The BeenVerified opt-out form lives at beenverified.com/svc/optout/search/optouts. Fill it out by searching your name, selecting the record that matches you, entering an email address, and clicking the verification link BeenVerified sends to that inbox. The whole thing takes about five minutes, and in most cases the record disappears from People Search results within 24 hours of verification.1BeenVerified. How Do I Remove My Name from BeenVerified’s People Search Results You do not need a paid account or a membership.
Find Your Record
Open the opt-out search page and enter your first and last name. Each result shows a name, an approximate age, and a city. Use those details to pick the entry that actually belongs to you. If you have a common name, you may see dozens of matches, so scan carefully.
If you have lived in several places or used a maiden name, check for records tied to former addresses or older name variations. Only select the one that is yours. Removing someone else’s listing does nothing for your own privacy and adds noise to the queue.
Submit the Form
Click “Proceed to Opt Out” next to your record. The form asks for a single piece of information: a working email address. BeenVerified uses it only to send the verification link and a later confirmation that the record is gone.1BeenVerified. How Do I Remove My Name from BeenVerified’s People Search Results
If you would rather not give a data broker your primary address, use a secondary account or a masked email service. Just make sure you can check it within a couple of days, because the link is time-sensitive. Proofread the address before you submit. A typo means the link never arrives, and the request quietly dies with no error message.
Verify by Email
BeenVerified sends the verification email within a few minutes. Open it and click “Verify Opt-Out.” That click confirms you actually control the email you entered, which is what stops third parties from deleting records that are not theirs.
The link expires after roughly 48 hours. Miss the window and you start over from the search page. If the email is not in your inbox, check spam and promotions. After you click through, BeenVerified loads a confirmation page saying the opt-out is being processed.
Confirm the Removal
Most records drop out of People Search within 24 hours of verification, and you should also get a follow-up email confirming the removal.1BeenVerified. How Do I Remove My Name from BeenVerified’s People Search Results To verify on your own, go back to the opt-out search page a day or two later and run your name again. If the record no longer shows up, the suppression worked.
One boundary worth knowing: opting out of People Search does not affect BeenVerified’s other search products. Your name can still surface through those separate tools.1BeenVerified. How Do I Remove My Name from BeenVerified’s People Search Results
If You Have More Than One Record
The online form processes one record per session. BeenVerified caps it that way to prevent abuse.1BeenVerified. How Do I Remove My Name from BeenVerified’s People Search Results If your search turns up two or three entries under different spellings or old addresses, you have two ways to handle it:
- Run the form separately for each record. Every one triggers its own verification email.
- Email privacy@beenverified.com with your full name, your state, and the URLs of each record you want removed. The support team handles bulk removals and usually responds within a few business days.1BeenVerified. How Do I Remove My Name from BeenVerified’s People Search Results
If you live outside the United States, the online opt-out form may not work. Submit a Data Subject Request to privacy@beenverified.com instead, listing your full name and the information you want removed.
When the Verification Link Fails
The most common problem people run into is a “validation code invalid” error after clicking the link. Usually the link has expired or been mangled by the email client. Copy the full URL from the message and paste it directly into your browser’s address bar. If it still fails, email privacy@beenverified.com or support@beenverified.com with your name, state, and the URL of the record.
If your record does not appear on the opt-out page at all, try name variations before giving up. Search maiden names, nicknames, middle names, and former addresses. BeenVerified’s database does not cover everyone, and your profile may be filed under a version of your name you did not think to try.
When the Data Comes Back
An opt-out is not permanent by default. BeenVerified keeps receiving new data from public records and third-party partners. If a partner sends over a record with a different enough combination of details, such as a new address, a name spelled differently, or a new phone number, BeenVerified may create a fresh entry that is not linked to the one you suppressed.1BeenVerified. How Do I Remove My Name from BeenVerified’s People Search Results That new record shows up in People Search even though the old one is gone.
The fix is the same as the first time: run the opt-out form for the new record, or email privacy@beenverified.com. Checking back every few months is a reasonable habit if you want to stay off the site long-term.
Clearing the Old Page from Google and Bing
Once BeenVerified deletes the record, the URL that held your profile usually returns a 404. Search engines drop dead pages on their own crawl schedule, which can take days or weeks. You can push things along.
Google’s “Results about you” tool lets you find and request removal of search results that display your address, phone number, or email, and you can set up notifications when new results with that information appear.2Google Help. Remove My Private Info from Google Search For more sensitive data like government ID numbers, bank account numbers, or medical records, use the separate “Start removal request” form on the same page. You need the specific URLs, and Google may ask for screenshots. These requests only affect Google Search. The page on the source site is untouched.
Bing
Bing’s Content Removal Tool handles pages that are no longer live or that have been updated but still show old content in results.3Microsoft Bing. How to Remove Content from Bing and Copilot Confirm the old BeenVerified URL returns a 404 or 410, then submit the URL through the tool. Bing checks the status and updates its index. As with Google, this only clears the search result, not the underlying page.
For California Residents: The DROP Platform
If you live in California, you have an option that reaches well beyond BeenVerified. The state’s Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform, known as DROP, sends a single deletion request to more than 500 registered data brokers at once.4California Privacy Protection Agency. Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform DROP opened to consumers on January 1, 2026, and brokers are required to begin processing requests by August 1, 2026. Once processing starts, they must delete your data within 90 days and continue processing new requests every 45 days.
You verify California residency through the state’s Identity Gateway. No separate account is needed, and DROP does not keep your information after the request goes out. A parent can submit for a child, and a family member can submit for an elderly relative.4California Privacy Protection Agency. Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform DROP does not replace the BeenVerified opt-out form, but it adds coverage for brokers you may not even know hold your information.