Cision opt-out
portals.dporganizer.com How to remove yourself from Cision
Cision runs a media-contact database. Its privacy policy points to an online data subject request, privacy@cision.com, and a toll-free line, 877-297-8921, for California opt-outs. Journalists and other influencers can ask to be removed from the database by email.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect Cision to be one of many.
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- Opt-out page
- portals.dporganizer.com
- Method
- Online form, Email, Phone
- Privacy email
- dpo@cision.com
- Time to remove
- About 9 days (median for opt-out requests, as Cision reported to California for 2024)
- Cost
- Free
- Phone
- (866) 639-5087
- Mailing address
- 300 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 300, Chicago, Illinois, 60606, United States
- Opt-out requests (2024)
- Complied with 100% of 121 (all in part), median 9 days
- Deletion requests (2024)
- Complied with 99% of 89, median 9 days
- Says it sold or shared data with
- A foreign actor, the federal government, other state governments
- Last updated
Phone, address, request figures and data practices: as Cision reported them to the California data broker registry for 2024.
How to opt out of Cision
- 1
Decide which request fits
Cision's privacy policy has a Data Subject Request route for general requests, and a separate notice for journalists and other influencers listed in its media database.
- 2
Submit the online request
Use the Data Subject Request link in the Cision privacy policy. California's data broker registry lists the same portal as Cision's rights page.
- 3
Or email privacy@cision.com
The policy says opt-out rights can be exercised by emailing privacy@cision.com. The media database notice says the same address handles removal and objections to profiling.
- 4
Or call
California residents can call 877-297-8921, the toll-free number the policy gives for Do Not Sell requests.
Watch out for
- If your data was uploaded by a Cision customer, Cision may act as a processor for it, and the request may need to go to that customer.
- Cision's help center describes platform opt-outs that stop emails from one customer's data group. Those are not the same as removal from the database.
Sources checked: cppa.ca.gov, cision.com, privacy.cision.com
Last verified against the official page:
Does it come back?
Cision doesn't publish a relisting policy. Media contacts are collected from public sources, so check again after a few months.
Frequently asked
I'm a journalist. How do I get out of Cision?
Cision's journalist and influencer notice says you can email privacy@cision.com to be removed or to object to profiling, and Cision will remove you from its databases.
Does Cision have a phone number for opt-outs?
Yes. The privacy policy lists 877-297-8921 for California Do Not Sell requests.
Does an opt-out inside the platform remove me?
No. Cision's help center says a manual opt-out stops emails sent from one data group inside a customer's account.
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