Data Broker Opt-Out Guides
LexisNexis Opt-Out Guide
How to remove your personal data from LexisNexis and keep evidence of the request.
Compare this route with the full broker opt-out hub and read How data brokers build a profile about you for broader context before submitting personal data.
Run free exposure scanQuick facts
- Guide status
- Official source routes and key request details have been checked.
- Estimated time
- Usually 10-30 minutes, longer if supporting documents are needed.
- Information you may need
- name, address, contact details, request reason, supporting documentation if applicable, authorised agent details if applicable
- Email verification may be required
- Not specifically verified for suppression.
- ID may be required
- May be required for some Risk Solutions privacy requests or supporting-document workflows.
- Published processing time
- Suppression requests are processed within a reasonable time or as required by law.
- Profile URL useful
- No. This is not usually a profile URL process.
- Removal may need checking later
- Yes. Recheck for return listings after refreshes or source updates.
- Regions covered
- Region-specific. Risk Solutions route is US state focused; global privacy centre is better for broader global/UK/EU Legal & Professional enquiries.
Official website
https://www.lexisnexis.comOfficial opt-out URL
https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/privacy/for-consumers/opt-out-of-lexisnexis.pagePrivacy request route
https://consumer.risk.lexisnexis.com/privacyPrivacy email: privacy.information.mgr@lexisnexis.com
Before you submit
Only use official LexisNexis opt-out pages or verified privacy contacts. Provide the minimum required details. Save confirmation numbers and receipts.
Notes for this broker: LexisNexis has separate business units. Keep suppression, Risk Solutions privacy rights, and global Legal & Professional enquiries distinct.
Verification note: Use the suppression route for non-FCRA information suppression, Risk Solutions portal for covered US state privacy rights, and global privacy centre for broader global/UK/EU enquiries.
Step-by-step opt-out process
- Open the official LexisNexis opt-out, suppression, or privacy request route above.
- Review the page to confirm it matches your region and request type.
- Enter only the information required to identify the matching record.
- Choose deletion, opt-out, suppression, or objection depending on the options available.
- Complete any email, phone, or CAPTCHA verification.
- Save the confirmation number, timestamp, and email receipt.
- Recheck later to see whether the record returns.
Information and verification details
Visible or expected form fields
- - not captured in this implementation pass
Still needs manual confirmation
- - post-submit verification details
- JavaScript
- Unclear.
- CAPTCHA
- Unclear.
- Login required
- No visible login in source research.
What to save as evidence
- URL of exposed profile
- Screenshot or record reference if safe/legal to save
- Date submitted
- Confirmation number
- Email receipt
- Broker response
- Follow-up dates
What to do if LexisNexis refuses
Some brokers may reject requests if they cannot verify the record, believe they have a lawful reason to continue processing, or need more information. Save the refusal and consider using applicable privacy rights such as erasure or objection.
Can Hushfolk help?
Hushfolk starts with a free exposure scan. If there is evidence worth acting on, Hushfolk can help turn confirmed exposure into team-reviewed takedown dispatch, monitoring, and an evidence trail.
Run free exposure scanImportant limits
No opt-out guide can guarantee deletion from every copied dataset, public record, archive, or third-party source. Broker records can return after refreshes or appear in other datasets.
Hushfolk helps identify, prioritise, support removal workflows, track status, and monitor what may return.
- Suppression is not universal and may not apply to law-enforcement, FCRA-regulated, or non-LexisNexis databases.
- Risk Solutions privacy routes are separate from Legal & Professional privacy routes.
- Documentation requirements vary by request reason.
Official sources checked
These citations make the guide easier to audit, refresh, and cite in search or AI answer surfaces. Links are stripped of tracking parameters.
LexisNexis
Confirms the non-FCRA suppression policy, optout.lexisnexis.com route, privacy.information.mgr@lexisnexis.com email, supporting-document requirements, and suppression limits.
Supports: officialOptOutUrl, privacyEmail, documentation requirement, limitations
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Confirms this route is for listed US state privacy rights with online, mail, and phone submission options.
Supports: Risk Solutions privacy request route, US state limitation
LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Confirms a global region and language privacy route, including United Kingdom.
Supports: global privacy route, UK/EU routing context
UK/EU privacy rights note
Depending on the broker and the type of processing, you may be able to ask for deletion, object to processing, or restrict certain uses of your personal data.
In the UK, the right to erasure allows people to ask an organisation to delete personal data in certain circumstances. The right is not absolute. The right to object can also apply, especially where personal data is used for direct marketing.
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FAQ
How long does a LexisNexis opt-out request take?
Timing depends on the route used, verification checks, and follow-up requests. Save timestamps and confirmation details so you can track progress.
Can a LexisNexis record return after removal?
Yes. Records can return after data refreshes, copied lists, or new source ingestion. Rechecks and evidence logs help track what changes over time.
Before and after you submit
Before submitting, verify that the route matches your region and request type, and prepare only the minimum fields needed to identify your listing. If the route requests additional optional data, provide it only when required for verification or legal compliance.
After submitting, capture timestamp, route, and confirmation details in a short log. Recheck on a fixed cadence because broker records may return after data refreshes or upstream source updates. Consistent evidence tracking is the most reliable way to maintain long-term reduction in public exposure.