How to remove yourself from classmates.com
What they publish
Name, school, graduation year, digitized yearbook photos/pages, profile photos, city — visible to search engines even for people who never registered (yearbook scans)
Removing yourself, step by step
0 of 5 done- Members: sign in at classmates.com, footer "Do Not Sell My Personal Information," then Privacy section 3 "Updating or Removing Your Information" → select reason → "REMOVE REGISTRATION."
- Non-members: browse state → city → your high school → find your profile/yearbook page; copy the URL.
- Email privacy@classmates.com with the URL, your name, grad year, and a removal/redaction request.
- For yearbook photos, explicitly request redaction of your image/name from the scanned pages.
- Confirm removal and request search-engine cache refresh (Google Refresh Outdated Content tool).
Tap a step to tick it off. Progress is saved in this browser only.
How they confirm it
account login (members); email correspondence (non-members); no ID normally required
If they ignore you
CCPA deletion request naming PeopleConnect, Inc. as the business; escalate to legal@/privacy contacts in their privacy policy; state AG complaint.
Re-listing risk for this site: Low for deleted accounts; Medium for yearbook content (new scans re-add you)
Common questions
How do I remove myself from classmates.com?
Use classmates.com's opt-out page (classmates.com/about/privacy#p-8). Or email their privacy address, privacy@classmates.com. The guide above lists 5 steps, and this page writes the removal request for you to send from your own email.
How long does classmates.com take to remove my information?
account removal immediate on-screen; email requests days–weeks. That is what our research recorded; the site may take longer.
Will my information come back on classmates.com?
Low for deleted accounts; Medium for yearbook content (new scans re-add you). Check again in about 60 days.