How to remove yourself from PimEyes
PimEyes is a facial-recognition search engine: anyone can upload a photo of you and find other images of you online, which is a serious stalking and doxxing risk. Its opt-out removes your face from search results but requires you to verify your identity with a photo and an ID document.
To remove yourself from PimEyes, submit the official opt-out request at pimeyes.com (Opt-out form (face photo + ID); takes about Varies, difficulty: Hard). 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.
Your face — a reverse face-search engine that finds photos of you across the web from a single uploaded image.
Why removing yourself from PimEyes matters
On PimEyes, anyone can look you up — often for just a few dollars — and pull your face — a reverse face-search engine that finds photos of you across the web from a single uploaded image. 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 PimEyes listing cuts off one of the easiest public sources of that data about you.
Opting out of PimEyes is more involved than most opt-outs — it works via opt-out form (face photo + ID), and removal times vary. It is free: under U.S. privacy laws PimEyes has to honor opt-out requests, so never pay a "removal" fee. Because PimEyes is one of the more stubborn sites to remove from, keep a copy of your request and be ready to follow up if your profile reappears.
How to opt out of PimEyes, step by step
Go to pimeyes.com/en/opt-out-request-form.
Upload a clear photo of your face and a government ID (used only to match and verify the opt-out).
Submit the request to exclude your face from PimEyes search results.
Keep the confirmation; if new images of you appear later, you may need to re-submit.
Link verified June 2026 — brokers change their forms, so confirm it’s the official pimeyes.com opt-out before entering anything.
Watch out: PimEyes also sells a paid “PROtect” monitoring plan — you do NOT need to pay; the opt-out (results exclusion) is free. Providing the ID only verifies it’s really you.
Sample opt-out letter for PimEyes
Some brokers accept (or require) a written deletion request by email. Here’s a ready-to-send template addressed to PimEyes — open it in the generator to add your details and your state’s legal basis.
To the Privacy / Opt-Out Team at PimEyes, 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]
PimEyes is one of hundreds
Removing PimEyes is a great start — but your data is on many more sites, and PimEyes 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 PimEyes, answered
Is PimEyes opt-out free?
Yes — excluding your face from results is free; ignore prompts to buy the paid monitoring plan to remove results.
Why does PimEyes need my ID?
To confirm the face you’re opting out is actually yours and prevent abuse. It’s used only to process the request.
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