PrivateEye can obtain your phone number in several ways, including: Public records. Phone directories, property records, and court records, to obtain phone numbers. People search sites. Whitepages and PeopleFinders. Social media profiles. PrivateEye may also obtain your phone number from other sources, such as data brokers and third-party websites. Once PrivateEye has your phone number, they can contact you with pre-approved credit and insurance offers. They may also sell your phone number to other companies. You can opt out of their database if you do not want PrivateEye to have your phone number. You can visit the PrivateEye website and complete the Opt-Out Election Form to do this. You can also opt-out by mail or by phone. Once you have opted out of PrivateEye, they will no longer use your phone number to contact you with pre-approved credit and insurance offers. However, they may retain your phone number for legal or regulatory purposes.