Censia opt-out
censia.com How to remove yourself from Censia
Censia, a recruiting data company, takes California privacy requests on its CCPA page, by web form or a toll-free number. Deletion requests need identity verification. Its California registry entry lists a median of 2 days to respond in 2024.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect Censia to be one of many.
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- Opt-out page
- censia.com
- Method
- Online form
- Privacy email
- support@censia.com
- What you need
- Photo ID
- Time to remove
- About 7 days
- Cost
- Free
- Phone
- (510) 246-1192
- Mailing address
- 447 Sutter Street, Suite 405, San Francisco, California, 94108, United States
- Deletion requests (2024)
- Complied with 100% of 19,529, median 2 days
- Last updated
Phone, address, request figures and data practices: as Censia reported them to the California data broker registry for 2024.
How to opt out of Censia
- 1
Open Censia's CCPA page
Go to censia.com/ccpa. It explains how to ask Censia to delete the personal information it has collected.
- 2
Choose the web form or the phone line
Censia says requests can go through its web form or the toll-free telephone number on that page.
- 3
State what you want
Say you're making a deletion or opt-out request under the CCPA.
- 4
Verify your identity
Censia says access and deletion requests require identity verification.
Watch out for
- Censia can refuse deletion if a CCPA exception applies.
- Censia's privacy policy offers a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" button at the bottom of its sites for tracking technologies and cookies.
- An agent acting for you needs proof of registration with the California Secretary of State and your written permission.
- Censia's data processing agreement says requests about data it holds for a hiring customer can be passed to that customer.
Sources checked: censia.com, cppa.ca.gov
Last verified against the official page:
What Censia holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Email addresses
- Employment and education
- Social media profiles
What Censia is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
Censia doesn't publish a relisting policy. Search for yourself again after a few months and resubmit if needed.
Your rights
Censia is on the California data broker registry as Censia, Inc., with support@censia.com as its contact. Its 2024 registry figures list 19,529 deletion requests, all complied with, at a median of 2 days.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Can I opt out by phone?
Censia's CCPA page says requests can go through its web form or the toll-free number listed on the page.
Will Censia always delete my data?
Not always. Censia says it may not delete information if a CCPA exception applies.
Can someone request removal for me?
Yes, an authorized agent can, with proof of registration with the California Secretary of State and your written permission.
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