How to remove your photos from FaceCheck.ID

FaceCheck.ID is a public face-search engine. You upload a photo and it returns thumbnails and links to web pages where a similar face appears. Its FAQ says it stores only a small low-resolution thumbnail of a face and a link to a website, and that it does not store the original images. Its privacy policy says those thumbnails and links are indexed from public web pages such as news sites and blogs. For how engines like this work in general, read how face-search engines find your photos.

The removal page is called Remove My Photos. FaceCheck.ID describes it as free, immediate and trackable, and as an alternative to a DMCA takedown request, which is a copyright notice under US law. Its privacy policy says users can request removal of specific images or results from its database at any time through this form.

Be clear about the scope before you start. A successful request changes what FaceCheck.ID shows. It does not delete the photo from the website that published it; FaceCheck.ID's own disclaimer says it is not responsible for content on the third-party sites it links to. It does not affect PimEyes or any other engine, each of which has its own process. And it does not undo copies that someone has already saved.

• Use a clear, recent photo of your own face. The removal flow begins with a search, so the search has to find you.
• Decide how you will verify. FaceCheck.ID says a selfie taken on the page is the quickest route and that most selfie requests are approved instantly. If you cannot take a selfie, you can upload an anonymised ID document, which goes to manual review. The page does not say which fields to cover; a sensible minimum is to hide the document number and your address.
• Write down each result you select: the thumbnail and the website it links to. You will need this list to re-check later and to ask the source websites to take the photos down.
• Only select photos that show you. The page is built for requests about your own face.

This guide describes FaceCheck.ID's Remove My Photos page, FAQ and privacy policy as published on 16 October 2026. Companies change their forms and policies, so check the page itself if something looks different. UltoPulto is pre-launch and has not yet tracked live requests through this page; the steps below are the ones FaceCheck.ID publishes.

1. 1.Go to facecheck.id and search with a photo of your own face.
2. 2.Open Remove My Photos from the top menu and select every result that shows you. FaceCheck.ID's instructions say to select all your photos for deletion.
3. 3.Start the selfie capture at the bottom of the page. FaceCheck.ID says this is the quickest, fully automated way to confirm you are requesting removal of your own photos, that most selfie requests are approved instantly, and that the photos are then deleted right away.
4. 4.If you cannot take a selfie, upload an anonymised ID document instead. FaceCheck.ID says this requires manual review and that you will receive a tracking link.
5. 5.Save the tracking link and the date before you close the page.

FaceCheck.ID says the selected photos are hidden immediately so they do not appear in new searches. For the document route, it says that within 1 to 5 business days it confirms the document is legitimate and the face matches, and that once approved, the photos and the uploaded document are permanently deleted. These are FaceCheck.ID's statements about its own process. Treat them as what the company says it does, and check the result yourself.

FaceCheck.ID also states that it reserves the right not to remove photos of child sex offenders, convicted rapists and other violent criminals.

Hidden is not the same as confirmed removed. A week or two after the request, search FaceCheck.ID again, ideally with a different photo of yourself. If the results no longer show the photos you selected, record the case as removed. If they still appear, submit the request again with those results selected. The removal page and the FAQ do not describe what to do if a request is refused, so note the date and keep your tracking link.

Then deal with the source. FaceCheck.ID's results link to the web pages that hold the original photo. Ask each site to remove it, or delete it yourself where you control the account. Until the source removes it, the photo stays online and can be found by other engines. Our face-search topic page covers PimEyes and Clearview AI, and the PimEyes guide walks through that opt-out.

Neither the removal page nor the FAQ says whether a photo that has been removed can be indexed again if FaceCheck.ID finds it on another page. Searching again every few months is the only way to know. If a photo reappears, repeat the request and record it as reappeared.

If you live in the EU, the UK or Illinois, our pages on EU, UK and Illinois law explain which rights may apply to face data where you live. This guide is general information, not legal advice.