Cyber Background Checks opt-out
cyberbackgroundchecks.com How to remove yourself from Cyber Background Checks
Enter your name and email at cyberbackgroundchecks.com/removal and the site emails you a link to the opt-out form. The page says allow 3 days. Click the link within 24 hours or you must request a new one.
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- cyberbackgroundchecks.com
- Method
- Online form
- What you need
- Email address
- Time to remove
- About 14 days
- Last updated
How to opt out of Cyber Background Checks
- 1
Request the opt-out link
Go to cyberbackgroundchecks.com/removal and enter your name and email.
- 2
Click the emailed link within 24 hours
The page says that after 24 hours you need a new link.
- 3
Complete the opt-out form
Fill it in to match the record you want gone.
- 4
Allow 3 days
The page says to allow 3 days for the request to be fully processed.
Watch out for
- The site says it applies your request to public information as a courtesy only, and it won't remove the data from its original source.
- California residents have a separate CCPA form at cyberbackgroundchecks.com/ccparemoval.
- Two phone numbers appear on its pages, 800-760-1821 and (773) 666-4759.
What Cyber Background Checks holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Current address
- Phone numbers
- Email addresses
- Relatives
- Age and date of birth
- Court and criminal records
- Social media profiles
What Cyber Background Checks is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
The privacy policy says it regularly receives new public records, so your information may appear again, and it recommends refreshing your opt-out periodically.
Your rights
The site says its data is publicly available information, which state privacy laws don't cover, and treats the opt-out as a courtesy.
California: CCPA. If you live in California, the CCPA lets you ask a business to delete the personal information it holds about you and to stop selling or sharing it. Businesses generally have 45 days to respond.
California: the Delete Act. Data brokers that hold information on Californians must register with the state. California residents can use DROP, the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, to send one deletion request to every registered broker at once.
Other US states. Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and a growing list of other states give residents a similar right to delete. Vermont, Texas and Oregon also make data brokers register with the state. Where no state law applies, the broker's own opt-out above still works for most people.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
How long does it take?
The removal page says allow 3 days.
The link expired. What now?
Request a new one. The page says the link lasts 24 hours.
Will I come back?
The privacy policy says it may, and recommends refreshing your opt-out.
Related guide Guide: How to Delete Yourself from the Internet Something changed? If these steps no longer match the Cyber Background Checks opt-out, tell us and we'll re-check it.
