DeleteMe vs Privacy Bee Comparison
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| Rating | 6.1 | 6.5 |
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| Free tier | Free scan, no removal | Free scan, no removal |
| Sold separately | Yes | Yes |
| Established | 2010 | Not specified |
| Coverage | ||
| Regions covered | United StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustraliaEuropean UnionOther regions | United StatesCanadaUnited KingdomEuropean UnionAustraliaOther regions |
| Brokers covered | 97 (vendor claim)Show detailsHide detailsThe public pricing page sells personal plans for the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. DeleteMe's help center also lists six EU countries, Brazil and Singapore under international plans without a public price, and the EU coverage is small: a few dozen sites, mostly business directories. | 1251 (vendor claim)Show detailsHide detailsPrivacy Bee says it removes data from brokers in every country where they operate, using laws such as the GDPR, except countries under US sanctions. Its public broker directory does not label each broker by country, but it includes sites such as 192.com in the UK, Das Örtliche in Germany, Canada 411 and AustraliaLookup. Essentials covers 542 people-search sites and their affiliates; Pro and Signature cover all 1,251 brokers plus custom sites you submit. |
| Removal method | Automated + human review | Automated + human review |
| Re-checks | Quarterly | Monthly |
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| Proof of removal | Status onlyShow detailsHide detailsStandard plans get four privacy reports a year, Premium six. Reports and the dashboard show a status per site, such as removal in progress or removed; DeleteMe says it checks a listing is gone before marking it removed. The sample report contains no screenshots. | ScreenshotsShow detailsHide detailsEach exposure in the dashboard has a status: Discovered, Removal In Progress, Closed, Failed or Clean. Closed can mean removed, the company never answered, or the record did not match you. Privacy Bee says every confirmed removal is documented with a screenshot in the dashboard. A monthly report arrives by email on the first of each month. |
| Independent tests | Consumer Reports (2024) | None on record |
| Process audit | None on record | None on record |
| Your data | ||
| Data you hand over | NameAddressPhoneEmailDate of birth | NameAddressDate of birthEmailPhone |
| What they do with it | Used for marketingShow detailsHide detailsThe policy says the data you enter for removal goes to data brokers only to request removal and is stored only in the US. Contact details are used to market DeleteMe, with an opt-out, and other account data can go to business partners and corporate affiliates. Customer data can be transferred in a merger or sale of the company. | Used for marketingShow detailsHide detailsThe privacy policy says Privacy Bee does not sell personal data and uses no third-party analytics or ad trackers, although a cookie banner on its pages says it uses cookies to measure ads. It does use your data to improve its marketing and to send promotional emails, which you can unsubscribe from. Data is kept for up to a year after you leave unless you ask for deletion. |
| Jurisdiction | United StatesShow detailsHide detailsDeleteMe is a trade name of Abine, Inc., a Delaware corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts. | United StatesShow detailsHide detailsPrivacy Bee, LLC is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia; its terms are governed by Wyoming law, and all listed subprocessors store data in the United States. |
| Owner | Venture-backedShow detailsHide detailsRun by Abine, Inc., founded by Rob Shavell, Eugene Kuznetsov and Andrew Sudbury; Abine is venture-backed, with a $5.2 million Series A from Atlas Venture and General Catalyst in 2011, and its policy lets customer data pass to a buyer if the company is sold. | Independent companyShow detailsHide detailsCEO Harry Maugans; Privacy Bee describes itself as fully self-funded, with no venture capital or private equity. In August 2026 it bought the removal service EraseMe.app. |
| Security audit of the service | None on record | None on record |
| Past data breach | No | No |