About Our Data
We use data for one purpose and one purpose alone: to help make your world more transparent.
Spokeo's Commitment to User Data Security
To enhance your experience, we collect certain types of user-generated data. This data is not part of the public information we make available through Spokeo search. We only share user-generated data with trusted third parties in accordance with our Privacy Policy. To secure that data, we adhere to industry-leading practices including complying with PCI, adopting ISO 27001 principles, submitting to regular audits, and continuously validating our infrastructure.
Usage Info
Information about your use of our website and mobile app
Info Collected Through Cookies
We use cookies, or small text files stored on your computer, to store data about your visits to our website
Account Info
Information you provide in creating a Spokeo account
Search History
The history of searches you conduct on our products
Submissions, Posts and Uploads
Information you provide when you post or upload to our products
Manually-Imported Contact Info
Contact information about you when others import or sync their contacts with Spokeo products
Manually-Entered Login Credentials
Certain features of our website must store your login credentials for other websites or services to function
Location Info
When you enable location-based features of Spokeo products, we may collect location data, such as GPS coordinates. Spokeo may also collect location data derived from your IP address
Where does Spokeo's profile data come from?
Public data sources are the foundation for what we do. Spokeo draws from a variety of publicly-accessible indexes, databases, and directories to construct detailed profiles with a wide range of information that can be used to make your world more transparent.
Consumer Indexes
Records of consumer profiles detailing age, name, address and other demographic details drawn from marketing databases
Phone Directories
Phone numbers drawn from white pages telephone directories
Email Databases
Email addresses linked to marketing demographic data
Property Records
Public property records from government offices around the country, including real estate deeds and assessor records
Social Networks
Public social profiles drawn from social networks
Court Records
Public criminal records from government offices across the U.S. Contains arrest and most wanted warrants, driving violations, sex offender data and fugitive records
Business Directories
Business listings pulled from the yellow pages telephone directories and other business directories. These listings include name, title, business address, website and email
Vital Statistics
Public records about life events documented by the government, including birth certificates, marriage licenses and death certificates
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