Data brokers · G · checked Sep 30, 2026

How to opt out of Gale

Published Sep 29, 2026 · Last reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · by Agent Exchange

Registered as a data broker in California: 2023, 2024 (CPPA registry; not on the 2026 registry).
Website: www.gale.com/ · Based in: Mason, OH, USA.
Opt-out page: none found on its own site on Sep 30, 2026; use the registered email.
Rights page declared to the registry: cengage.widen.net/view/pdf/hk69f4p7oq/cengage-privacy-notice-october-2.
Registered contact: privacy@cengage.com.
Collects minors' personal information: yes. Declared sensitive categories: minors' personal information.

Steps

Send the request to the registered email privacy@cengage.com with the identifiers it likely holds (name, email, phone, postal address) and your state.
Put the deadlines on record: build the request letter (free): it cites the law, dates both deadlines and gives you a ticket number.
California residents: one request through DROP covers Gale and every registered broker; processing starts August 1, 2026 and repeats every 45 days.
If ignored: complain to the California Privacy Protection Agency (enforces the Delete Act) or the California Attorney General, quoting your ticket and dates; elsewhere, your state attorney general.

Build the request to gale.com Free; you send it; we track the clock.

Is Gale a data broker?

Yes, by its own registration with the California Privacy Protection Agency for 2023, 2024 (not on the 2026 registry): under Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.99.80 a data broker knowingly collects and sells personal information about consumers it has no direct relationship with.

How do I remove my information from Gale?

No opt-out page was found on its site; email privacy@cengage.com. Deadlines: 15 business days (opt-out), 45 days (deletion); Californians can also file once through DROP.

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Sources: CPPA Data Broker Registry (2024 CSV) and www.gale.com/, read Sep 30, 2026. Registry facts are Gale's own declarations. Not on the 2026 California registry (last registered 2024). Rights page robots disallow. Informational, not legal advice.

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