How to opt out of BeenVerified

BeenVerified is a people-search site. Its privacy policy says the website is operated by The Lifetime Value Co. LLC acting through BeenVerified, LLC, and that the information in its reports comes from third-party data providers and consists of information obtained from publicly available records and sources. That can include your full name, previous names, aliases, and current and past addresses. The company's FAQ says its services only provide information on US-based people.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) describes how sites like this work. They buy information from other data brokers, collect it from social media profiles that are public, and compile it from federal, state and local government records such as property records, voter registration and court records. Anyone with your name can then buy a report. Because the data is assembled from many sources, one person can have more than one record on the same site.

This guide describes BeenVerified's opt-out process as its FAQ and privacy policy published it on 16 October 2026. The opt-out form itself sits behind an automated bot check, so we describe what BeenVerified's own pages say about it rather than each field on the form. Processes change. UltoPulto is pre-launch and has not yet processed live requests through BeenVerified's opt-out.

BeenVerified's FAQ, under the heading "Need to Opt-Out? We Make it Easy", says that if you see your information in its people-search results and do not want it to show up any more, you can remove it from those results by following its opt-out instructions. The FAQ links to the opt-out page, which is where the process starts.

1. 1.Open BeenVerified's opt-out page. If a security check appears first, complete it yourself; it is there to confirm a person is making the request.
2. 2.Search for your record. Try the name you use now, former names and past states, because one person can have several records.
3. 3.Select the record that is you and follow the page's instructions to request removal. Use an email address you are comfortable sharing in case BeenVerified asks you to confirm the request by email.
4. 4.Write down the date and which record you submitted. A short log makes it easier to follow up.
5. 5.Search again after a week or two. If the record is still there, or a different record about you appears, submit that one too.

The last step matters. BeenVerified says that sometimes different information about you might appear because it cannot conclusively be associated with the information you previously opted out, and that you can opt out this information too. If you have questions about the process, the FAQ gives privacy@beenverified.com as the contact.

BeenVerified's privacy policy, last updated on 9 September 2026, lists more routes for people in certain states. If you live in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah or Virginia, the policy says you or your authorized agent can submit an opt-out, access or deletion request by filling out its online request form, emailing privacy@beenverified.com, or contacting the company by phone or post. In all of those states except Utah, the policy says you can appeal a decision that denies your request by emailing the same address.

For California residents, the policy describes a right to delete and a right to ask the company not to sell your public information, using the same channels. It says the company will endeavour to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of receipt, and that if it needs more time, up to 90 days, it will tell you the reason in writing. Our guide to requesting data deletion in California covers the law behind this.

If you want someone else to make the request for you, BeenVerified's policy sets conditions. An authorized agent must first email privacy@beenverified.com a letter you have signed, or a valid power of attorney, and a deletion or right-to-know request made by an agent must include your first, middle and last name, a valid email address, your age and your address. The policy says verifying the agent may take additional time. This is the route a service such as UltoPulto would use on your behalf.

California residents have one more option. The state's free Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) sends a deletion request to every registered data broker at once. You need your name, date of birth and ZIP code. Brokers have up to 90 days to report how they processed your request and must re-check for new matching data at least every 45 days. The state's guidance says brokers are not required to delete publicly available data, exempted data, or data you gave a business directly.

An opt-out is a request not to show or sell your public information. BeenVerified's policy says that while it will not sell public information that has been opted out, it reserves the right to disclose it to third parties if required to do so by law, in an emergency involving someone's safety, in response to legal process, or to defend its rights or property, and to transfer it to a successor to its business.

The FTC adds three limits that apply to every people-search site. Opting out does not delete your information from government public records, so someone could still find those records on a government website. Your information may still appear in reports about your relatives, neighbours or associates. And if the information in your public records changes, it could reappear for sale. For these reasons, treat the opt-out as something to repeat, and use our data broker checklist to work through the other sites that list you.