Valid Number opt-out
validnumber.com How to remove yourself from Valid Number
Valid Number is a reverse phone lookup site. There's no general opt-out page: you open the page for your phone number, click Opt-Out at the bottom and follow the verification instructions. It can refuse requests it considers fraudulent, abusive or unverified.
- Serus data
- On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect Valid Number to be one of many.
- Opt-out page
- validnumber.com
- Method
- Online form
- What you need
- Listing URL, Phone number
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
Valid Number 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).
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 Valid Number
- 1
Find your number's page
Search the number on validnumber.com so you land on its own page.
- 2
Click Opt-Out
The link sits at the bottom of that page.
- 3
Follow the verification instructions that appear
Valid Number says it keeps what you submit here only for verification, compliance and preventing the data from reappearing.
- 4
Search your number again after a week
Valid Number's privacy policy gives no timing for removals. After you finish verification, search your number on validnumber.com again after about a week. The policy says it can refuse requests it finds fraudulent, abusive or unverified, so if the page is still there, submit the opt-out again and finish every verification instruction.
Watch out for
- Valid Number may refuse requests that are fraudulent, abusive or unverified, so answer the verification prompts fully.
- Opt-out works per number. If you have several lines, repeat it on each page.
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What Valid Number holds about you
- Phone numbers
What Valid Number is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
The policy says the data you submit to opt out is kept in part to prevent the data from reappearing.
Your rights
The privacy policy says California residents can ask for access to or deletion of their data through the same opt-out process, with no account needed.
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.
Canada: PIPEDA. You can withdraw your consent to a company using your personal information and ask it to correct what it holds. If it doesn't respond, you can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Read the full guide.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Do I need an account to opt out of Valid Number?
No. The privacy policy says account creation isn't required.
Does Valid Number sell my data?
Its policy says it doesn't sell, rent or trade personally identifiable information to third parties.
Is there a privacy email for Valid Number?
The privacy policy names the Opt-Out link on each number's page as the route and lists no privacy email.
Can Valid Number refuse my opt-out?
Yes. The policy says it may refuse removal requests that are fraudulent, abusive or unverified, so complete the verification instructions.
What does Valid Number collect when I use the site?
Its policy lists server logs and usage data such as IP address, browser type, device information, access times and referring URLs. If you report a number or send a removal request, it may also collect email addresses and identifiers it needs to verify the request.
Related guide How to delete yourself and your information from the internet 
Something changed? If these steps no longer match the Valid Number opt-out, tell us and we'll re-check it.
What changed
- Added a final step on checking again after your opt-out, plus answers on refusals and what the site collects.
