How To Remove Information From Spokeo Com

Guide Renewal Status: Last Updated July 2021

Spokeo is a data broker website that shares your personal information online. You can remove your data from Spokeo by filling out a removal form on their website and verifying your opt-out request via email. Your record should be deleted from Spokeo within 72 hours.

How to remove your information from Spokeo.com?

THE AUTOMATED OPT-OUT OF SPOKEO & OTHER SITES

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THE MANUAL OPT-OUT OF SPOKEO

If you don't want to do this automatically and would rather submit the request directly, here's how to do things the manual way:
1. Go to Spokeo.com.
2. Enter your first and last name and click the "Search now" button. 3. Wait for the animation to end. Then, choose your state on the left side of the page to narrow down the search. 4. Choose your city on the left side of the page. 5. Choose your area. 6. Locate your listing and click the "See results" button. 7. Copy the URL of your listing. 8. Go to their opt-out page https://www.spokeo.com/optout/.
9. Paste the URL of your listing, enter a valid email address, and perform the CAPTCHA. Next, click the "Remove this listing" button.

Side note: Please keep in mind that each separate record must be removed from Spokeo with a separate removal process. Using an email address created solely for this purpose helps make sure that your PII associated with your own email address won't get displayed or shared on people-search sites.

Paste the URL of your listing, enter a valid email address, and perform the CAPTCHA. Next, click the "Remove this listing" button 10. Check your inbox. Click the verification link sent to your email to complete the removal process.

Your request has been received. Please allow 2-3 days for all updates to be reflected on the site.

Spokeo Removal Via Phone Number Call

Another way to remove your information from Spokeo is to contact them directly via phone. Call Spokeo customer service at (888) 558-9004 5AM-8PM PT daily. Be ready to provide your personal information, including your full name, current and past addresses, age, email, and link to the record you wish to have removed. Tell the customer representative that you wish to have your record removed from Spokeo. Please note that this opt-out method is verbal, therefore keep detailed notes with the date you reached out and the person you talked to.

Spokeo Removal Via Email Request

Alternatively, you can request to opt out via email at support@spokeo.com. 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. Spokeo will use this information to locate your profile. Use the template below to submit your request. Please note that sending an email might not be as effective as submitting the original opt-out steps above simply because it can go into the spam folder.

Subject: Opt-out Request for [Full name]

To whom it may concern,

My name is [Full name]. I hereby request that you remove my personal information from Spokeo.com as well as all other sites and services you own or operate.

My information as follows:
- [Full name]
- [DOB]
- [Current and past addresses, including city, state, and zip]
- The link to my record is [insert the link to your record here]

Thank you.
[Your name]

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About Spokeo

Founded in: 2005
Database features: 12 billion records
Approximate number of monthly visitors: 16 million
What Spokeo.com shares: phone numbers, email addresses, age, location history, marital status & relatives, associates, social media accounts, profiles on dating sites, blog entries, education level, names of current and past residents, court records, and more.

Spokeo Quick Links

→Opt-out Page
→Privacy Policy
→Terms of Use
→Contact Us Page
→Help Center

Spokeo Removal Requirements

Opt-out frame: 72 hours
Estimated time for manual request submission: 15 minutes
Requires an email address: Yes
Requires CAPTCHA solving: Yes
Requires a phone number: No
Requires uploading an ID copy: No
Requires a mail-in request with an ID copy: No
Opt-out difficulty: Standard

Frequently Asked Questions about Spokeo

How do I remove information from Spokeo?

The fastest way to remove your information from Spokeo is to go directly to their website, search for your record and copy the URL. After that, navigate to their opt-out page https://www.spokeo.com/optout/ and paste the URL of your record into an opt-out form. You will need to provide a valid email address, perform the CAPTCHA and click the button in the opt-out form. You will receive an email with a confirmation link in it. Follow the link to complete the process.

What is Spokeo?

Spokeo is a people search website specializing in the aggregation of people-related data from online and offline sources. Furthermore, Spokeo pieces together scattered data from other people search sites into coherent people profiles.

Where does Spokeo get its information?

Spokeo uses web crawlers to find and aggregate information from multiple sources. They scrape data from public records and other people search sites to add it to their database. As far as data goes, Spokeo does not conduct original research. If you found your information on Spokeo, it means that the same data exists on similar people search sites.

How do I remove info from Spokeo?

Spokeo has to legally accept your opt-out request. You can submit your request through the opt-out form on the website.

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