Guides · 16 September 2026 · 6 min read

How to Delete My Information From TruePeopleSearch

A step-by-step guide to removing your personal details from TruePeopleSearch, including the opt-out process and what to do when your listing returns.

To delete your information from TruePeopleSearch, find your listing on the site, copy its record URL, then submit that URL through the site's removal page and confirm the request by email. The process is free and usually takes only a few minutes. Your listing normally disappears within a short time, though it can come back later. Here is exactly how to do it.

Before you start

You do not need to create an account or pay anything. TruePeopleSearch, like most people-search sites, offers a self-service opt-out. You will need access to an email inbox to confirm the request.

One thing to understand up front. Removing your listing does not delete the underlying data. Sites like this pull records from data brokers and public sources, then rebuild profiles automatically. A listing you remove today can reappear in a few months when the site refreshes its feeds. This is normal and not a sign that you did anything wrong.

Step by step: remove your TruePeopleSearch listing

1. Find your listing. Go to TruePeopleSearch and search for your name. Add your city or state to narrow the results if there are many matches. Look through the results until you find the record that shows your correct age, previous addresses or relatives.
2. Open the full record. Click through to the detailed profile page. Confirm the details match you before going further, so you remove the right record.
3. Copy the record URL. Select the full web address of that profile page from your browser's address bar and copy it. The removal process asks for this exact link, so it targets the correct listing.
4. Go to the removal page. Look for a link labelled something like "Remove My Record", "Opt Out" or "Privacy" in the site footer or menu. Follow it to the removal form.
5. Paste the record URL. Enter the link you copied into the field that asks for the listing you want removed.
6. Enter your email address. The site uses this to send a confirmation link. Use an address you can check right away.
7. Complete any verification. You may be asked to tick a box or solve a simple challenge to show you are not a bot. Do this to move on.
8. Submit the request. Send the form. The site should tell you to check your email.
9. Confirm by email. Open the message from TruePeopleSearch and click the confirmation link inside it. The removal is not processed until you do this step. If the message does not arrive, check your spam folder.

After you confirm, the listing is usually taken down shortly afterwards. You can search for your name again later to check it has gone.

Check for more than one listing

People often have several records on the same site. This happens when old addresses, name variations or nicknames create separate profiles. After you remove one, search again using:

• Your middle name or initial
• Maiden names or former surnames
• Nicknames or shortened forms of your first name
• Previous cities you have lived in

Remove each matching record the same way. Each listing needs its own request.

What removal cannot do

It helps to be clear about the limits of this process.

First, you cannot delete public records. Court filings, property deeds, corporate registrations and voter rolls are public by law. People-search sites often draw on these sources, and the original records stay where they are. Removing a listing hides the compiled profile, not the underlying public documents.

Second, removal is not permanent. TruePeopleSearch buys or scrapes data from upstream sources on an ongoing basis. When it refreshes, a new profile can be built from the same data that was there before. Expect to repeat this process every few months if you want to keep your listing down.

Third, taking down one site does not affect the others. The same data appears on many people-search sites, and each one has its own opt-out. Removing yourself from TruePeopleSearch does nothing for Spokeo, Whitepages or the rest.

Keep a record and re-check

Write down the date you submitted the request and the email you used. If the listing does not disappear, or comes back later, you will know when you last acted. Set a reminder to search for your name again in a couple of months. Reappearing listings are common, so a periodic check is the only reliable way to stay on top of it.

If the listing will not come down

Most removals go through cleanly once you confirm by email. If yours does not:

• Make sure you clicked the confirmation link and did not just submit the form.
• Check you copied the correct record URL, not a search results page.
• Wait a little longer, as processing is not always instant.
• Submit the request again if the listing is still visible after a reasonable time.

Because this is a California-based privacy right for many residents, you can also state that you are exercising your right to have your personal information deleted under the CCPA. The self-service form is usually enough, but referencing the law can help if a request stalls.

Doing this at scale

Removing yourself from one site by hand is manageable. The problem is that your data sits on dozens of people-search sites, each with its own form, its own email confirmation and its own tendency to rebuild your profile. Handling all of them by hand, then repeating the whole cycle every few months, takes real time.

Vanish is a Mac app that automates this. It finds where data brokers are publishing your details and sends CCPA deletion demands on your behalf, so you are not filling in the same forms one at a time. It is one option if the manual approach becomes too much to keep up with. Either way, the steps above will remove your TruePeopleSearch listing today at no cost.

Common questions

Is removing my information from TruePeopleSearch free?

Yes. The opt-out is a free self-service process. You do not need to create an account or pay to have your listing removed. Any site asking for payment to remove a listing is not part of the official opt-out.

How long does it take for my listing to disappear?

Once you confirm the request through the email link, the listing is usually taken down shortly afterwards. There is no fixed guarantee, so check again by searching your name a little later to confirm it has gone.

Why did my listing come back after I removed it?

People-search sites rebuild profiles from data brokers and public records on an ongoing basis. When the site refreshes its sources, a new profile can appear from the same data. This is normal, and you may need to repeat the removal every few months.

Does removing my TruePeopleSearch listing remove me from other sites?

No. Each people-search site has its own separate opt-out. Removing yourself from TruePeopleSearch does not affect Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified or any other site. You have to opt out of each one individually.

Can I delete the public records behind my listing?

No. Court filings, property records, corporate registrations and voter rolls are public by law. Opting out hides the compiled profile on the site, but it cannot delete the underlying public documents.