Free opt-out guides
Remove yourself from the data brokers
Step-by-step guides to opting out of the major US people-search sites - verified and dated. Work through them yourself for free, or run a scan to see which list you first.
Start here - quick wins 41
Email-verified web forms, no account required. Most take five to ten minutes each.
Opt out of Acxiom
Opt out of Advanced Background Checks
Opt out of AnyWho
Opt out of Apollo.io
Opt out of BeenVerified
Opt out of CheckPeople
Opt out of CocoFinder
Opt out of Data Axle
Opt out of Epsilon
Opt out of FamilyTreeNow
Opt out of FastPeopleSearch
Opt out of FreePeopleDirectory
Opt out of InfoTracer
Opt out of Innovis
Opt out of Instant Checkmate
Opt out of NeighborWho
Opt out of NumberGuru
Opt out of Nuwber
Opt out of PeekYou
Opt out of PeopleByName
Opt out of PeopleFinders
Opt out of PeopleLooker
Opt out of PeopleSearchNow
Opt out of PeopleSmart
Opt out of RocketReach
Opt out of Seamless.AI
Opt out of SearchPeopleFree
Opt out of SearchQuarry
Opt out of SmartBackgroundChecks
Opt out of Spokeo
Opt out of SpyFly
Opt out of StateRecords.org
Opt out of Sync.me
Opt out of ThatsThem
Opt out of TruePeopleSearch
Opt out of TruthFinder
Opt out of TruthRecord
Opt out of UnMask
Opt out of USA People Search
Opt out of USPhoneBook
Opt out of Veripages
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These need an account, extra verification, or a second attempt to stick.
Opt out of 411.com
Opt out of ClustrMaps
Opt out of CyberBackgroundChecks
Opt out of Equifax
Opt out of Experian
Opt out of Intelius
Opt out of LiveRamp
Opt out of MyLife
Opt out of Ownerly
Opt out of Radaris
Opt out of TransUnion
Opt out of US Search
Opt out of Verisk
Opt out of VoterRecords.com
Opt out of Whitepages
Opt out of ZoomInfo
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Expect phone or ID verification, slow processing, or repeated follow-up.
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Delete-at-scale explainers
California's DROP: delete your data in one request
How California's Delete Act and the DROP platform let residents opt out of many brokers at once.
DROP vs paid removal services
When the free state platform is enough, and when a paid service is worth it.
Not in California? Your equivalent options
Deletion and opt-out rights in other states, plus the paths that work anywhere.