Personal information can appear across public records, social media, online directories, data-broker websites, search engines, web archives, and cybersecurity reports. Understanding these sources is an important step toward managing your digital footprint.

When a customer requests a privacy or exposure search, deleteme may review lawfully accessible sources using the specific details the customer provides. Searches are customer-directed, purpose-limited, and designed to identify relevant information without collecting unnecessary data.

deleteme is not a data broker and does not maintain or commercially distribute a database of personal information. Searches begin only after a customer selects a service and expressly requests one.

The main source categories include:

• Public websites, records, and directories

• Social media and user-contributed content

• Data brokers and commercial data providers

• Search engines, publications, and web archives

• Cybersecurity and data-exposure intelligence

Online information can be inaccurate, duplicated, outdated, or associated with the wrong person. Source availability also changes over time, so always review and verify important findings before taking action.

Explore the complete deleteme data sources directory to learn more about the types of sources that may be consulted, how searches work, and the safeguards applied to personal information.

Take control of your online privacy

Knowing where personal information comes from makes it easier to understand your exposure and decide what to address first. A structured privacy search can identify unwanted listings, old profiles, duplicated records, archived pages, and potential cybersecurity risks.

Because sources and legal rights vary by location and change over time, evaluate every finding in context. The goal is not simply to find more information, but to help you make informed, proportionate decisions about your privacy.

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