Is your data exposed?
Your personal information is a commodity to data brokers. Our Data Removal service (available in the U.S. only) scans data broker and people-search sites to request the removal of your details.
Data Removal is only available to ExpressVPN Advanced and Pro subscribers in the U.S.
Data Removal: 3 steps to erase your information
While individuals can request that their personal data be removed from data broker sites and people search sites, our service saves you time and effort by handling the process for you. Here’s how it works:
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Step 1
Search for data
Our data scanning tool searches for your personal information on data broker and people-search sites.
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Step 2
Remove data from brokers
Our service handles the time-consuming process of submitting removal requests to data brokers.
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Step 3
Ongoing monitoring
We continue to monitor the sites to ensure your data is successfully taken down and doesn’t reappear.
Why Data Removal?
Data brokers expose your personally identifiable information—your full name, phone number, home address, and more—making you vulnerable to identity theft, cyberattacks, robocalls, and harassment. While you can manually request removal, it’s a time-consuming process where you have to constantly monitor and chase down data aggregators. ExpressVPN’s Data Removal service simplifies the removal process and reduces your online exposure.
- Take control. Ensure you’re doing all you can to prevent the sale of your personal information.
- Reduce unwanted solicitation. Stop receiving so many unsolicited offers, spam messages, and junk mail.
- Better privacy. Privacy should be a right. Minimize who has access to your contact details, location, and relationships.
- Prevent identity theft. To pretend to be you, identity thieves first need your information. Stop them from getting it.
- Hassle-free. The service sends deletion or opt-out requests to numerous data broker and people-search sites on your behalf.
Comprehensive identity protection across all 50 U.S. states
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ID Alerts
Know when your data is exposed so you can act fast. ID Alerts notifies you when it detects identity-related risks, like dark web exposure, address changes, or other monitored record updates.
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ID Theft Insurance
Gain peace of mind with our ID Theft Insurance, which offers coverage on eligible losses if your identity is used fraudulently by someone else.
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Credit Scanner
Easily monitor your credit activity through Identity Defender. Credit Scanner helps you catch signs of suspicious credit activity.
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Data Removal
Actively monitors people-search and data broker sites to locate and request the removal of your personal details.
Ready to get ExpressVPN with Data Removal?
Available to U.S. users only, Data Removal and all our other identity protection services are included with select ExpressVPN subscription tiers. Secure your online activity while safeguarding your identity from fraudsters. See all plans.
Frequently asked questions
What do data brokers do?
Data brokers collect personal information about individuals and organize the data to create detailed profiles. This includes your date of birth, home address, buying behavior, relatives, and divorce and marriage records, which are sold or licensed to other third-party companies for targeted advertising, background checks, credit scoring, and other purposes.
What are people-search sites?
People-search sites are platforms that allow users to look up information about individuals, compromising their privacy. These sites aggregate and display data from public records and other sources, providing details such as names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, social media profiles, criminal records, property records, and sometimes even financial or employment information.
Who can sign up for Data Removal?
Data Removal is available to eligible ExpressVPN users in the U.S. with Advanced and Pro subscriptions.
How can I access Data Removal after I’ve purchased it?
First, you need to sign up for an ExpressVPN Advanced or Pro subscription. Then, download the Identity Defender mobile app for iOS or Android, or go to your ExpressVPN Account page and follow the prompts to enroll in Data Removal. You’ll be asked to provide personal information so the service can scan for and request the removal of your data.
The personal information you share for the Data Removal service will be handled in accordance with our Identity Defender Privacy Policy.
How do you know if a data broker or people-search site has my information?
We start by asking you to supply some basic information, including your phone number, email address, and date of birth. Next, we scan data broker and people-search websites for any matches to your data. When a match is found, we promptly work to have it removed.
How long does it take to remove or opt-out my information from data-broker and people-search sites?
The time it takes for a data broker to honor our removal request can vary significantly. Some sites act within hours, while others may take weeks or even months. We persistently monitor each site and will let you know when your information is removed. You can track the progress of each removal directly from your dashboard. We also keep monitoring these sources to ensure your data stays removed or opted out, and to detect any new information that may appear.
How much does a subscription to Data Removal cost?
Data Removal is included for free when you sign up for ExpressVPN’s Advanced or Pro subscriptions, provided you’re a U.S. user. View the latest plans and pricing on the ExpressVPN order page.
Is Data Removal part of Identity Defender?
Yes, Data Removal is part of ExpressVPN’s Identity Defender app, which includes a suite of tools designed to offer multi-layered identity protection. Data Removal focuses on reducing where your personal information appears online, while other Identity Defender features monitor other identity-related risks.
- Credit Scanner: Monitors your credit activity, enabling you to quickly take action when it detects suspicious activity.
- ID Alerts: Scours the dark web for your data, and notifies you of identity-related risks, like changes to monitored records.
- ID Theft Insurance*: Offers up to $3M or $5M coverage for eligible expenses and legal fees resulting from identity theft.
Each tool focuses on a different aspect of identity protection, and together they empower you to take greater control over your personal data.
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