage of data activities covered: The collection and sale of information that is subject to the GLBA currently represents less than 5% of Spokeo’s total annual data collection and sales.
• Is Spokeo, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the California Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act (IIPPA): No.
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the IIPPA, describe the types of personal information covered:
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the IIPPA, describe the specific products or services covered:
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the IIPPA, describe the percentage of data activities covered:
• Is Spokeo, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA): No.
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the CMIA, describe the types of personal information covered:
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the CMIA, describe the specific products or services covered:
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the CMIA, describe the percentage of data activities covered:
• Is Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by the HIPAA privacy, security, and breach‑notification rules: No.
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by HIPAA, describe the types of personal information covered:
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by HIPAA, describe the specific products or services covered:
• If Spokeo, Inc. or its subsidiaries are regulated by HIPAA, describe the percentage of data activities covered:

Did Spokeo, Inc. Provide Additional Context or Comments?

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.