How often does Optery run scans and opt outs?

SUMMARY RESPONSE

For paying customers (on the Core, Extended, or Ultimate plan), Optery submits and re-submits opt outs and removal requests a minimum of once every 30 days unless an opt out removal confirmation has been received or verified (i.e. monthly).

For users on the Free Basic account, Optery offers free a Exposure Report when you sign up, and then again approximately every 3 months (quarterly) provided you've logged into the account in the last 3 months.

For all paying customers and Free Basic users who wish to run fresh scans on-demand to view a fresh Exposure Report whenever they want, Optery provides Custom Scans for purchase.

IN DEPTH RESPONSE

For paying customers, Optery automatically performs a full exposure scan a minimum of once every 30 days of all of its supported data brokers that can be publicly searched on the web. Upon completion of the full exposure scan Optery automatically submits opt out and removals requests to each data broker where a customer’s profile has been found exposed. For supported data brokers who do not publicly expose customer profiles, Optery also automatically submits opt out removal requests on the same cadence (i.e. a minimum of once every 30 days) until the data broker confirms that the customer’s profile has been opted out of sale or removed. In addition to the automated exposure scans and removals that are happening a minimum of once every 30 days, Optery’s expert Privacy Agents also conduct manual reviews and submit opt outs on a monthly basis for quality assurance. Exposure scans and opt outs are often run more frequently than monthly. For example, in the first ~30 days after an account is upgraded, we are often running scans every few days as we are kicking off your account and there's a lot of activity based on discovery of profiles in different cities and states and with name variations. This often depends on the unique customer situation.

For paying customers, after the initial Exposure Report is sent, no further Exposure Reports are sent, unless the customer purchases one via a Custom Scan. Paying customers are also sent Removals Reports approximately every 3 months, which display before and after screen shots of where you've been removed.

For users of Optery’s Free Basic tier, Optery automatically performs a full exposure scan of all supported data brokers, and then after the exposure scan is completed, a free Exposure Report is provided to the Free Basic user. Fresh scans and Exposure Report are performed / sent again approximately every 3 months (quarterly) provided you've logged into the account in the last 3 months. The Exposure Report provides verifiable screenshots of the user’s profiles found posted online by data brokers covered by Optery. Free Basic account holders may submit opt outs themselves, or they can upgrade to a paid plan and Optery will perform the opt outs on their behalf.

For all paying customers and Free Basic users who wish to run fresh scans on-demand to view a fresh Exposure Report whenever they want, Optery provides Custom Scans for purchase.

Optery’s list of supported data brokers by plan can be found here, currently totaling hundreds of data brokers and people search sites: https://www.optery.com/pricing/#data-brokers-we-cover.

Updated on: 17/06/2024