opt out

Meaning

To choose not to participate in something, or to decide to stop receiving communications, sharing data, or being part of a program or system. It is very common in privacy policies and email newsletters.

Examples

• You can opt out of receiving promotional emails by clicking the link at the bottom.

  You can opt out of receiving promotional emails by clicking the link at the bottom.

• New users are automatically enrolled, but they have the option to opt out.

  New users are automatically enrolled, but they have the option to opt out.

• I decided to opt out of data sharing to protect my personal privacy.

  I decided to opt out of data sharing to protect my personal privacy.

• If you don't opt out within thirty days, you will be charged for the subscription.

  If you don't opt out within thirty days, you will be charged for the subscription.

• The new privacy policy allows users to easily opt out of personalized ads.

  The new privacy policy allows users to easily opt out of personalized ads.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want to opt out from the newsletter.

  ✓ I want to opt out of the newsletter.

  The correct preposition to use with 'opt out' is 'of', not 'from'.

• ✗ She opted out to the program.

  ✓ She opted out of the program.

  Do not use 'to' after 'opt out'. Use 'of' for the program/system you are leaving, or 'to' only when followed by an infinitive verb (e.g., 'opted out to avoid the fee').

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you don't want us to track your cookies, you can ___ at any time.

  💡 Choose not to participate.

  Show answer

  opt out

• To stop getting these text alerts, just reply 'STOP' to ___.

  💡 Unsubscribe or decline.

  Show answer

  opt out