People-search site
US Search opt out: how to remove yourself
People-search site that publishes your name, age, phone numbers, current and past addresses, and relatives on public name-indexed profile pages. It is a PeopleConnect brand, the same network as Intelius, TruthFinder, and Instant Checkmate, and a common lookup for wholesalers and skip tracers matching a property owner to a phone number and an address history.
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At a glance
- Type
- People-search site
- Removal cost
- Free
- How you opt out
- Online opt-out form
- Steps to complete
- 4 steps
- Suggested recheck
- Every 14 days
- Opt-out link verified
- Sep 2026
How to opt out of US Search
- 1Open PeopleConnect's Suppression Center. One request there covers Intelius, Instant Checkmate, TruthFinder, US Search, ZabaSearch, Addresses.com and FreePeople-Search.
- 2Enter your email, agree to the terms and tap Continue. PeopleConnect emails you a sign-in link: open it within 15 minutes (check spam if it is not there).
- 3Enter your legal name and date of birth (it is required), plus the city and state you live in, so it can find your records.
- 4Set the record to Suppressed. Do the same for any other record of yours in the list.
FendLand last confirmed this opt-out link works in Sep 2026.
US Search is one of 336 broker sites Shield Pro covers
The same records that put you on US Search 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 US Search relists you after its next data refresh. FendLand shows where you are listed. Shield Pro removes your US Search listing for you, and your listings at most other sites, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days.
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Check my exposureQuestions
Is US Search legitimate?
Yes. US Search 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. US Search offers a free opt-out to everyone through its own removal process, and you do not have to give a reason; in some states, such as California, opting out is also a legal right.
Why is US Search showing my information?
You never gave US Search 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. US Search still offers a free opt-out to everyone, and in some states, such as California, opting out is also a legal right.
Will removing myself from US Search stop the "we buy your house or land" texts?
It helps, but US Search is one of many people-search sites, and it relists 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 336 broker sites for you, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days.