Intelius opt-out guide: 2026 instructions

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.

Step-by-step Intelius opt-out instructions

In short (detailed steps below):

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

Step 1. Access Intelius’ Data Privacy Center

Open Intelius.com, scroll all the way down, and click the “Exercise My Data Privacy Rights” link in the Intelius Resources section.

Step 2: Click on “View public data tools”

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

Step 3: Click on “Manage my suppression rules“

Click the “Manage my suppression rules” button in the appearing Suppress Your Background Report box.

Step 4: 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.

Step 5: Follow the email verification link

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

Step 6: Submit your date of birth

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

Step 7: 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.”

Step 8: 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.

Step 9: 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.

Step 10: 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.”

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

How to contact Intelius directly

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

Why remove yourself from Intelius

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

• Site visits: around 4.2 million 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

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:

• How to remove yourself from MyLife.com
• How to remove yourself from FastPeopleSearch.com
• How to remove yourself from BeenVerified.com
• How to remove yourself from CheckPeople.com
• How to remove yourself from Nuwber.com

Go through this list and send opt-out requests manually to each data broker, or subscribe to Onerep to remove records automatically from 319 sites with just a few clicks.

Intelius quick links

• Opt-out page
• Privacy Policy
• Terms of Use
• Contact page

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 (877) 564-3253.

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.