How to remove yourself from SeekOut
What they publish
candidate profiles for recruiters — name, email address, phone number, job title, company, employment and education history, qualifications/certifications/skills, links to professional profiles, GitHub data, publications and patents, plus machine-learning inferences about job mobility and demographic characteristics (gender, race, ethnicity, country of origin) (per privacy policy)
Removing yourself, step by step
0 of 5 done- Open https://www.seekout.com/privacy/choices and submit a deletion (or opt-out of sale/sharing) request through the Privacy Choices Portal
- Or email privacy@seekout.com (CA 2025 registry address; 2026 registry lists legal@seekout.com)
- Complete any identity verification they request
- Optionally enable Global Privacy Control in your browser — the policy says it honours legally recognised opt-out preference signals
- Re-check after about two months, the archive window the policy states
Tap a step to tick it off. Progress is saved in this browser only.
How they confirm it
policy: "we may require you to verify your identity before we can process a privacy request ... If we cannot verify your identity, we may be unable to comply"
If they ignore you
California registrant — complaint to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CCPA/CPRA; Delete Act); Washington-based, so the Washington Attorney General for non-CA residents
Re-listing risk for this site: High — profiles are built from public vocational sites and licensed third-party data that keep republishing; no suppression commitment seen in the policy
Common questions
How do I remove myself from SeekOut?
Use SeekOut's opt-out page (seekout.com/privacy/choices). The guide above lists 5 steps, and this page writes the removal request for you to send from your own email.
Will my information come back on SeekOut?
High — profiles are built from public vocational sites and licensed third-party data that keep republishing; no suppression commitment seen in the policy. Check again in about 60 days.