To opt out of CheckSecrets.com, scroll to the footer and click Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Info, search your name and state, fill in the form using the exact details shown on your profile, enter a disposable email, complete the CAPTCHA, submit, then click the confirmation link in the email. Processing takes 3 to 7 days. Free.
CheckSecrets.com is a people-search site that displays personal information including criminal records, bankruptcies, social media links, relatives, education, and more from public sources. This guide walks you through removing your listing for free in about 10 to 15 minutes.
The CheckSecrets.com opt-out form requires the exact name, address, and phone number shown on your profile page. Mismatches will prevent the request from processing. Open your profile in one tab, then fill in the form from the other. Use a disposable email address. Processing takes 3 to 7 days after email confirmation.
The opt-out is reached through the privacy link in the site footer.
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Go to checksecrets.com, scroll to the footer, and click Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Info.
Find your specific profile before filling in the opt-out form.
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Enter your first name, last name, and state. Click Search and review the results to identify your matching profile.
This is the step where accuracy matters most. The form matches your submission against what is on file — any mismatch can prevent removal.
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Copy your full name, address, and phone number directly from your profile page and paste them into the form fields. Enter a disposable email address. Complete the CAPTCHA and submit.
The removal is not processed until you click the confirmation link.
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Open your inbox and find the email from CheckSecrets.com. Click the confirmation link inside. Check your spam folder if it does not arrive within a few minutes.
CheckSecrets.com has a longer processing window than most data brokers — allow the full 7 days before checking.
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Wait 3 to 7 days after clicking the confirmation link, then clear your browser cache and search your name on checksecrets.com to confirm your listing no longer appears.
CheckSecrets.com typically processes opt-out requests within 3 to 7 days of you clicking the email verification link. After that window, clear your browser cache and search your name to confirm your listing is gone.
The form uses the details you enter to match your submission to a specific profile in the database. If the name, address, or phone number does not match exactly what is shown on your profile, the request may not process. Copy the details directly from your profile page rather than typing from memory.
Yes. Use a throwaway address rather than your primary one. Entering your real email into a data broker's form can add it to their database. You just need an address that can receive the confirmation link.
Yes, completely free. Never pay anyone claiming to remove your listing from CheckSecrets.com. The opt-out process via the footer link costs nothing.
Yes. CheckSecrets.com draws from public record sources that update periodically, which can reinstate removed listings. Check the site every 3 to 6 months and repeat the opt-out if your record reappears.
Repeat the full opt-out process for each record individually, copying the exact details from each specific profile. Each submission requires its own email verification click.
Clear your browser cache and search again first. If the record is genuinely still present, resubmit the form with details copied directly from the profile page, not typed from memory. If it persists, contact CheckSecrets.com support.
Your opt-out request has been submitted to CheckSecrets.com and the email confirmation link has been clicked. Your listing will be removed within 3 to 7 days.
There are 100+ major data brokers constantly re-publishing your personal information.
Manually removing yourself from all of them takes most people 200 to 300 hours – and you have to repeat the process every 1 to 3 months.
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