How to Remove Your Information from PeopleFinders
PeopleFinders publishes public-record profiles and offers a free opt-out form — its own help pages are unusually direct about both what it will remove and what it can't touch. Here's the confirmed process, in PeopleFinders's own words.
Quick overview
- PeopleFinders is tied to Sacramento-based Confi-Chek, Inc. — not CheckPeople.com — see the actual company.
- The official opt-out form is free — no fax or mail accepted — here's the exact process.
- PeopleFinders says it can't touch other sites' copies of your data — here's what that means.
- PeopleFinders doesn't accept opt-out requests by fax or mail — only the online form or a call to (800) 718-8997 — and most trackers cite about three days to process. More on what to expect.
What is PeopleFinders
PeopleFinders.com is a public-records search site founded in 1999 by Rob Miller and headquartered in Sacramento, California. Court filings identify Confi-Chek, Inc. as the holding company operating PeopleFinders.com, alongside affiliated sites including Enformion, PublicRecordsNOW.com, and PrivateEye.com.
A commonly repeated claim ties PeopleFinders to CheckPeople.com and PrivateRecords.net — we checked this directly and found no confirmed connection. CheckPeople.com is registered to Niche Ventures Management LLC and Private Records LLC is a separately registered company, both based in Orlando, Florida — a different corporate family entirely from PeopleFinders's Sacramento-based ownership.
How to remove yourself
PeopleFinders states plainly: "We respect those decisions, and make it easy to remove your information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week."
- 1
Find your listing and copy its URL
Search your name on PeopleFinders, open "View Profile," and copy the exact URL from the address bar.
- 2
Submit the opt-out form
Go to peoplefinders.com/opt-out and paste the profile URL into the form. A phone opt-out is also available at (800) 718-8997.
- 3
Confirm by email
Click the confirmation link PeopleFinders sends to complete the request. Their help center is explicit that fax and mail requests aren't accepted.
Processing time isn't published as an official SLA — third-party reports commonly cite around three days, with some real-world cases taking closer to nine.
What PeopleFinders won't do
PeopleFinders is unusually direct about the limits of its own opt-out. Its help center states: "We value your privacy and, upon request, can block your records from being shown on PeopleFinders.com from databases we control," and separately: "We are unable to remove any information about you from databases operated by third parties." In its own words (grammatical error preserved as published): "We only are only able to control the visibility of your public records on our site; we do not have control over websites owned by someone else."
In practice, that means a completed PeopleFinders opt-out only clears PeopleFinders — any of the affiliated or unrelated sites carrying similar public-record data need their own separate removal request. Reappearance over time is reported by third-party trackers as the site regularly collects new records from public sources, though PeopleFinders hasn't published its own statement on that pattern.
Common questions
How big of an operation is PeopleFinders?
Bigger than a typical people-search site — PeopleFinders grew from 9 employees at its 1999 founding to roughly 75 by 2020, and Deloitte ranked it #24 on its 2008 Technology Fast 50 list for Silicon Valley on the strength of its revenue growth. That kind of scale and longevity is part of why a PeopleFinders listing tends to rank well in a plain Google search of your name.
Can I opt out of PeopleFinders by mail or fax?
No — PeopleFinders's own help center states directly that they "do not accept opt out requests via fax or mail." The accepted paths are the free opt-out form at peoplefinders.com/opt-out or a phone call to (800) 718-8997; either way, you'll need to confirm the request by clicking the link PeopleFinders emails you afterward.
Does PeopleFinders charge a fee to opt out?
No — PeopleFinders states it makes it "easy to remove your information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week" through its free opt-out form, and the phone line at (800) 718-8997 is another way to submit that request. Paid subscription tiers (roughly $24.95-$29.95/month) are a separate product from the free removal request — you don't pay to opt out.
Will opting out of PeopleFinders remove me from other sites too?
No — PeopleFinders is explicit about this limit: "We only are only able to control the visibility of your public records on our site; we do not have control over websites owned by someone else." Each site holding your data needs its own opt-out.
How long does a PeopleFinders opt-out take?
PeopleFinders hasn't published an exact official window on its opt-out page. Third-party trackers commonly cite around three days after you submit the form and confirm the request by email, though some real-world reports describe waits closer to nine days before a profile actually disappears from search results.
Related
Also showing up on TruePeopleSearch or FamilyTreeNow? See our TruePeopleSearch or FamilyTreeNow removal guides, or the full Data Broker Removal service.
PeopleFinders is upfront that it can't touch other sites' copies of your data — we handle those other sites too, so a PeopleFinders removal doesn't leave the same information sitting untouched somewhere else.
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