Data brokers are companies that collect and sell your personal information, and auditing these sites is an essential step in anyone's digital footprint analysis, especially if you are conducting it for the first time.
Apollo (apollo.io) is the B2B prospecting platform providing verified business contact information for outbound sales campaigns. An Apollo record puts your Name, Job Title, Organization Name, Work Email, Direct Dial and LinkedIn URL together and then appends firmographics about your company so a rep can identify and contact you immediately.
Apollo's opt out is fairly straightforward unlike most of the B2B: you put in your email only once, confirm it by a link sent straight to your professional inbox, then you get placed on a worldwide suppression list. This is the exact process it goes through.
What information does Apollo publish about you?
- Full name and current job title
- Work email address and direct dial phone number
- Employer, department and seniority
- LinkedIn and other professional profile URLs
- Company firmographics: industry, size, revenue and location
- Buying signals and role-change history
Skip the manual work
Don’t want to fill out forms and answer verification calls? AntiBridge removes your data from Apollo and 150+ other brokers automatically.
Start automatic removalHow to opt out of Apollo: step by step
1Open the Apollo opt-out form
Go to apollo.io then at the very bottom of the page, scroll to the footer and click Don't Sell My Info, or click Apollo Privacy Center. You'll be redirected to the removal form at apollo.io/privacy-policy/remove which is the generic Apollo page for removing your profile from Apollo products.
2Enter your professional email
Type the work email address from your Apollo record- this is the one that you will be putting in and sending to request verification. Apollo will search for a match using the business email- not your personal one- the one that a salesperson would probably have on file.
3Click the verification link
You get the confirmation email from Apollo's privacy address (if it doesn't arrive within a few minutes, check spam). You open the mail and follow the link. If you don't follow the link, nothing is launched (the step most people forget).
4Wait for processing
Apollo states that once the profile has been verified it is taken down, and the end products are taken down as soon as possible (usually 24 hours). The data is then added to a suppression list to prevent the profile being reconstructed from that same source.
5Verify and follow up if needed
As a visitor not logged in you are unable to search for a publicly available Apollo profile, so may not be able to verify that it has been removed visually. If you have concerns or the self-serve form does not work, Apollo will direct your privacy request to privacy@apollo.io where a formal access / deletion request may be submitted to comply with GDPR or CCPA.
Quick reference
| Site | Opt-out method | Removal time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| apollo.io | Online form + email verification | Within 24 hours | Free |
What happens after you opt out
The suppression list is the strong part of Apollo's opt-out-it is what stops your erased record from being re-activated. The weak spot is scope: as Apollo takes its records from the open web, from contacts added by users and from its networked e-mail scanning systems-if a new staff member adds your e-mail account, or your job title is updated-one of those will still produce a new record, under which the earlier suppression would be useless.
Check now and then and if you want similar levels of protection in the broader B2B data market, an automated service such as AntiBridge can monitor multiple contact-data providers and re-submit your optouts as your data appears again.
Tired of opting out one site at a time?
Data brokers make it easy for scammers, stalkers, and identity thieves to find you. Removing yourself from 150+ sites manually takes weeks – and your information can reappear. AntiBridge handles the removals for you and keeps watch so your privacy stays protected.
Remove my info automaticallyFrequently asked questions
Is the Apollo opt-out free?
Yes. The opt-out page on apollo.io/privacy-policy/remove is gratis, and you do not need a registered Apollo account. Just make sure not to go to any third-party non-Apollo sites that threaten you into paying for removing your Apollo account.
What is the suppression list?
Since unsubscribing, Apollo keeps a minimal amount of your identifier on a suppression list. The only reason it claims to keep it is to prevent your profile from being added back on at a future date, and it isn't used for marketing.
Why is my information on Apollo if I never signed up?
Apollo collects B2B contact information available to the public or entered by users who are syncing their contacts and inboxes. An Apollo account is not needed for you to be in Apollo, the information is about you, not from you.
Does opting out of Apollo remove me from ZoomInfo and other tools?
No. Each B2B data vendor has its own database and opt out process. Every single one (ZoomInfo, Lusha, Cognism etc.) will require equal attention, or can be handled through a service like AntiBridge.
