How to remove yourself from PeopleSmart
PeopleSmart is a people-search brand now operated within the PeopleConnect network. Its records are standard contact-and-relatives listings, and removal uses the shared PeopleConnect suppression that can also clear sibling sites.
Contact information, address history, relatives and associates.
Why removing yourself from PeopleSmart matters
On PeopleSmart, anyone can look you up — often for just a few dollars — and pull contact information, address history, relatives and associates. 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 PeopleSmart listing cuts off one of the easiest public sources of that data about you.
Opting out of PeopleSmart is quick and straightforward — it works via web form (PeopleConnect suppression), and removals usually process in ~48 hours. It is free: under U.S. privacy laws PeopleSmart 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 PeopleSmart, step by step
Go to peoplesmart.com/optout (or the shared suppression.peopleconnect.us portal).
Search your name and select your record.
Submit the opt-out form with your email.
Confirm via the verification email.
Link verified June 2026 — brokers change their forms, so confirm it’s the official peoplesmart.com opt-out before entering anything.
Watch out: Because PeopleSmart is PeopleConnect, a single suppression request at suppression.peopleconnect.us can also cover Intelius, Instant Checkmate, US Search and TruthFinder.
PeopleSmart is one of hundreds
Removing PeopleSmart is a great start — but your data is on many more sites, and PeopleSmart 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 PeopleSmart, answered
Is PeopleSmart still active?
It operates under PeopleConnect. If your data appears there, use the opt-out — and the shared suppression to cover the network in one go.
Do I need an account to opt out of PeopleSmart?
No. The opt-out is free and requires no login.
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