Consumer Form Letters and Opt Out Information

Note: The information, advice, and suggestions contained in these letters should be used as an information source and not as legal advice. Send your letter by Certified Mail-Return Receipt Requested. If possible, fax the letter first. Make a copy of your letter for your records before sending.

To locate the proper party to send this letter to, check for a mailing address included on your original notice or on the web site in question. You may also want to check for an address with a WhoIs registration listing such as Domain Whitepages or with the Better Business Bureau.

• California's Online Privacy Protection Act
• California's Shine the Light Act
• Credit
• Debt Collection
• Financial Privacy
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• Identity Theft
• Medical Privacy
• Online Information Sellers
• Online Privacy
• Privacy Act Request
• SSN Used as ID Number
• Telephone Privacy
• Unwanted Marketing Solicitations

California's Online Privacy Protection Act:

• Sample Letter - Notify Web Site Owner about Need for Posted Privacy Policy (Calif.-specific)

California's Shine the Light Law:

• Opt Out Information (Calif.-specific)
• Sample Letter - Request for Disclosure of Information Sharing Under California’s “Shine the Light” Law (Calif.-specific)

Credit:

• Sample Letter - Dispute Inaccuracies on your Credit Report
• Sample Letters - Letters for Identity Theft Victims to Dispute Accounts
  (Source: CA Office of Privacy Protection. Scroll to the end of the document to find sample letters.)
• Sample Letter - Annual Credit Report Request Form (Source: Annualcreditreport.com)

Debt Collection:

• Sample Letter - Dispute the Debt
• Sample Letter - Stop Contact by Collection Agency
• Sample Letter - Identity Theft Victim --Stop Contact By Collection Agency
• Sample Letter - Stop Contact With Employer And Others
• Sample Letter - Complain About a Collection Agency
• Sample Letter - Stop Contact about Someone Else's Debt

Financial Privacy:

• Sample Letter - Opt Out of Financial Information Sharing

FOIA Request:

• Sample Letter - FOI Act Request Letter (Source: RCFP)
• Sample Letter - FOI Act Request Letter (Source: FBI)
• Sample Letter - FOI Act Appeal Letter (Source: RCFP)

Identity Theft:

• Sample Letter - Dispute Inaccuracies on your Credit Report
• Sample Letter - Identity Theft Victim --Stop Contact By Collection Agency
• Sample Letter - Letter to Request Fraudulent Account Information (All States as of June 2004) (Scoll to bottom. Source: CA Office of Privacy Protection)
• Sample Letter - Criminal Identity Theft, Court Petition to Clear Name (Calif.-specific) (Source: CA Office of Privacy Protection)
• Sample Letter - Criminal Identity Theft, Registration for CA Criminal Identity Theft Registry (Calif.-specific) (Source: CA Office of Privacy Protection)

Medical Privacy:

• Sample Letter - Keep Prescription Information from Being Used for Marketing
• Sample Letter - Sample Letter to Request Health Records

Online Information Sellers

• Opt out information

Online Privacy:

• Sample Letter - Notify Web Site Owner about Need for Posted Privacy Policy (Calif.-specific)

Privacy Act Request:

• Sample Letter - Privacy Act Request Letter (Source: CIA)
• Sample Letter - Privacy Act Request Letter (Source: RCFP)

SSN Used as ID Number:

• Sample Letter - Request SSN be Replaced with Alternate ID Number (Calif.-specific) (Source CA Office of Privacy Protection)

Telephone Privacy

• Sample Letter - To FTC: Oppose Pre-Recorded Telemarketing Calls

Unwanted Solicitations:

• Sample Letter - Getting Off Junk Mail Lists: Sign Up for the Mail Preference Service
• Sample Letter - Protect Your Privacy When Donating to Charities
• Sample Letter - Request for Disclosure of Information Sharing Under California’s “Shine the Light” Law (CA Only)