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How to Opt Out of BeenVerified

Last checked: October 25, 2026

BeenVerified sells background reports. Its free search results can show your name, age, addresses, phone numbers, and relatives to anyone.

Its opt-out is one of the simpler ones. But there is a lot of bad advice about it.

Some other guides say you need an account, a paid membership, or a copy of your ID. For the standard opt-out, none of that is true.

Plan for a few minutes. You will search for your record, enter your email, and complete a CAPTCHA. Then you must click a link in a verification email. Your request does not move forward until you click that link. After that, removal usually takes about 24 hours to a few days.

This guide uses BeenVerified's own opt-out search. It also covers related sites run by the same parent company. Those sites need separate requests.

Quick answer

What this site shows about you

A BeenVerified record can include:

The free layer is what most people see. It is what appears when someone searches your name before a date, a hire, or a rental decision.

BeenVerified is run by LTVCo. LTVCo is a parent company. It also operates other people-search and records brands.

That matters. Removing yourself from BeenVerified does not automatically handle those other sites. See the warning in the steps below.

Step-by-step: remove your BeenVerified record

Before you start, read this warning: do not log in. Do not start a trial. The opt-out search is a separate, free tool.

  1. Open the official opt-out search. Go to beenverified.com/app/optout/search. You can also scroll to the footer of any BeenVerified page. Click "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information." That link leads to the same process.
  2. Enter your first and last name.
  3. Enter your state.
  4. Run the search. You will see a list of results.
  5. Select the correct record. Check the age, cities, and relatives. Pick the record that is actually you. If the details do not match you, do not pick that record.
  6. Write down any extra records you find. For example, you may find one record in two different states. You will deal with each one separately.
  7. Enter your email address. Use an email you can open right away.
  8. Complete the CAPTCHA. Check the "I'm not a robot" box. A CAPTCHA is a test to prove you are a person, not a program.
  9. Open the verification email. BeenVerified sends an email with a verification link. If it does not arrive quickly, check your spam and promotions folders.
  10. Click the verification link in the email. Your request is not processed until you click it. After you click, watch for a second email.
  11. Save the second confirmation email. After verification, BeenVerified sends another email. It confirms your opt-out is being processed or has been completed. Keep both emails until you check the result yourself.
  12. Repeat for extra records. Run the opt-out search again for records under other name versions or states.
  13. Email BeenVerified if the tool does not work for a record. If you cannot find or remove a record through the tool, email [email protected]. Include the details of the listing. Ask for its removal.

What trips people up

The ID myth. Some third-party guides state that BeenVerified requires a government ID to opt out. For the standard opt-out described here, that is incorrect: you do not need to upload ID, create an account, or pay. If a page that is not BeenVerified's own opt-out tool asks you for ID or payment to "remove your BeenVerified record," stop — you are in the wrong place. (ID may come up in unrelated account or legal requests, but not in this process.)

Sibling sites are separate. LTVCo, BeenVerified's parent, also runs PeopleLooker, NeighborWho, and Ownerly. These sites can show public pages with your information even after your BeenVerified opt-out, and clearing BeenVerified does not automatically clear them in all cases. If you appear on those sites, run their own opt-out processes separately. This is the step most guides skip entirely.

Same name, wrong record. BeenVerified often holds several records with the same name in the same state. Match on relatives and address history, not just name and city, or you may remove a stranger's record and leave your own live.

Stopping after the first email. The process uses two emails: a verification email you must click, and a confirmation email afterwards. People who click nothing — or who click and never receive the confirmation — often assume removal happened when the request was never actually completed.

Records in more than one state. If you have lived in several states, a search in only your current state can miss older records. Search each state you have lived in.

How long and how to verify

Removal usually takes about 24 hours to a few days after you click the verification link.

Wait several days. Then check:

If the record you selected no longer appears, the opt-out worked.

If it still appears after a few days, check two things first:

If both are in order and the record is still live, email [email protected]. Include your name, the record details, and the date of your original request.

When your listing comes back

BeenVerified records commonly reappear after about three to four months. That happens when refreshed data from outside sources rebuilds a profile.

A returning record is not a sign your first request was fake. It is how people-search databases work. No opt-out on this site is a guarantee of permanent removal.

Do this every few months:

Those sibling sites refresh on their own schedules.

Rather have it done for you?

Opting out site by site is free, but there are hundreds of data brokers and people-search sites, and listings can reappear. Paid removal services handle the requests and the re-checks for you. Two well-known options are Incogni and Optery. We link to their homepages here so you can compare plans and coverage yourself; no service can promise permanent removal from every site, so check what each one actually covers before you pay. If you subscribe through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

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Opt-Out Ledger is independent and is not affiliated with BeenVerified or LTVCo. This guide is general information, not legal advice.