{"id":19232,"date":"2026-02-12T15:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/?p=19232"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:38:18","slug":"what-is-delete-act-and-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Delete Act and DROP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, finding anyone; information online isn&#8217;t as difficult as it used to be some time before. On the internet, you can find anyone&#8217;s complete details, including their names, email addresses, and other data. There are many online websites that get your data to sell to others for their own purposes, which you will learn from this blog. This has become a serious privacy risk concern for the users. Because of this, an act named the <strong>Delete Act and DROP\u00a0 <\/strong>was launched, but many people don&#8217;t know about this act or what it means. But you don&#8217;t need to stay unaware of it anymore, in this <strong>iProVPN<\/strong> blog, know the Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[iprovpn_btn]<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#What_Is_the_Delete_Act\" >What Is the Delete Act?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#What_Is_DROP\" >What Is DROP?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#Benefits_of_DROP\" >Benefits of DROP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#How_to_Use_DROP\" >How to Use DROP?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#How_to_Know_if_You_Can_Use_DROP\" >How to Know if You Can Use DROP?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#Steps_for_Data_Brokers_on_DROP\" >Steps for Data Brokers on DROP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#What_Are_the_Statuses_on_DROP\" >What Are the Statuses on DROP?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#Different_Status_on_DROP\" >Different Status on DROP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#Start_Browsing_Privately\" >Start Browsing Privately!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/what-is-delete-act-and-drop\/#Delete_Act_and_DROP-_FAQs\" >Delete Act and DROP- FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_the_Delete_Act\"><\/span>What Is the Delete Act?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Delete Act is made to give people more control over their online privacy, since many companies store users&#8217; data. Users don\u2019t know who is accessing their data and if it is safe on online platforms. These platforms sell your data to avoid this Delete Act allows users to delete their personal records for data brokers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In California, there is <strong>\u201cThe California Act,\u201d<\/strong> the law that gives users the right to users to delete their online information from online platforms. So, the data brokers don\u2019t sell their data, further analyze data, and stop using it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_DROP\"><\/span>What Is DROP?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DROP is the secure platform that CCPA, i.e., California Privacy Protection Agency, created the DROP (Data Broker Requests and Opt-Out Platform) It gives users the right to prevent their data from being sold online. It is a beneficial platform that allows users to send one request to hundreds of data brokers at once. So, these brokers delete that data and won\u2019t use it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_DROP\"><\/span><strong>Benefits of DROP<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Overall Data Control: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data brokers get your data and use it. Drop is used to control your information and decide what data can be accessed and what to delete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>No Scam Messages: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you use Drop, your data will not be used by the data broker, and ultimately, you will not receive any unwanted scam messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>More Secure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Online data brokers can misuse your data, and it\u2019s a security risk. If you use the drop to delete your information, you will be more secure online.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_DROP\"><\/span>How to Use DROP?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use Drop if you live in California, it\u2019s the major point of it. Follow these given steps for using Drop. If you are using the platform as a user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Create Account Sign UP: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an account and use your email address for all updates and data deletion requests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Verify Residence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You must be a California resident to use Drop, as Delete is an Act of the State of California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Additional Details: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also add in other details like phone numbers, date of birth, and the information that a data broker can use to identify your online presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Data in Hashed Format: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Drop, all users&#8217; information is in Hashed format, which is secured in scrambled format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Select Broker:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> User can select one or all data brokers, or request data deletion online. This way, you can request the specific broker if you care more about online privacy than targeting all brokers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Submit Request:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Request for data deletion, the request will till up their until it is<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also provide your Mobile Advertising ID (MAID), TV ID, and Vehicle Identification number (VIN) as additional information for the exact user searches.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Know_if_You_Can_Use_DROP\"><\/span>How to Know if You Can Use DROP?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not everyone can access the DROP site to request data removal from online platforms. Here is how you can know if you fall under the criteria of using DROP.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must be from California to use DROP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must be able to verify your identity from login.gov.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should be able to have extra data to provide for exact searches.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_for_Data_Brokers_on_DROP\"><\/span>Steps for Data Brokers on DROP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a Data broker on Drop, then follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Create Account:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Create a Drop account to use the platform as a broker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Complete Payment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a registration fee for the Data brokers on CPPA, which needs to be paid yearly. Moreover, data brokers have to register with CPPA every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Check\u2019s Data: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After registration, the broker checks for the identifiers like names, DOB, email, and others to match data from the Database.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Delete Request: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the broker finds the data that users had requested, the data broker deletes that data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Regular Platform Check: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a broker, check the DROP platform regularly for updates to check new data deletion requests.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>California Delete Act gives a specific start date to delete data to the data brokers; before that, they cannot delete the users&#8217; requested data.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_the_Statuses_on_DROP\"><\/span>What Are the Statuses on DROP?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are different statuses on every request on Drop; these are assigned by the data brokers, so users can easily check the status of their request. You, as a user, need to access it by entering your DROP ID.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Different_Status_on_DROP\"><\/span>Different Status on DROP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The status on the DROP will let you know the position of the data requested. These statuses are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Record Deleted: <\/b>In Delete Act and DROP, delete status <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">means that data you requested for\u00a0 deletion has been deleted, and don\u2019t use the data anywhere, or they sell it to third parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Record Exempted: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This status means that some of the users&#8217; data is kept beyond the data brokers, and they have permission from the law. This data can be of health or any legal documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Record Opted-Out: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that data brokers couldn&#8217;t find your data based on the information you have provided. They will still have your data, but can\u2019t sell it further.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Record Not Found: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the data broker does not have<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">any information in their database, it might be your name, email, phone numbers, or others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Record Pending: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The status means that the data broker has received your request, but hasn\u2019t had a chance to review the details and take action. Usually, brokers get <strong>90 days<\/strong> to respond.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The California Delete Act and DROP was created to give users the right to request the deletion of their data. <strong>DROP<\/strong> is the platform where you can register your request, since a data broker can sell your personal information to third parties, and they can misuse it. Remember, before requesting the data deletion on the platform, is that your residence must be in <strong>California<\/strong>. Moreover, always provide your extra details, including your email, phone number, or vehicle number, so the data broker can easily search for your data. 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To be safe on the internet, and if you are from California, you can use Drop platform to delete your data.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-19235\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-19235\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-19235\" \r\n                data-item=\"\" \r\n                style=\"background:transparent;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">How much time do data brokers get to respond to requests?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-19235\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-19235\"\r\n                style=\"background:transparent;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 90 days, the data broker has to respond to the data deletion request and has to update its status to deleted, opted out, exempted, not found, or pending.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-19236\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-19236\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-19236\" \r\n                data-item=\"\" \r\n                style=\"background:transparent;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">What is CCPA?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-19236\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-19236\"\r\n                style=\"background:transparent;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CCPA is the California Consumer Privacy Act, later known as California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). It is the right of the people of California, according to it, that they can limit it to be used by others.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-19237\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-19237\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-19237\" \r\n                data-item=\"\" \r\n                style=\"background:transparent;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Can I use DROP in another country?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-19237\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-19237\"\r\n                style=\"background:transparent;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No, you cannot use drop in another country, this platform is only for people lives in California.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" \r\n                id=\"accordion-header-post-19238\"\r\n                role=\"button\"\r\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\r\n                aria-controls=\"accordion-content-post-19238\"\r\n                data-id=\"post-19238\" \r\n                data-item=\"\" \r\n                style=\"background:transparent;\" \r\n                data-tags=\"\"\r\n                tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Is all the data deleted from DROP?<\/div><\/div><div id=\"accordion-content-post-19238\" \r\n                class=\"accordion__body\" \r\n                role=\"region\"\r\n                aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-post-19238\"\r\n                style=\"background:transparent;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No, not all the data is deleted on your request; laws do not permit the deletion of some data, including government documents, health-related data, and some other types of data.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, finding anyone; information online isn&#8217;t as difficult as it used to be some time before. 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