How to remove yourself from OpenPeopleSearch
OpenPeopleSearch aggregates billions of records drawn from thousands of government agencies into searchable people profiles. Its opt-out runs through a 'Remove My Info' flow that asks you to verify your identity. California residents get an extra data-deletion step on top of the standard opt-out.
Full name, date of birth, current and past addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and phone types, occupation, employer.
Why removing yourself from OpenPeopleSearch matters
On OpenPeopleSearch, anyone can look you up — often for just a few dollars — and pull full name, date of birth, current and past addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and phone types, occupation, employer. 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 OpenPeopleSearch listing cuts off one of the easiest public sources of that data about you.
Opting out of OpenPeopleSearch is fairly straightforward, with one extra verification step — it works via web form + identity verification, and removals usually process in ~1–2 weeks. It is free: under U.S. privacy laws OpenPeopleSearch 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 OpenPeopleSearch, step by step
Open openpeoplesearch.com, scroll to the footer and click 'Remove My Info', then click 'START'.
Select your state and continue through the privacy-law notice.
Enter your identity-verification details to locate your record.
Review the data shown and continue to the opt-out form.
Complete the opt-out form and confirm to finish.
Link verified June 2026 — brokers change their forms, so confirm it’s the official openpeoplesearch.com opt-out before entering anything.
Watch out: California residents are routed through a two-step process (data deletion plus opt-out), while other states get the opt-out step only.
Sample opt-out letter for OpenPeopleSearch
Some brokers accept (or require) a written deletion request by email. Here’s a ready-to-send template addressed to OpenPeopleSearch — open it in the generator to add your details and your state’s legal basis.
To the Privacy / Opt-Out Team at OpenPeopleSearch, 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]
OpenPeopleSearch is one of hundreds
Removing OpenPeopleSearch is a great start — but your data is on many more sites, and OpenPeopleSearch 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 OpenPeopleSearch, answered
Do non-California residents get full removal?
Yes, but only the opt-out path; the separate 'delete all' data step is offered to California residents.
Where does its data come from?
OpenPeopleSearch says it pulls from thousands of local, state and federal agency sources, so re-listing after the original record updates is possible.
Opt out of other data brokers
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