{
  "slug": "deleteme",
  "category": "data-broker-removal",
  "name": "DeleteMe",
  "description": "Paid service from Abine that searches data broker and people-search sites for a subscriber's personal information, submits removal requests, and repeats the process through the year with periodic reports. It needs the subscriber's name, addresses and other details to work.",
  "website": "https://joindeleteme.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 28,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "DeleteMe scores 28 out of 100 (grade F) on the data broker removal criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/deleteme/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/deleteme/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://joindeleteme.com/",
      "note": "The website loads Google Tag Manager through a server-side tagging host, and the privacy center lists advertising and analytics cookies."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://privacy.joindeleteme.com/policies?name=terms-of-service",
      "note": "Funded by subscriptions. The terms state Abine will never sell the personal information users submit, though it must be shared with data brokers to process opt-outs."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://joindeleteme.com/security/",
      "note": "SOC 2 Type 2 compliance is claimed, but no audit report or summary is public."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=joindeleteme.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=joindeleteme.com",
      "note": "Grade B+ (80/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Zendesk",
        "host": "static.zdassets.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:45.045Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}