Opt-out Guides

Step-by-step guides to opt out of data broker sites, remove your personal information, and reduce your digital footprint quickly, safely, and with lasting results.

Two ways to remove
your personal info from people search sites

Use ClearNym

  • Automatic removals and monitoring
  • “Set it and forget it” dashboard
  • Standardized workflows across brokers
  • Ongoing scans to catch re-uploads
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Submit opt-out requests by yourself

  • Slow - many repetitive, manual forms
  • High effort to track and re-check sites
  • ️Every site has different rules to learn
  • Must manually re-scan and re-submit
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Remove your personal information from data broker and people-search databases with our free opt-out checklists or let us run continuous removals and monitoring for you - whichever fits your time and budget.

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Background & Criminal

People Search

Public & Property Records

Data Brokers & AdTech

B2B Contact Data

Phone & Caller ID

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You have two viable routes to remove your data from data broker sites: follow our step-by-step opt-out instructions and do it yourself, or use a managed removal service that can automate most of the work. Both approaches can help you remove your info from a wide list of brokers and people search sites that publish it.

Option 1: Manual removal using our opt-out guides

Advantages

  • No subscription costs - you do everything yourself for free.
  • Full control of every email and website you contact.
  • You’ll learn where your public data is stored and how brokers operate.

Disadvantages

  • Very time-consuming - there are many data brokers.
  • Repetitive, tedious forms across site after site.
  • You must re-check each data broker website so profiles don’t republish.

How to work the DIY route

  1. Build a prioritized broker list (start with the biggest and the ones ranking for your name).
  2. Visit each opt-out page and follow instructions (name, city/state, email address, sometimes SMS code).
  3. Keep public records (site, date, profile URL, confirmations) in a spreadsheet.
  4. Return for periodic checks; if a profile reappears, submit again immediately.

Option 2: Use our removal service

Advantages

  • Saves time - we handle submission and monitoring.
  • Automated, ongoing removals and alerts (plan-dependent).
  • Expert team that knows broker types, hidden record locations, and how to handle stubborn sites — reducing time from request to confirmation.
  • One dashboard to manage everything.

Disadvantages

  • Full automation is available only on paid plans.
  • You rely on a third party instead of doing it all yourself.
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Ready to start? Take control now

Remove your personal information from data broker and people-search databases with our free opt-out checklists or let us run continuous removals and monitoring for you - whichever fits your time and budget.

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FAQ

Still have questions?

Yes, when you target the right profiles and confirm every step.
- New uploads can reintroduce your personal data.
- Re-check on a schedule (quarterly is common).
- Re-submit quickly if a profile resurfaces.