How to remove yourself from BDO
Also known as BDO GCI, LLC
Only BDO's Global Corporate Intelligence arm (BDO GCI, LLC) is a data broker. BDO says its privacy request process has moved to form.bdo.com, so start there. BDO's accounting work isn't covered.
- Serus data
- On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect BDO to be one of many.
- Opt-out page
- form.bdo.com
- Method
- Online form, Email
- Privacy email
- privacy@bdo-gci.com
- Cost
- Free
- Phone
- (616) 575-8785
- Mailing address
- 330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 3200, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
- Says it collects
- Personal information of minors, government ID numbers, citizenship or immigration status, union membership
- Says it sold or shared data with
- Other state governments
- Last updated
BDO 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).
Phone, address, request figures and data practices: as BDO reported them to the California data broker registry for 2024.
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.
How to opt out of BDO
- 1
Open BDO's request site
Go to form.bdo.com. BDO's older Do Not Sell page at bdo.com/do-not-sell-my-personal-information now says the process has moved there.
- 2
Submit your request
Choose the request for BDO GCI and fill in the details the form asks for, so BDO GCI can find your records.
- 3
Write instead if you prefer
BDO GCI's registry entry lists privacy@bdo-gci.com as its privacy contact.
Watch out for
- The request is for BDO GCI only. BDO says BDO USA doesn't sell personal information it receives for clients or in its other services.
Sources checked: cppa.ca.gov, bdo.com, form.bdo.com
Last verified against the official page:
Who runs BDO
BDO is run by BDO GCI.
Source: California data broker registry
Does it come back?
BDO doesn't publish a relisting policy.
Your rights
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. Read the full guide.
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. Read the full guide.
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. Read the full guide.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Is BDO a data broker?
Only BDO GCI, LLC, the Global Corporate Intelligence arm, is registered as one in California. BDO's accounting work isn't.
Where is BDO's opt-out form now?
BDO says its privacy request process for BDO GCI has moved to form.bdo.com. The old Do Not Sell page links there.
Does the request cover BDO's accounting work?
No. The request is for BDO GCI only. BDO says BDO USA doesn't sell personal information it receives for clients or in its other services.
Related guide How to delete yourself and your information from the internet 
Something changed? If these steps no longer match the BDO opt-out, tell us and we'll re-check it.
What changed
- BDO moved its privacy request process to form.bdo.com; the steps now start there.
