Over 60% of internet users express concerns about their online privacy, with data breaches impacting millions annually.
These breaches affect individuals and companies alike, underscoring the pervasive nature of privacy risks online.
Platforms like BBDirect make things worse by collecting and sharing your personal information without your permission.
Opting out and using PurePrivacy offers a solution that empowers you to protect your data and maintain control over your online privacy.
BBDirect is a website that helps businesses with their marketing by providing mailing lists and data services. They offer lists of potential customers and other tools to make marketing campaigns more effective.
Here's how they collect your information:
They collect publicly available information from sources like government databases and public directories.
Your information is collected when you fill out surveys, register on websites, or participate in promotions.
They purchase data from other companies that collect and sell people's information.
Data is also collected from online activities, such as browsing behavior and interactions on websites.
Information is collected directly from you during business transactions or interactions with the company's services.
Opting out of BBDirect is essential because:
You can reduce the amount of unsolicited mail and marketing materials you receive.
Opting out limits the sharing and selling of your personal information to third parties.
Decrease the risk of your information being misused by malicious entities.
Opting out maintains greater control over who has access to your personal information and how they are used.
Step 1: Visit their website here.
Step 2: Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “CPPA Compliance” option.
Step 3: Fill out the complete form by providing your accurate information then check the box and click on the “Complete” option.
And that's how you can opt out of BBDirect.
Opting out of BBDirect won't completely remove your data online.
Use PurePrivacy to protect and manage your personal information across various websites.
PurePrivacy keeps you safe online across different platforms and websites. It stops data brokers from tracking you and prevents your information from being sold to advertisers. Your privacy remains protected.
How Does PurePrivacy Work:
PurePrivacy sends requests to over 200 data brokers to delete your personal information. This makes it easier for you to stay protected.
Opt-out can be a hassle and requires hours. With PurePrivacy, you provide your essential information (email, name, country, state) and permission, and PurePrivacy handles the rest for you.
You can see which data brokers have your information and what kind of data they collect. Each data broker is given a risk score from 1-10 based on how sensitive the data they collect is.
BBDirect tries to keep your data safe, but leaks can happen. PurePrivacy helps you by asking data brokers to remove your information, reducing your risk.
BBDirect collects personal information, which can be sold or shared. This raises concerns about how securely your data is stored and used.
If BBDirect experiences a data breach, change your passwords immediately, monitor your accounts for strange activity, and consider using PurePrivacy. It helps reduce risk by removing your data from data brokers and limiting the spread of your information.
BBDirect might give your information to advertisers and others, which raises the chance of it being used wrongly.
Keeping your personal information safe online is very important.
Using PurePrivacy and opting out of BBDirect helps protect your privacy.
They manage privacy settings and watch for data breaches.
Being careful online keeps your data safe.