PublicSearcher opt-out
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Also known as Infomatics LLC
PublicSearcher is run by Infomatics LLC, which also runs PrivateReports and MugshotLook. Its California registry entry points to the three sites for privacy requests and lists support@privatereports.com as the contact. Infomatics reports a median of 1 day to respond to deletion requests.
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- support@privatereports.com
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How to opt out of PublicSearcher
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Search for yourself
Look up your name on publicsearcher.com and note exactly how your listing reads: name, city and state. Do the same on privatereports.com and mugshotlook.com, since the same company runs all three.
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Find the privacy rights details on the site
In its California registry entry, Infomatics names publicsearcher.com, privatereports.com and mugshotlook.com as the places that explain how to use your privacy rights. Look for the privacy or opt-out link in the page footer.
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Email the privacy contact
Write to support@privatereports.com, the contact Infomatics gave California. Say you want your record deleted and removed from sale, give your name and city as the listing shows them, and name each of the three sites where you appear.
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Keep a copy and search again
Save the reply. A week or so later, search all three sites again.
Watch out for
- One company runs three sites, and the registry entry doesn't say a request on one covers the others, so name each site you appear on in your request.
- Infomatics also gives a phone number to California, 833-783-0920, if email gets no answer.
Sister sites
These are run by the same company. Removing yourself from PublicSearcher doesn't remove you from them, so check each one.
Does it come back?
Infomatics doesn't publish a relisting policy in its registry entry. Search for your name every few months and repeat the request if a listing returns.
Your rights
Infomatics is on the California data broker registry. For 2024 it reported 3,516 deletion requests, all completed in whole, with a median response of 1 day.
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
Who owns PublicSearcher?
Infomatics LLC of Woodland Hills, California, according to the California data broker registry. The same entry lists PrivateReports and MugshotLook.
How long does PublicSearcher take to respond to a removal request?
Infomatics told California its median response to deletion requests in 2024 was 1 day. That is the company's own figure for responding, not a promise your listing is gone by then.
Does PublicSearcher collect sensitive data like ID numbers?
In the registry, Infomatics answered no to collecting government ID numbers, biometric data and precise location.
Related guide Guide: How to Delete Yourself from the Internet Something changed? If these steps no longer match the PublicSearcher opt-out, tell us and we'll re-check it.
