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Last updated May 12, 2026 · Vanish Mode Me · vanishmode.me
Overview
This Privacy Notice for Vanish Mode Me ("we," "us," or "our") describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:
- Visit our website at https://www.vanishmode.me
- Use Vanish Mode — an AI-powered data removal service that automatically submits opt-out, deletion, and suppression requests on behalf of our users to data brokers, consumer reporting agencies, people-search websites, marketing databases, employment data furnishers, insurance data companies, tenant screening agencies, and financial data brokers. Users provide their personal information once through our secure intake form, and our system uses that information solely to submit legally authorized removal requests under applicable privacy laws including FCRA, CCPA/CPRA, and GLBA. We do not sell, share, or monetize user data in any form. All sensitive fields are encrypted using AES-256 encryption before storage.
- Engage with us in other related ways
Questions or concerns? Contact us at privacy@vanishmode.me
Summary of Key Points
- What personal information do we process? Information you provide directly including name, address, date of birth, email, and optionally SSN and government ID.
- Do we process sensitive information? Yes — SSN, driver's license, and government IDs when optionally provided. Only used to submit removal requests on your behalf.
- Do we collect info from third parties? No.
- How do we process your information? Only to provide the service — submitting opt-out requests. We do not use your data for any other purpose.
- Do we share your information? Only with infrastructure providers (Supabase, Railway, Anthropic) strictly necessary to operate the service.
- How do we keep it safe? AES-256 field-level encryption for all sensitive fields. TLS 1.3 in transit. JWT authentication. 15-minute session timeout.
- What are your rights? Right to access, correct, delete, and export your data at any time. Email privacy@vanishmode.me
🚫 No Advertising. No Tracking. No Exceptions.
Vanish Mode does not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, social media plugins, or any third-party analytics that collect or share user data. We do not sell, rent, lease, or otherwise monetize your personal information to any third party under any circumstances. Your data is used for one purpose only — to submit removal requests on your behalf — and is never used for advertising, profiling, or any commercial purpose beyond delivering the service you paid for.
We believe a privacy company that tracks its users is not a privacy company. We hold ourselves to that standard absolutely.
1. What Information Do We Collect?
Personal Information You Provide
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Mailing address (current and previous)
- Date of birth (encrypted)
- Social Security Number — optional (encrypted)
- Driver's license number — optional (encrypted)
- Government ID — optional
- Employer name
Sensitive Information
When you optionally provide it, we process SSNs, driver's license numbers, and state ID numbers. These are encrypted using AES-256-CBC before storage and used exclusively to submit legally authorized removal requests to agencies that require identity verification.
Payment Data
Payment information is handled entirely by Stripe. We do not store payment card numbers. See their privacy policy: Stripe Privacy Policy
2. How Do We Process Your Information?
- To deliver the service — submitting opt-out, deletion, and suppression requests to data brokers on your behalf
- To manage your account — creating and maintaining your profile
- To process payments — verifying subscription status
- To respond to inquiries — customer support
- To comply with legal obligations — responding to lawful requests
We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, marketing to third parties, or any purpose beyond delivering the service you paid for.
3. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Information?
We share data only with infrastructure providers strictly necessary to operate the service:
| Provider |
Purpose |
Data shared |
| Supabase | Database storage | Encrypted profile data |
| Railway | Backend server hosting | None directly |
| Vercel | Frontend hosting | None |
| Anthropic | AI agent reasoning | Non-PII task context only |
| Cloudflare | Domain, DNS, file storage | Screenshots of opt-out confirmations |
| Stripe | Payment processing | Payment details only |
We never sell, rent, or share your personal information with advertisers, data brokers, or any third party for commercial purposes.
4. Do We Use Artificial Intelligence?
Yes. Our agent uses Anthropic Claude to reason about opt-out submissions. When the agent processes a broker request, non-PII task context (broker name, form structure, legal basis) is sent to Anthropic's API. We never send your personal information — name, address, SSN, or any other PII — to the AI model. All sensitive data stays in our encrypted database and is only used to fill forms during the removal process.
5. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active. After account termination, we delete all personal data within 90 days, except where retention is required by law.
You can request immediate deletion of all your data at any time by emailing privacy@vanishmode.me
6. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
- AES-256-CBC field-level encryption for SSN, DOB, and driver's license
- TLS 1.3 encryption for all data in transit
- JWT authentication with 7-day token expiry
- 15-minute session timeout — sensitive data cleared from memory automatically
- No localStorage — sensitive data never written to browser storage
- Tamper-evident audit log — SHA-256 hash chain on all actions
No system can guarantee 100% security. If you become aware of a security concern, contact us immediately at privacy@vanishmode.me
7. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
No. We do not knowingly collect data from or market to anyone under 18 years of age. If you believe a minor has provided data, contact us at privacy@vanishmode.me and we will delete it immediately.
8. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
- Right to access — see all data we hold about you
- Right to correct — update inaccurate information
- Right to delete — request complete erasure of your data
- Right to export — receive a copy of your data
- Right to withdraw consent — stop all processing at any time
- Right to non-discrimination — exercising rights will not affect your service
To exercise any right, email privacy@vanishmode.me.
9. Do-Not-Track
We do not use any tracking technologies, so Do-Not-Track signals have no effect on our data practices. We honor the spirit of DNT by default — we simply don't track.
10. United States Residents
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, or other US states with specific privacy laws, you have additional rights under CCPA/CPRA and applicable state law including the right to know, access, correct, delete, and opt out of the sale of personal information.
We do not sell personal information. We do not use it for targeted advertising. We do not create consumer profiles for commercial purposes.
To submit a request: privacy@vanishmode.me
11. Updates to This Policy
We may update this policy as our service evolves. Material changes will be communicated via email or prominent notice on the site. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision.