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The Complete Data Broker Opt-Out List (2026): Remove Your Data from 30+ Sites

The Complete Data Broker Opt-Out List (2026): Remove Your Data from 30+ Sites

Your personal information — name, address, phone number, email, relatives, and even your property value — is being bought and sold by data brokers right now.

👤 CyberForget Team 📅 2026-07-05 ⏱ 5 min read

Your personal information — name, address, phone number, email, relatives, and even your property value — is being bought and sold by data brokers right now. These companies collect public records, purchase histories, and social media data, then package and sell it to anyone willing to pay.

The good news? You can opt out. Most data brokers are legally required to honor opt-out requests, and many offer simple web forms.

This guide gives you the direct opt-out links for 30+ major data brokers and people-search sites. Bookmark this page — your data gets re-listed periodically, so you'll want to come back every 6-12 months.


Quick Start: The 5 Most Important Opt-Outs

If you only have 10 minutes, start here. These five sites are where most of your personal information ends up first:

SiteOpt-Out LinkTime
Spokeospokeo.com/optout2 min
WhitePageswhitepages.com/suppress2 min
BeenVerifiedbeenverified.com/optout2 min
Inteliusintelius.com/optout2 min
PeopleFinderspeoplefinders.com/optout2 min

Full Opt-Out List (Alphabetical)

A–C

Acxiom One of the largest data brokers in the world. Acxiom maintains detailed marketing profiles on hundreds of millions of people.

Advanced Background Checks A background check site that publishes personal profiles.

Arivify Property records and ownership data broker.

BeenVerified One of the largest people-search sites. Shows contact info, criminal records, and relatives.

CheckPeople Background check and people-search site.

CocoFinder People-search site that aggregates public records.

CreepShield Dating profile search and background check tool.

  • Opt-out: Email privacy@creepshield.com with "Remove" in subject

D–I

DataTree (First American) Property records and ownership data.

Epsilon (Alliance Data) Marketing data broker that maintains consumer profiles.

Experian Data Services Credit bureau that also sells consumer marketing data.

FamilyTreeNow Genealogy site that also publishes current contact information.

FastPeopleSearch Free people-search engine.

FreePeopleSearch (FreePeoplesSearch) Another free people-search directory.

  • Opt-out: Search for your listing, then use site removal request

IDTrue Background check and criminal records site.

InfoTracer Background check service.

Instant Checkmate Background check and people-search site.

Intelius Major people-search site with detailed profiles.

J–P

LocatePeople People-search directory.

MyLife Public profile site that includes reputation scores.

NeighborWho People search site focused on criminal records.

Nuwber Public records and people-search site.

OKCaller Reverse phone lookup site.

OneRep Data removal service (competitor). They also publish opt-out guides.

PeopleConnect (Classmates, Glassdoor) Runs Classmates.com, which publishes yearbook and personal data.

PeopleFinders Major people-search and background check site.

PeopleLooker Background check platform.

PeopleSmart (now part of BeenVerified)

PeopleWH People-search directory.

Pipl Professional people-search engine used by recruiters.

PublicRecords Public records aggregator.

R–Z

Radaris Public records and people-search site.

SearchPeopleFree Free people-search directory.

SkipCase Civil and criminal records search.

SmartBackgroundCheck Background check site operated by BeenVerified parent.

Spokeo One of the most popular people-search engines. Also shows estimated income and wealth data.

TruthFinder Background check and people-search site.

USPhoneBook Phone number and address lookup.

USA-People-Search Free people search directory.

VerifyPeople Background check site.

VineLink (VINELink) Victim notification network — also publishes incarceration records.

WhitePages One of the oldest and most-visited people-search sites.

XpressPeopleSearch People-search directory.

ZabaSearch People-search engine (now redirects to Intelius).


Why You Need to Opt Out

Data brokers don't just collect your name and address. They aggregate:

  • Contact data: Phone numbers, emails, past addresses
  • Financial data: Estimated income, property value, mortgage info
  • Personal details: Age, marital status, relatives
  • Online activity: Purchase history, browsing habits
  • Public records: Court filings, bankruptcies, liens

This data is sold to:

  • Insurance companies — to adjust your premiums
  • Employers — for background checks before hiring
  • Landlords — to screen tenants
  • Scammers — who buy bulk data for phishing and fraud
  • Marketing firms — to build hyper-targeted ads

> The more data brokers have on you, the more vulnerable you are to identity theft, spam calls, and targeted scams. Opting out reduces your digital footprint significantly.


How Often Should You Opt Out?

Data brokers periodically refresh their data from public records and new sources. A profile you delete today may reappear in 6–12 months.

Recommend schedule:

  • Every 3 months: Re-check the top 5 (Spokeo, WhitePages, BeenVerified, Intelius, PeopleFinders)
  • Every 6 months: Run through the full list
  • Ongoing: Use a free tool like CyberForget that continuously monitors and flags re-listings so you can re-submit

DIY vs Automated Removal

ApproachTime Per SiteTotal Time (30 sites)Effectiveness
Manual opt-out2–5 min1–2.5 hoursGood, but you must repeat every 6 months
Automated service0 min0 minContinuous — monitors and re-opts out automatically
CyberForget removes the tedious part. Instead of hunting through hundreds of broker sites to find where you are listed, it does the finding and hands you the broker's own opt-out link for each listing. When your data reappears, it tells you, so you're not re-checking every site by hand.

Try CyberForget free →


*Last updated: July 2026. Data broker opt-out links change periodically. If a link in this guide is broken, contact us and we'll update it.*

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