Published October 4, 2024 
5 min read
PeekYou opt out: comprehensive guide to removing your data [2024]
| Removal difficulty: | Low |
| Profile is removed within: | 10 days |
| Manual submission: | around 15 min |
| Removal requirements: | email, CAPTCHA |
What is PeekYou.com?
PeekYou.com is one of the leading people-search sites, serving around 4 million monthly visitors. As stated on their About Us page, PeekYou places the individual at the center of the Internet. In reality, the website shares sensitive data such as contact, personal, and background information for free. To remove your personal data from PeekYou, you are required to submit an opt-out request on their site.
How to opt out of PeekYou
In short:
- Open PeekYou.com
- Look yourself up
- Find and open your record
- Copy the record URL in the website address bar
- Open PeekYou’s opt-out page
- Fill out and submit the opt-out form
- Complete your request via email
Step-by-step removal and opt-out PeekYou guide
Step 1: Go to PeekYou.com
To initiate your PeekYou record removal process, open the website.
Step 2: Search for yourself
Enter your first and last name, select your state, and click on ‘Search’.
Step 3: Select your record
Look through the results to locate your profile. Check additional details in the profile preview to ease your search. When you find your record, click on it.
Step 4: Copy the record URL
Look through the details provided in the record to make sure it is really you. Then select the profile URL and copy it. You will later paste it twice: once the whole URL, and once the numbers at the end of the URL, which are the record ID.
Step 5: Go to PeekYou’s opt-out page
To proceed with your removal process, navigate to the opt-out page.
Step 6: Fill out the opt-out form, check the necessary boxes, and click on ‘Submit’
Enter your first and last name, a valid email address, city and state, record ID (the numbers at the end of the record URL you copied earlier), and the record URL. In case you have found several profiles, you may add all of them.
You may also enter your zip code and social media account handles. Perform the CAPTCHA, check the necessary boxes, and then click on the ‘Submit’ button.
Step 7: Verify your request via email
Navigate to your inbox, find an email from PeekYou, and open it. To complete the opt-out process, click on the verification link.
Your removal request has been received.
PeekYou removal via email request
Alternatively, you can request to opt-out via email at [email protected]. To do that, have your personal information handy, including your full name, DOB, current and previous addresses, and the URL of the record you wish to have removed. PeekYou will use this information to locate your profile. Note that sending an email might not be as effective as submitting the original opt-out steps above.
Your data is still exposed on other brokers
Although you have completed the PeekYou opt-out, there are many other people-search sites exposing your data. While removing yourself from PeekYou 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 Radaris.com
- How to remove yourself from FastPeopleSearch.com
- How to remove yourself from Whitepages.com
- How to remove yourself from InstantCheckmate.com
- How to remove yourself from SearchPeopleFREE
Go through this list and send opt-out requests manually to each data broker, or subscribe to Onerep to remove records automatically from 208 sites with just a few clicks.
Why remove yourself from PeekYou
We recommend you remove yourself from PeekYou first-hand as your data’s visibility is at its highest on this site:
- Site visits: PeekYou gets around 3.3 mln. monthly visits. (1)
- Massive database: PeekYou builds its database by gathering public information from social media, news articles, personal websites, and blogs, compiling it into detailed profiles.
- Information exposed: PeekYou discloses names, usernames, images, age, gender, email addresses, social media profiles, locations, and education completely for free.
- Exposure on Google: Google has already indexed over 4 mln. PeekYou pages making your data easier to find through its search. (2)
Sources:
1 – Silmilarweb
2 – Google
Who sees your data on PeekYou
| Demographic group | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Male | 54.32% |
| Female | 45.68% |
| 18–24 years old | 12.08% |
| 25–34 years old | 22.60% |
| 35–44 years old | 18.60% |
| 45–54 years old | 18.69% |
| 55–64 years old | 16.95% |
| 65+ years old | 11.08% |
PeekYou quick links
About PeekYou
- Founded: 2006
- Headquarters: Ashburn, Virginia, United States
- Number of employees: 11 – 50
- Annual revenue: $2M – $5M
- Website URL: peekyou.com
- Contact email: [email protected]
FAQ
How do I get my information off of PeekYou?
The fastest way to remove your information from PeekYou.com is to go directly to their website, find your record, and copy its URL. Then go to the opt-out page, fill out and submit the opt-out form, and verify the removal request via email.
What kind of website is PeekYou?
PeekYou is a people-search site, founded in 2006 and operating in the US and Canada. The website claims to exploit special search mechanisms to provide visitors with publicly available data. PeekYou does not obtain non-digitized records, such as financial or health records unless you have made these records publicly available.
How do I contact PeekYou?
If you would like to contact PeekYou, send an email with your inquiries to [email protected], or a letter to PO Box 705, Ashburn, VA 20146.
Is PeekYou legit?
PeekYou.com is a legitimate website that is used to look people up and run background checks on them. However, many reviews claim that data on PeekYou is incorrect.
What do people use PeekYou for?
PeekYou.com is a people-search website that can be used to find long-lost relatives and friends, find someone’s contact information, or run a background check. It can’t be used for tenant, employment, or credit screenings, however, since PeekYou is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the FCRA.
How do I know if a website is tracking me?
It’s safe to say that nowadays almost all websites track your online behavior. To do that, sites may use cookies, web beacons, or browser fingerprinting. Many tracker blockers and ad blockers will notify you when a site attempts to track you.
Dimitri is a tech entrepreneur and CEO at Onerep. He is keen on sharing his expertise in cybersecurity and privacy matters and is regularly published on various platforms.