Reduce security-system advertising after a move
Write to the security company named on the postcard and ask it to stop postal marketing to your address. In the same request, say that notices about any service you already have with that company should continue, so the opt-out cannot be read as a cancellation.
Separate the pitch from your current service
- Sort the security mail by company name. Set aside anything that shows your own account number, a service visit you booked or a contract you signed. Handle that mail as account mail, not advertising.
- For each remaining postcard, note the company name, the offer, any promo code and the mailing name and address exactly as printed.
- Look the company up yourself instead of relying only on the phone number or website on the card. If the card claims a link to a company you already deal with, check that claim through a contact route you already trust.
- Ask the company whether it offers a postal marketing opt-out. If it lists no mail option, ask what it can do about printed promotions.
- Send the request and note the company, date and channel you used.
Word the request so monitoring stays untouched
Limit the request to promotions. Say plainly that you are not asking to cancel, pause or change any monitoring plan, billing contact or service account. If the house came with a system from a previous owner, keep the provider's contact details with your home records and settle any service questions with that provider directly.
The CFPB notes that recorded home-purchase information can become public and that advertisers may use it in mailings. A postcard that mentions your purchase therefore does not show that the sender has any relationship with you or your lender. Keep closing and loan documents with your home records, apart from the advertising you plan to discard.
Example postal marketing request
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Match new cards to your list
When another security postcard arrives, compare the company name with your notes. If you already wrote to that company, follow up using any timing it gave you and mention the date of your first request. If the name is not on your list, it is a new sender and needs its own request.
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