How to remove yourself from Checkr
What they publish
Nothing public — employment background reports ordered by a customer. The California policy lists "Name Date of birth Online identifiers Phone number Email address Postal address ... Social security number Passport number Drivers license or permit numbers" collected from "Customers Credit reporting agencies Data furnishers and other vendors Governmental entities". The privacy policy states that for FCRA-governed data "the CCPA and similar state privacy laws generally do not apply" and that a request "to delete personal information from your background check—such as criminal history or motor vehicle records—the CCPA would not require us to do so"
Removing yourself, step by step
0 of 5 done- Understand what is possible: Checkr is an FCRA consumer reporting agency, so you cannot opt out of or delete a background report. Your rights are to "access certain information in your file" and to "request Checkr to investigate information in your background check that you believe is inaccurate or incomplete" (Terms §8, citing 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681g and 1681i)
- Get a free copy: log in at https://candidate.checkr.com/ — "Within the candidate portal, you can find the status of your background check, get additional information, or request your own copy"; once complete "you can download a copy by logging into the Candidate Portal"
- Dispute an inaccurate or incomplete item from the portal (the product page says "forms, disclosures, authorizations, and disputes all work natively on mobile"); attach supporting documents. If you cannot log in, open a ticket at https://help.checkr.com/s/contactsupport
- FCRA §611 (15 U.S.C. §1681i) gives the CRA 30 days to reinvestigate and tell you the result (statute; Checkr publishes no dispute timeline)
- For CCPA/state-privacy requests about non-FCRA data, email hello@checkr.com; appeals of a refusal also go to hello@checkr.com (Privacy Policy §6.5). Postal: Checkr, Inc., Attn: Privacy Questions, 1 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104
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How they confirm it
Candidate Portal login "with the information you submitted for your background check" (name/email/DOB/SSN fragments as entered at the time, exact fields unconfirmed ); the portal page loads a reCAPTCHA site key; privacy-rights requests by email to hello@checkr.com must state "whether you are directing your request toward Checkr, Inc. or Truework and your state of residence"
If they ignore you
CFPB complaint (consumerfinance.gov/complaint) and FCRA §611 reinvestigation rights, with a private right of action under §§616–617 for wilful or negligent non-compliance; California Attorney General (company is in San Francisco); the company is not in the CPPA data-broker registry (CSV fetched 2026-10-10)
Re-listing risk for this site: High — a CRA assembles a fresh report each time an employer orders one from court, DMV and furnisher sources; correcting an item does not stop future reports, and "records sealed after the date of the report may still be shown"
Common questions
How do I remove myself from Checkr?
Use Checkr's opt-out page (candidate.checkr.com). Or email their privacy address, hello@checkr.com. The guide above lists 5 steps, and this page writes the removal request for you to send from your own email.
Will my information come back on Checkr?
High — a CRA assembles a fresh report each time an employer orders one from court, DMV and furnisher sources; correcting an item does not stop future reports, and "records sealed after the date of the report may still be shown". Check again in about 60 days.