People-search site
PublicDataCheck opt out: how to remove yourself
PublicDataCheck sells public-record reports built from court, address and phone records. It runs on the same help center as PublicInfoServices and SearchPublicRecords, and each of the three needs its own request.
At a glance
- Type
- People-search site
- Removal cost
- Free
- How you opt out
- Online opt-out form
- Steps to complete
- 5 steps
What PublicDataCheck exposes about you
Your name, age, current and prior addresses, phone numbers, relatives, and court records. It is one of the first places a wholesaler or skip-tracer looks to attach your cell number to your name and address.
How to opt out of PublicDataCheck
- 1Open the privacy requests page and choose Do Not Sell unless you are a paying customer with a customer ID.
- 2Enter your name, city, state, ZIP and age, pass the human check and continue.
- 3Enter your email on the next page. A seven-digit code arrives within a minute and is only valid for 30 minutes.
- 4Type the code in, then choose the records that are yours and submit them for removal.
- 5Repeat the same steps on PublicInfoServices and SearchPublicRecords. They share the form but not the database.
Updated Oct 2026.
PublicDataCheck is one of 235 broker sites Shield Pro covers
The same records that put you on PublicDataCheck 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 PublicDataCheck 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 PublicDataCheck legitimate?
Yes. PublicDataCheck 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: PublicDataCheck publishes its own removal process, and you do not have to give a reason.
Why is PublicDataCheck showing my information?
You never gave PublicDataCheck 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 PublicDataCheck stop the "we buy your house or land" texts?
It helps, but PublicDataCheck 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 235 broker sites for you, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days.