How to remove your information from US Search
Addresses, phones, relatives, and paid background report data.
- Website
- ussearch.com
- Removal method
- Web form + email confirmation
- Typical time
- 72 hours
Don’t want to do it yourself?
We file this removal for you, prove it worked with a screenshot and a timestamp, then re-check it every 45 days and refile if US Search puts you back.
Plans from $4.99/month. No card for the scan.
Remove yourself from US Search in 3 steps
These are the complete instructions. You do not need us to do this — we publish them so you can check our work, or skip us entirely.
- 01Go to ussearch.com/opt-out and locate your record.
- 02Submit the opt-out form with an email address you can access.
- 03Confirm via the emailed link.
Opt-out page https://www.ussearch.com/opt-out/
Verified 2026-09-28.
Removing yourself here does not remove you from these sister sites. Each needs its own request:
- Intelius
- ZabaSearch
Our route for US Search
We file the strongest instrument available for your state, not whichever form is easiest.
- California residentsA DROP filing through the state platform. US Search is legally required to check it every 45 days and delete you — no form, no confirmation email, no discretion.
- The other 19 states with privacy lawsA statutory deletion demand citing your state's own act, with the response deadline stated on its face.
- EveryoneThe opt-out flow above, including the confirmation step, handled end to end.
- Then, foreverRe-verification at 7, 30 and 90 days, then every 45 days. If your listing reappears, we refile and tell you.
See if US Search has you listed
Two fields. No account, no card, no email address.
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