Data removal. Updated 2026-09-13. About 4 minutes to read.
Submit the ThatsThem opt-out form once for each address and phone number combination that shows you, then search your name, number and email again after 72 hours.
ThatsThem is a free US people-search site that lets anyone search by name, street address, phone number, email address and even IP address. Records can show your full name, home address, phone numbers, email addresses, age, household members and, in some cases, IP addresses and vehicle details.
Its opt-out is one of the simplest in the category: a single form with no search step, no account and no ID. It does ask for your street address and phone number, because that is how ThatsThem finds your record. Requests are usually processed within 72 hours, and the site emails you when the removal is done.
Most people-search sites stop at names, addresses and phone numbers. ThatsThem also surfaces email addresses and, for some records, IP addresses and vehicle details, and it offers a reverse IP search. That combination can link an email address you use online to a street address, which matters if you use a separate email for privacy.
The data comes from public records and commercial marketing data, the kind of consumer files compiled from warranty cards, online sign-ups and subscriptions. Records can also include estimated age, household members and property information.
Search your email addresses as well as your name. If an email you use for privacy reasons appears next to your home address, it is worth changing where you use that address after the opt-out.
People are often uneasy about typing their home address into a data broker's form. ThatsThem has no search-and-select step, so it uses the name, address and phone number you enter to locate the record. The record already contains those details, so you are not handing over anything new, as long as you enter the details shown and not an address or number the site does not have.
If you have moved since the record was created, submit the old address shown on the record, not your new one. Giving a broker your new address can create the very link you are trying to avoid.
Only enter details that already appear on your ThatsThem record. Do not give a new address, a new phone number or your main email address if the record does not already show them.
Californians can also send a single deletion request to every registered data broker through DROP at privacy.ca.gov/drop. Log each ThatsThem submission in the data broker opt-out tracker so the re-check reminder comes around.
ThatsThem is a US site built on US records. People who have never lived in the US are unlikely to appear. Where a local company publishes or sells your details, Australians can request access and correction under the Privacy Act 1988 and complain to the OAIC, UK residents can request erasure under the UK GDPR and escalate to the ICO after one month, and Canadians can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner under PIPEDA.
There is no confirmation link to click before the request is processed. ThatsThem sends an email once the removal is complete, usually within 72 hours.
The site says requests are typically processed within 72 hours. Some removal guides report waits of up to a week. Search again after a week and resubmit if the record is still visible.
Some records include IP addresses taken from marketing data, such as the address used when you signed up for an online offer. Home IP addresses often change, so an old one is less sensitive than a street address, but it can still link online activity to your household.
Yes. The form is free and needs no account or ID.
Send one form for each record ThatsThem shows, using the name, address and phone number printed on that record. If a search of your old address shows you, that record needs its own submission even though you no longer live there. Keep a list so you can check each one after 72 hours.