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SearchPublicRecords.com Opt Out & Data Removal Guide

Search Public Records is one of the hundreds of people search sites that scrape the internet for personal information. Digging through various public sources, such as federal, state, county, and even municipal records, they are able to collect and sell millions of records containing sensitive information.

Having your personal data so easily accessible online for any interested third party can be a serious security risk. Scammers and other types of cybercriminals can use this information, putting you at risk of various kinds of crime, identity theft included.

The most surefire method of keeping your sensitive information off the market is to opt-out from data brokers and people search sites. Below you can find an easy, step-by-step guide to help you opt out of one of them—SearchPublicRecords.com.

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Joanna Piotrowska

Opt-out process:  5 – 10 minutes

Removal Requirements: Email address

Updated: March 7, 2023

How to opt out of SearchPublicRecords.com and remove your info?

In short:

  1. Go to SearchPublicRecords.com, type in your first and last name, select your state, and click “search now.” 
  2. Solve the CAPTCHA and click “view results.”
  3. If you get a popup saying that there are multiple results, click continue.
  4. Find your listing  and click “pull report.”
  5. Go to the SearchPublicRecords opt-out page, type your info, solve the CAPTCHA challenge, and click “verify information.”
  6. Open the email from Search Public Records and confirm your request by replying “Yes, I confirm.”

Keep reading for the step-by-step opt-out procedure with screenshots.

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We’ve written around 85 data broker opt-out guides to make manual data removal easy. Check them out!

Step-by-step SearchPublicRecords.com opt-out guide

Total Time: 5 minutes

  1. Go to SearchPublicRecords.com, type in your first and last name, select your state, and click “search now.” 

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    Go to SearchPublicRecords.com, type in your first and last name, select your state, and click “search now.” 

  2. Solve the CAPTCHA and click “view results.”

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    Verify that you are human and over the age of 18 to view the results.

  3. If you get a popup saying that there are multiple results, click continue

    Otherwise, continue to the next step.

  4. Find your listing  and click “Pull Report”

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    Go through the search results and locate your record.

  5. Go to the SearchPublicRecords opt-out page, type your info, solve the CAPTCHA challenge, and click “verify information.”

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    Go to the SearchPublicRecords opt-out page. Type in your first and last name, select your age, and enter your current and previous address. Then enter a valid email address, solve the CAPTCHA challenge, and click “verify information.”
    TIP: We recommend using a masked or throwaway email address to protect your privacy.

  6. Open the email from Search Public Records and confirm your request by replying “Yes, I confirm”

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    Go to your inbox and open the removal verification email. Choose the “yes, I confirm” response.

6. Continue your data removal journey

Congratulations! You’ve just come one step closer to taking back control of your online data privacy! And since you’re on a roll, why stop here? With data broker and people search sites constantly evolving and popping up, your personal information is bound to still be out there.

To continue removing your personal data from the internet, you can manually send opt-out requests with the help of our guides, or subscribe to Incogni and let us do all the work.

Incogni is an automated personal information removal service that helps you keep your personal data private. Automatically sending opt-out requests on your behalf, it allows you to focus on the more pleasant things in life.

If you prefer to do it manually, you can follow these data broker opt-out guides:

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