Data removal. Updated 2026-09-13. About 5 minutes to read.
Opt out of BeenVerified, then repeat the process on PeopleLooker and NeighborWho, because each site keeps its own suppression list.
BeenVerified sells background reports on US residents. A report can include your address history, phone numbers, email addresses, relatives, property records and court records. The company behind it, The Lifetime Value Co., runs several other data sites, and the opt-out on one does not reliably clear the others.
Removing your BeenVerified record is free and takes about seven minutes. You search for yourself on the opt-out page, pick your record, give an email address and click the link BeenVerified sends you. This guide covers that process, the sister sites to clear next, and what the opt-out leaves behind.
BeenVerified builds reports from public records and commercial data feeds: county property and court records, phone and address data, social media profiles and other broker databases. It markets people search, reverse phone lookup, email lookup and property search, all fed by the same underlying records.
The practical risk is that a stranger can go from your phone number or email address to your home address and the names of your relatives in one paid search. Records are matched loosely, so it is common to find two or three versions of yourself with slightly different ages, middle initials or cities.
BeenVerified states it is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Its reports must not be used to decide on employment, tenancy, credit or insurance.
The Lifetime Value Co. lists these brands: BeenVerified, PeopleLooker, NeighborWho, Ownerly, PeopleSmart, NumberGuru, ReversePhone, Bumper and MoneyBot5000. Not all of them publish profiles about people. The ones most likely to show your name, address or phone number are:
Do not buy a BeenVerified report on yourself to see what it holds. You do not need an account to opt out, and paying creates a customer record linked to your verified card and email.
Search BeenVerified and its sister sites again every 90 days. If you live in a US state with a consumer privacy law, such as California, Colorado, Virginia or Connecticut, you can also send a formal deletion request, which the company must answer within the legal deadline, generally 45 days. Californians can send one request to every registered broker through DROP at privacy.ca.gov/drop.
BeenVerified covers US residents, so readers who have always lived in Australia, the UK or Canada are unlikely to be listed. If you are, or if a local company is publishing your details, the rules differ. Australians can ask an organisation for access to and correction of their information under the Privacy Act and escalate to the OAIC. UK residents can make an erasure request under the UK GDPR and escalate to the ICO if the company does not respond within one month. Canadians can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner under PIPEDA.
Do not rely on it. The sites are owned by the same company, but each has its own opt-out page, and guides that tested them report separate submissions are needed. Opt out of each site and then search each one to confirm.
Removals usually complete within 24 to 72 hours of clicking the verification link. Formal deletion requests under a state privacy law can take up to the legal deadline, generally 45 days.
Records are joined by name, age and address. A move, a name change or a data entry error can split you into more than one profile. Each one needs its own opt-out.
The web form needs an email address for verification. If you do not want to use your own, create a free alias or a new address used only for opt-outs. You can also email privacy@beenverified.com with your record details.
Yes. In most US states it is legal to compile and sell information drawn from public records, as long as the reports are not used for decisions covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, such as hiring or renting.