How to remove yourself from Scribd, Inc.
Also known as Scribd, Slideshare
Scribd, Inc. runs one Privacy Rights Request Form for Scribd, Slideshare, Everand and Fable. Use it to ask for access, deletion or correction. It needs JavaScript.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect Scribd, Inc. 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
- support.scribd.com
- Method
- Online form
- Privacy email
- privacy@scribd.com
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
Scribd, Inc. 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 Scribd, Inc.
- 1
Open the request form page
Find the Privacy Rights Request Form article in Scribd's Help Center and follow "Fill out my online form".
- 2
Turn on JavaScript
The form needs it.
- 3
Say what you want done
You can ask for access, deletion or correction of your data. You can also ask what categories Scribd collects or shares, and which companies received them.
Watch out for
- One form covers all four products. You don't file one per product.
- Stopping certain uses of your data is offered to people in the EU, UK, Canada, Australia or Brazil.
- Scribd is a reading platform, not a people-search site. The request covers the data tied to your account.
Sources checked: support.scribd.com, scribd.com
Last verified against the official page:
Does it come back?
Scribd doesn't publish a relisting policy for deleted data.
Frequently asked
Does one request cover Slideshare and Everand?
Yes. Scribd, Inc. says the form works for any of its products.
What can I ask for?
Access, deletion or correction. You can also ask which data categories it collects or shares, and with which companies.
Is Scribd a data broker?
It's a reading and document platform. Its form is for the data it holds on your account and use of its products.
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