How to remove yourself from Classmates
Classmates is a PeopleConnect-owned reunion site that exposes a different layer than typical brokers — your schools, graduation years and scanned yearbook photos, which can reveal your age and full name. Its opt-out runs through the PeopleConnect suppression system.
To remove yourself from Classmates, submit the official opt-out request at www.classmates.com (Web form (PeopleConnect); takes about ~48 hours, difficulty: Easy). Removal is free — you never have to pay a broker to take your listing down. Brokers re-scrape public records, so re-check in a few months or use monitoring that re-removes new listings automatically.
Name, school/graduation details, yearbook photos and approximate age.
Why removing yourself from Classmates matters
On Classmates, anyone can look you up — often for just a few dollars — and pull name, school/graduation details, yearbook photos and approximate age. 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 Classmates listing cuts off one of the easiest public sources of that data about you.
Opting out of Classmates is quick and straightforward — it works via web form (PeopleConnect), and removals usually process in ~48 hours. It is free: under U.S. privacy laws Classmates 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 Classmates, step by step
Go to classmates.com/account/optout/ (or the shared suppression.peopleconnect.us portal).
Search your name and identify your record / yearbook listing.
Submit the opt-out request with your email.
Confirm via the verification email to suppress the listing.
Link verified June 2026 — brokers change their forms, so confirm it’s the official classmates.com opt-out before entering anything.
Watch out: Yearbook photos are a distinct exposure — request removal of the yearbook image as well as the directory listing, since they can be handled separately.
Sample opt-out letter for Classmates
Some brokers accept (or require) a written deletion request by email. Here’s a ready-to-send template addressed to Classmates — open it in the generator to add your details and your state’s legal basis.
To the Privacy / Opt-Out Team at Classmates, 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]
Classmates is one of hundreds
Removing Classmates is a great start — but your data is on many more sites, and Classmates can re-list you within weeks. PersProtect removes you from 499 broker and people-search sites and keeps re-checking so you stay off.
Scan all 499 sites — free →Removing yourself from Classmates, answered
Why does Classmates have my yearbook photo?
It digitizes school yearbooks, which ties your name, age and photo together. Opting out suppresses that record.
Is the Classmates opt-out free?
Yes — it uses the PeopleConnect suppression system and requires no purchase.
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