How to Remove Yourself From Intelius

To opt out of Intelius, use the official suppression page linked from Intelius’s privacy or “Do Not Sell” footer link. It’s run by PeopleConnect, Intelius’s parent company. You verify your email address, enter your name and a few identifying details to find your record, and select it for suppression. It’s free, it can take a few days to process, and one suppression through that center may also apply to PeopleConnect’s other people-search brands.

The Intelius opt out is less obvious than some because you don’t remove a profile URL on Intelius itself. You work through a separate suppression center, and the word “suppress” matters: your record is hidden from search results rather than wiped from every database. This guide explains the process, what suppression means, and what to check afterward. For a plan covering many sites at once, see our guide to removing yourself from people-search sites.

What Intelius is and who runs it

Intelius is one of the older US people-search and background report sites. It sells reports that can include addresses, phone numbers, relatives, property records and court records gathered from public and commercial sources. Free search results typically show a name, age, cities and possible relatives, with fuller details behind a paywall.

Intelius belongs to PeopleConnect, a company that also operates other well-known people-search brands, including Instant Checkmate and TruthFinder. That shared ownership is why the opt-out lives on a PeopleConnect page rather than on Intelius itself, and why one suppression request may reach several sites at once. The suppression center lists the brands it covers, so read that list when you submit.

Before you start

• Use a separate email address. You’ll need to verify an email to use the suppression center. A dedicated address for privacy requests keeps your main inbox out of it.
• Have your details ready. Expect to enter your full name and some identifying information, such as date of birth or state, so the system can find matching records. It uses these details to find the right match, and the site’s privacy policy explains how they’re handled.
• List your name variations. Maiden name, nicknames, versions with and without a middle initial, and any states you’ve lived in recently.
• Start from Intelius’s own site. Follow the privacy or opt-out link in the Intelius footer so you land on the genuine suppression page, not a paid imitation.

Step by step: the Intelius opt-out

1. Open the opt-out page. Go to intelius.com, scroll to the footer and follow the link for opting out or “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.” It leads to PeopleConnect’s suppression center.
2. Enter and verify your email. Type the email address you want to use, then open the verification email and click the link or enter the code. Check spam if it doesn’t arrive.
3. Enter your identifying details. Provide your name and the other details the form asks for so it can search for your record.
4. Review the matches. You’ll see records that may be yours. Check the age, locations and relatives carefully before selecting one.
5. Select your record and confirm suppression. Choose the matching record and confirm that you want it suppressed. Some versions of the form ask you to tick a box confirming the record is yours.
6. Repeat for other records. Search again with your name variations. If more than one record matches you, suppress each one.
7. Save the confirmation. Screenshot or save the confirmation screen and any email you receive, with the date.

Processing typically takes a few days, and it can take longer for the change to show on every brand the suppression covers. After a week or so, search your name on Intelius and on the sister sites to confirm the record no longer appears.

What the opt-out covers and what it doesn’t

Item	Covered by the suppression?
The Intelius record you selected	Yes, once processed.
The same record on PeopleConnect sister brands	Often, if the suppression center lists that brand. Check each one.
Other records for you under a different name or state	No. Search and suppress each separately.
Unrelated sites such as Spokeo, Whitepages or Radaris	No. Each has its own opt-out.
Reports someone already bought	No. Anything already viewed or downloaded can’t be recalled.
Google results pointing to old Intelius pages	Not straight away. Google updates after recrawling or a refresh request.

Your privacy rights beyond the opt-out

A growing number of states have comprehensive consumer privacy laws that give residents a right to request deletion of personal data, with California’s CCPA the best known. If you live in one of those states, the privacy request page on Intelius or PeopleConnect usually lets you submit a deletion request in addition to suppression.

California residents also have a newer option. Under the California Delete Act, the California Privacy Protection Agency runs the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP), which lets residents send a single deletion request to data brokers registered in the state. It doesn’t replace checking the sites yourself, but it can reduce how often records come back. The details of these laws vary and change, so check the current rules for your state.

Why an Intelius record can come back

Intelius and its sister sites keep taking in new public and commercial data. If you move, change your number or change your name, that new data can create a record that doesn’t match the one you suppressed. The suppression didn’t fail; a new record has appeared.

• Search yourself on Intelius every three to four months.
• Search again soon after moving, marrying or changing your phone number.
• Use the same email address for repeat requests so your history is easy to find.
• Keep a log of what you suppressed and when.

Clean up the Google result

Intelius pages can rank on Google for your name, and the snippet may still show your age or city after your record is suppressed. Once the Intelius page no longer shows your details, use Google’s “Refresh outdated content” tool to ask Google to update the result.

Google’s “Results about you” tool can also alert you when your phone number, home address or email appears in search results and lets you ask Google to remove those results. Pair that with the source removals, and you change what someone actually sees when they search you.

A worked example

This is an illustrative scenario, not a real client.

Elena, a financial analyst who recently moved for work, searches her name and finds an Intelius result listing her age, her old and new cities, and her parents’ names.

• She follows the opt-out link in the Intelius footer, lands on PeopleConnect’s suppression center and verifies a new email address she uses only for privacy requests.
• She enters her details and finds one record under her current name. She selects it and confirms suppression.
• She searches again with her maiden name and finds a second record tied to her old address. She suppresses that too.
• A week later both records are gone from Intelius. She checks Instant Checkmate and TruthFinder and finds they no longer show her either.
• Because she lives in a state with a privacy law, she also submits a deletion request through the privacy page, and sets a calendar reminder to check again in four months.

Without the second search under her maiden name, her old address would have stayed visible across several sites.

Common mistakes

• Looking for a “remove” button on the Intelius profile. The opt-out runs through the suppression center, not the report page.
• Paying for removal. The official suppression is free. A site asking for payment to remove your Intelius listing is not Intelius.
• Selecting the wrong record. Check age, cities and relatives before confirming, especially if you have a common name.
• Stopping after one record. Search every name variation you’ve used.
• Assuming sister sites are covered without checking. Confirm on each brand after a week.
• Forgetting other brokers. Intelius is one of many. Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified and the free sites all need their own requests.

Where to go next

Once Intelius is done, work through the sites it doesn’t cover. Our guides on how to remove yourself from Spokeo and how to remove yourself from BeenVerified cover two of the larger paid report sites. Our data broker opt-out list helps you track the rest.

When to get help

Most people can handle an Intelius opt-out themselves in one sitting. Help makes sense when you’re on dozens of sites, when a safety concern means records need to come down fast and be rechecked often, or when people-search results are one part of a wider problem with your name in search. Our personal reputation management service covers opt-outs, re-checks and the wider cleanup, and we’ll be clear about what can be removed and what needs ongoing monitoring.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Intelius opt-out free?

Yes. You verify an email address and select your record in the suppression center. You don’t need to buy a report or pay a fee to suppress your listing.

How long does Intelius removal take?

Suppression typically processes within a few days, though it can take longer to show across every sister site. Google may keep showing an old result until it recrawls the page or you request a refresh.

Does opting out of Intelius remove me from Instant Checkmate and TruthFinder?

It may, because they share a parent company and a suppression center. Check the list of brands on the suppression page, and search each site after a week to confirm.

Why do I have to give my date of birth to opt out?

The suppression center uses identifying details to find the right record, especially for common names. If you’re uncomfortable, read the site’s privacy policy first, and enter only what the form requires.