Step-by-step opt-out instructions for 37+ data broker and people-search sites across the US, Canada, and Australia. No account, no upsell to read the steps — just how to actually get your listing taken down.
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A phone/people directory owned by Whitepages, sharing the same opt-out system.
Opt-out steps →A Canada-wide (all provinces and territories) reverse-phone and people-search directory.
Opt-out steps →A large marketing data broker — no public search page; it sells aggregated data to advertisers rather than showing individual profiles.
Opt-out steps →A simple address-lookup front end; its data and opt-out both run through Intelius/PeopleConnect.
Opt-out steps →A background-check and people-search aggregator.
Opt-out steps →A background-check and people-search site; shares its removal database with PeopleLooker (same parent company, The Lifetime Value Co.).
Opt-out steps →Canada's largest phone directory site — lists name, address, and phone from public directory listings.
Opt-out steps →A subscription background-check and people-search service.
Opt-out steps →A Canadian marketing-data company maintaining household-level name, address, age, income, and lifestyle records for direct-mail and marketing use.
Opt-out steps →Shows a household's approximate location on a map — frequently flagged by safety and anti-stalking advocates.
Opt-out steps →A background-check and people-search aggregator.
Opt-out steps →A Canadian geodemographic data company (PRIZM segments) — works with aggregate/neighbourhood-level data rather than a searchable personal profile page.
Opt-out steps →A free genealogy-style site that surfaces current and past addresses, relatives, and possible phone numbers.
Opt-out steps →A free, no-signup people-search site similar to TruePeopleSearch.
Opt-out steps →A US-based background-check and people-search company with a dedicated Australian-facing search product.
Opt-out steps →A background-check subscription service with free public teaser profiles.
Opt-out steps →A longtime background-check and people-search service, part of the PeopleConnect family (shared opt-out with TruthFinder, US Search, Addresses.com).
Opt-out steps →Known for its paid "Reputation Score" profiles; opting out removes the free public listing.
Opt-out steps →A people-search site that also flags phone numbers as spam/scam risks.
Opt-out steps →Aggregates public profiles and social-media links under one name-searchable page.
Opt-out steps →A long-running people-search site; also supplies the data behind PublicRecordsNow.
Opt-out steps →A background-check site sharing its removal database with BeenVerified (same parent company).
Opt-out steps →An Australian people-search site with separate removal forms for personal name/phone listings and business or job-page listings.
Opt-out steps →A public-records search front end whose underlying data comes from PeopleFinders.
Opt-out steps →A people-search aggregator that also surfaces court and property records.
Opt-out steps →An Australian reverse-phone and people-search directory.
Opt-out steps →An Australian reverse-phone directory; residential listings can be removed by request, business listings cannot.
Opt-out steps →A free people-search site with basic listings visible without payment.
Opt-out steps →A background-check and people-search aggregator.
Opt-out steps →A large people-search aggregator pulling from public records, social media, and marketing data.
Opt-out steps →A reverse phone/email/address lookup tool.
Opt-out steps →A free, no-signup people-search site — no paywall on viewing basic listings.
Opt-out steps →A background-check site owned by PeopleConnect — opting out here also covers Intelius, US Search, and Addresses.com via one shared suppression tool.
Opt-out steps →A background-check brand in the PeopleConnect family, sharing suppression with Intelius and TruthFinder.
Opt-out steps →A free reverse phone-number and people-search directory.
Opt-out steps →One of the largest and oldest people-search sites — often the first result when someone searches your name.
Opt-out steps →A Canada-wide people-search directory, separate from the US whitepages.com — lists name, address, and phone.
Opt-out steps →Data brokers assemble profiles — name, address, phone, relatives, property records — from public records, marketing lists, and app data, then sell access to it or show it for free with ads attached. Most operate legally wherever they're based (we cover US, Canadian, and Australian sites here); opting out is usually possible but rarely obvious, and almost never permanent. Read the full explainer →