TL;DR: ZoomInfo, RocketReach and Lusha sell professionals’ names, job titles, work emails and often personal mobile numbers to sales and recruiting teams. Remove yourself from ZoomInfo at privacyrequest.zoominfo.com, from RocketReach through its claim-profile tool, and from Lusha through its opt-out page. Use a throwaway email for the requests, keep screenshots, and recheck in a few months because these databases refill from public sources.
Why these sites have your mobile number
B2B contact databases build profiles of working people for sales teams and recruiters. They pull from company websites, professional profiles and other public or partner sources, then sell lookups. That's how a stranger can find your direct mobile from just your name and employer. RocketReach alone says it covers over 700 million professionals, according to Bitdefender's review.
It isn't only a spam problem. Scammers buy the same data to run fake recruiter scams and targeted phishing. If you're active on LinkedIn, read how LinkedIn exposes more than you think too.
ZoomInfo opt-out
- Go to ZoomInfo's removal form at privacyrequest.zoominfo.com/remove/verify.
- Fill in the form with the details ZoomInfo is likely to hold, usually your work email, and complete any checks it asks for.
- Submit. ZoomInfo's privacy page says that once processed, “your profile will no longer be available in our products,” and the request also opts you out of sale or sharing where applicable.
Two things to know. Removing your personal profile doesn't remove your employer's company listing. And ZoomInfo may keep a small record of you to stop re-adding you, which is normal. Judges and other people covered by Daniel's Law and similar state laws can email stateremoval@zoominfo.com for faster handling. You can also request a copy of what ZoomInfo holds through its access form on the same site.
RocketReach opt-out
- Search your name on RocketReach and copy your profile URL. You need a free account to search, so use a spare email.
- Go to rocketreach.co/claim-profile and enter your name, email and the profile URL.
- Open RocketReach's verification email and follow the link.
- Choose Remove My Profile. You should see a confirmation.
Bitdefender notes changes can take several weeks to show, and an old Google result may keep pointing at a dead page for a while.
Lusha opt-out
Lusha is a contact-data browser extension popular with sales teams. Its California data broker registration lists the opt-out page at dashboard.lusha.co/opt-out and the contact email privacy@lusha.co.
- Open the Lusha opt-out page and follow the steps to remove your contact details.
- If the page doesn't work for you, email privacy@lusha.co with the work email and phone number you want deleted.
- Keep a copy of the request and the date you sent it.
After you opt out
- Recheck in three to six months. These databases refresh from public sources and can rebuild a profile.
- Tighten the source. Hide your phone and email on professional profiles and your company's website if you can.
- Work through the rest. B2B sites are only one group. Consumer people-search sites are covered in our US data broker opt-out guide, and LexisNexis has its own process in our LexisNexis opt-out guide.
Opt-outs remove listings, but your work and personal email may also be sitting in breach dumps. A free email exposure check shows that in about 30 seconds, and the full Scan My Shadow scan adds your phone number.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I remove my information from ZoomInfo?
Submit the removal form at privacyrequest.zoominfo.com/remove/verify. ZoomInfo says that once processed your profile is no longer available in its products.
How do I delete my RocketReach profile?
Find your profile URL, submit it through RocketReach’s claim-profile tool, verify by email, then choose Remove My Profile.
How do I opt out of Lusha?
Use Lusha’s opt-out page at dashboard.lusha.co/opt-out or email privacy@lusha.co, as listed in its California data broker registration.
Why does ZoomInfo have my personal phone number?
B2B databases combine public web sources and partner data. A personal mobile can appear if it was ever listed publicly or shared through a contact-sharing source.
Will my profile come back?
It can. These databases refresh regularly, so recheck every few months and remove anything that reappears.
Sources
- ZoomInfo: Manage your personal privacy
- Bitdefender: What is RocketReach and what are your opt-out options
- California Attorney General: Data broker registration, Lusha Systems Inc