First Advantage Corporation opt-out
fadv.com How to remove yourself from First Advantage Corporation
Also known as First Advantage
First Advantage screens people for employers, so there's no public profile to remove. Its FAQ lets you email a request to opt out of certain databases it owns: webprivacy@fadv.com if you live in the United States. Some requests need employer authorization or are barred by law.
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- Opt-out page
- fadv.com
- Method
- Privacy email
- privacy@fadv.com
- What you need
- Email address
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
First Advantage Corporation 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 First Advantage Corporation
- 1
Read the FAQ first
First Advantage's US privacy FAQ explains what an opt-out covers: certain First Advantage databases used to market its services.
- 2
Email the address for where you live
In the United States, it's webprivacy@fadv.com. Non-US Americas: USDataPrivacy@fadv.com. EMEA: gdpr@fadv.com. SAPAC: sapac@fadv.com. NAPAC: napac@fadv.com.
- 3
Describe what you want removed
Include your full name and the email or address on record, and say you're asking to opt out of database dissemination.
- 4
Expect questions
The FAQ says an opt-out can require authorization from your employer or prospective employer.
Watch out for
- An opt-out isn't guaranteed. First Advantage says that in some cases the law prohibits it from allowing one.
- It screens people on behalf of employers and landlords, so reports it already produced for them aren't undone by an opt-out.
- Correcting a wrong report is a separate process, covered in the same FAQ.
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What First Advantage Corporation holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Court and criminal records
- Employment and education
What First Advantage Corporation is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
First Advantage doesn't publish a relisting policy.
Your rights
As a consumer reporting agency, much of what First Advantage does falls under the US Fair Credit Reporting Act, which is why opt-out rights are narrower than on a typical people-search site.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Can I opt out of First Advantage?
Its FAQ says yes for certain First Advantage-owned databases, with the caveat that some requests need your employer's authorization or are barred by law.
Which email do I use?
webprivacy@fadv.com, if you live in the United States. Other regions have their own addresses, listed in the FAQ.
Is this a website where anyone can look me up?
No. It's a screening company that runs checks for employers and landlords, so there's no public profile page to remove.
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