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Intelius opt out made easy: 2025 guide

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What is Intelius?

Intelius.com provides unauthorized profiles with information about people, their backgrounds, and connections to other people, places, and organizations. It is one of the biggest existing data brokers with over 20 billion public records.

Intelius is part of PeopleConnect – a network of data brokers and people-search websites. Removing your data from PeopleConnect automatically removes it from all the sites operated by the network.

How to remove information from Intelius: quick overview

In short:

  1. Access PeopleConnect’s data suppression center suppression.peopleconnect.us/login
  2. Submit your email address
  3. Go to our email and click the verification button
  4. Submit your birthdate
  5. Submit your full legal name
  6. Select a matching profile and click “Continue”
  7. Verify your identity via email or phone if necessary
  8. Select “Suppress” in the drop-down under “Desired behavior” and save
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Step-by-step Intelius opt out instructions

Step 1. Navigate to Intelius.com

To start the opt-out process, visit Intelius.com.

Intelius site homepage with name search

Step 2. Access their Data Privacy Center

Scroll down the homepage and click the Do not sell or share my personal information” link.

Intelius footer with the "do not sell or share my personal information" link highlighted to begin Intelius opt out

Step 3: Click on “View public data tools”

On the appearing page, click on the “View public data tools” button in the Public Data Tools section.

Intelius Data Privacy Center: click on the "view public data tools" button for Intelius opt out

Step 4: Click on Manage my suppression rules

Click the Manage my suppression rules button in the appearing Suppress Your Public Data box.

Intelius data privacy center: click on the "manage my suppression rules" button for Intelius opt out

Step 5: Submit a valid email address

Once on the PeopleConnect page, enter your email address, check the Terms and Privacy Policy box, and press the Continue button.

PeopleConnect suppression center: submit your email address and click the "continue" button for Intelius opt out

Step 6: Follow the email verification link

Go to your email inbox, open the message from PeopleConnect, and click the “Verify email” button.

PeopleConnect verification email with the "verify email" button to proceed with Intelius opt out

Step 7: Submit your date of birth

Enter your DOB and check the verification box. Then click the Continue button.

PeopleConnect suppression center: submit your DOB and click the "continue" button for Intelius opt out

Step 8: Submit your legal name

Enter your first name, middle name, and last name. Check the box confirming this is your legal name and click Continue.”

PeopleConnect suppression center: submit your full legal name and click the "continue" button for Intelius opt out

Step 9: Select your record

Find a profile that matches your personal information and select it. Then scroll the page all the way down and click the Continue button.

Select a matching record among PeopleConnect search results for Intelius opt out

Step 10: Click Continue

The appearing page will display your name and the email you used to access PeopleConnect. Click the Continue button.

Note that if the email you used isn’t in PeopleConnect’s database, you will be asked to verify your identity via email or phone number that is listed in your record.

Confirmation that your identity is verified on PeopleConnect for Intelius opt out

Step 11: Choose “Suppress” in Desired Behavior

The appearing page reveals whether your identity is currently displayed or suppressed on PeopleConnect’s websites. Select “Suppressed” in the dropdown under Desired Behavior and click “Save.”

Choose "Suppressed" and click "Save" for Intelius opt out

You have completed your record removal process. Your identity should now be displayed as suppressed.

Confirmation on PeopleConnect that your Intelius opt out is successful and your identity is suppressed

How to contact Intelius directly

If you’re looking to contact Intelius directly, you can reach their customer support team via their contact form. Another option is to call (877) 564-3253 7 am – 4 pm PST, Mon – Fri.

Your data is still exposed on other brokers

Although you have completed the Intelius opt-out, there are many other people-search websites exposing your data. While removing yourself from Intelius.com takes you in the right direction, it isn’t enough to keep your data private.

We recommend that you opt out of these five next:

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Why remove yourself from Intelius

We recommend you remove from Intelius your info first-hand as your data’s visibility is at its highest on this site:

  • Site visits: around 4.6 mln people look up others on Intelius each month. (1)
  • Massive database: Intelius has a massive database and provides people search, reverse phone lookup, criminal records search, background check, public records search, and reverse address lookup.
  • Information exposed:
    • Intelius shares names, age, aliases, possible relatives, current and past addresses, phone numbers, jobs, and education for free.
    • A paid report discloses DOB, images, property ownership, employment background, voter records, relationships, social media links, SSN issue date, emails, neighbors, criminal and traffic records, business affiliations, licenses, bankruptcies, assets, and other sensitive data points.
  • Exposure on Google: Google has already indexed over 8 hundred thousand Intelius pages, making your data easier to find through its search. (2)

Sources:
1 – Silmilarweb
2 – Google

Who sees your data on Intelius

Demographic groupPercentage
Male46.42%
Female53.58%
18–24 years old9.82%
25–34 years old17.51%
35–44 years old18.73%
45–54 years old20.94%
55–64 years old19.16%
65+ years old13.84%
Sources: Similarweb

Intelius quick links

About Intelius

  • Founded: 2003
  • Headquarters: 501 W Broadway St., San Diego, CA
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Website URL: intelius.com
  • Contact email: [email protected]
  • Phone number: (877) 564-3253

FAQs

How do I remove my info from Intelius?

Intelius.com is a part of PeopleConnect, a network of data brokers. To remove your information from Intelius, go to PeopleConnect’s Data Suppression Center. Submit your email address and verify it by following the link sent to your inbox. Submit your birthdate and legal name, then select your record. Finally, select “Suppressed” in Desired Behavior.

What is Intelius?

Intelius is a public records company founded in 2003 that delivers online information about individuals. The service provides people search, phone lookup, address lookup, and background check services.

How do I cancel an Intelius subscription?

To cancel an Intelius subscription, sign in to your account and click on “My Account.” Go to Membership Settings and click “Cancel subscription” in Active Subscriptions. Alternatively, call (888) 245-1655 or send an email to [email protected].

Is Intelius free?

Intelius provides a basic people search free of charge. However, the information is pretty limited. With a basic search, you get a person’s age, relatives, location, employment history, and the first digits of a phone number. Also, Intelius offers a free trial, but if you don’t cancel at the end of the period, the company will charge you for a monthly membership.

How to opt out phone number from Intelius?

To opt your phone number out of Intelius.com, you need to remove yourself from the PeopleConnect network of data brokers. For that, access their data suppression center, submit your info, and follow the prompts.

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Dimitri is a tech entrepreneur and founder of Onerep, the first fully automated data removal service. Top cybersecurity CEO of 2021 by The Software Report.

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