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Place, Temporarily Lift or Permanently Remove

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Place, Temporarily Lift or Permanently Remove a Security Freeze

Welcome to the Equifax Security Freeze Website. To request a security freeze be placed, temporarily lifted, or permanently removed from your Equifax credit file please provide your personal ID information requested below. Your personal ID information will only be used for this security freeze request and will not be used for marketing purposes.

Important: Once you place a security freeze on your Equifax credit file, a PIN will be displayed on a one-time PDF that you can view and print. Your PIN will not be emailed, so please be sure to refer to the How do I get my PIN box for system requirement information.

If you would like to review general information about security freezes, please click here.

Note: If you are the victim of ID theft and have a police report or other appropriate document as required by your State, please submit your request to Equifax in writing and provide Equifax with such police report or appropriate document so you will be eligible for any benefits associated with ID theft victims.

Personal ID Information

This information is needed to verify your identity. Form fields designated with an asterisk (*) are required.

*First Name	*Last Name	Initial	Suffix

*Social Security Number	*Date of Birth
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	*If you believe your child's information has been used to obtain credit, please click in the following link for further information
*Current Address	*City	*State	*ZIP

Former Address	City	State	ZIP

Code Verification.*Type the numbers you see in the code.

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To continue using the Equifax Security Freeze Website please accept the below terms of use.
I Accept the Terms of use
YOU MUST READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE AS WELL AS THE GENERAL TERMS OF USE FOUND AT THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE IN ORDER TO USE THIS WEB SITE. Your Use: You certify that you are either requesting on your own personal credit file (i) the placement of a security freeze, (ii) a temporary lift of your security freeze to allow access to your credit file as permitted by applicable law or (iii) the removal of your security freeze. You certify that the information you provide to Equifax is accurate and complete, and that by completing any security freeze online transaction, you are authorizing Equifax to fulfill your request. You agree to follow all laws and regulations applicable to your making a security freeze request via and use of this web site. You acknowledge that Equifax may remove a security freeze if your credit file was frozen due to a material misrepresentation of fact. Additionally, making any false statements could be punishable by law. You acknowledge that you will receive an online written confirmation once a security freeze request is fulfilled by Equifax. You will not receive any additional confirmation from Equifax on your specific security freeze request and Equifax recommends you save or print the online written confirmation for your records. Some of the information on the confirmation may be necessary for future security freeze requests. This web site is provided "as is," with no warranties of any kind.
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Privacy and Security Notices

We understand your desire to know how your information will be used. See our Privacy and Security Notices for complete descriptions on how we collect, use and maintain your submitted information.

We use SSL encryption to protect the confidentiality of your personal records. You can learn more about how we protect your information online in Security Notice.

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How do I get my PIN?

During the confirmation step, you will receive a one-time PDF available for you to view and print.

To see if your device supports the Adobe PDF that you will receive, click here.

To download Adobe Acrobat Reader, please click here.