Opt-out guide

How to opt out of PeekYou and remove your name

5 to 15 minutes easy difficultyLast verified July 22, 2026

PeekYou is different from address-focused brokers: it stitches together your usernames, social profiles, and web mentions into one online-footprint profile. The opt-out is a simple email-verified form; submit it once per listing.

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

What PeekYou exposes

Full name and usernames
Approximate location (city and state)
Links to social media profiles
Links to news mentions and web pages
Aggregated public online footprint

Step-by-step removal

1
Find your PeekYou listing
Search your first and last name on peekyou.com, select your state, open the listing that is you, and copy the profile URL.
2
Open the opt-out form
Go to peekyou.com/about/contact/optout, or scroll to the homepage footer and click Do Not Sell My Personal Information.
3
Fill in the form
Enter your name, city/state, email, and the profile URL you copied, then solve the CAPTCHA and check the required consent boxes.
4
Confirm by email
Open the message PeekYou sends (from optout@peekyou.com) and click the verification link to finalize the request.

Open PeekYou's opt-out page

Good to know

No account is required and the opt-out is free.
If you have more than one listing, submit the form once per profile URL.
Check spam for the optout@peekyou.com confirmation email - the request is not processed until you click the link.

Because PeekYou re-crawls social media and other public web sources, a new profile can be rebuilt over time, so re-search periodically and submit a fresh opt-out if you reappear.

PeekYou opt-out questions

How do I remove my name from PeekYou?

Open PeekYou's opt-out page at peekyou.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 15 minutes and costs nothing. The step-by-step version is above.

How long does the PeekYou opt-out take?

Submitting the request takes about 5 to 15 minutes. After that, PeekYou typically removes the listing within roughly 48 hours to 10 days. 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 PeekYou opt-out permanent?

Not reliably. Because PeekYou re-crawls social media and other public web sources, a new profile can be rebuilt over time, so re-search periodically and submit a fresh opt-out if you reappear. 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 PeekYou?

No. PeekYou'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 PeekYou?

Yes. PeekYou'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.

What does PeekYou show about me?

A typical PeekYou listing can include full name and usernames, approximate location (city and state), links to social media profiles, links to news mentions and web pages, and aggregated public online footprint. Exactly what appears varies by person and by how much of it has reached public records.

Why does PeekYou need my email address to remove my data?

It uses the email only to confirm that the request came from you, which stops strangers from deleting each other's listings. Consider using an alias address if you would rather not hand PeekYou a live inbox. The confirmation link often lands in spam, and on most brokers it expires within a day or two.