As the number of both free and paid people search and public record sites has proliferated on the internet, so has the number of people who want to remove their contact information and records from these sites.

Since Skipease is a directory of various third-party people search and public record sites, we do not have an opt-out on our site. However, most people finder sites that own and resell their own contact information and public records do offer an opt-out policy for people who want to remove their information from the site.

Some people finder sites do their best to bury their opt-out policies, but most can be found at the bottom footer section on the site’s home page with a link that says “Privacy Policy” or “Opt Out.” Each site has somewhat different steps for removing your personal information from their search, so make sure to follow the directions that they provide you.

It is generally not a good idea to send a message to one of these sites that says something vague like “please remove my information from your people search.” You will need to tell them exactly what information of yours is on the site and specify what personal information you want removed from their search.

Some of the popular free people search sites like Zabasearch, Pipl, FindPeopleSearch, FamilyTreeNow, Whitepages and TruePeopleSearch all have opt out options on their sites. Paid people finder sites like Intelius, Spokeo and PeopleSmart also have opt out pages on their sites.

There are also a variety of sites that can help you remove your personal information from people search and public record sites.