Intelius Opt Out: Remove Your Info From Intelius And Its Network In 2026
David Roberts
Founder & CEO
09.10.2026
To opt out of Intelius, use the free PeopleConnect Suppression Center at suppression.peopleconnect.us (Intelius’s privacy center sends you there). Confirm your email, enter your date of birth and legal name, choose your record, verify with a code sent to a contact on that record, then set “Desired Behavior” to “Suppressed” and Save. Intelius is the hub of a network of about 22 registered domains, including ZabaSearch and Addresses.com, so checking those sites afterward is what separates a complete Intelius removal from a partial one.
Intelius is one of the oldest US people-search companies. It started in Bellevue, Washington, and since 2015 has been part of PeopleConnect, Inc. in San Diego, which is owned by private equity firm H.I.G. Capital. Intelius, LLC registers as a data broker in California under the names Intelius, US Search and US Search Pro, and its registration covers 22 domains. Many of those domains look like independent free lookup sites but pull from the same Intelius database.
Data type
Free listing (no account)
Paid Intelius report
Name, age, aliases
Yes
Yes
Current and past addresses
Yes, often full street addresses on network sites
Full history
Phone numbers, carrier, line type
Often shown on network sites such as ZabaSearch
All known numbers
Email addresses
Partly masked
Yes
Relatives and associates
Yes
Yes
Arrest and court records, liens, judgments, bankruptcies
No
Yes
Property owned
Partial
Yes
The free layer is the part that does most of the damage. Anyone can see where you live and who your relatives are without paying a cent, which is why “intelius remove my info” and “how do I remove my name from Intelius” keep getting searched every month.
The Intelius Network: Why One Opt Out Is Not The Whole Job
Intelius sits at the center of two overlapping families. Understanding both saves you from thinking you are done when you are not.
Family
Sites
How the opt out reaches them
PeopleConnect brands
Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, US Search
Named as covered by one Suppression Center request
Intelius-powered lookup sites
ZabaSearch, Addresses.com, and other domains on Intelius, LLC’s registration; PeopleConnect’s BBB listing names PublicRecords.com, PeopleLookup.com and LookupAnyone.com as DBAs
Their “remove my listing” links route to the Intelius privacy center and then to the Suppression Center, but they are not named in PeopleConnect’s coverage wording
Excluded sibling
Classmates.com
Not covered; separate process
If you have already done a TruthFinder or Instant Checkmate removal, your Intelius name-search listing should already be suppressed. This guide focuses on the parts those guides do not: the long tail of Intelius-powered sites and the lookups that suppression skips. For the TruthFinder-specific walkthrough, see our TruthFinder opt out guide.
Intelius Opt Out Step By Step
The Intelius opt out official route is intelius.com’s privacy center, which hands you to PeopleConnect’s Suppression Center. Older guides pointing to an “intelius.com/optout” form or a mailed request are out of date. The steps below are from current documentation and independent walkthroughs (May and August 2026). Allow 15 minutes, and do it in one sitting, because there is no save-progress option.
Open the confirmation email and click Confirm/Verify Email.
The link expires in about 15 minutes
3
On the Guided Mode page, enter your date of birth, tick the box, click Continue.
Date of birth cannot be changed once set
4
Enter your first, middle and last legal name, tick the box, click Continue.
Add former names if prompted
5
Select the record that matches you and click Next.
Use age, city and relatives to tell records apart
6
On the Verification page, pick a partially masked email or phone you recognize, type the full value, click Request Verification Code.
Must be a contact already on your record
7
Enter the code and click Submit Verification Code, then Continue.
The code is not auto-filled
8
On the Control page, set Desired Behavior to Suppressed and click Save.
Verification alone does not hide your record
9
Screenshot the Control page, including any request ID.
No confirmation email is sent
Cleaning Up ZabaSearch, Addresses.com And Other Intelius Sites
This is the step most Intelius guides skip. ZabaSearch is notable because its free listings can show full phone numbers and addresses with no account. Neither ZabaSearch nor Addresses.com has its own working opt-out form in 2026: zabasearch.com/optout returns a 404, and both sites’ removal links lead to the Intelius privacy center.
Wait three to five days after saving your suppression.
Check ZabaSearch by searching your name and state, or by browsing its A to Z name index.
Check Addresses.com with a name search.
Check the other DBAs: PublicRecords.com, PeopleLookup.com, LookupAnyone.com and ussearch.com.
If anything still shows, email privacy@intelius.com with your name, the exact listing URLs, your suppression date and your request ID. Ask for removal from all Intelius, LLC domains.
Site
Operator
Own opt-out form?
What to do
Intelius.com
Intelius, LLC
Routes to Suppression Center
Suppress, then verify
US Search
Intelius, LLC
Routes to Suppression Center
Verify
ZabaSearch
Intelius-powered
No (old URL is 404)
Verify, email privacy@intelius.com if still listed
PeopleConnect describes its suppression as applying to name searches. That leaves gaps you should close deliberately.
Gap
Why it matters
How to close it
Reverse phone lookups
Someone with your number can still pull a report
Email privacy@peopleconnect.us asking for deletion of phone-based reports, listing the numbers
Reverse address lookups
Someone with your address can see who lives there
Same email, listing the addresses
Reverse email lookups
Ties email to identity
Same email, listing the email addresses
Public registries (for example sex-offender registries)
Government records are outside suppression
Not removable through the broker
Classmates.com
Old yearbook photos and names
Classmates’ own process
Non-PeopleConnect brokers
Whitepages, Spokeo and others hold the same records
Separate opt-outs
Reverse phone reports, such as Instant Checkmate’s phone lookup, are a common reason a “suppressed” person keeps finding themselves; our Instant Checkmate opt out guide covers that request in detail.
Common Intelius Opt Out Mistakes
Most failed Intelius removals come from a handful of avoidable errors. Run through this list before you assume the process did not work.
Mistake
What happens
Fix
Stopping at the “Verified” screen
Identity is confirmed but the record stays public
Log back in and set Desired Behavior to Suppressed, then Save
Suppressing only one of several records
An older record with a past address keeps showing
Rerun the flow for each record that is clearly you
Skipping former names
Records under a maiden name or previous surname survive
Run the flow again with the former name
Checking only intelius.com
ZabaSearch or Addresses.com still show your address
Check the full network after five days
Assuming phone lookups are covered
Your number still returns your name
Email privacy@peopleconnect.us listing each number
Searching in a logged-in browser
Cached pages make you think the listing is still live
Always verify in a private window
Paying a “removal fee” to a third-party site
You pay for a free process and share more data
Use the official Suppression Center directly
Your Intelius Removal Checklist
Use this as a printable record. Fill in the date column as you go, and keep it with your screenshots.
Task
When
Date done
Suppress every matching record in the Suppression Center
Day 1
Screenshot the Control page and request ID
Day 1
Email privacy@peopleconnect.us about phone, address and email reports
Submit stale Google results to Refresh Outdated Content
Day 5
Follow up by email on anything still visible
Day 14
Full recheck
Every 90 days
How Long Intelius Removal Takes
Stage
Typical time
Note
Filling in the flow
About 15 minutes
No save-progress option
Suppression live on intelius.com
Usually within 72 hours
Independent testing, not an official SLA
Propagation across the network
Up to about 10 business days
Check ZabaSearch and Addresses.com last
Email requests to privacy@intelius.com
Varies
Keep a copy and follow up after two weeks
Google removing old snippets
Days to weeks
Use Google’s Refresh Outdated Content tool
Intelius, LLC’s California registry filing reports 32,339 deletion requests in 2024, with 30,959 complied with in full, 1,380 denied, and a one-day median response time. Most requests go through quickly, but roughly one in 23 did not, so checking matters.
How To Verify Your Intelius Removal
After 72 hours, open a private browser window and search your name and state on intelius.com.
Repeat on truthfinder.com, instantcheckmate.com and ussearch.com.
After five days, check ZabaSearch, Addresses.com and the other DBAs listed above.
If a listing remains after 10 business days, email privacy@intelius.com or privacy@peopleconnect.us with the URL and your request ID.
Canceling Intelius And Getting Rid Of Intelius Pop Ups
Two related searches cause a lot of confusion: “intelius cancel subscription” and “how to get rid of intelius pop up”.
Canceling An Intelius Subscription
Opting out and canceling are different. Canceling stops recurring billing on a membership you bought; it does nothing to your own public listing. Cancel through your Intelius account or Intelius customer care, which current guides list at (877) 564-3253, weekdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific. Then run the suppression flow if you also want your record hidden. If you see a recurring charge you do not recognize, that is a paid product, not the free opt-out.
Getting Rid Of Intelius Pop Ups
Intelius-branded pop ups on unrelated websites are almost always advertising, often from lookup sites or ad networks embedded on the page you are visiting. They are not a sign that Intelius is on your device. Practical steps: close the tab rather than clicking inside the pop up, enable your browser’s pop-up blocker, remove any unfamiliar browser extensions, and turn off notification permissions for sites you do not recognize in your browser settings.
Re-Listing And Keeping Intelius Off
Intelius-powered sites rank as recurring re-listers. Suppression flags a record; it does not erase the public records feeding it, and new data can produce a new record.
Calendar a recheck every 90 days on intelius.com and ZabaSearch.
Recheck after a move, marriage, new phone or property purchase.
Reduce what feeds Intelius. Opting out of upstream marketing brokers such as Acxiom (see our Acxiom opt out guide) and limiting what you publish publicly both help.
California residents can file one deletion request with every registered data broker through the state’s DROP platform, which brokers must process from 1 August 2026 and check at least every 45 days. See the CPPA data broker page.
Keep the paper trail: screenshots, request IDs and email copies.
Next, work through the other large broker families with our guides to Whitepages opt out and TruePeopleSearch opt out. Spokeo, FastPeopleSearch, BeenVerified and PeopleFinders also need their own requests.
DIY vs Paid Removal Services
Factor
DIY
Paid removal service
Cost
Free
Annual subscription; check current pricing
Intelius network coverage
Suppression plus manual checks of ZabaSearch and DBAs
Varies by provider; ask whether ZabaSearch and Addresses.com are on their list
Reverse phone and address reports
You email PeopleConnect yourself
Some services include these requests, others do not
Re-listing checks
Manual
Automatic rescans
Verification codes
You handle them
May still need you to forward a code
Best for
One-time cleanups
Ongoing exposure, public roles, families
If you choose a service, ask specifically how it handles PeopleConnect’s contact-based verification and whether it covers the Intelius DBAs. Our ranking of top personal data removal services and the DeleteMe vs Incogni comparison break down coverage and pricing.
If an Intelius or ZabaSearch listing is part of a wider problem, such as harassment or a doxxing incident, start at ReVerb’s reputation management hub, or compare specialists in our list of top content removal and deindexing service providers.
Intelius Opt Out FAQ
What is the official Intelius opt out page?
Intelius’s privacy center routes to PeopleConnect’s Suppression Center at https://suppression.peopleconnect.us/. That is the official route for name-search suppression.
Is the Intelius opt out free?
Yes. You do not need an account, a payment card or a report purchase. Any recurring charge means you bought a paid product, which has to be canceled separately.
How do I remove my name from Intelius completely?
Suppress your record in the Suppression Center, check ZabaSearch, Addresses.com and the other Intelius domains after a few days, and email privacy@peopleconnect.us to request deletion of reverse phone, address and email reports.
Is Intelius legit?
Yes, it is a long-established, registered data broker owned by PeopleConnect. Its reports compile public records and commercial data and can contain mistakes or mismatches, so treat them as leads, not facts.
Is Intelius free?
Basic search results are free and already show names, ages, locations and relatives. Full reports, including court records and phone numbers, require a paid membership or report.
Does removing myself from Intelius remove me from TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate?
Yes for name searches: one Suppression Center request covers Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate and US Search. Verify each one.
What if I can’t access the phone or email shown in the verification step?
Email privacy@intelius.com or privacy@peopleconnect.us with your full name, city, the listing URL and an explanation that the listed contacts are outdated, and ask for manual suppression.
Why does ZabaSearch still show my address after I opted out of Intelius?
ZabaSearch is Intelius-powered but not named in PeopleConnect’s coverage, and propagation can take up to about 10 business days. If it persists, email privacy@intelius.com with the ZabaSearch URL.
The Short Version
Suppress your record at suppression.peopleconnect.us, making sure to set Desired Behavior to Suppressed and click Save. Wait 72 hours and check Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate and US Search. Wait a few more days and check ZabaSearch, Addresses.com and the other Intelius domains. Email privacy@peopleconnect.us for reverse phone, address and email reports, recheck every 90 days, and decide whether to keep doing this yourself or let a removal service carry the long tail.
