FreePeopleSearch opt-out
freepeoplesearch.com How to remove yourself from FreePeopleSearch
Also known as FREEPEOPLESEARCH.COM, LLC
Go to FreePeopleSearch's opt-out page, enter an email address and click the verification link it sends you. The site says most requests take effect within 5 to 7 days. It works whether or not you have an account.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect FreePeopleSearch to be one of many.
Reviewed by Anthon Wansland
Head of Product & Co-Founder
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
- freepeoplesearch.com
- Method
- Online form, Email
- Privacy email
- compliance@freepeoplesearch.com
- What you need
- Email address
- Time to remove
- About 1 day (median for opt-out requests, as FREEPEOPLESEARCH.COM reported to California for 2024)
- Cost
- Free
- Phone
- (561) 349-7313
- Mailing address
- 360 Central Ave STE 800, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
- Opt-out requests (2024)
- Complied with 99% of 76,931, median 1 day
- Says it collects
- Precise geolocation
- Last updated
Phone, address, request figures and data practices: as FreePeopleSearch reported them to the California data broker registry for 2024.
How to opt out of FreePeopleSearch
- 1
Open the opt-out page
Go to the opt-out page. It is the same site as freepeoplesearch.com, not freepeoplesearch.io.
- 2
Enter an email address
The page asks for an email address and sends you a verification link.
- 3
Click the verification link
Open the email and follow the link to confirm the request.
- 4
Wait up to 7 days
FreePeopleSearch says most requests take effect within 5 to 7 days. Results can take longer to disappear from search engines.
Watch out for
- FreePeopleSearch says its information comes from public databases it can't delete, so your details might still appear in other places.
- Search engines can keep showing the old page after the listing is gone, and the site says that can take longer.
- You don't need an account for the opt-out to work.
- The domain freepeoplesearch.io is a different site, and this request doesn't cover it.
Sources checked: cppa.ca.gov, freepeoplesearch.com
Last verified against the official page:
Who runs FreePeopleSearch
FreePeopleSearch is run by FREEPEOPLESEARCH.COM.
Source: California data broker registry
Does it come back?
FreePeopleSearch doesn't publish a relisting policy. It says its records come from public databases, so check back every few months and send the request again if you reappear.
Your rights
FREEPEOPLESEARCH.COM, LLC is on the California data broker registry. Its privacy policy says that under laws such as the CCPA and GDPR you may ask to correct, access or delete information, and its compliance contact is compliance@freepeoplesearch.com.
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 FreePeopleSearch take to remove a listing?
The opt-out page says most requests take effect within 5 to 7 days.
Do I need an account to opt out?
No. The site says an opt-out removes your listing from its results whether or not you have an account.
Is the data deleted everywhere?
No. FreePeopleSearch says its records come from public databases it can't delete, so you may still appear elsewhere.
Who do I email about a privacy request?
The California registry and the privacy rights page list compliance@freepeoplesearch.com.
Related guide How to delete yourself and your information from the internet 
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