How long does PrivateEye take to remove my information?

About 14 days, once they have your request. If nothing has changed after that, send it again — a request that goes unanswered is common and is not a refusal.

Do I have to prove who I am to opt out of PrivateEye?

Yes. PrivateEye verifies the request by email before they will act on it.

Does it cost anything to opt out of PrivateEye?

No. Opting out is free and you can do it yourself — the steps above are the whole process. Nobody needs to be paid to send this request.

What does PrivateEye publish about me?

The listing can carry your full name, your home address, your phone number and your relatives’ names. Not every listing carries all of it.

Will PrivateEye put my listing back?

It can come back. PrivateEye rebuilds listings from fresh public records, so a removal is a point in time rather than a permanent state. That is how the industry works, and it is why the request has to be sent again when it happens.

How to remove yourself from PrivateEye

PrivateEye is a people-search site. Here is exactly how to ask them to take your listing down. It is free, it takes a few minutes, and you do not need us to do it.

The steps

Email optout@privateeye.com
Subject: Opt-out Request
Include your full name, address, and phone
Request removal of your data
Wait for confirmation

Their opt-out page: mailto:optout@privateeye.com
They will check it is you by: email
Usually takes: about 14 days

What PrivateEye publishes about you

Your full name
Your home address
Your phone number
Your relatives’ names

Then it happens again

Opting out of PrivateEye does not stop the next company, and it does not stop PrivateEye rebuilding your listing from a fresh property record or voter file later. That is not a trick; it is how the industry works. We have catalogued 712 of these companies, and being removed from one of them is one of 712.

Doing it by hand is genuinely possible. Keeping it done is the part almost nobody sustains, and that is the only honest reason to pay anyone for this.

The other companies, and how to opt out of each →

Questions people ask about PrivateEye

How long does PrivateEye take to remove my information?: About 14 days, once they have your request. If nothing has changed after that, send it again — a request that goes unanswered is common and is not a refusal.
Do I have to prove who I am to opt out of PrivateEye?: Yes. PrivateEye verifies the request by email before they will act on it.
Does it cost anything to opt out of PrivateEye?: No. Opting out is free and you can do it yourself — the steps above are the whole process. Nobody needs to be paid to send this request.
What does PrivateEye publish about me?: The listing can carry your full name, your home address, your phone number and your relatives’ names. Not every listing carries all of it.
Will PrivateEye put my listing back?: It can come back. PrivateEye rebuilds listings from fresh public records, so a removal is a point in time rather than a permanent state. That is how the industry works, and it is why the request has to be sent again when it happens.

Not sure which of them have you?

That is the part worth doing first, and it is free. One email address, about 15 seconds, no account and no card. You see which of your details have leaked and where they are published, and you can decide about everything else afterwards.

Was your email in a breach like this?

15-second check — no card, no account. Details go to your inbox.

Or keep going by hand. Everything on this page works without paying us, and it is written so that it does. Run my free scan on its own page instead, if you prefer.