How to remove yourself from Melissa
Data as of
Melissa (Melissa Data Corporation) is an identity data company: it compiles personal records used to look up or verify people. It is registered as a data broker in California, Oregon and Vermont.
Opt out of Melissa yourself
- Start from the privacy page Melissa lists in its data broker registration: www.melissa.com/privacy or www.melissa.com/california-privacy-notice.
- Follow what Melissa told the Oregon data broker registry about opting out:
https://apps.melissa.com/user/consumerprivacy.aspx | US Consumers may contact Melissa Data via the methods included in this Oregon Data Broker Registration in order to exercise any number of available consumer rights. Namely these are: 1) the right to know and access, 2) right to correct inaccuracies, 3) right to delete, 4) right to data portability, 5) right to opt-out. Melissa Data will honor all individual consumer opt out requests, where such requests provide sufficient information to complete the process.
Link given there: apps.melissa.com/user/consumerprivacy.aspx - Follow what Melissa told the Vermont data broker registry about opting out:
Vermont consumers may request to opt out of being displayed on the Melissa Lookups services (https://www.melissa.com/v2/lookups/) by contacting technical support at our Corporate Headquarters: https://www.melissa.com/company/support. Other opt-out requests may be available to an individual consumer in certain specific circumstances specified by law. Consumer privacy rights under the Vermont Data Privacy Act are further addressed on the Melissa Privacy Center webpage: https://www.melissa.com/privacy. Vermont residents may submit their requests online or by contacting Melissa technical support.
Link given there: www.melissa.com/v2/lookups/ - Or email a deletion request to compliance@melissa.com. This is the privacy address GhostVault sends its demands to.
- Keep a copy of what you sent and the date. Search for your name on melissa.com again in a few weeks to check the listing is gone.
What you cannot opt out of: Melissa told the Vermont registry: "Melissa allows consumers to opt out of the display of their information on our 'Lookups' services and from marketing communications. However, consumers may not opt out of data collection or databases maintained for the following purposes: (1) internal account management and performance of services for existing customers with whom Melissa has a direct relationship; (2) data maintained as part of a..."
What happened when GhostVault asked Melissa to delete data
Between February 2026 and October 2026, GhostVault sent 54 deletion demands to Melissa for its customers. 51 were delivered. Outcomes below are read from Melissa's replies on file as of October 12, 2026.
These counts reflect replies GhostVault has on file and are not a measure of a broker's overall responsiveness. Counts are demands, not people; some customers were refiled. Delivered excludes bounced sends and sends with no delivery evidence. "Deletion stated in writing" means Melissa wrote that it deleted the data. It is not an independent check. Figures appear only with at least 5 delivered demands from 5 different customers.
What GhostVault does for Melissa
- Sends Melissa a written deletion demand under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as your authorized agent.
- Reads every reply and tells you when Melissa asks for something only you can give.
- Counts a removal only when Melissa states the deletion in writing. A sent or delivered demand is never shown as removed.
Melissa opt-out FAQ
How do I opt out of Melissa?
You can start from the privacy page Melissa lists in its data broker registration (https://www.melissa.com/privacy), or email a deletion request to compliance@melissa.com. In its Oregon registration, Melissa describes its opt-out this way: "https://apps.melissa.com/user/consumerprivacy.aspx | US Consumers may contact Melissa Data via the methods included in this Oregon Data Broker Registration in order to exercise any number of available consumer rights. Namely these are: 1) the right to know and access, 2) right to correct inaccuracies, 3) right to delete, 4) right to data portability, 5) right to opt-out. Melissa Data will honor all individual consumer opt out requests, where such requests provide sufficient information to complete the process."
What has Melissa said about GhostVault's deletion demands?
GhostVault sent 54 deletion demands to Melissa between February 2026 and October 2026, and 51 were delivered. In replies on file as of October 12, 2026, Melissa stated in writing that it deleted the data for 0 demands and said it held no data on the person for 0 demands. These counts reflect replies GhostVault has on file and are not a measure of a broker's overall responsiveness.
Is Melissa a registered data broker?
Yes. Melissa Data Corporation is registered as a data broker in California, Oregon and Vermont.