How to remove yourself from BDO
Also known as BDO GCI, LLC
Only BDO's Global Corporate Intelligence arm (BDO GCI, LLC) is a data broker. You opt out through its Do Not Sell My Personal Information form on bdo.com, which needs a phone number, an email or a home address. BDO's accounting work isn't covered.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect BDO to be one of many.
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- Opt-out page
- bdo.com
- Method
- Online form, Email
- Privacy email
- privacy@bdo-gci.com
- Cost
- Free
- Phone
- (616) 575-8785
- Mailing address
- 330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 3200, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
- Says it collects
- Personal information of minors, government ID numbers, citizenship or immigration status, union membership
- Says it sold or shared data with
- Other state governments
- Last updated
BDO 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).
Phone, address, request figures and data practices: as BDO reported them to the California data broker registry for 2024.
How to opt out of BDO
- 1
Open the GCI request form
Go to bdo.com/do-not-sell-my-personal-information. The page is titled "Do Not Sell My Personal Information Request Form (GCI Services)."
- 2
Give at least one identifier
The form requires one of: a phone number, an email address or a home address. BDO says extra identifiers help it find the right records, so add what you're comfortable sharing.
- 3
Submit the form
You can also file on someone else's behalf. BDO GCI's registry entry lists privacy@bdo-gci.com as its privacy contact if you'd rather write.
Watch out for
- The form covers GCI services only. BDO says BDO USA doesn't sell personal information it receives for clients or in its other services.
- Check which address you use as an identifier: the form matches records to what you give it.
Sources checked: cppa.ca.gov, bdo.com
Last verified against the official page:
Who runs BDO
BDO is run by BDO GCI.
Source: California data broker registry
Does it come back?
BDO doesn't publish a relisting policy.
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
Is BDO a data broker?
Only BDO GCI, LLC, the Global Corporate Intelligence arm, is registered as one in California. BDO's accounting work isn't.
Do I need to give my full address?
No. BDO's form needs only one identifier: a phone number, an email or a home address.
Can someone file for me?
Yes. The form says you can submit on someone else's behalf.
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