Remove your info from people search sites.

Quick answer. To opt out of people search sites, use each provider’s official process. Some related sites share a suppression tool, but no single opt-out reaches every site. Before you file anywhere, search the site for every listing under your name, including other spellings, past cities and a former name, because many sites treat each listing as its own request. Do the sites that list your current address and phone number first, request removal of eligible personal-information results from Google, use its outdated-content tool after a page changes, log each request and recheck every few months, because listings can come back.

Below you’ll find a table of opt-out pages, the steps for Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified, Intelius and its sister sites, Radaris, FastPeopleSearch, TruePeopleSearch and four more, Google’s removal tools, and how to take yourself out of Recordwell. For the wider plan, including what can’t be removed and whether to pay a removal service, see removing your information from the internet.

Opt-out pages at a glance

Each row identifies an official route and the limits of our check. A historical instruction is not confirmation that every step still works. Open the provider’s own page and check the domain before entering information.

People search opt-out pages: latest check October 19, 2026; earlier observations are labeled

Site	Opt-out page	What it asks for	How you confirm	Note
Spokeo	spokeo.com/optout	The web address of your listing, plus an email address	Click the link in Spokeo’s confirmation email	Direct public page read October 19. Says requests should be processed in 24–48 hours; each listing needs its own request
Whitepages	whitepages.com/suppression-requests	The web address of your profile, in step 1 of 5	The page’s remaining steps; we stopped at step 1	October 1 observation; page and terms not reverified October 19 (access challenge). Its terms: changes within 72 hours as a goal; only the person listed or someone legally authorized may ask
BeenVerified	BeenVerified opt-out search	Search for your record, select it and give an email address	Click the link in the verification email; a second email confirms the opt-out	October 1 observation; not reverified October 19 (access challenge). The online form removes one record; email privacy@beenverified.com about others; usually takes effect in about 24 hours
Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, US Search	PeopleConnect Suppression Center	An email address to verify first, then identity checks	Email verification, then the identity steps on screen	Official indexed text read October 19; later identity screens not inspected. One tool covers name-search reports on the four listed brands; other report types and user data have separate limits.
Radaris	No removal form observed on radaris.com	The domain displays a court-transfer notice	Not applicable	Direct court-notice page read October 19. The domain was transferred by court order in 2026
FastPeopleSearch	The removal link on its own site	Not readable to us	Not readable to us	Removal page returned an access challenge October 19; steps unverified. Current fields, verification and timing not established.
TruePeopleSearch	The removal link on its own site	Not readable to us	Not readable to us	Removal page returned an access challenge October 19; steps unverified. Current fields, verification and timing not established.
PeopleFinders	peoplefinders.com/opt-out	The web address of your profile	Click the verification link in its email	October 1 observation; not reverified October 19 (access challenge). Says it controls only what appears on its own site
ThatsThem	thatsthem.com/optout	Full name, email, street address, city, state, ZIP code and phone number	The page says it emails confirmation when processing is complete	Direct public page read October 19. It says requests are typically processed within 72 hours; other services and public records are not affected.
FamilyTreeNow	familytreenow.com/optout	Nothing to type: you find your record and click Opt Out	None; allow up to 48 hours	October 1 observation; not reverified October 19 (access challenge). Repeat the steps for each record
CyberBackgroundChecks	cyberbackgroundchecks.com/removal	Name, email and a captcha, then a form that matches the record	An emailed link, valid for 24 hours, opens the form	October 1 observation; not reverified October 19 (access challenge). Asks you to allow 3 days

Find every listing before you file

One person can appear several times on the same site: under a nickname, with a middle initial, at an old address or under a former name. Request scope varies by provider. Spokeo’s page, checked October 19, says each listing has its own web address and needs an individual opt-out. Our October 1 FamilyTreeNow and BeenVerified notes also described record-specific processes, but we could not reverify those pages today. Track every relevant listing and check what the provider’s current request covers; a shared suppression process may cover several brands.

So search first and file second. On each site, run every version of your name, and add each state you’ve lived in when the search asks for one. Open each possible result and compare the name, dates, addresses and other details with information you know about yourself. An age range and a city alone may also fit a namesake; there is no fixed number of matches that makes a listing yours. Keep contradictory or uncertain records separate and ask the provider for help before requesting removal of a record you cannot identify. FamilyTreeNow’s own instructions make the same point: verify that a record is you and not someone else with your name. Opting out a namesake doesn’t remove you, and it isn’t your listing to remove.

Your details can also sit inside other people’s listings. The FTC’s guide to people search sites notes that your information may still appear in the reports of your relatives, neighbors or associates, so opting out of your own listing may not clear every page that names you. For a wider sweep that takes in search results, old accounts and breaches, use the step-by-step digital footprint audit; face search engines have opt-outs of their own.

• An email address used only for opt-out requests
• Every version of your name: middle name or initial, nicknames, former or maiden names
• Each city and state you’ve lived in
• The addresses and phone numbers your listings show, for forms that ask you to match them
• A log with one row per listing (the columns are below)
• Time to click each confirmation link the day it arrives

Opt-out steps, site by site

Spokeo

Spokeo’s public page, read October 19, 2026, asks for the web address of your listing and an email address.

1. Search for yourself on Spokeo and open the listing that describes you.
2. Copy the listing’s address from your browser’s address bar.
3. Paste it into the form at spokeo.com/optout, with the email address you use for opt-outs.
4. Click the link in the confirmation email Spokeo sends. Its page says a request should be processed in 24–48 hours, depending on the request and the amount of data.
5. Repeat for every other listing about you; Spokeo says each must be opted out on its own.

Spokeo also says an opt-out doesn’t remove the data from where it originally came from, that your details may still appear on other websites, and that because it keeps receiving new records, your information may reappear on Spokeo later. For questions, its page lists privacy@spokeo.com. If you used Spokeo yourself and need a replacement, see sites like Spokeo.

Whitepages

Whitepages calls its opt-out a suppression request. On October 1, 2026, its page showed five steps starting with a profile URL; our earlier check stopped at step 1. On October 19, both the page and the linked terms returned access challenges. The following is the earlier observation, not a newly verified walkthrough.

1. Find your listing on Whitepages and copy its web address.
2. Paste it into step 1 on the suppression request page.
3. Follow the remaining steps the page shows. Whitepages’ terms send you to a help-center article, “How do I edit or remove a personal listing?”, for details.

Those terms of service, last updated December 8, 2025, say a request must come from the person tied to the name, address or phone number, or from someone legally authorized to act for them, and that Whitepages aims to make changes within 72 hours. They also say a suppression keeps the contact information Whitepages controls from being shown through its services, which they define to include whitepages.com and 411.com.

BeenVerified

BeenVerified’s opt-out page, read October 1, 2026, said membership and payment were not required. It returned an access challenge on October 19, so the following steps and timing remain dated observations; verify them on its current page.

1. Open BeenVerified’s opt-out search and search for your record.
2. Select the record that describes you and enter your email address.
3. Click the link in the verification email. BeenVerified then emails you that the record has been opted out.
4. Search again after a day: the page says the change takes effect in about 24 hours in most cases.

The online form removes only one record. If you find more than one, or a new record appears after you opted out, the page asks you to email privacy@beenverified.com. Opting out of the people search doesn’t cover BeenVerified’s property and contact searches, which have their own opt-out link on the same page.

BeenVerified’s parent company runs several other brands, listed in BeenVerified alternatives. Check them separately, because none of the pages we read says a BeenVerified opt-out reaches them.

Intelius and the PeopleConnect Suppression Center

PeopleConnect’s official public instructions, retrieved through the search index on October 19, describe one free suppression tool for name-search reports on Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate and US Search. The direct page returned only a script shell, so this check did not inspect later identity screens or complete the process.

1. Open the PeopleConnect Suppression Center from the provider’s own site.
2. The public instructions say to enter an email address and follow the verification link.
3. Follow the current identity and suppression screens. We did not inspect the authenticated steps, so do not treat this as a complete field list.
4. Check the affected listings after the time the tool gives. We could not reverify TruthFinder’s earlier “few days” estimate on October 19.

Suppression concerns name-search reports; phone, address and email reports may still show information, and Classmates.com is excluded. The Privacy Center distinguishes public-data suppression from user-data deletion and warns that deleting Suppression Center user data also deletes its associated suppressions. Do not confuse those requests. If information remains, use the center’s contact route. The Intelius alternatives guide discusses the related brands.

Radaris

On October 19, 2026, radaris.com displayed a court-transfer notice and no removal form. The notice states that the domain was transferred to Atlas Data Privacy Corporation after a New Jersey court judgment. This describes the page we could read; it is not a claim that every former Radaris record has been deleted everywhere.

1. If a Google result still shows information that is no longer on the linked page, consider Google’s outdated-content process below.
2. If the information remains on another site, use that site’s own removal route.
3. Keep the old URL and the observation date in your log, then recheck rather than assume a permanent outcome.

FastPeopleSearch

FastPeopleSearch’s removal page returned an access challenge on October 19, 2026, as it did in the earlier September 30 and October 1 checks. Its current fields, verification steps and processing time remain unverified.

1. Type fastpeoplesearch.com into your browser yourself instead of following an ad or another site’s link.
2. Use the removal link on FastPeopleSearch’s own pages and follow the steps it shows.
3. Record the listing, the date and how you confirmed in your log.

Check the address bar before you type anything. On October 1, a search result for “fastpeoplesearch removal” led to a page titled “Fast People Search Remove” on a different background-check company’s domain, whose main feature was that company’s own name-search form. If you want a similar free directory instead, see FastPeopleSearch alternatives.

TruePeopleSearch

TruePeopleSearch’s removal page also returned an access challenge on October 19, 2026. Its current steps and timing remain unverified. The same cautious starting points apply: open truepeoplesearch.com by typing the address, use the removal link on its own pages and follow its steps, then log the request. For other free directories and their opt-outs, see TruePeopleSearch alternatives.

PeopleFinders

Verification limit. The steps below were recorded on October 1, 2026. The official page returned an access challenge on October 19, so its current fields, confirmation and timing could not be reverified.

1. Run a person search for your name on PeopleFinders.
2. Find your listing in the results and click View Profile.
3. Copy the address from your browser bar and enter it in the form on the opt-out page.
4. Click the verification link in the email PeopleFinders sends to confirm the request.

The page says PeopleFinders can control what appears only on its own site, not on websites owned by someone else. It gives no processing time.

ThatsThem

ThatsThem’s official page, read October 19, asks for full name, street address, city, state, ZIP code, email and phone.

1. Open the official page and use the details identifying your listing.
2. Record the request date and affected listing.
3. The page states typically 72 hours and an email after completion; recheck the listing afterwards.

The public instructions do not describe a separate verification link. We did not test a request or email flow. Other providers’ records are unaffected.

FamilyTreeNow

Verification limit. The steps below were recorded on October 1, 2026. The official page returned an access challenge on October 19, so its current fields, confirmation and timing could not be reverified.

1. On the opt-out page, click “begin” to reach the search page, and search for yourself.
2. Open the record detail and make sure it’s you, not someone else with the same name.
3. Click the red “Opt Out” button on the record.
4. Allow up to 48 hours, the page says; the record is then removed from all places on the site. Repeat for each record.

The October 1 page described no email or separate form in those steps and directed search-engine findings to its contact page. We could not confirm whether that remains the process on October 19.

CyberBackgroundChecks

Verification limit. The steps below were recorded on October 1, 2026. The official page returned an access challenge on October 19, so its current fields, confirmation and timing could not be reverified.

1. On the removal page, enter your name and email address and complete the captcha.
2. Click the link the site emails you. It can take a while to arrive, and after 24 hours you’ll need a new one.
3. Fill in the form so it matches the record you want removed; the page warns that missing or inaccurate details only hinder the process.
4. Look for the confirmation page, then allow 3 days, as the site asks.

Removing yourself from Google search

Google can take a result out of Google Search, but it can’t delete the page. Its help center says that removing a result “doesn’t mean that the info is gone from the internet,” so a site opt-out and a Google removal serve different purposes. You can request removal of eligible personal-information results while pursuing the site opt-out; the outdated-content route is for a page that has already changed. Google offers three routes.

Results about you

Results about you looks for Google results that show your home address, phone number or email address. In the Google app, tap your profile picture or initial and choose Results about you; on the web, open the Results about you page and select Get started. Enter your name and the contact details you want found. Its current help page also lists Social Security, passport and driver’s license numbers. You can request removal of an eligible result, track its status and choose notifications for new matches. Google says some of these features are still rolling out, for users over 18 in certain markets.

Other personal information

Google’s personal-information removal policy also covers confidential government ID numbers such as a Social Security number, bank account and card numbers, pictures of your signature or ID, private records such as medical records, and confidential usernames and passwords. You, or someone representing you, can ask Google to take such results down, though Google says it might not remove content that’s newsworthy.

Results that are out of date

When a site has removed your listing but Google still shows the old title or snippet, use Google’s Refresh outdated content tool: select Request refresh, enter the page’s address and submit. It updates Google’s copy of a page that has been deleted or changed; it can’t take down a page that still shows your details. Use it after confirming that the linked page no longer contains the information; do not infer eligibility from the domain name alone.

Work in this order

The order matters less than finishing, but this sequence avoids doing anything twice.

1. Set up. Create the opt-out email address and start your log.
2. Find before you file. Collect every listing on a site before you submit anything there.
3. Start with what locates you. File first where a listing gives your current home address or phone number.
4. Use the shared entrance once. The PeopleConnect Suppression Center is the opt-out route for Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate and US Search, so go there once, then check all four sites.
5. Confirm the same day. Click each emailed link as soon as it arrives, since some expire; CyberBackgroundChecks’ link lasts 24 hours.
6. Choose the right Google route. Request removal of eligible personal-information results without waiting for the site to act. Use the outdated-content tool after the page has removed or changed the information.

No single request reaches every site. California residents have one partial shortcut: DROP, the state’s free Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, sends one deletion request to the data brokers registered in California, and the state privacy agency says brokers must access DROP at least every 45 days to begin processing requests, starting August 1, 2026. Status updates can take up to 90 days. It reaches registered brokers only, so the site-by-site steps still apply; the wider guide to removing your information covers DROP in more detail.

Keep a log, then recheck

A log is what turns opt-outs into a job you can finish. Keep one row per listing, not per site, with the site, the listing’s address, the date you sent the request, how you confirmed it (an email link, a code, nothing at all), the date to check again and the result.

When to recheck. Use the estimate shown by the provider when you make the request. On October 19, Spokeo’s public page said 24–48 hours and ThatsThem’s said typically 72 hours. The other timings in the dated sections above were not reverified. If the provider gives no time, a one-week follow-up is a practical reminder, not a promised service deadline. After that, search every site about every three months, and again after you move or change your name or phone number.

Listings come back. The FTC warns that if the information in your public records changes, your information could reappear for sale on people search sites, and it advises checking the sites periodically and filing a new opt-out request when you find new information. When a listing returns, file again and add a row rather than overwriting the old one; the history shows which sites relist you.

Stay safe while you opt out

• Use a separate email address. Confirmations land in one place, and the address you give people search sites isn’t the one tied to your bank or your main accounts.
• Don’t pay a site to remove you. The FTC says doing it yourself, site by site, costs nothing, and none of the opt-out pages we read asked for payment. A removal service that files for you is a separate, optional purchase; a page that wants card details to take down a listing is a reason to stop and check where you are.
• Hold back ID documents and your Social Security number. We did not inspect every later verification screen, so we cannot say that no provider will request additional identity evidence. California’s privacy regulator fined a broker in August 2026 for requiring partial Social Security numbers before Californians could opt out, warning that such a demand could intimidate people and stop them from opting out. If a form asks for a document, send only what the site’s own page says it needs, and only to a site you can verify.
• Watch for look-alike pages. Open opt-out pages from the table above or from the site itself, and check the domain in the address bar before you type your name or email. A page about removing you from one site can belong to another company.
• Give only what matches. When a form asks for an address or phone number, use the ones your listing already shows, so the site can find the record without learning anything new.

Opt-outs are one part of protecting your personal information online; securing your email and phone number, and freezing your credit, matter at least as much.

Removing yourself from Recordwell

Recordwell’s removal form costs nothing, needs no account and has no sales pitch at the end. You give your full name as it appears in results, the state or region of the listing and an email address, and tick a box saying the request is about you, or about a minor whose parent or legal guardian you are. Then pick the request: removal or opt-out, access to what’s held about you, a correction, a pause on processing while the request is reviewed, or do not sell or share. An optional details box helps match the right listing.

An emailed link confirms removal, access, correction and restriction requests. A do-not-sell-or-share request is recorded when you submit it, with no link to click; it does not delete or hide a listing. Choose removal for that request. Nothing asks for a Social Security number or an ID document. A Global Privacy Control signal from your browser is honored for that browser, which switches off optional analytics and advertising storage.

Recordwell’s removal process is separate from buying a report. Keep the confirmation and check the relevant result after processing; contact support if the request is unresolved or the listing returns. Copies on other sites aren’t touched; that’s what the steps above are for. Prefer email? Write to support@recordwell.ai. You do not need to buy a report to request removal. To inspect a name-search preview, use the form at the top or the self-check. Previews are free; full reports require a paid plan, including reports about yourself.

Open the removal form