Smart Background Checks opt-out
smartbackgroundchecks.com How to remove yourself from Smart Background Checks
Go to the SmartBackgroundChecks opt-out page, enter your name and email, and complete the CAPTCHA. The site emails you a link (valid 24 hours) to the removal form, and says to allow 3 days for the record to come down.
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- smartbackgroundchecks.com
- Method
- Online form
- What you need
- Email address, Listing URL
- Time to remove
- About 20 days
- Last updated
How to opt out of Smart Background Checks
- 1
Open the opt-out page
Go to smartbackgroundchecks.com/optout. It's titled "Opt Out Process".
- 2
Enter your name and email
Add your name and email address and complete the CAPTCHA. The details should match the record you want removed.
- 3
Click the link in your email
The site sends a link to the opt-out form. The link expires after 24 hours, so open it soon after it arrives.
- 4
Submit the removal form
You get a confirmation page and a confirmation email. The site asks you to allow 3 days for the record to be fully removed.
- 5
Call instead if you'd rather
The privacy notice lists a phone line, 800-571-0614, as an alternative to the online form.
Watch out for
- Opting out doesn't delete data at its source. SmartBackgroundChecks says it applies your request to the public information it collects, but that won't remove the original public record.
- New public records can bring a listing back, and the site recommends repeating the request from time to time.
- You can't correct a record here. The site says it can't change public record content, so errors need fixing with the official record keeper.
What Smart 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
What Smart Background Checks is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
SmartBackgroundChecks says new public records may bring your listing back, and recommends repeating the request periodically. Search your name every few months.
Your rights
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 removal take?
The opt-out page says to allow 3 days for your record to be fully removed after you submit the form.
Why didn't I get the email?
The link goes to the address you entered and expires after 24 hours. Check spam, and if it lapsed, start the request again.
Does this remove me from other sites?
No. It covers SmartBackgroundChecks only. Other people-search sites each have their own opt-out.
Can I opt out by phone?
Yes. The privacy notice lists 800-571-0614 as an alternative to the online form.
Related guide Guide: How to Delete Yourself from the Internet Something changed? If these steps no longer match the Smart Background Checks opt-out, tell us and we'll re-check it.
