How to remove yourself from GovRegistry
GovRegistry is a public-records lookup site affiliated with and powered by InfoTracer. It has no standalone removal form, so suppression is handled through InfoTracer's Remove My Data page. Clearing your record at InfoTracer cascades to GovRegistry because they draw from the same database.
Name, addresses, phone numbers, and other aggregated public-records identifiers.
Why removing yourself from GovRegistry matters
On GovRegistry, anyone can look you up — often for just a few dollars — and pull name, addresses, phone numbers, and other aggregated public-records identifiers. 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 GovRegistry listing cuts off one of the easiest public sources of that data about you.
Opting out of GovRegistry is fairly straightforward, with one extra verification step — it works via opt out via parent InfoTracer + email verification, and removals usually process in 5-10 min. It is free: under U.S. privacy laws GovRegistry 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 GovRegistry, step by step
Open infotracer.com/optout/ and click Remove My Data
Select your state and enter your first and last name to search
Click Remove My Data next to your matching record
Enter your email address, complete the CAPTCHA, and submit
Click the confirmation link in the email InfoTracer sends to finalize
Link verified June 2026 — brokers change their forms, so confirm it’s the official govregistry.us opt-out before entering anything.
Watch out: GovRegistry has no opt-out of its own, so you must remove yourself at InfoTracer — opting out at the look-alike governmentregistry.org does not cover govregistry.us.
Sample opt-out letter for GovRegistry
Some brokers accept (or require) a written deletion request by email. Here’s a ready-to-send template addressed to GovRegistry — open it in the generator to add your details and your state’s legal basis.
To the Privacy / Opt-Out Team at GovRegistry, 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]
GovRegistry is one of hundreds
Removing GovRegistry is a great start — but your data is on many more sites, and GovRegistry 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 GovRegistry, answered
Why am I being sent to InfoTracer?
GovRegistry's listings are powered by InfoTracer, so InfoTracer's opt-out is the path that actually suppresses the record.
How long does removal take?
InfoTracer typically processes a confirmed request within 24-72 hours.
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