PwC opt-out
pwc.com How to remove yourself from PwC
Also known as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PwC isn't a people-search site. It buys data from third-party providers to build aggregate insights for its services, and you can ask to be left out of that internal database by form or by calling 1-888-438-4427. It needs your name, email address and zip code.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect PwC to be one of many.
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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
- pwc.com
- Method
- Online form, Phone
- What you need
- Email address
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
PwC 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 PwC
- 1
Open PwC's opt-out notice
The Notice of Right to Opt Out links to the request form.
- 2
Submit the request form
PwC asks first for your first and last name, email address and zip code.
- 3
Call instead if you like
The same request can be made on 1-888-438-4427.
- 4
Block the web trackers separately
That's a different thing: turn off optional cookies in PwC's Cookie Settings, or send a Global Privacy Control signal from your browser. PwC says it honors GPC, unless you accept all cookies, which overrides it.
Watch out for
- PwC says it doesn't sell or share personal information beyond the third-party tools on its website, so the opt-out covers the internal database, not a sale.
- Accepting all cookies overrides a GPC signal you've already set.
Sources checked: pwc.com, oag.ca.gov, cppa.ca.gov
Last verified against the official page:
What PwC holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Email addresses
What PwC is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
PwC doesn't publish a relisting policy.
Your rights
PwC appears on the California data broker registry as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. An authorized agent can file for you with signed permission from you.
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
Why is a consulting firm on the data broker registry?
PwC says it collects personal information from third-party data providers to produce aggregate insights as part of its service offerings.
What does PwC need to process the opt-out?
Your first and last name, email address and zip code. It says it will fulfil the request within a reasonable timeframe under applicable law.
Can I use an agent?
Yes, with signed permission. PwC may refuse an agent who can't show authorization.
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