BeenVerified Opt Out: How to Remove Your Listing

If you've found your name, address, phone number, or relatives listed on BeenVerified, you can ask the company to remove it without creating an account or paying anything. The process takes a few minutes of your time plus a short wait for the removal itself to process. Here's what the opt-out actually asks you to do, how long it says it will take, and the question most guides fudge: whether one request also clears you off BeenVerified's sister sites.

What's the exact URL and first step for BeenVerified opt-out?

BeenVerified's own filing with California's data broker registry names its opt-out destination as beenverified.com/svc/optout/search/comprehensive_optouts, according to its California data broker registry filing — the page the company lists as where consumers can exercise their CCPA rights, "including how to delete their personal information." Independent walkthroughs describe the same first step with a slightly different URL: go to the search tool, type in your name and state, and look for the listing that matches you. Minc Law's documented walkthrough puts the page at beenverified.com/app/optout/search, while Sirveil's guide lists beenverified.com/f/optout/search. The path appears to have shifted over time, so the safest approach is to search "BeenVerified opt out" or use the link in the site's footer rather than bookmark one exact address.

Once you find a listing that matches you, click the button next to it that starts the opt-out, as described in Minc Law's step-by-step instructions. If more than one record comes up under your name, Security.org notes you'll need to repeat the whole process for each one, since matching profiles must be opted out separately.

What information do I need to enter, and does it require email verification?

The form asks for your email address, then sends a verification message. According to Security.org's walkthrough, BeenVerified sends the verification email within about five minutes, and the confirmation link inside it expires after 48 hours. Minc Law's steps add that before you get that email, you'll need to clear a CAPTCHA check as part of entering your email. No account, password, or payment is required at any point, and Sirveil's guide confirms the whole thing is free, requires no account or ID, and takes roughly five minutes plus the time it takes for the confirmation email to arrive.

Starting the opt-out is not the same as finishing it: the request only goes through once you open the email and click the link inside. Miss the 48-hour window on that link and you'll likely need to start over.

How long does removal take?

Sources differ slightly on wording but land in the same range. Minc Law states that after you verify your email you're redirected to a confirmation page, and that your listing should be removed from BeenVerified's database within 24 to 72 hours, followed by a separate final confirmation email once the process is complete. Sirveil's guide gives the same window, saying removals typically process within 24 to 72 hours. Security.org quotes BeenVerified's own statement that the company processes most opt-out requests within 48 hours, but adds that its own test took longer, with complete removal taking around seven business days. Expect the listing to disappear within a few days, but don't be alarmed if full removal stretches closer to a week.

Checklist: the BeenVerified opt-out steps

1. Go to BeenVerified's opt-out search tool (reachable via the site footer; sources list it variously at beenverified.com/app/optout/search, /f/optout/search, or /svc/optout/search/comprehensive_optouts).
2. Search your name and state to find your listing, as described in Minc Law's walkthrough.
3. Click the opt-out button next to the listing that matches you.
4. Enter your email address and complete the CAPTCHA.
5. Open the email BeenVerified sends — Security.org says this arrives within about five minutes — and click the verification link before it expires in 48 hours.
6. Confirm you land on the confirmation page stating your request was successful.
7. Watch for a final confirmation email saying the opt-out is complete, and check back in 24-72 hours to confirm the listing is gone.
8. If multiple records matched your name, repeat steps 2 through 7 for each one, per Security.org's guidance.

Does opting out of BeenVerified also remove me from PeopleLooker, NeighborWho, and Ownerly?

This is where guides disagree, and it's worth being honest about the conflict rather than picking the convenient answer. BeenVerified's privacy policy identifies its operating entity as The Lifetime Value Co. LLC acting through BeenVerified, LLC, according to Recording Law's review of the policy's own language. That same company, LTVCo, also owns PeopleLooker, NeighborWho, and Ownerly, plus several other sites listed in BeenVerified's own California data broker registry filing, including NumberGuru, PeopleSmart, and Bumper.

Security.org and Sirveil both state that one BeenVerified opt-out clears the whole family of affiliated sites, including PeopleLooker, NeighborWho, and Ownerly. Sirveil draws a firm line around a separate company, noting that PeopleConnect owns Intelius, TruthFinder, InstantCheckmate, and US Search as a separate network with its own suppression process that a BeenVerified opt-out does not touch.

Recording Law looked directly at the privacy policies of both BeenVerified and PeopleLooker and found no language confirming the claim that one request clears both. Its review concludes the opposite: it found that, unlike the PeopleConnect family where one request clears four sites at once, BeenVerified and PeopleLooker each require their own separate opt-out submission, and nothing on either site states that opting out of one also clears the other. Its recommendation is to treat BeenVerified and PeopleLooker as two separate removal tasks.

Given that disagreement, the cautious move is to submit a separate opt-out request directly on PeopleLooker, NeighborWho, and Ownerly rather than assume one BeenVerified submission covers them. If you also show up on Intelius or TruthFinder, those belong to the unrelated PeopleConnect network and need their own process entirely — see our guide to opting out of TruthFinder for that walkthrough.

What happens if my data reappears after I opt out?

Opting out removes one snapshot of your record, not your name from the data pipeline feeding BeenVerified. Security.org warns that BeenVerified can still create a new profile of you after an opt-out, because data brokers continuously look for new sources, and recommends setting calendar reminders to recheck BeenVerified every three to four months. Recording Law's review points to the same mechanism from the supply side, noting that both BeenVerified and PeopleLooker source their background report data from third-party providers on an ongoing basis, so a suppressed listing can be rebuilt if a new source feed doesn't exactly match the prior submission. Its advice is to re-search your name periodically on both sites rather than treating either opt-out as a one-time task.

If you're trying to clear your data from brokers more broadly rather than one site at a time, our guide to getting data brokers to delete your data covers that wider process.

What BeenVerified collects, and your rights under California law

Before you opt out, it's worth knowing what's actually in a BeenVerified report. Minc Law lists the categories the company compiles, including full name, age and date of birth, current and previous addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, social media profiles, criminal records, court records, bankruptcies, professional licenses, and relatives and associates. BeenVerified's own registry filing with the California Privacy Protection Agency states it does not collect the personal information of minors and does not collect consumers' precise geolocation.

That same registry filing shows the company handled 27,988 deletion requests in 2023, denying 120 of them, with a median response time of one day — a useful sign that a straightforward removal request is usually honoured quickly. Recording Law notes that under BeenVerified's privacy policy, the company commits to responding to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of receipt, with an additional 90-day extension available if it notifies you of the reason in writing — a legal backstop, though actual processing for a straightforward opt-out request is typically much faster, in the 24-to-72-hour range described above.