MCH opt-out
mchdata.com How to remove yourself from MCH
Also known as MCH Strategic Data
MCH Strategic Data's privacy request form asks for one thing: the email address tied to your record. MCH sends a verification message there, and the form is open to people in any state.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect MCH to be one of many.
Reviewed by Anthon Wansland
Head of Product & Co-Founder
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
- mchdata.com
- Method
- Online form, Phone
- What you need
- Email address
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
MCH 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 MCH
- 1
Open the privacy request form
Go to mchdata.com/about/ccpaemail. It asks MCH to remove your personal information from its marketing databases and stop selling or sharing it.
- 2
Enter the email address MCH has for you
Use the address connected to your record, such as your work email, since that's how MCH finds you.
- 3
Verify
MCH sends a verification message to that address before it processes anything. Click it.
- 4
Call if the form gives you trouble
MCH lists (833) 931-6285 for help submitting a request.
Watch out for
- MCH may keep information it got from publicly available government sources.
- Records are matched by email address, so a second address means a second request.
Sources checked: mchdata.com
Last verified against the official page:
What MCH holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Email addresses
- Employment and education
What MCH is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
MCH doesn't publish a relisting policy. Because it sells business contact lists and refreshes them from public government sources, check again after a job change or new work email.
Your rights
MCH says the request process is open to everyone regardless of state of residence, and supports rights such as those under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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
Do I have to live in California to use MCH's form?
No. MCH says the process is available to all individuals regardless of state of residence.
What does MCH sell?
MCH Strategic Data sells marketing contact data, with a focus on education, healthcare and government contacts.
Will MCH delete everything?
Not necessarily. MCH says it may retain information where the law permits or requires it, including information from publicly available government sources.
Related guide How to delete yourself and your information from the internet 
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