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How to remove yourself from AdvancedBackgroundChecks

AdvancedBackgroundChecks' free opt-out form is at advancedbackgroundchecks.com/opt-out, and it also takes requests by phone at (855) 240-6392. You confirm your email, fill in a form matching your record, and the site says you will hear back within 45 days.

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Key takeaways

  • Go to advancedbackgroundchecks.com/opt-out, enter your name and email, and click the link it sends within 24 hours.
  • Fill in the form behind the link with details that match your record, and submit.
  • The site says you will get an email when the request is fully processed, within 45 days of submission.
  • You can also opt out by phone at (855) 240-6392, according to the site's Notice of Right to Opt-Out.

What AdvancedBackgroundChecks shows

AdvancedBackgroundChecks is a free people-search site that offers name, phone, address and email lookups and directories of names by state, ZIP and area code. It states that it is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and that its information may not be used for credit, insurance, employment or housing decisions.

Its older removal address no longer works: in October 2026, advancedbackgroundchecks.com/removal returned a “page could not be found” error. The current route is the opt-out form linked from Do Not Sell or Share in the site footer.

Step 1: submit the online opt-out

As of October 2026 the site’s opt-out page describes these steps:

  1. Open advancedbackgroundchecks.com/opt-out.
  2. Say whether you are the subject of the request or an authorized agent.
  3. Enter your first and last name (middle name optional) and email address. The site sends a link to confirm the address is valid.
  4. Click the link within 24 hours. After that you would need to request a new one.
  5. Enter your information on the form and submit.
  6. You see a confirmation page and get an email confirming receipt. A second email follows when the request is fully processed. The site says that happens within 45 days of submission.

As with similar forms, the page says leaving information out or getting it wrong hinders the opt-out. Match the details your record shows.

By phone instead

The site’s Notice of Right to Opt-Out (last updated April 15, 2026) lists a phone option: (855) 240-6392. Useful if the email link never arrives.

A detail most guides miss: cookies and Global Privacy Control

The same notice says that to stop selling or sharing data collected through its tracking technologies, you must also adjust cookie settings or send an opt-out preference signal such as Global Privacy Control. That covers data about your visits, not your listing, but it is easy to switch on. Firefox, Brave and DuckDuckGo’s browser support Global Privacy Control, and extensions add it to other browsers.

Step 2: check after the stated window

Forty-five days is a long time compared with the 3 days quoted by SmartBackgroundChecks or FastPeopleSearch. Put a reminder in your calendar for when you get the completion email, then search your name, phone and address on the site again.

Meanwhile, work through the rest of our data broker opt-out list, use Google’s Results about you for search results, and in California, add the state’s free DROP request.

Common questions

How do I remove myself from AdvancedBackgroundChecks?

Go to advancedbackgroundchecks.com/opt-out, enter your name and email, click the emailed link within 24 hours and fill in the form matching your record. You can also call (855) 240-6392. The site says requests are fully processed within 45 days.

Why does advancedbackgroundchecks.com/removal not work?

As of October 2026 that address returns a page-not-found error. The current opt-out form is at advancedbackgroundchecks.com/opt-out, linked from Do Not Sell or Share in the footer.

How long does an AdvancedBackgroundChecks opt-out take?

The site says you will receive an email when your request is fully processed, within 45 days of submission.

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