Opt-out guide

How to opt out of FamilyTreeNow and remove your name

5 to 10 minutes easy difficultyLast verified July 26, 2026

FamilyTreeNow presents itself as a genealogy site but exposes current addresses and relatives for free. The opt-out is quick and email-verified; each individual record is removed separately, so repeat it for any duplicate listings.

FamilyTreeNow is often written as "Family Tree Now", as three words. It is the same site, and the opt-out below is the same either way.

Wondering whether FamilyTreeNow is even legitimate first? Read our honest FamilyTreeNow check for what it is, what regulators have said about it, and what it exposes.

What FamilyTreeNow exposes

Full name
Current and past addresses
Phone numbers
Birth year and age
Possible relatives and associates

Step-by-step removal

1
Open the opt-out page
Go to familytreenow.com/optout, or from the footer open Do Not Sell My Personal Information and click the opt-out tool link under How to delete.
2
Start the process
Enter your email, complete the hCaptcha, and click Begin Opt Out Procedure.
3
Search for your record
Enter your first, middle, and last name plus city, state, and birth year if prompted, then click Search to list matching records.
4
Open your record
Find the listing that matches you in the results and click View Details to open the full profile.
5
Opt out the record
Click the red Opt Out This Record button above the full name section.
6
Verify by email
Open the email from FamilyTreeNow about completing your opt-out and click the verification link.

Open FamilyTreeNow's opt-out page

Good to know

Each individual record is opted out separately, so if you have multiple listings repeat the search and opt-out for each.
Removal is free.
Check back after about 72 hours to confirm the listing is gone.

Opt-out may not be permanent because FamilyTreeNow pulls from public sources including census data and may republish your profile if it re-encounters your information, so re-check periodically.

FamilyTreeNow opt-out questions

Is FamilyTreeNow legit?

It is a real genealogy-branded site rather than a scam, and its opt-out works and is free. What unsettles most people is that a site presented as family-history research also publishes current addresses, phone numbers, and living relatives to anyone, with no login required. It is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, so its records may not lawfully be used for hiring, tenant screening, or credit decisions. Our fuller assessment is at /brokers/familytreenow.

Why does a genealogy site show my current address?

Because the same public records that document ancestry also document living people. FamilyTreeNow ingests census records, property and voter data, and commercial sources, and it does not meaningfully separate the historical from the current - so a search for a living adult can return a recent address trail and a map of relatives alongside genuinely old records.

Does FamilyTreeNow remove my relatives' listings too?

No. Each person has their own record and each has to be opted out separately, by that person or on their behalf. Your removal does not touch the profiles of the relatives FamilyTreeNow links to you, and those profiles can still reveal a good deal about you by association.

How do I remove my name from FamilyTreeNow?

Open FamilyTreeNow's opt-out page at familytreenow.com, find the listing that matches you, and submit the removal request. You then confirm the request by clicking a link that arrives by email. The whole process takes about 5 to 10 minutes and costs nothing. The step-by-step version is above.

How long does the FamilyTreeNow opt-out take?

Submitting the request takes about 5 to 10 minutes. After that, FamilyTreeNow typically removes the listing within 24 to 72 hours (often within 24 hours). If your profile is still visible after that window, search your name again - you may have a second listing that needs its own request.

Is the FamilyTreeNow opt-out permanent?

Not reliably. Opt-out may not be permanent because FamilyTreeNow pulls from public sources including census data and may republish your profile if it re-encounters your information, so re-check periodically. Treat removal as maintenance rather than a one-time fix: re-search your name every few months and repeat the opt-out for anything new.

Do I need an account to opt out of FamilyTreeNow?

No. FamilyTreeNow's opt-out works without registering or signing in, and you never need to pay. If something asks you for card details to remove your data, you are not on the real opt-out page.

Is it free to remove my information from FamilyTreeNow?

Yes. FamilyTreeNow's opt-out is free, and so is every other major US people-search opt-out. Paid removal services are worth considering for the volume of sites they cover and the re-checking they do, but they file these same free requests on your behalf - they do not unlock anything you cannot do yourself.