Free Opt-Out Directory: Remove Yourself from People-Search Sites & Data Brokers (2026)
Data brokers and people-search sites publish your address, phone number, and family connections — and sell them to anyone. This free directory gives you the current opt-out link for every major site, verified and updated. It’s the live companion to our book Delete Yourself from the Internet.
Free Opt-Out Directory
Remove Yourself from People-Search Sites & Data Brokers
Every major opt-out, one page, always current. The live companion to
Delete Yourself from the Internet — free for everyone.
✓ Links verified: July 2026
How every opt-out works (60 seconds)
Find your listing on the site (search your name + city), copy its URL.
Open the opt-out page — use the buttons below.
Submit the listing URL + an email (use a burner/alias, never your main).
Click the confirmation email. Unconfirmed requests do nothing.
Never pay to be removed. Every opt-out below is free by law and by
policy. Anyone charging for a “premium removal” of a single listing is upselling —
and “guaranteed total erasure” is a scam.
🔴 Priority 1 — People-search sites (do these first)
These are what a stranger googling you actually finds. Clearing them removes most
of your public visibility in about an hour.
1
Whitepages
The biggest people-search site; feeds many smaller clones.
Google “Results about you”: after the opt-outs, also
de-list your details from search and turn on continuous monitoring —
myactivity.google.com/results-about-you
🟠 Priority 2 — The big data brokers (the supply lines)
Invisible wholesalers that restock the sites above. Expect identity verification
and up to 45 days processing — that’s normal.
Everywhere else — the magic sentence (email it to
any company’s privacy contact):
“Under [the CCPA / my state’s
privacy law / Article 17 GDPR], I request that you delete all personal information you hold
about me and confirm in writing when complete. I also opt out of any sale or sharing of my
personal information.”
Done-for-you option: removal services
Prefer to have the long tail handled automatically, forever? Reputable removal
services run these opt-outs (and re-run them continuously) across tens to hundreds of brokers.
Do the Priority-1 list yourself either way — it’s the fastest visible win — then a service
makes sense if you’re high-risk or short on time.
Incogni
Automated broker removals with continuous re-checks. Best for: hands-off,
budget-friendly ongoing coverage.
Disclosure: some links in this section may be affiliate links. If you sign up
through them, ExamineIP may earn a commission at no extra cost to you — it helps keep this
directory free and updated. We only list services we’d recommend regardless.
Want the full step-by-step campaign?
Delete Yourself from the Internet — the 2026 illustrated guide this
directory accompanies: the complete 8-step deletion campaign, social & account cleanup,
the new privacy laws, maintenance schedule, and checklists.
Also free on ExamineIP: test how scam-proof you are with the
60-second Scam-Proof Test —
because the data on these sites is exactly what scammers use to target you.
