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How to remove yourself from SmartBackgroundChecks

United States · Background reports · Difficulty: Easy · 5-10 minutes

SmartBackgroundChecks is a free people-search site listing addresses, phone numbers, age, and relatives, compiled from public records.

What SmartBackgroundChecks can expose about you

  • Full name
  • Addresses
  • Phone numbers
  • Age
  • Relatives

Step-by-step removal

  1. Enter your email on the opt-out page, accept the terms, and complete the CAPTCHA.
  2. Search your name or phone number and open your listing.
  3. Click the option to request your record be removed.
  4. Click the verification link in the email they send.

Open the official SmartBackgroundChecks opt-out page →

Verify your email, then remove your record from search.

SmartBackgroundChecks appears to share data with SearchPeopleFree, USPhoneBook, and CyberBackgroundChecks, but each site needs its own opt-out request.

Keeping it removed

Most people-search sites keep ingesting fresh public records, so a removed listing can reappear months later under a new URL. The reliable fix is cutting off the sources where you can (for UK users, start with the open electoral register) and re-checking periodically.

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Opt-out processes change. This guide was last reviewed in July 2026. If a step no longer matches what you see, tell usand we'll update it.