How to remove yourself from CheckThem
CheckThem is a people-and-phone search site that compiles contact and public-record data. Its opt-out is a standard URL-based form with email confirmation.
Contact info, phone numbers, address history and relatives.
Why removing yourself from CheckThem matters
On CheckThem, anyone can look you up — often for just a few dollars — and pull contact info, phone numbers, address history and relatives. 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 CheckThem listing cuts off one of the easiest public sources of that data about you.
Opting out of CheckThem is quick and straightforward — it works via web form, and removals usually process in ~24–48 hours. It is free: under U.S. privacy laws CheckThem has to honor opt-out requests, so never pay a "removal" fee. Most people finish it in just a few minutes.
How to opt out of CheckThem, step by step
Find your listing on checkthem.com and copy the URL.
Go to checkthem.com/optout/.
Paste the URL, enter your email and submit.
Confirm via the verification email.
Link verified June 2026 — brokers change their forms, so confirm it’s the official checkthem.com opt-out before entering anything.
Watch out: CheckThem also offers reverse-phone lookups — if you’ve had several numbers, check for a listing under each.
CheckThem is one of hundreds
Removing CheckThem is a great start — but your data is on many more sites, and CheckThem 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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What does CheckThem expose?
Contact, address and phone data tied to your name. Opting out suppresses the listing.
Is CheckThem opt-out free?
Yes, and no account is required.
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