How long does Criteo take to remove my information?

About 21 days, once they have your request. If nothing has changed after that, send it again — a request that goes unanswered is common and is not a refusal.

Do I have to prove who I am to opt out of Criteo?

Yes. Criteo verifies the request by email before they will act on it.

Does it cost anything to opt out of Criteo?

No. Opting out is free and you can do it yourself — the steps above are the whole process. Nobody needs to be paid to send this request.

What does Criteo publish about me?

The listing can carry your phone’s advertising ID, the internet address you connect from, tracking cookies from sites you visited and what you look at online. Not every listing carries all of it.

Will Criteo put my listing back?

It can come back. Criteo rebuilds listings from fresh public records, so a removal is a point in time rather than a permanent state. That is how the industry works, and it is why the request has to be sent again when it happens.

How to remove yourself from Criteo

Criteo is a advertising data broker. Here is exactly how to ask them to take your listing down. It is free, it takes a few minutes, and you do not need us to do it.

The steps

Send authorized-agent opt-out via email to privacy@criteo.com
Watch your inbox for verification request
Click any verification link or reply to confirm

Their opt-out page: https://www.criteo.com/privacy/
Where to write, if the form fails: privacy@criteo.com
They will check it is you by: email
Usually takes: about 21 days

What Criteo publishes about you

Your phone’s advertising ID
The internet address you connect from
Tracking cookies from sites you visited
What you look at online

Then it happens again

Opting out of Criteo does not stop the next company, and it does not stop Criteo rebuilding your listing from a fresh property record or voter file later. That is not a trick; it is how the industry works. We have catalogued 712 of these companies, and being removed from one of them is one of 712.

Doing it by hand is genuinely possible. Keeping it done is the part almost nobody sustains, and that is the only honest reason to pay anyone for this.

The other companies, and how to opt out of each →

Questions people ask about Criteo

How long does Criteo take to remove my information?: About 21 days, once they have your request. If nothing has changed after that, send it again — a request that goes unanswered is common and is not a refusal.
Do I have to prove who I am to opt out of Criteo?: Yes. Criteo verifies the request by email before they will act on it.
Does it cost anything to opt out of Criteo?: No. Opting out is free and you can do it yourself — the steps above are the whole process. Nobody needs to be paid to send this request.
What does Criteo publish about me?: The listing can carry your phone’s advertising ID, the internet address you connect from, tracking cookies from sites you visited and what you look at online. Not every listing carries all of it.
Will Criteo put my listing back?: It can come back. Criteo rebuilds listings from fresh public records, so a removal is a point in time rather than a permanent state. That is how the industry works, and it is why the request has to be sent again when it happens.

Not sure which of them have you?

That is the part worth doing first, and it is free. One email address, about 15 seconds, no account and no card. You see which of your details have leaked and where they are published, and you can decide about everything else afterwards.

Was your email in a breach like this?

15-second check — no card, no account. Details go to your inbox.

Or keep going by hand. Everything on this page works without paying us, and it is written so that it does. Run my free scan on its own page instead, if you prefer.