Whitepages Opt Out & Data Removal Guide

Whitepages is a people search site that aggregates, organizes, and sells publicly available information about individuals. With over 200 million records, Whitepages has the largest database available of contact information on US residents.

Yes, you can opt out of Whitepages. In order to opt out, you can submit an online opt-out request (and verify your request over the phone), email Whitepages at privacyrequest@whitepages.com, or reach out to their customer support via their contact form.

Whitepages collects data from various sources like public records, social media, phone companies, other data brokers, and other third-party sources. They constantly scrape the internet for the most up-to-date information.

Whitepages will delete your data within 24 hours of receiving your online data removal request. If your record isn’t removed within this time, you can contact their customer support to follow up. 

It should take you around 10 minutes to opt out from Whitepages. If you have multiple records to remove, it may take longer. 

Whitepages may add your data to their website again after some time. This depends on how often they update their database and whether they can identify that the data belongs to you.

To keep your data off Whitepages and similar websites automatically, try Incogni.

You don’t have to use the Whitepages opt-out form to remove your data from their website. You can also email them at privacyrequest@whitepages.com or reach them via their contact form.

The standard Whitepages service is available for free to everyone, meaning that anybody can access the information on their website worldwide with little to no restriction. They also provide a premium membership that is only available to US residents.

While the standard Whitepages service is free, they also offer a monthly subscription and one-off reports:

Premium Contact Info – $5.99/mo
Premium Business – $9.99 – $109.99/mo
Premium Business Enterprise – $199.99
Background report – $11.99 per report.

No, the Whitepages removal process is free. Avoid making a payment at any stage. Be aware that websites asking you to make a payment for removing your data from Whitepages could be part of an online scam.

Whitepages will remove all the data from your listing. However, they may have multiple listings under the same name. You should ensure you find all the data associated with you and complete the Whitepages listing removal for each listing.

Yes, Whitepages operates within the law and is subject to data privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

You have the right to:
– Know what data they collect and how they use it,
– Ask them to delete your data,
– Ask them to stop selling or trading your data.

Both consumers and businesses use Whitepages to verify identity, do background checks, and conduct fraud screenings. Although it’s strictly against the terms of use, cybercriminals may use the information on Whitepages for fraudulent activity.

We recommend you opt out of Whitepages and similar sites to avoid these dangers. You can automatically remove your data from data brokers with an Incogni subscription.

Whitepages has some of the most comprehensive personal profiles available online. The data they collect and share includes, but is not limited to, your:

– Full name
– Age
– Landline number
– Cell phone number
– Business phone number
– Current address
– Past addresses
– Financial records
– Professional licenses 
– Search statistics 
– Background checks
– Information about relatives
– Traffic records
– Carrier information
– Criminal records
– Lien records 
– Property details.

The person being searched on Whitepages is not notified when someone conducts a search on the website. Unless the searcher informs them, they will not know if someone has looked them up on Whitepages.

Whitepages Premium is a premium version of Whitepages.com. For a price, it provides “hard-to-find accurate cell phone numbers, address histories, and relatives and associates.”