Data removal. Updated 2026-09-13. About 4 minutes to read.
Complete both stages of the CyberBackgroundChecks removal in one sitting, because the emailed link expires after 24 hours and the first form alone removes nothing.
CyberBackgroundChecks is a free US background lookup site. A record can show your name and aliases, date of birth, address history, phone numbers, email addresses, relatives and, where it finds them, court, marriage and bankruptcy records. Like other free people-search sites, it needs no account to view.
Its removal process has two stages. First you send a short request and receive an email. Then the link in that email opens a second form where you identify your record. The link expires after 24 hours, and the request does nothing if you stop after the first stage. The whole job takes about ten minutes per record.
The site collects information from public records, other websites that publish personal data and social media profiles, then joins it into records it presents as free background checks. Typical fields are full name, aliases, age or date of birth, current and past addresses, landline and mobile numbers, email addresses and relatives. Some records add business connections and court, marriage or bankruptcy entries.
CyberBackgroundChecks says it is not a consumer reporting agency, so its records must not be used for hiring, tenancy or credit decisions. That rule does not stop a neighbour, an ex-partner or a scammer from looking you up.
The second form asks for your date of birth and address. The site already publishes them, so providing them helps it find the right record, but do not add anything the form does not ask for, such as a Social Security number or a copy of your ID.
Californians can also send one deletion request to every registered data broker through DROP at privacy.ca.gov/drop. Residents of other states with privacy laws can send a formal deletion request and complain to their state attorney general if it is ignored.
CyberBackgroundChecks is built on US records. If your history is only in Australia, the UK or Canada, focus on local sources. In Australia, ask organisations for access to and correction of your information under the Privacy Act and escalate to the OAIC. In the UK, request erasure under the UK GDPR and escalate to the ICO after one month. In Canada, complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner under PIPEDA. The data broker opt-out tracker on this site lists the local sites by country.
The second form uses your date of birth and address to find the correct record among people with the same name. The record usually already shows them. Give only the fields the form asks for.
Usually around 48 hours after you submit the second form, and sometimes faster. If the record is still there after a week, repeat both stages.
Recent guides report that the removal page accepts requests from any US resident, even though it carries a CCPA label. If a request is refused, reply stating your state and, where your state has a privacy law, cite it.
Probably. Records can be rebuilt when new data arrives. Search your name, phone and address every 90 days and repeat the removal for any new record.
Check your spam and promotions folders first, and wait up to an hour. If nothing arrives, start stage one again with a different email address, because some providers block mail from people-search sites. Do not submit many requests in a row from the same address, as that can trigger the site's abuse limits.