How to Remove Yourself From PeopleLookup

To opt out of PeopleLookup, type peoplelookup.com into your browser and note where it takes you. When we checked in September 2026, the domain redirected to US Search, so the practical opt-out is the one US Search offers: follow the privacy or “Do Not Sell” link in the US Search footer to its official opt-out page, verify your email, find your record and suppress it. It’s free, and you don’t need to buy a report.

PeopleLookup is easy to confuse with PeopleLooker, which is a different site with its own opt-out, covered in our guide to the PeopleLooker opt-out. This guide covers PeopleLookup specifically: what it is now, how the PeopleLookup opt out works through US Search, and what to check afterward. For a plan covering many sites, see our guide to removing yourself from people-search sites.

What PeopleLookup is now

PeopleLookup has been a US people-search brand for years, offering name, phone and address lookups backed by public records and commercial data. When we checked in September 2026, visiting peoplelookup.com, including its old opt-out address, sent visitors straight to ussearch.com with a tag identifying PeopleLookup as the source of the visit. There was no separate PeopleLookup opt-out page to use.

In practice, that means a search that starts on PeopleLookup ends up on US Search’s results and reports. If you want your details off what a PeopleLookup visitor would see, the record to suppress is the one on US Search.

Redirects and brand arrangements in this industry change. If peoplelookup.com shows its own site and opt-out page when you visit, use that page instead, and check its privacy policy for the current operator.

What a US Search record can include

US Search compiles reports from public records and commercial data sources. A record can include:

• Your name, age and any aliases or former names
• Current and past addresses
• Phone numbers and email addresses
• Possible relatives and associates
• Records such as property ownership or court filings, where they exist

A free search typically shows a preview, with fuller reports behind a payment. That preview can be enough to confirm your age and the towns you’ve lived in.

Before you start

• Set up a separate email address for privacy requests. The opt-out uses email verification, and a dedicated address keeps your main inbox out of more databases.
• List your identifiers. Every name you’ve used, including maiden names and middle initials, each state you’ve lived in over the last decade, and your date of birth.
• Type the addresses yourself. Ads for “PeopleLookup removal” often lead to paid services or look-alike sites.
• Keep a log. Note the date, the site you ended up on and each record you suppress.

Step by step: the PeopleLookup opt out

1. Check where PeopleLookup sends you. Type peoplelookup.com and note the site that loads. If it’s US Search, carry on with these steps. If PeopleLookup has its own opt-out page again, use that.
2. Find US Search’s official opt-out. Scroll to the US Search footer and follow the privacy, opt-out or “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link. Note which domain the opt-out page is on. It may be a shared suppression page for a group of related brands.
3. Verify your email. Enter your privacy email address and click the verification link that arrives. Check spam and promotions folders.
4. Search for your record. Enter your name and the other details the page asks for. These help narrow the list to records that could be yours.
5. Check each result carefully. Compare age, cities and relatives with your list before you select anything.
6. Select your record and confirm suppression. Follow the prompts until the page confirms the change.
7. Repeat for name variations. Search again under your maiden name, nicknames and versions with and without a middle initial.

Screens and wording change over time. Follow what the current page asks for and stick to the durable pattern: find the official route, verify, suppress, check.

Our guide to the US Search opt-out covers that process in more detail. US Search is generally listed among PeopleConnect’s people-search brands, and our PeopleConnect opt-out guide explains that company’s suppression center. Read the list of brands the opt-out page says it covers at the time you use it.

How to check it worked

• Search the site again. After a few days, run a normal search for your name on the site PeopleLookup sends you to. Your record shouldn’t appear.
• Rerun the opt-out search. The tool may show the record as already suppressed.
• Check Google. Search your name in quotes with “PeopleLookup” and “US Search”. Old result pages can linger in search results after the underlying page has changed. Once the page no longer shows your details, you can ask Google to refresh the outdated result.

If your record still appears after a couple of weeks, contact the privacy team through the contact details in the privacy policy of the site you end up on, with your record details and a clear request to suppress it.

Using your state privacy rights

If you live in a state with a comprehensive consumer privacy law, you may be able to ask covered businesses to delete your personal information or stop selling it, in addition to suppression. Rights, exceptions and verification steps vary by state. The privacy policy of the site you end up on should explain how to make those requests.

Californians can also use the state’s Delete Act, which created a single deletion request that registered data brokers must act on. Our guide to the California Delete Act explains how it works. If your situation involves a legal dispute or safety risk, talk to a lawyer about your options.

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

Item	Covered?
The US Search record you suppress	Yes, once processed.
Other records for you under different names or states	Only if you find and suppress each one.
Related brands in the same group	Only if the opt-out page says so. Check each site.
PeopleLooker	No. It’s a different site with its own opt-out.
Unrelated people-search sites	No. Each has its own opt-out.
Reports someone already bought	No. They can’t be recalled.

Why your record can come back

People-search sites refresh their data from outside sources. A move, a new phone number or a new public record can create a fresh record that your earlier suppression doesn’t cover.

• Search yourself every three to four months.
• Check soon after a move, a name change or a new phone number.
• Check whether peoplelookup.com still redirects, in case it relaunches with its own database.

A worked example

This is an illustrative scenario, not a real client. Imani, a veterinary technician in Ohio, sees “PeopleLookup” in the search results for her name and wants her address off it.

• She types peoplelookup.com and lands on US Search instead. She notes that in her log.
• She follows the privacy link in the US Search footer to its opt-out page, verifies a separate email address and searches for her name.
• She finds two records: one under her married name and one under her maiden name with an old Columbus address. She suppresses both.
• A week later neither record shows in a US Search search. She asks Google to refresh the outdated PeopleLookup result once the page no longer shows her details.
• She checks PeopleLooker separately, finds a record there too, and uses that site’s own opt-out.

Related sites to check next

If PeopleLookup had a record for you, other people-search sites almost certainly do. Start with paid report sites such as Spokeo and Intelius, then free listing sites such as FastPeopleSearch and TruePeopleSearch, which show addresses without a paywall. Our data broker opt-out list puts the major sites in one checklist.

Common mistakes

• Confusing PeopleLookup with PeopleLooker. They’re different sites, and one opt-out doesn’t cover the other.
• Paying to opt out. The official route is free. If you’re asked to pay, you’ve left it.
• Stopping at one record. Search name variations and past states.
• Not clicking the verification link. Unverified requests usually aren’t processed.
• Assuming a redirect is permanent. Check again when you do your regular re-checks.

When to get help

You can complete the PeopleLookup opt out yourself in a few minutes. It’s worth getting help when your details are on many sites, when there’s a safety concern, or when you’d rather not keep up the regular re-checks. Our personal reputation management service handles opt-outs, watches for records that reappear and cleans up what shows for your name, and we’ll be upfront about what needs ongoing attention.

Frequently asked questions

Is PeopleLookup the same as PeopleLooker?

No. They’re separate sites with different opt-outs. When we checked in September 2026, PeopleLookup redirected to US Search. PeopleLooker has its own opt-out, covered in our separate guide.

Is the PeopleLookup opt out free?

Yes. The official opt-out route through the site PeopleLookup sends you to is free. You don’t need to buy a report or start a trial.

Why does PeopleLookup take me to US Search?

When we checked in September 2026, peoplelookup.com redirected visitors to ussearch.com. The sites haven’t published an explanation on the pages we checked, so use the opt-out on whichever site loads when you visit.

How long does it take for my record to disappear?

It varies. Suppression requests are often processed within days, but it can take longer. Search again after a week or two, and contact the privacy team if your record still appears.