How to remove your record from TruePeopleSearch

TruePeopleSearch is a free people-search site funded by advertising. Its Help/FAQ says a search by name, phone number or address returns current and past addresses, phone numbers, relatives, friends, roommates, email addresses and business ownership, and that its database is compiled from thousands of public records sources. The company says it does not create the data; it compiles and aggregates it. Its Privacy Notice, last updated 6 March 2026, lists the sources as publicly available information, data a consumer has lawfully made public, and data suppliers, and lists the types held: names and aliases, current and former postal addresses, phone numbers, names of relatives, email addresses, gender, age, marital status and property records.

The site has no user accounts, so you never log in to it. Its footer states that it is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and cannot be used for employment, credit or tenant screening. One more point from the Help/FAQ matters before you start: the site says it does not offer a way to change information that is wrong, because it did not create the data. The only option it gives for an incorrect record is to remove it.

This guide describes TruePeopleSearch's Help/FAQ, Privacy Notice and opt-out notice as published on 16 October 2026, and the removal page those pages point to. When we checked on that date, the removal page itself showed a Cloudflare verification step before it would load, so the form's fields, confirmation method and timing are not described here. Companies change their forms and policies, so follow what the page tells you. UltoPulto is pre-launch and has not yet processed live requests through this form.

1. 1.Search for your name on TruePeopleSearch and open the record that is you. Note the name, age and addresses it shows, and copy the page address. One person can have more than one record.
2. 2.Go to truepeoplesearch.com/removal. The Help/FAQ links to this page as the way to remove yourself and the Privacy Notice names it as the Opt-Out Form. If a verification step appears first, complete it yourself.
3. 3.Follow the instructions on the page. The Help/FAQ asks you to follow them to the letter. The Privacy Notice says opt-out requests do not require identity verification.
4. 4.Write down the date and keep any confirmation the site shows or sends. That record is what you will need if the listing comes back or you later use a state privacy law.
5. 5.If the automated system does not work, use the Contact page, which has a topic named How do I remove my record from your site?, or call 888-838-4803, the number given in the Privacy Notice for opt-outs. The Help/FAQ says the support route takes longer than the form.
6. 6.Search your name on the site again after a few days. The pages we read do not state how long an opt-out takes.

If the record no longer appears on TruePeopleSearch but still shows in Google results, the Help/FAQ explains that Google takes time to refresh its index and points you to Google's tool for outdated content. That tool changes what Google shows; it does not change the site itself.

TruePeopleSearch's Privacy Notice and its Notice of Right to Opt-Out describe the opt-out in the same words. The company says its data products use publicly available information, including public records, which it says is not covered by US state privacy laws. If you request an opt-out, it says it will try to apply the request to that publicly available information as a courtesy. It then lists the limits. The request does not remove the data from its original source, so your information may still appear on other websites or through other services. And because the site regularly receives new public records, your information may appear in its products again after you have opted out. The company recommends refreshing the opt-out request periodically.

The Privacy Notice separates two kinds of request. The opt-out form is for opting out of the sale or sharing of personal information, which is how the site handles listing removals, and it is not verified. Requests to know, delete or correct personal information go through the Privacy Rights form or the same phone number. Those are verified: the site says it matches two or three of the details you give, such as name, email address and phone number, against what it holds, and may ask for more if it cannot. An authorized agent, meaning a person or company you have given permission to act for you, can file either kind of request, and the site may ask for a signed authorization from you. The notice also says you may have a right to appeal a decision, through the same form or number.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) describes people-search sites in general the same way. It says they buy information from other data brokers, collect it from public social media profiles and compile it from government records. You can opt out yourself, one site at a time, for free. Opting out does not delete anything from government public records, and if your public records change your information can be offered for sale again. TruePeopleSearch is one site among many; the data broker checklist lists the others that commonly carry the same details.

TruePeopleSearch's Notice of Right to Opt-Out says it applies to residents of US states with comprehensive privacy laws, and names California, Oregon and Texas as examples. What a state law adds is a formal right to know, delete or correct personal information, with verification and an appeal route, as described above. The California deletion guide explains how those requests work.

California residents have a second route. The state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) is free and sends one deletion request to every registered data broker. You file with your name, date of birth and ZIP code. Brokers have been required to process requests since 1 August 2026, a status can take up to 90 days to appear, and brokers 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, data covered by a legal exemption, or data you gave a business directly. Since TruePeopleSearch describes its listings as publicly available information, treat a DROP request as a complement to the site's own opt-out, not a replacement.

Whatever route you use, keep the note you made in step 4. The date, the details you entered and any confirmation show what you asked for and when. If the record comes back, file again and add the new date to the same note.