Growing Libraries Opt Out: Required Form and Verification

To opt out of Growing Libraries, complete its Do Not Sell or Share My Data form. The form asks for your name, address, email and phone information so the company can search and suppress its database. Its policy explicitly says a completed form must be received and that it does not process removal requests by email.

Use the database form even if you also unsubscribe from marketing emails. Those are different actions. We inspected the public policy and form on November 13, 2026; we did not enter personal data, submit a request or test a removal result.

What Growing Libraries describes in its policy

Growing Libraries discusses personal information and data segments used for advertising, analytics and marketing services. It says it may share or sell information with business partners and customers. It also collects information from website interactions and service signups.

This guide addresses that commercial data workflow. It does not provide a way to erase a public library's borrowing records, an educational institution's records or every account with a similar name. Contact the institution responsible for those records directly.

The opt-out guide hub helps separate controller-specific requests. Keeping the scope narrow avoids sending personal information to the wrong organization.

Use the database form alongside unsubscribe

The official privacy policy contains both a general rights discussion and the specific instruction requiring a form for removal. Its EU/UK paragraph mentions email for rights requests, but the removal instruction says email requests are not processed. Do not treat those passages as an unqualified email-deletion alternative.

If that distinction affects your situation, ask the privacy team to clarify how your right should be exercised. Do not assume an email has initiated removal when the site says the form is required.

Complete the official matching fields

Open Do Not Sell or Share My Data from the policy or site footer. The page explains that it needs the supplied identifiers to determine whether your information is present and suppress it from the database.

The inspected form shows first name, last name, street address, a second address line, city, a state selector, country/region, ZIP code, email and phone controls. The state field is labeled “Shipping State”; it appears within this privacy form and does not mean you need to place an order.

• Enter the accurate identifiers relevant to your own record.
• Review the name, address, email and phone details before proceeding.
• Read the statement requesting removal from databases for resale or licensing.
• Confirm authorization for Growing Libraries to contact you to verify identity if you agree.
• Complete any browser verification and keep the resulting confirmation.

The public form contains reCAPTCHA controls. We did not test submission or a confirmation message. Do not use invented identifiers merely to advance a live request: incorrect matching information can prevent the company from finding your record.

Handle identity checks carefully

The policy says identity verification may be required and may involve government identification. The initial form we inspected did not show an identity-document upload field. Those observations are compatible: initial contact fields and later verification can be different stages.

If a follow-up asks for a document, verify the sender and request a secure method plus an explanation of what is necessary. Do not send passwords, a full financial history or unrelated information. The identity-verification buying guide explains questions worth asking when a service handles this work for you.

Authorized-agent requests may require verification of both the consumer and the agent's authority. A request sent by a third party is not automatically accepted solely because the third party offers paid removal.

Timing and follow-up

Growing Libraries says it will respond as soon as it can within the time permitted by applicable law. The inspected pages do not establish one fixed processing promise for every request. Historical annual counts are not evidence that a new request will be completed immediately.

Record when you submitted the form and when any verification was completed. If you receive only an acknowledgment, wait for the substantive response rather than marking the record deleted. If the response period provided to you passes, contact the privacy team with the reference and ask whether more information is needed.

The policy lists privacyteam@growinglibraries.com and a Chief Privacy Officer postal contact. Use those details for clarification or follow-up while retaining the distinction that the company requires its form to initiate removal.

Understand suppression and retention

The form describes searching for your information and suppressing it. The authorization refers to removing data from databases for resale or licensing. Ask the final response to clarify whether active marketing use stopped, identifiable information was deleted, or a suppression record remains. The removal report guide explains those status distinctions.

The policy allows certain retention for legal obligations, fraud prevention, disputes and other permitted purposes. Stopping resale does not establish that every record of a customer transaction has disappeared.

A separate Agile Education Marketing opt-out can be relevant when another education-marketing provider holds your details. It is an independent request, not a required step of the Growing Libraries form.

Review exposure after the response

Keep the final result and any retention explanation. Updated source information, later signups or another controller's records can create further exposure; do not infer the cause without evidence. If you see a new record, compare its identifiers and source with the earlier request.

The one-time versus recurring removal comparison can help you decide how much ongoing work you want to manage. There is no reason to pay for a broader service solely because a single provider offers a free manual form.

For a wider view of public profiles, use a free exposure scan. Its findings do not inspect Growing Libraries' private marketing database or prove that a suppression request succeeded.

Frequently asked questions

Can I request removal by email instead?

The policy's specific removal instruction says a completed form is required and email removal requests are not processed. Use email for clarification or follow-up rather than assuming it replaces the form.

Why does the form ask for my address and phone?

The page says these identifiers are used to search for and suppress your database information. Check that you are on the official form before providing them.

Must I upload government identification immediately?

No document upload appeared in the initial form. The policy says later verification may require identification; assess any follow-up through the official channel.

Does unsubscribing stop data licensing?

The policy separates email unsubscribe from the database opt-out. Use the database form for resale or licensing suppression.

Will this erase library borrowing history?

That is outside the commercial workflow described here. Contact the institution that controls your borrowing records.

What counts as completion?

A substantive response explaining the action and scope is stronger evidence than a form acknowledgment. Keep any statement about retained or unmatched information.