How to remove yourself from DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service)
DMAchoice is the direct-mail preference service run by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers), letting you reduce unsolicited promotional and donor mail across participating marketers. You register your name and address so list owners suppress you. Unlike most entries here, it charges a small fee for a multi-year registration.
Your name and address on prospect/donor direct-mail lists rented across the marketing industry.
Why removing yourself from DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service) matters
On DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service), anyone can look you up — often for just a few dollars — and pull your name and address on prospect/donor direct-mail lists rented across the marketing industry. That is more than enough to target you with spam and phishing, fuel robocalls, or in the worst cases enable stalking, doxxing or identity theft. Removing your DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service) listing cuts off one of the easiest public sources of that data about you.
Opting out of DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service) is fairly straightforward, with one extra verification step — it works via paid mail-preference registration, and removals usually process in 15 minutes (paid registration). It is free: under U.S. privacy laws DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service) has to honor opt-out requests, so never pay a "removal" fee. Have your details ready for the verification step, then re-check in a few weeks to make sure the listing stayed down.
How to opt out of DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service), step by step
Open the DMAchoice registration page.
Enter your name and mailing address.
Choose which categories of mail (e.g., promotions, donor) to opt out of.
Pay the registration fee (about $9 for a 10-year term) online or by mailed check.
Allow time for participating mailers to update their suppression lists.
Link verified June 2026 — brokers change their forms, so confirm it’s the official dmachoice.org opt-out before entering anything.
Watch out: DMAchoice charges a fee (roughly $9) and only covers mailers that participate, so it reduces — not eliminates — junk mail.
Sample opt-out letter for DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service)
Some brokers accept (or require) a written deletion request by email. Here’s a ready-to-send template addressed to DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service) — open it in the generator to add your details and your state’s legal basis.
To the Privacy / Opt-Out Team at DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service), I am writing to request that you remove my listing and delete all personal information you hold about me, and that you stop selling or sharing it. I am making this request as a consumer exercising your opt-out and deletion process. To identify my records: Full name: [Your full name] Please take the following actions: 1. Delete all personal information you have collected about me. 2. Suppress my profile so it no longer appears on your website or any affiliated/partner sites. 3. Stop selling, sharing or licensing my personal information to third parties. 4. Confirm in writing once these steps are complete. Please process this request and respond within 45 days. If you need to verify my identity, contact me using the details above — but please do not require more information than is necessary to do so. Thank you for your prompt attention. Sincerely, [Your full name]
DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service) is one of hundreds
Removing DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service) is a great start — but your data is on many more sites, and DMAchoice (ANA Mail Preference Service) can re-list you within weeks. PersProtect removes you from 499 broker and people-search sites and keeps re-checking so you stay off.
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Is DMAchoice free?
No. It charges a small fee (about $9 for a 10-year registration) online or by mail.
How much junk mail will it stop?
The ANA estimates registration can reduce promotional mail by roughly 80% from participating mailers.
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