Optery
Optery, headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, offers automated opt-out software to help individuals, families, and businesses remove personal information from over 315 data broker sites.
Services
Optery offers automated opt-out software tailored for individuals, families, and businesses to eliminate personal information from data brokers. Key services include a free account option providing a personalized Exposure Report, complete with live screenshots indicating where information is being posted and sold online. Optery also provides paid plans for automated profile removals from over 315 data broker sites. Additionally, the company offers an API for developers to integrate data broker scanning and removal technology into their own applications. Enterprises can leverage Optery's services to protect their employees and executives by removing personal information from the internet.
Locations
Optery is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, USA. The company operates with a fully remote team structure, allowing them to serve regions such as the United States, Canada, and other remote locations. Optery's remote work model supports its flexible service offerings and broadens its ability to attract talent from various geographic areas.
Industry
Operating within the B2B industry, Optery specializes in the Consumer sub-industry, focusing on home and personal privacy solutions. The company's primary focus is to offer tools and services that advance privacy protection for individuals, families, and businesses by mitigating risks associated with data brokerage.
Awards and Recognition
Optery has been recognized for its contributions to security and privacy, receiving the 'Editors' Choice' award by PCMag.com in 2022 and 2023. Furthermore, the company was featured as a winner in Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech for Security and Privacy in 2023.
Compliance and Certifications
Optery has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, as certified by Prescient Assurance. This certification underscores Optery's commitment to maintaining high standards of data security and privacy in its operations and service offerings.
History
Optery, originally incorporated as Optery, Inc., is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and registered as a C Corporation in Delaware, USA. The company was part of the Y Combinator W22 batch, a notable milestone that has helped shape its growth and development. Optery has evolved to provide a suite of services aimed at enhancing privacy through automated data broker opt-outs.