CheckPeople opt-out
checkpeople.com How to remove yourself from CheckPeople
Use the opt-out page at checkpeople.com/opt-out or the Do Not Sell form. No membership is needed. CheckPeople's pages give 5 to 7 days, though one says most are done in 24 to 48 hours.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect CheckPeople to be one of many.
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Serus is a privacy company with paid tools to find and remove your personal data. This guide shows the free way to do it yourself.
- Opt-out page
- checkpeople.com
- Method
- Online form
- Privacy email
- compliance@checkpeople.com
- Time to remove
- About 7 days
- Cost
- Free
- Phone
- (561) 461-8439
- Mailing address
- 111 N Orange Ave STE 800, Orlando, Florida, 32801, United States
- Opt-out requests (2024)
- Complied with 98% of 248,695, median 1 day
- Says it collects
- Precise geolocation
- Last updated
Phone, address, request figures and data practices: as CheckPeople reported them to the California data broker registry for 2024.
How to opt out of CheckPeople
- 1
Open the opt-out page
Go to checkpeople.com/opt-out. You don't need a membership.
- 2
Submit the removal request
Follow the form to remove your data from CheckPeople's search results.
- 3
Wait, then search yourself
CheckPeople says to search your name once its servers refresh, with your browser history cleared so you don't see cached pages.
- 4
Contact CheckPeople if the record is still there
Its terms list 1-800-267-2122 for removal. Deletion and Do Not Sell requests can also go through its privacy rights page.
Watch out for
- Opt-out removes data from the site's search results. Results may take longer to leave search engines. Give it time.
- Deletion cancels subscriptions and deletes account data, but CheckPeople keeps some data for fraud prevention, billing enforcement, legal evidence and backups.
- An authorized agent can submit a request for someone else.
Sources checked: checkpeople.com, cppa.ca.gov
Last verified against the official page:
What CheckPeople holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Current address
- Phone numbers
- Email addresses
- Social media profiles
- Court and criminal records
What CheckPeople is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
CheckPeople doesn't publish a policy on records coming back. Search your name again every few months and after you move.
Your rights
CheckPeople is on the California data broker registry. Its privacy rights page covers opt-out, a free access report and deletion. In its filing it reports 4,216 opt-out requests answered in 1 day on average.
California: CCPA. If you live in California, the CCPA lets you ask a business to delete the personal information it holds about you and to stop selling or sharing it. Businesses generally have 45 days to respond.
California: the Delete Act. Data brokers that hold information on Californians must register with the state. California residents can use DROP, the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, to send one deletion request to every registered broker at once.
Other US states. Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and a growing list of other states give residents a similar right to delete. Vermont, Texas and Oregon also make data brokers register with the state. Where no state law applies, the broker's own opt-out above still works for most people.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
How long does CheckPeople take to remove my record?
Its pages say 5 to 7 days. One page says most cases are processed in 24 to 48 hours.
Do I need a CheckPeople membership to opt out?
No. Its pages say you can opt out without an account.
How do I delete my CheckPeople account data?
Send a deletion request to privacy@checkpeople.com or use the Privacy Request form linked from its privacy rights page.
Related guide How to delete yourself and your information from the internet 
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