How to remove yourself from BackgroundCheckers
BackgroundCheckers is a people-search and background-report site covering contact history, court records and even dating profiles. Its opt-out uses the 'Do Not Sell Or Share My Personal Info' link: search your listing, submit the removal form with a CAPTCHA, and confirm by email.
Full name, address history, phone numbers, relatives, marital status, criminal histories, court and arrest records, social and dating profiles.
Why removing yourself from BackgroundCheckers matters
On BackgroundCheckers, anyone can look you up — often for just a few dollars — and pull full name, address history, phone numbers, relatives, marital status, criminal histories, court and arrest records, social and dating profiles. That is more than enough to target you with spam and phishing, fuel robocalls, or in the worst cases enable stalking, doxxing or identity theft. Removing your BackgroundCheckers listing cuts off one of the easiest public sources of that data about you.
Opting out of BackgroundCheckers is fairly straightforward, with one extra verification step — it works via web form + CAPTCHA + email verification, and removals usually process in ~1–2 weeks. It is free: under U.S. privacy laws BackgroundCheckers has to honor opt-out requests, so never pay a "removal" fee. Have your details ready for the verification step, then re-check in a few weeks to make sure the listing stayed down.
How to opt out of BackgroundCheckers, step by step
Open backgroundcheckers.net/name/landing and scroll to the bottom.
Click 'Do Not Sell Or Share My Personal Info'.
Enter your name and state and click 'SEARCH'.
Find your listing, click the green arrow, complete the form and CAPTCHA.
Open the confirmation email and click the verification link.
Link verified June 2026 — brokers change their forms, so confirm it’s the official backgroundcheckers.net opt-out before entering anything.
Watch out: Use a disposable email — the broker is known to add opt-out contacts to marketing lists.
Sample opt-out letter for BackgroundCheckers
Some brokers accept (or require) a written deletion request by email. Here’s a ready-to-send template addressed to BackgroundCheckers — open it in the generator to add your details and your state’s legal basis.
To the Privacy / Opt-Out Team at BackgroundCheckers, I am writing to request that you remove my listing and delete all personal information you hold about me, and that you stop selling or sharing it. I am making this request as a consumer exercising your opt-out and deletion process. To identify my records: Full name: [Your full name] Please take the following actions: 1. Delete all personal information you have collected about me. 2. Suppress my profile so it no longer appears on your website or any affiliated/partner sites. 3. Stop selling, sharing or licensing my personal information to third parties. 4. Confirm in writing once these steps are complete. Please process this request and respond within 45 days. If you need to verify my identity, contact me using the details above — but please do not require more information than is necessary to do so. Thank you for your prompt attention. Sincerely, [Your full name]
BackgroundCheckers is one of hundreds
Removing BackgroundCheckers is a great start — but your data is on many more sites, and BackgroundCheckers can re-list you within weeks. PersProtect removes you from 499 broker and people-search sites and keeps re-checking so you stay off.
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Where is the opt-out link?
It's the 'Do Not Sell Or Share My Personal Info' link at the bottom of the page.
Is email verification required?
Yes. You must click the link in the confirmation email to complete removal.
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