How to Remove Yourself From PeopleLooker (2026 Guide)
PeopleLooker opt-outs are handled by BeenVerified. Here are the steps and the state-specific route.
By Siddharth ShankarUpdated October 12, 2026Use BeenVerified's opt-out search to find your record, click Proceed to Opt Out, enter your email and complete the CAPTCHA, then click Verify Opt-Out in the email. One guide says the listing disappears from both sites within 72 hours.
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PeopleLooker is closely tied to BeenVerified. DeleteMe says BeenVerified owns PeopleLooker and that opting out of BeenVerified also removes your PeopleLooker listing. Optery says BeenVerified processes PeopleLooker opt-out requests. Both agree the request goes through BeenVerified.
What a PeopleLooker listing can show
The guides list names and aliases, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, age, relatives and associates, social media accounts and criminal or traffic records. DeleteMe adds that PeopleLooker does not notify the person being searched.
How to remove yourself from PeopleLooker
1Open the opt-out search
Go to peoplelooker.com, scroll to the footer and click Do Not Sell My Personal Information, then Do Not Sell My Info. This leads to BeenVerified's opt-out search, which you can also reach directly. See our BeenVerified guide.
2Search for your record
Enter your name and state, find your listing and click Proceed to Opt Out.
3Enter your email and complete the CAPTCHA
Both guides suggest a temporary email address. Optery describes a Send Verification Email button.
4Verify by email
Open the email from BeenVerified and click Verify Opt-Out. You should see a confirmation page.
5Wait for the confirmation
DeleteMe says the listing should be removed from both BeenVerified and PeopleLooker within 72 hours and that a final confirmation email follows.
State residents in California, Colorado, Connecticut and Virginia
Optery describes a separate form for residents of these four states. You choose the state at the search step, select the Do Not Sell My Information request type, enter your name, email, age and address, and verify by email as above.
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Checking the result
Search PeopleLooker for your name and state after the waiting period. See how to verify a removal and why removed information can still appear in search results.
If it returns
DeleteMe says PeopleLooker will likely relist your data when it collects more, so repeat the opt-out if you reappear. See what to do when removed information keeps reappearing.
Keep going
Continue with How to Remove Yourself From People-Search Sites.
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Frequently asked questions
Who handles PeopleLooker opt-outs?
Both guides say the request goes through BeenVerified. DeleteMe says BeenVerified owns PeopleLooker.
Will opting out of BeenVerified remove PeopleLooker too?
DeleteMe says yes. Check PeopleLooker afterwards to confirm.
How long does it take?
DeleteMe says within 72 hours. Optery gives no timeframe.
Is there a different route for California residents?
Optery describes a state-specific form for California, Colorado, Connecticut and Virginia residents.
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