People-search site
FamilyTreeNow opt out: how to remove yourself
Free genealogy and people-search site with deep address history, heavily used by wholesalers for skip tracing. Its records run back decades and name relatives, which is what makes it valuable for locating an owner who has since moved: an outdated address here still leads to the current one through a named family member, so removing only the stale listing does not close the trail.
At a glance
- Type
- People-search site
- Removal cost
- Free
- How you opt out
- Online opt-out form
- What removal does
- Your listing is suppressed
- Steps to complete
- 4 steps
- Suggested recheck
- Every 14 days
- Opt-out link verified
- Sep 2026
How to opt out of FamilyTreeNow
- 1Go to the FamilyTreeNow privacy request form
- 2Enter your first, middle, and last name and your email address, then submit the form
- 3Open the verification email from FamilyTreeNow and click the link
- 4Complete the detailed opt-out form that opens and submit it
FendLand last confirmed this opt-out link works in Sep 2026.
FamilyTreeNow is one of 255 broker sites Shield Pro covers
The same records that put you on FamilyTreeNow are spread across our full data-broker opt-out list, and that spread is how wholesalers and spammers got your number in the first place. Opting out of one site helps for a while, then FamilyTreeNow re-lists you after its next data refresh. FendLand shows where you are listed. Shield Pro removes it for you at most sites, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days.
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Questions
Is FamilyTreeNow legitimate?
Yes. FamilyTreeNow is a real company, not a scam. It is a people-search data broker: it compiles public records, marketing data, and social profiles into a page on you and shows or sells it to anyone who searches your name, including wholesalers and skip-tracers. Compiling public-record data is a legal business in the US, which is why it can list you without asking first. Opting out is your right and it is free: FamilyTreeNow publishes its own removal process, and you do not have to give a reason.
Why is FamilyTreeNow showing my information?
You never gave FamilyTreeNow anything. It scrapes and buys public records (county property and voter files, court and marriage records), marketing databases, and social profiles, then links them into one page under your name and publishes it automatically. You show up the moment those records mention you, which is why it can appear without warning. Compiling public-record data this way is legal in the US, and that same law is why you have the right to opt out for free.
Will removing myself from FamilyTreeNow stop the "we buy your house or land" texts?
It helps, but FamilyTreeNow is one of many people-search sites, and it re-lists you after each data refresh, so you need to opt out everywhere and re-check on a schedule. Shield Pro removes your info from most of the 255 broker sites for you, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days.