How to remove yourself from AlarmsCalifornia
AlarmsCalifornia is a directory of California alarm company licence holders, built from public licensing data. Its About page says to email the site's contact address with your record ID to be removed. The ID is shown in the bottom-right corner of your licence details block.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect AlarmsCalifornia to be one of many.
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Serus is a privacy company with paid tools to find and remove your personal data. This guide shows the free way to do it yourself.
- Opt-out page
- alarmscalifornia.org
- Method
- What you need
- Record ID
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
AlarmsCalifornia doesn't say how long removal takes. Under California law, a business has 45 days to act on a deletion request (15 business days for an opt-out of sale).
How to opt out of AlarmsCalifornia
- 1
Find your record
Search the site for your name and open your licence listing.
- 2
Copy the record ID
The About page says the ID appears in the bottom-right corner of the licence details block.
- 3
Email the contact address
Open the Contact section on the About page, and email the address listed there with your record ID.
Watch out for
- The site discourages delisting: it says removal stops others from verifying your licence.
- The data comes from public licensing records, so the state record stays.
Sources checked: alarmscalifornia.org
Last verified against the official page:
What AlarmsCalifornia holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Employment and education
What AlarmsCalifornia is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
AlarmsCalifornia doesn't publish a relisting policy. The directory reflects public licensing data, so a renewed or new licence can create a new entry.
Your rights
California: CCPA. If you live in California, the CCPA lets you ask a business to delete the personal information it holds about you and to stop selling or sharing it. Businesses generally have 45 days to respond.
California: the Delete Act. Data brokers that hold information on Californians must register with the state. California residents can use DROP, the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, to send one deletion request to every registered broker at once.
Other US states. Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and a growing list of other states give residents a similar right to delete. Vermont, Texas and Oregon also make data brokers register with the state. Where no state law applies, the broker's own opt-out above still works for most people.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Where does AlarmsCalifornia get its data?
From public alarm-company licensing records.
What do I need to send?
Your record ID, shown in the bottom-right corner of your licence details block.
Will removal remove the state record?
No. The state licensing record is separate from this directory.
Related guide How to delete yourself and your information from the internet 
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