Personal information of users is available online, and this information is the greatest asset for some companies. Data brokers inspect the web to collect the personal information such as full name, location, email address, phone number, birth date from various sites which collect such information. This data can be used for spam emails, targeting various ads, and telemarketing calls, and removing this data by your own is very difficult process as, it involves loads of time to spent, efforts, as you have to contact various brokers via emails, requesting to delete the information and even some of them may not respond at first. So introducing Incogni by Surfshark, which is a personal data removal tool, which works to remove information regarding you held by data brokers and similar entities. It submits a removal request to them on your behalf to remove information in accordance with the applicable data protection laws.
Pricing Structure: –
Incogni offers two plans monthly and yearly under two divisions which are family plan and individual plan. In a yearly plan you can save upto 50% as the price of one month in this plan is half in comparison to monthly one. It also offers a 30-day money back guarantee that lets you try the tool and check whether it is satisfying your needs or not. In the plan you will get various services such as removal from private data brokers, removal from people search sites, transparent progress tracking, and improving data brokerage coverage.
Benefits of using Incogni: –
There are several benefits of using Incogni such as time saving – manually submitting requests to various data brokers is very time consuming, but with this tool, it automated the whole process from sending requests to closing. Legal compliance: It sends requests in such a way that they comply with existing privacy laws and regulations so that the data broker must remove the information, user-friendly interface – the dashboard is very easy, clear and intuitive for tracking the requests. Increases privacy and security – It significantly lessens the risk of identity theft, targeted ads, privacy invasions, by removing personal data from databases of data brokers and increases overall online security.
How Does It Work ?
To use Incogni, you have to create an account with your email id, and after responding to verification email, you have to provide some information such as full name, address, phone number and some other details. Choose the suitable subscription plan, and you are ready to go. It sends removal requests to those companies, who are mostly likely to have our information. Through automated process and legal expertise, it submits requests to data brokers, while following various laws and regulations. Then it continues to monitor and follow-up at regular intervals, status will update as completed, only when it receives the written communication about removal of information.
Conclusion: –
It gives an enthralling solution for those who are concerned about their online privacy. It provides time-efficiency, legal compliance and cost effectiveness, with the help of an automated data removal process. Continuous monitoring service guarantees the protection of data over the long term. User-friendly interface, complete approach for data removal make it a powerful tool for those who want to take dedicated steps to secure their personal information.