ZoomInfo Opt Out: Remove Your Profile From ZoomInfo (2026)

ZoomInfo sells sales teams a searchable directory of professionals: your name, title, employer, work email and a phone number. You can ask to be removed, third-party guides describe it as free and taking about five minutes. This guide covers the exact steps, how deleting differs from suppressing, how to get a phone number or email out, how long it takes, why a profile can come back, and what the law gives you.

What ZoomInfo Shows About You

• Full name and job title
• Work email, and sometimes other email addresses
• Direct and mobile phone numbers
• Current and past employers
• LinkedIn URL, location and seniority

ZoomInfo says it collects this from the web, information provided by its users and customers, information licensed from other companies, and its in-house research team (privacy policy).

Option A: Remove Your Profile From the Directory

ZoomInfo's privacy policy says that if you ask to remove your Professional Profile from the Directory, the profile and the information in it will be removed. The policy points to its Trust Center as the main way to make privacy requests: zoominfo.com/trust-center/your-privacy.

1. Open the ZoomInfo Privacy Center removal page (zoominfo.com/privacy-center/update/remove) or reach it from "Your Privacy" in the ZoomInfo site footer.
2. Enter the email address ZoomInfo has for you. Use your work email if that is where the sales emails arrive.
3. ZoomInfo emails you a verification code. Enter it. Guides report anywhere from a 4-digit to a 6-digit code, so go by what the email says.
4. Tick the box saying you would like to delete your information, complete the CAPTCHA and submit.
5. Save the on-screen confirmation, and any email that follows, as proof of the date you asked.

Steps 1 to 4 come from third-party walkthroughs such as Incogni and NetReputation, not from a page we could load from ZoomInfo. Our earlier version of this page described a "Suppress my profile" button and a second confirmation email. We could not confirm either, so we removed them.

Delete vs. Suppress

Deleting erases the record. Suppressing removes the profile from results but keeps a minimal record, such as your email, so the same data is not imported again. The two work together: a pure delete with no record would let the next data feed rebuild your profile.

ZoomInfo's own wording is less specific. Its privacy policy says it will remove your profile from the Directory, and it does not say whether a suppression record is kept (not verified from ZoomInfo's pages; some third-party guides say one is kept). Assume that you are removed from the directory, that the record may be matched on an identifier like your email, and that a new job or new email can start a fresh record.

Remove a Phone Number or Email

• Whole profile (recommended): the removal request in Option A removes the profile, including the phone number and email on it.
• One number or address only: ZoomInfo does not describe a self-serve control for this. Under a state privacy law you can request deletion or correction of specific information. Email privacy@zoominfo.com or call 833-901-0859 (from ZoomInfo's state privacy statement) and name the exact number or address.
• Several email addresses: the verification step checks the address you enter. If ZoomInfo may hold an old work email and a current one, submit each.
• Marketing email from ZoomInfo itself: use the unsubscribe link in the message, or zoominfo.com/unsubscribe per its privacy policy. That is separate from the directory.

Texts and cold emails sent by ZoomInfo customers come from their own lists. Asking the sender to stop is a separate request.

Timing and What to Expect

• Right away: an on-screen confirmation that your request was received. NetReputation quotes it as "Your Removal Request has been received."
• Official window: ZoomInfo says it endeavors to respond to a verifiable request within 45 days, and may take up to 90 days if it tells you it needs more time (state privacy statement).
• In practice: third-party guides report anywhere from immediate to 7 to 14 days. ZoomInfo does not publish this, so treat it as a rough range.

Why It Can Come Back

ZoomInfo's own policy lists four input streams: the web, users and customers, licensed third-party data, and its research team. Any of them can produce a record about you after you opt out. Common triggers are a new job or title, a new company directory listing, a press mention, or a customer uploading a contact list that includes you. Your removal covers the profile as it existed when you asked.

Re-check in 30 to 60 days:

1. Search your name with your company name and "ZoomInfo".
2. If a profile appears, submit the removal again and note the date.
3. Repeat after any job change.

Your Rights Under State Law

ZoomInfo applies state privacy rights to residents of these states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia (ZoomInfo state privacy statement).

• Delete: you can ask ZoomInfo to delete personal information it has collected and retained.
• Opt out of sale or sharing: you can tell ZoomInfo to stop selling or sharing your personal information.
• Correct: you can ask it to fix inaccurate information.
• Appeal: residents of the states ZoomInfo lists, other than California, Nevada and Utah, may have the right to appeal a refusal.

Who qualifies: the California Attorney General says only California residents have rights under the CCPA, including residents who are temporarily out of state. Businesses must respond within 45 calendar days, with one 45 day extension if they notify you (oag.ca.gov). If you live outside the states above, the removal form is still available, but a statute does not require ZoomInfo to act.

How to file: the "Manage Your Personal Privacy" page in the Trust Center, privacy@zoominfo.com, or 833-901-0859. Keep a copy of what you send. We did not verify whether the Trust Center form differs from the removal form above.

ZoomInfo Is One of 700 Brokers

ZoomInfo is a business-contact directory. People-search sites and marketing-list brokers hold their own records, and each has its own process. GhostVault runs a free masked footprint scan, then files deletion demands with 500+ registered data brokers on your behalf. It shows each broker's reply, and only a written confirmation from the broker counts as removed. Plans start at $99/yr (pricing). We cannot guarantee any broker will comply or that your data will not reappear. See the data broker list and our background check opt-out guide.

FAQ

How do I opt out of ZoomInfo?

Go to ZoomInfo's Privacy Center (Trust Center) and use the removal request. Per third-party walkthroughs, you verify your email with a code, tick the box to delete your information, pass a CAPTCHA and submit. California and other state residents can also email privacy@zoominfo.com or call 833-901-0859.

Is it free to opt out of ZoomInfo?

Yes. The removal form we found described in third-party guides asks only for email verification, with no payment or ZoomInfo account.

How do I remove my phone number from ZoomInfo?

The self-serve removal form removes your whole profile, which includes the phone number. ZoomInfo's published policy does not describe a way to delete only the phone number. If you only want a number corrected or deleted, submit a state-law deletion or correction request through the Trust Center or privacy@zoominfo.com and name the number.

How do I delete my data from ZoomInfo?

Submit the removal request in the Privacy Center, or a deletion request under your state privacy law. Residents of California and the other states ZoomInfo lists have a statutory right to request deletion of personal information it has collected and retained.

How do I remove my information from ZoomInfo and keep it removed?

Submit the removal request, keep the confirmation, and search for your name again after 30 to 60 days. ZoomInfo collects data from the web, licensed third parties, customers and its research team, so a new profile can appear after a job change or a data refresh. Resubmit if it does.

How long does ZoomInfo take to remove your profile?

ZoomInfo's state privacy statement says it endeavors to respond to a verifiable request within 45 days, and up to 90 days if it needs more time. Third-party guides report removals within a few days to two weeks, but ZoomInfo does not publish that number.

Will ZoomInfo re-add my information after I opt out?

It can. ZoomInfo's privacy policy says it gathers data from the web, licensed third-party sources, customer contributions and in-house research. ZoomInfo's policy says it may keep limited information to honor your request, but it does not publish how it matches a new record to you, so re-check after 30 to 60 days.

Why does ZoomInfo have my information?

ZoomInfo says it collects data about people and companies from the web, information provided by users and customers, information licensed from other companies, and its in-house research team. It sells access to sales and marketing teams.