Galido.net shows everyone how to opt out of 30 top people search databases:
Intelius – https://www.intelius.com/optout.php
Intelius requires you to scan valid gov’t identification to prove your identity. Intelius claims, they won’t publish your driver’s license but they’ll remove your listing if you submit an ID. Don’t forget to cross out your photo and driver’s license number.
Spokeo – http://www.spokeo.com/privacy
All you have to do is copy your Spokeo URL and they’ll send you an email to confirm the deletion. Note: Spokeo is only an aggregator, so deleting your Spokeo listing won’t delete your information from the sites Spokeo is pulling from.
Instacheckmate – https://www.instantcheckmate.com/optout/
If you do not want us to share your Personal Information with any third parties, please email them atprivacy@instantcheckmate.com or select the “opt out” box on our online forms. (see the video, below)
Archives – http://www.archives.com/?_act=Optout
Simply fill out the form and you’re all set.
Poedit– http://poedit.org/auth/removal_request.html
Simply fill out the form and you’re all set.
Peoplesmart – https://www.peoplesmart.com/optout
Simply fill out the form and you’re all set.
Zabasearch – http://www.zabasearch.com/block_records/
Another site from the same people who run Intelius that requires you to fax a copy of your driver’s license to 425-974-6194. Again, remember to cross out your photo and your license number.
Peoplefinders – http://www.peoplefinders.com/manage
Simply fill out the form and you’re all set.
Pipl – Pipl is different since it’s a ‘meta’ site aggregator. From the fine folks at unlistmy.info:
Unfortunately, since Pipl.com aggregates information from all sorts of places on the web, there are no clear opt-out instructions. They claim that, since the information they gather is public, they reserve the right to display it in their listings without giving users the option of opting out.
This attitude towards privacy just doesn’t seem right. We suggest sending them an email asking to be removed from their search results: mail@pipl.com. Let us know if you have any luck!
BeenVerified
If you wish to delete your BeenVerified Opt-Out account, please send them an email atprivacy@beenverified.com.
Send Been Verified the following information:
- First & last name with middle initial
- Aliases & AKAs
- Current address
- Age & DOB
Or try out this optout form http://www.beenverified.com/optout. Then you have to confirm via email. Check out this reddit link for more info.
MyLife – from their privacy policy:
“To request that a Member Profile or Public Profile be deleted, please contact Customer Care at 1-888-704-1900 or contact us by email at privacy@mylife.com. Upon receipt of these requests, and confirmation that you are requesting that your own profile be removed, please allow MyLife 10 business days to complete this removal. It may be necessary to contact you to validate that you are the profile owner requesting the removal. This is to ensure the correct identity and profile ownership before completing these requests, and is for the protection of our users and their privacy.”
Yasni
Yasni is simply a meta aggregator. You must find your other public record listings to get deleted from Yasni. Click here to read Yasni’s privacy page.
Zoominfo – http://www.zoominfo.com/lookupEmail
Zoominfo’s records are organized by email address, so enter your email address in the form and it will pull up any related records. Remember to search ALL of your old email addresses just to be sure.
There is also an option to contact zoominfo to have your information removed:
http://www.zoominfo.com/business/about/contact-us
Spoke – https://getsatisfaction.com/spoke/topics/how_can_i_suppress_remove_my_profile
Another secondary aggregator, Spoke lets you submit data you’d like suppressed through their contact form. They also recommend you directly contact public records sources and get your information protected at the source.
LexisNexis – http://www.lexisnexis.com/privacy/for-consumers/opt-out-of-lexisnexis.aspx
LexisNexis allows you to opt out only if you’re a public facing official, an identity theft victim, or facing serious threat of harm or injury. They require proper legal documentation of any of those criteria in order to remove your information. If you meet the criteria, submit your removal request here.
Whitepages – https://support.whitepages.com/hc/en-us/articles/203263794-Remove-my-listing-from-Whitepages
Search for your individual listings, claim them as yourself, and then submit them for removal. The good news is that Whitepages is incredibly quick at removing info – sometimes in under an hour.
To stop collection of information in connection with the use of our products and services, you will need to stop using them. To opt-out of Whitepages mobile app marketing program tracking, click here. To stop collection of browsing information via supporting web browsers, click here. To stop information collection for purposes of relevant online advertising, click here.
USsearch – http://www.ussearch.com/about/privacy
Fill out the form and they’ll remove your listing. Of course, they want you to confirm with a photo of your ID. Same rules apply with Intelius/Zabasearch- cross out your photo and ID number.
Radaris – http://radaris.com/page/how-to-remove
Simply follow the steps on the removal page above. It can take a while, but they’ve laid everything out you need to remove listings for you or your family.
PrivateEye – http://secure.privateeye.com/help/default.aspx#26
Fill out and mail in this form identical to the Peoplefinders form (the companies are affiliated)
DOBSearch
Another site that needs a scanned ID for proof of identity. Fax proof of ID to 516-717-3017 and allow 4-6 weeks for removal.
Acxiom – http://www.acxiom.com/about-acxiom/privacy/us-consumer-choices/ Opt out of various advertising lists.
PeekYou – http://www.peekyou.com/about/contact/optout/
Another secondary aggregator, but PeekYou lets you submit data you’d like suppressed through their contact form. They also recommend you directly contact public records sources and get your information protected at the source.
PeopleLookup – In order for PeopleLookup.com to suppress or opt out your personal informationfrom appearing on our Website, we need to verify your identity. To do this, we require faxed proof of identity. Proof of identity can be a state issued ID card or driver’s license. If you are faxing a copy of your driver’s license, we require that you cross out the photo and the driver’s license number. We only need to see the name, address and date of birth. We will only use this information to process your opt out request. Please fax to 425-974-6194 and allow 4 to 6 weeks to process your request.
USA-People-Search – http://www.usa-people-search.com/Privacy.aspx
Plus Address: Go to the Contact page and delete profile
Lookup Anyone: http://www.lookupanyone.com/emailcontact.php
Fax proof of identity. Proof of identity can be a state issued ID card or driver’s license 425-974-6194
Social Networking Many people databases collect personal information about you through Social Networking websites. Changing your settings will help block these search engines from accessing your personal information.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=privacy Go to Settings > Privacy > and under Who can look me up, Do you want other search engines to link to your timeline?, select Off. If you have family listed, remove them also, under https://www.facebook.com/profilename/about
Linked In: http://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/83
Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/settings/
Go to Settings > Search Privacy > Set “Keep search engines (ex: Google) from showing your Pinterest profile in search results” to off
Google Plus: https://www.google.com/settings/privacy
Google Plus Privacy Settings:
Go to Google Dashboard: https://www.google.com/dashboard/b/0/
> Account > Websites autorized to access the account, and see if any are unauthorized
> Profile > Manage sharing of contact info > uncheck In your circles/Have you in circles
Myspace:
If you used to use myspace, no longer do, and never deleted your account, chances are people databases are still crawing your profile page for data. Delete your information or cancel your account (go to https://www.myspace.com/my/settings/account/name)! If you no longer have access to your account, fill out this declaration form to get control of your data: http://myspace.desk.com/customer/widget/emails/new?t=150416
http://massprivatei.blogspot.com/2015/12/how-to-delete-your-personal-info-from.html
This is a goldmine of info. Thanks for sharing!
iirc you will still show up as a relative if a family member is entered in the search field and if anyone in your circle of reference ever posted in facebook or another ego feeding service your likeness will turn up there.
you know, that Christmas photo or gathering that your dufus family member thought was so great they shared it with the world.
Hey, here’s an idea. How about we skip all of this hassle and just keep everything PRIVATE by default like we used to and make sure these companies setup restrictions to do the same and to penalize them if they don’t.
Nah! That would be too easy.