Advanced Background Checks Opt Out & Remove Your Info
If you play your cards right, you’ll be able to get your private information off the Advanced Background Checks website within 10 minutes. You’ll also be able to do so without giving them any more information than they already have on you.
Incogni offers an automated data removal service that will automatically opt you out of Advanced Background Checks. It also tracks down data brokers that deal in your private data and gets and keeps your records out of their databases.
Opt-out process: 5 – 10 minutes
Removal Requirements: Email
Updated: September 07, 2022
How to remove your info from Advanced Background Checks
In short:
- Begin the removal process at https://www.advancedbackgroundchecks.com/removal.
- Search for your record.
- Find your listing in the search results.
- Make your opt-out request.
- Wait for the verification email and click on the confirmation link.
Keep reading for the full opt-out procedure with screenshots.
We’ve written around 85 data broker opt-out guides to make manual data removal easy. Check them out!
Step-by-step Advanced Background Checks opt-out guide
Total Time: 5 minutes
1) Begin the removal process at https://www.advancedbackgroundchecks.com/removal
Go to the Advanced Background Checks opt-out request page. Enter your email address, complete the CAPTCHA challenge, and click “begin removal process.”
TIP: Use a throwaway email account or masked email address, like those provided by Firefox Relay or others.
2) Search for your record
Enter your full name and city, state, or ZIP code. Click “search.”
3) Find your listing in the search results
Scroll through and find your listing, ignoring all the sponsored search results—they link to other sites. Click on “view details.”
4) Make your opt-out request
Make sure you’ve got the right listing and click on “remove my record.”
5) Wait for the verification email and click on the confirmation link
Check your inbox for a verification email, open it, and click on the confirmation link.
Advanced Background Checks opt-out video guide
Alternative Advanced Background Checks opt-out methods
You can also use the Advanced Background Checks contact form to submit an opt-out request. Be sure to protect your real email address by using a throwaway account or masked email. Include the URL of your record.
Or you can contact Advanced Background Checks directly:
- By phone on (855)-240-6392
- By mail at 1925 Grand Ave Ste 129, PMB 29296, Billings, Montana 59102-2776 US
FAQ
What is Advanced Background Checks?
Advanced Background Checks is a free people search and background check site. It allows users to get a detailed report on you as long as they know just one of the following: your name, phone number, address, or email address. Advanced Background Checks boasts access to 16.5 billion records on 275+ million people. It claims to handle 100 million searches a month and serve 3.3 million results a day.
A free search on Advanced Background Checks reveals your:
– First and last name
– Age
– Current address
– Phone numbers
– Email addresses
– Associated names
– Previous addresses
– Possible relatives
– Possible associates
The search results are also filled with sponsored links to full background reports that include court and criminal records, birthdates, tax liens, bankruptcy proceedings, and a host of other personal details. These reports require paid accounts with other people search and background check sites, but with inexpensive trial memberships on offer, they’re open to virtually everyone.
Allowing your personal information to be a part of all this puts you at increased risk of scams, nuisance calls, spam emails, and even harassment, cyberstalking, and identity theft.
How long does it take to complete the Advanced Background Checks opt-out process?
It shouldn’t take you more than 10 minutes to submit a data removal request to Advanced Background Checks.
When will Advanced Background Checks delete my information?
Advanced Background Checks claims to remove data within 72 hours of receiving an opt-out request. If your personal information still shows up on the site after three days, clear your browser cache and try again. If it’s still there, contact Advanced Background Checks using their contact form.
How does Advanced Background Checks get my information?
Like most data brokers and background check sites, Advanced Background Checks doesn’t go into too much detail about where they get their information. We do know that they scrape public records at the local, state, and federal level. They also collect “self-reported information” from public sources like social media.
Related: How to deal with incorrect information on background check reports
Can Advanced Background Checks add my information again, even after they approve my opt-out request?
Yes, Advanced Background Checks may add your information again after you’ve opted out. Data brokers like Advanced Background Checks are constantly scraping public records and gathering data from their other sources. If new, incoming data isn’t matched to the profile you opted out, it’ll get pieced together into a new listing under your name.
This is why we recommend regularly checking back with data brokers and background check sites to make sure your personal information doesn’t reappear over time. Simply repeat the opt-out procedure every time it does.
A huge advantage of Incogni’s automated data removal service is that we regularly restart the opt-out process for dozens of data brokers at a time, keeping your data off their databases.
Does Advanced Background Checks have the right to use my data?
Yes, Advanced Background Checks has the legal right to use your data. It’s also bound by applicable data privacy laws, like the CCPA. This means that it’s obliged to remove your data when asked if you live in a state that has such regulations in place.
