How to remove yourself from ContractorsCalifornia.org
Also known as California Contractors
ContractorsCalifornia.org lists California license records and removes a listing by email. Write to the removals address on its About page and include the record ID from your license details block.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect ContractorsCalifornia.org 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
- contractorscalifornia.org
- Method
- Privacy email
- removals@licensedata.org
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
ContractorsCalifornia.org 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 ContractorsCalifornia.org
- 1
Find your record
Search your name or business on the site and open your license details.
- 2
Copy the record ID
The ID sits at the bottom right corner of the license details block. Removals are tied to it.
- 3
Email the removals address
The Removals section of the About page gives the address. Put your record ID in the message and say you want the listing removed.
Watch out for
- The site discourages delisting, because it stops others from verifying your license.
- DentistsCalifornia.org is a sister directory with its own removals page, so removing one listing doesn't touch the other.
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What ContractorsCalifornia.org holds about you
- Employment and education
What ContractorsCalifornia.org is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Sister sites
These are run by the same company. Removing yourself from ContractorsCalifornia.org doesn't remove you from them, so check each one.
Does it come back?
ContractorsCalifornia.org doesn't publish a relisting policy. Its listings are built from state license records, so check the site again after a license renewal.
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 do the listings come from?
The site describes itself as a directory of California-licensed contractors, and its home page points to the California State License Board.
What do I need to get removed?
The ID of your record, shown at the bottom right of the license details block.
Is there a removal form?
No. The About page's Removals section sends you to email.
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