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Here is a boilerplate you can copy/paste to email to the above ID:

Hi Please do not use my information for any marketing purposes, and do not sell my information. I want to opt out of all the data sharing involving my data.

I am sending you this email based on your documented policy referred below:

Please note that you may, at any time ask Airbnb to cease processing your data for these direct marketing purposes by sending an e-mail to opt-out@airbnb.com.

Here is a boilerplate you can copy/paste if you don’t want to opt out of the “Project Lighthouse” discrimination study, but only out of data sharing for marketing purposes:

Subject: Opt out of marketing for user <your-email>

Please do not use my information for any marketing purposes, and do not sell my information.

I am sending you this email based on your documented policy quoted below:

Please note that you may, at any time ask Airbnb to cease processing your data for these direct marketing purposes by sending an e-mail to opt-out@airbnb.com.
Here is a boilerplate you can copy/paste to email to the above ID:

Very sad state of user friendliness. /rant Please, I beg you don't sell my info.

Yeah, I did this and got my account deleted. I do not recommend it.

Edit: apparently it was a misunderstanding of the operator... account reinstated, luckily.

Wow, this exact same thing happened to me. I called AirBnB support and they said they most likely can't restore my deleted account, how did you get them to reinstate your account?

I was so upset I lost all my data, trips, and reviews!

Sorry, didn't see the reply.

Immediately (30') after I got the first e-mail saying that my account was deleted, I replied to the operator and told her I just wanted to opt-out, not having my account deleted. She replied quickly (another 30'), said that she was sorry for the misunderstanding, and reinstated my account.

Sidenote: Apparently my opting-out request got redirected to another operator who should have got in contact with me, but 17 days after I am still waiting.

Thanks just sent.

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