● Personal data removal & offline-first living
Hundreds of companies buy, copy and resell your name, address, phone number and habits. We find where your profile lives, file the deletion requests for you, and help you move what matters onto hardware you own.
01 / Exposure scan
We check people-search sites, marketing lists and risk databases for records that match you. The scan is free and we never sell or share what you enter.
02 / The method
Deleting records once is not enough: brokers re-collect data every few months. The method runs on a loop, and it ends with less of your life stored on someone else's servers.
We send legally backed opt-out and deletion requests to brokers and people-search sites, then re-check every 90 days.
Move photos, documents and notes from cloud accounts onto encrypted drives you control, with a backup plan that survives a fire.
Some accounts have to stay online. We shrink what they collect and make them hard to break into.
03 / The offline stack
Each layer comes with a step-by-step guide, tested gear picks and an estimated time to set up.
04 / Offline score
Tick what's already true. Your score updates as you go, and the lowest items are where to start.
Fully exposed. Start with a broker removal.
05 / Guides
Free, plain-language playbooks, updated whenever a law, a broker or a platform changes its rules.
Every major people-search site, the exact opt-out path for each, and which ones quietly re-list you.
LawWho qualifies, how to file, and what brokers must do by August 2026.
How-toTakeout, Location History and the YouTube settings most people miss.
GearHardware-encrypted SSDs and drives tested for speed, PIN entry and durability.
How-toTwo drives, one off-site copy, and a monthly 10-minute ritual.
AILocal models that read your files without sending a byte to the cloud.
KidsSchool apps, birthday freezes and credit locks for minors.
06 / Your rights
A summary, not legal advice. Each row links to a full guide on filing a request under that law.
| Law | Where | What you can demand | Response deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCPA / CPRA | California | Know, delete, correct, opt out of sale and sharing | 45 days (+45 extension) |
| Delete Act (DROP) | California | One request that reaches every registered data broker | Brokers check DROP every 45 days from Aug 2026 |
| GDPR Art. 17 | EU / EEA | Erasure ("right to be forgotten") | 1 month (+2 months for complex requests) |
| UK GDPR | United Kingdom | Erasure, objection to direct marketing | 1 month |
| PIPEDA | Canada | Access and correction; withdraw consent | 30 days |
| State privacy laws | VA, CO, CT, TX, OR and others | Access, delete, opt out of targeted ads | 45 days in most states |
07 / Pricing
08 / Questions
Not entirely, and anyone who promises that is overselling. You can remove most people-search listings and broker profiles, shrink what the big platforms keep, and stop new data from flowing out. Public records such as court filings and property deeds usually stay.
Brokers rebuild profiles from new sources: a change of address, a new purchase, a public record. That's why Guardian re-scans every 90 days and re-files requests automatically.
No. Every guide assumes zero background and lists the exact buttons to press. If you can copy files to a USB drive, you can follow the storage and backup layers.
We need your name and past addresses to find and remove your listings, and we use them for nothing else. We don't sell data, run ads or use your information to train AI. You can delete your account and everything in it with one button.
No. Our guides explain how privacy laws work and how to use them. For a legal dispute, talk to a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction.
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