Your Privacy
-OPT-OUT SERVICE
-DO NOT CALL LIST
You've probably been on the other end of
all those solicitations ending up in your email, mailbox and
phone calls. Those offers can really pile up and are extremely
annoying to many people. There is a way to reduce your bulk
mail advertisements. There are three lists to opt out from.
There is opting out from telephone, email and mail. The Directory
below supplies you with the information to "Opt Out"
DMA - DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION
Opting out by phone
Telephone Services
PO Box 9014
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Opt out by phone: 212-768-7277
Opting out by mail
Mail Service
PO Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9014
Opt out by email
www.e-mps.org
THE CREDIT BUREAUS
There are three national credit bureaus. Experian, Equifax
and Trans Union. These credit bureaus share your personal
information with Telemarketers, insurance companies and financial
services companies. You can opt out with these companies as
well simply by calling the designated phone number.
Opt out from the credit bureaus
1-888-567-8688
OPTING OUT FROM OTHER DIRECTORIES
There are several other directories that carry information
about you especially if you are listed in any phone book,
voter's registration or if you're a homeowner.
Haines Criss Cross
1-800-562-8262
Sample Opt out Letter
To opt out by mail use this simple letter.
To: List Service
Date: today's date
To whom it may concern,
I am aware that I am listed in your directory.
At my request, please remove my name from these lists effective
immediately. Below is the information you need to complete
my request.
Your full name:
Your current address:
Previous mailing address:
Your signature:
The National "Do Not Call"
Registry
Amendment to the Telemarketing Sales Rule
 The
FTC will not allow private companies or other such third parties
to "pre-register" consumers for the national Do
Not Call registry. Web sites or phone solicitations that claim
they can or will register a consumer's name or phone number
on a national list – especially those that charge a fee
– are a scam. Consumers will be able to register directly
with the FTC, or through some state governments, but never
private companies. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has
amended the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to give consumers
a choice about whether they want to receive most telemarketing
calls. Consumers soon will be able to put their phone numbers
on a national “do not call” registry. It will be
illegal for most Telemarketers to call a number listed on
the registry.
Beginning in July, consumers will be able
to put their telephone numbers on the national registry, which
Telemarketers subsequently will be required to access. When
registration opens in July, consumers can register for free
in two ways: online or by telephone. Telephone registration
for the National “Do Not Call” Registry will be
available to consumers coast-to-coast during July 2003. Online
registration will be available nationwide on or around July
1.
Telephone registration will open for consumers
in states west of the Mississippi River – including Minnesota
and Louisiana – on the same date. Telephone registration
will be available one week later to the entire country. As
of October it will be illegal for most Telemarketers to call
a number listed on the registry. In addition to establishing
the national “do not call” registry, the amended
TSR calls for other changes, including limiting abandoned
calls, restricting unauthorized billing and requiring Telemarketers
to transmit Caller ID information.
This
site has information for you – whether you’re
a consumer interested in signing up for the national “do
not call registry,” or a telemarketer or seller interested
in learning more about your responsibilities under the amended
TSR. This site will be updated with new information, including
the initial date when registration will begin, a link to online
registration, and expanded information for businesses. So
check back often for all you need to know about the national
“do not call” registry and the amended TSR.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is creating
a national "do not call" registry. Soon, the following
will occur:
Telephone registration for the National
“Do Not Call” Registry will be available to consumers
coast-to-coast during July 2003. Online registration will
be available nationwide on or around July 1. Telephone registration
will open for consumers in states west of the Mississippi
River – including Minnesota and Louisiana – on the
same date. Telephone registration will be available one week
later to the entire country.
In September, Telemarketers and other sellers
will have access to the registry. They will be required to
scrub their call lists against the national "do not call"
registry at least once every 90 days.
In October, the FTC and the States will
start to enforce the national "do not call" registry
provisions of the Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule. Violators
are subject to a fine of up to $11,000 per violation. At this
point, consumers on the registry should start to get fewer
telemarketing calls.
The FTC's implementation schedule for the
national "do not call" registry will be updated
at www.ftc.gov/donotcall.
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