How to Remove Yourself from TransUnion Marketing
TransUnion is one of the three major credit bureaus, and like the others, they sell consumer data for marketing purposes. They provide demographic and financial data to marketers for targeted advertising campaigns. Opting out limits how your credit-derived information is shared with marketers.
TransUnion Marketing is just one of hundreds of sites selling your data. Even after you opt out here, your personal records will keep appearing on other data broker sites — often within weeks. Manually removing yourself from every site takes 20–30 hours and needs to be repeated constantly. Aura automatically removes your data from 100+ brokers and monitors for reappearance 24/7 — so you never have to do this again.
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TransUnion's marketing division sells consumer profiles including demographic data, financial indicators, credit-derived lifestyle segments, homeownership status, estimated income, spending patterns, and life event triggers (new movers, new homeowners, etc.). They also share data for pre-screened credit and insurance offers.
Step-by-Step Opt-Out Instructions
- Visit https://www.optoutprescreen.com to opt out of pre-screened offers
- Complete either the 5-year electronic opt-out or the permanent mail-in opt-out
- Go to https://www.transunion.com/consumer-privacy
- Click on 'Marketing Opt Out' or 'Privacy Choices'
- Follow the instructions to opt out of TransUnion's marketing programs
- You can also call TransUnion at 1-888-567-8688 to request marketing opt-out
- Allow 2-4 weeks for all opt-outs to take effect
What to Expect After Opting Out
Pre-screened offer opt-outs take effect within 5 business days. Marketing list removal takes 2-4 weeks. You will continue to have a credit file with TransUnion for lending purposes; only the marketing data sharing is affected.
Additional Tips
TransUnion also operates TrueVision, a marketing data product. Make sure your opt-out covers all TransUnion marketing programs. Use OptOutPrescreen.com to handle all three bureaus at once for pre-screened offers.
Done with TransUnion Marketing? You're not done yet. There are hundreds of other data broker sites that still have your information. Instead of repeating this process manually for every one of them, Aura handles all removals automatically and keeps monitoring so your data stays off.
Stop TransUnion Marketing and 100+ Sites from Selling Your Data →Last updated: February 10, 2026