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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 www.domainwhitepages.com or with the Better Business Bureau at http://search.bbb.org/search/search.phpl.

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
Unwanted Marketing Solicitations

California's Online Privacy Protection Act:

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

California's Shine the Light Law:

bullet Opt Out Information available at www.privacyrights.org/ar/ShineLight.htm (Calif.-specific)
bullet Sample Letter - Request for Disclosure of Information Sharing Under California’s “Shine the Light” Law (Calif.-specific)

Credit:

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Sample Letter - Dispute Inaccuracies on your Credit Report

bullet 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.)
bullet Sample Letter - Annual Credit Report Request Form (Source: Annualcreditreport.com)

Debt Collection:

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

Financial Privacy:

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Sample Letter - Opt Out of Financial Information Sharing

FOIA Request:

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

Identity Theft:

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

Medical Privacy:
bullet Sample Letter - Keep Prescription Information from Being Used for Marketing
bullet Sample Letter - Sample Letter to Request Health Records

Online Information Sellers
bullet Opt out information available at www.privacyrights.org/ar/infobrokers.htm

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

Privacy Act Request:
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Sample Letter - Privacy Act Request Letter (Source: FBI)

bullet Sample Letter - Privacy Act Request Letter (Source: RCFP)

SSN Used as ID Number:

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

Unwanted Solicitations:

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