Protect your privacy online, remove your personal information. Learn how to opt out from the top people search sites.
Have you ever wondered how someone got your phone number or home address?
With the number of online scams on the rise, privacy-conscious people should take action to protect their personal data.
The Federal Trade Commission reported 2.8 million fraud reports in 2021.
If you care about your privacy, then opting out of CheckPeople.com is crucial.
In this article, we will discuss how your information ended up on CheckPeople.com and how to opt out of their website.
CheckPeople.com is a California-based data broker site that has been in operation for over 20 years.
Users can use CheckPeople to locate:
They are able to give users a ton of information for cheap. For as little as $1 you are given a 5-day trial of the service, then you are billed $44.85/month.
The reviews for CheckPeople.com are mixed with an average rating of 3.4 stars. The complaints range from unfair billing practices to a difficult opt-out process.
CheckPeople scrapes public records and sources across the web to provide detailed people search reports.
The site uses a proprietary algorithm to compile data from a wide array of online sources, including but not limited to databases, social media profiles, and public records. It then compiles all this data into a single report on the individual in question.
Therefore, members of the site can access the reports and carry out comprehensive background searches on other people by keying in their names.
Considering all the risks mentioned above, opting out of CheckPeople.com will protect you from many cybersecurity threats. Following a step-by-step removal request will ensure that all your data is scraped off the site in just a matter of days. Here are the simple steps.
Navigate to CheckPeople.com and then navigate to the website’s do not sell my personal information page.
Enter all the required information on the online form provided. Be sure to complete the form by including your full legal name, state, and city. Once you confirm that you have the right information, click on the search icon.
You are very likely to have a similar name to several people in your city or state. So, once the search results pop up, scroll through them until you find the profile you want to remove.
The next thing you need to do is click on “remove a record.” After that, re-enter your full name and your email address. You have to solve a captcha as well. Once solved, click on the “submit request” option.
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After you have submitted the request to remove your data from CheckPeople, you will receive a confirmation email. Click on “confirm privacy opt-out request” to complete the process.
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Your information should be removed from CheckPoeple in 5-7 days. You can follow up with their support team to confirm your request by emailing support@checkpeople.com or calling 1-800-267-2122.
To initiate a search, you must enter someone else’s first and last name. Providing extra details such as the state or city in which they live might boost your chances of getting accurate results more so if their name is fairly common.
Other than that, you can also do a reverse phone number search if you wish to discover who owns this number.
This website could be valuable if you continually receive harassing calls or spam from a particular number.
CheckPeople uses publicly available data sources to come up with reports.
These include:
Although the site is helpful in certain scenarios, having your personal information available on CheckPeople can be harmful to your online reputation.
To prevent your information from being featured on CheckPeople, you should take steps to safeguard your data.
View our privacy protection packages to automatically remove your profile CheckPeople and from the public.
