Last updated June 26, 2025 
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How to remove your info from OfficialUSA: step-by-step guide [2025]
| Removal difficulty: | Medium |
| Profile is removed within: | 4 weeks |
| Manual submission: | around 20 min |
| Removal requirements: | email, CAPTCHA |
What is OfficialUSA?
OfficialUSA.com is one of the largest online directories aggregating all sorts of government and state-level data and publishing links to official websites. The OfficialUSA name search feature exposes people’s location history, phones, emails, DOBs, and other personal details.
Quick overview of OfficialUSA opt-out
In short:
- Go to officialusa.com and look up your record
- Don’t click on your record when you find it. Instead, copy the URL of the search results page
- Scroll down to the footer and click “Do Not Sell My Personal Information”
- Submit your email address
- Select the record you want removed
Step-by-step OfficialUSA opt-out instructions
Step 1: Go to OfficialUSA.com
In order to begin your opt-out process, navigate to OfficialUSA’s website.
Step 2: Run an OfficialUSA name search
Enter your name in the search bar, select your full name from the appearing list, and click on the search icon. Alternatively, you can use the people directory at the bottom of the homepage.
Step 3: Copy the URL of the results page containing your record
Locate the record that matches your full name and personal details. If necessary, use the filters on the right of the results. You don’t need to open the record when you find it. Instead, copy the URL of the results page.
Step 4: Click on “Do Not Sell My Personal Information”
Scroll down to the bottom of the page, find the “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link, and click on it.
Step 5: Submit your email
Enter your email address and solve the CAPTCHA. Then, click the “Next Step” button.
Step 6: Select your record and click “Remove”
On the appearing page, select the listing you want to have removed from OfficialUSA. Then click on the “Remove” button.
You have completed the opt-out process and your data will now be removed.
How to contact OfficialUSA directly
If you have any inquiries, send an email to OfficialUSA’s Support Team at [email protected].
Your data is still exposed on other brokers
Although you have completed the OfficialUSA opt-out, there are many other people-search websites exposing your data. While removing yourself from OfficialUSA.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 TruePeopleSearch.com
- How to remove yourself from FastPeopleSearch.com
- How to remove yourself from Whitepages.com
- How to remove yourself from SmartBackgroundChecks.com
- How to remove yourself from FastBackgroundCheck.com
Go through this list and send opt-out requests manually to each data broker, or subscribe to Onerep to remove records automatically from 214 sites with just a few clicks.
Why remove yourself from OfficialUSA
We recommend that you remove your profile from OfficialUSA.com first-hand as your data’s visibility is at its highest on this site:
- Site visits: around 1.5 mln. people look others up on OfficialUSA each month. (1)
- Exposure on Google: Google has already indexed over 2.7 mln OfficialUSA pages making your data easier to find through its search. (2)
- Information exposed: An OfficialUSA search exposes names, age, home address, property information, phone numbers, email addresses, relatives and associates, educational background, and professional background for free with no sign-up required.
Sources:
1 – Silmilarweb
2 – Google
Who sees your data on OfficialUSA
| Demographic group | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Male | 45.15% |
| Female | 54.85% |
| 18–24 years old | 7.10% |
| 25–34 years old | 16.35% |
| 35–44 years old | 17.46% |
| 45–54 years old | 20.52% |
| 55–64 years old | 21.94% |
| 65+ years old | 16.62% |
OfficialUSA quick links
About OfficialUSA
- Founded: 1998
- Website URL: officialusa.com
- Contact email: [email protected]
FAQs
How do I remove my info from OfficialUSA?
The quickest way to remove your information from OfficialUSA.com is to access their website and look yourself up. When you locate your profile on the search results page, don’t open it – instead, scroll the results page down and click the “Do Not Sell My Information” link in the footer. Submit your email, then choose the record you want to delete and click “Remove.”
Where does OfficialUSA get my information?
OfficialUSA.com claims to get its data from government and state-level resources. It posts a wide variety of information including people, university, county, airport directories, and more. However, OfficialUSA doesn’t warrant that all materials on its website are accurate and current.
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.