How to remove yourself from PeopleSearch
What they publish
Search by name, phone number, address, email and job title across "250+ million public records" from "publicly available sources and commercial data providers"; reverse phone lookup, caller ID and spam detection apps
Removing yourself, step by step
0 of 5 done- Go to the Whitepages consumer-rights page linked in the peoplesearch.com footer: https://www.whitepages.com/privacy/consumer-rights
- Find your Whitepages listing and copy its URL, then submit it on the suppression form at https://www.whitepages.com/suppression-requests
- Complete the phone verification code step
- California residents can also send a CCPA deletion request to legal@whitepages.com (CA registry primary contact)
- Re-search on peoplesearch.com and whitepages.com after a few days and repeat if a new listing appears
Tap a step to tick it off. Progress is saved in this browser only.
How they confirm it
phone verification with a code during the Whitepages suppression flow
If they ignore you
CPPA complaint (Whitepages, Inc is a CA-registered data broker) and California AG under CCPA; Washington AG otherwise
Re-listing risk for this site: High — shared Whitepages data is refreshed from public and commercial sources and new records can create new listings
Common questions
How do I remove myself from PeopleSearch?
Use PeopleSearch's opt-out page (whitepages.com/privacy/consumer-rights). 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 PeopleSearch?
High — shared Whitepages data is refreshed from public and commercial sources and new records can create new listings. Check again in about 60 days.