Last updated January 24, 2025 
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How to opt out of MyLife: easy steps to remove your info in 15 min [2025]
| Removal difficulty: | Medium |
| Profile is removed within: | 4 weeks |
| Manual submission: | around 15 min |
| Removal requirements: | CAPTCHA solving |
What is MyLife?
MyLife.com is a giant data broker that positions itself as a leading reputation platform. It generates records from publicly open sources and allows lookup by name, phone number, and address. Details disclosed in a record include your date of birth, address, religious and political affiliations, net worth, estimated income, and even the model of your car, as well as court records, bankruptcies, lawsuits, and liens.
Moreover, Mylife provides reputation scores by analyzing background reports and encouraging everyone to leave a personal review on your character and reputation. Such reviews can be posted anonymously by anyone including those who hold a grudge against you.
How to opt out of MyLife
In short:
- Open MyLife.com and look yourself up
- Find your record but don’t open it. Instead, right-click on your name and copy link address
- Open MyLife’s opt-out page mylife.com/ccpa/index.pubview
- Fill out and submit the opt-out form
How do I opt out of MyLife manually?
Step 1: Navigate to MyLife.com
Access MyLife’s website to initiate your removal process.
Step 2: Look your record up
Enter your full name in the search bar and click the “Search” button.
Step 3: Find your record and copy its URL
Scroll through the results to locate your profile. Once you find it, right-click on your name and click the “Copy link address” option.
Step 4: Access MyLife’s opt-out page
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Do Not Sell My Personal Information.” Or simply follow this link.
Step 5: Fill out the form and click “Opt Out“
Enter your first and last name, city, state, and zip code. Paste the URL of your record and enter a valid email address. Note that only fields marked by an asterisk are required, so you may skip others. Then check the terms of the service box, perform CAPTCHA validation, and hit the “Opt Out” button.
Your request has been submitted. You will see a confirmation on the opt-out page. You should also receive a confirmation email from MyLife later.
Usually, it takes several weeks for your profile to be removed from MyLife. You can save the URL of your listing and get back to it a few weeks later to ensure that the page with your information is gone.
MyLife removal via phone number call
Contact MyLife customer service at (888) 704-1900 6 am – 9 pm PST to request the removal of your record. Have your personal information handy, including the URL of your record, and provide it to the customer service representative.
Tell them that you wish to get your profile removed from MyLife.com. Remember to keep detailed notes with the date you reached out and the person you talked to. Check back with MyLife in 15 business days to see if your record has been taken down.
MyLife removal via email request
Alternatively, you can request to opt out of MyLife.com via email at [email protected]. Include your listing’s information in your request, such as your full name, current and past addresses, and the URL of the record you wish to have removed.
Your data is still exposed on other brokers
While removing yourself from MyLife.com takes you in the right direction, it isn’t enough to keep your data private.
We recommend that you do these five first:
- How to remove yourself from Whitepages.com
- How to remove yourself from FastPeopleSearch.com
- How to remove yourself from Spokeo.com
- How to remove yourself from BeenVerified.com
- How to remove yourself from PeopleFinders.com
Go through this list and send opt-out requests manually to each data broker, or subscribe to Onerep to remove records automatically from 213 sites with just a few clicks.
Why remove yourself from MyLife
It’s recommended that you remove yourself from MyLife.com first-hand as your data’s visibility is at its highest on this site:
- Site visits: around 3.7 mln people research someone via MyLife each month. (1)
- Exposure on Google: Google has already indexed around 180K MyLife pages making your data easier to find through its search. (2)
- Information exposed:
- MyLife shares names, aliases, age, location, reputation score, and whether there are court records for free with no sign-up required.
- A free MyLife account gives access to DOB, addresses, religious and political affiliations, ethnicity, gender, net worth, estimated income, relationships, and assets.
- A paid report discloses phone numbers, email addresses, court and arrest records, liens and bankruptcies, sex offender status, education, work background, and classmates.
Sources:
1 – Silmilarweb
2 – Google
Who sees your data on MyLife
| Demographic group | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Male | 41.01% |
| Female | 58.99% |
| 18–24 years old | 3.64% |
| 25–34 years old | 9.95% |
| 35–44 years old | 17.38% |
| 45–54 years old | 21.12% |
| 45–54 years old | 21.11% |
| 55–64 years old | 27.08% |
| 65+ years old | 20.86% |
MyLife quick links
About MyLife
- Founded: 2002
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
- Number of employees: 10-50
- Website URL: mylife.com
- Contact email: [email protected]
- Phone number: (888) 704-1900
FAQ
How do I remove information from MyLife?
The fastest way to remove your information from MyLife.com is to first locate your record by running a search for your name, then copy its URL and directly go to their opt-out page. Fill out the form, paste your record URL, solve the CAPTCHA, and hit "Opt Out." Alternatively, you can contact MyLife customer care at 888-704-1900 and tell them that you’d like to delete your profile. You can also request to opt out via email at [email protected].
Is MyLife legit?
MyLife.com is a legitimate website and its operation is completely legal. It provides such personal details as address history, contact info, job title and place of employment, political affiliations, relatives and associates, net worth, and more. However, numerous MyLife reviews are negative and mention such issues as extra charges, difficulties to opt out, and incomplete or outdated information.
What is MyLife.com?
MyLife.com is a major data broker that shares all kinds of personal information online. It generates data from different publicly available resources such as social media accounts, government and court records, etc. MyLife isn’t a Consumer Reporting Agency and can’t be used to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, or any other purpose that requires FCRA compliance.
What is MyLife reputation score?
MyLife adopts the reputation score approach in order to market their reports more effectively. This score is similar to a credit score, however, it can tell much more about an individual than their credit history. The company uses a background report of a particular person to create the score, relying on information such as criminal court records, civil judgments, bankruptcies, lawsuits, and much more.
How do I contact MyLife?
You can contact MyLife customer care by email at [email protected], by phone at (888) 704-1900, and by mail at 907 Westwood Blvd. #359, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
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.