How to Opt Out of FreeBackgroundChecks.com
FreeBackgroundChecks.com is operated by TruthFinder.com, a major provider of public records and background check services. To opt out of having your information displayed on FreeBackgroundChecks.com, you will need to remove your information from the TruthFinder.com database and follow their opt-out procedure powered by PeopleConnect.
We’ve outlined the steps below using Intelius as the base (they are also powered by PeopleConnect) for your convenience.
1. Visit their Opt Out Page: Go to www.intelius.com using your web browser.
2. Click ‘Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information‘ at the bottom of the page.
3. Click ‘View Public Data Tools‘
4. Click ‘Manage My Suppression Rules‘
5. Enter your email, agree to the terms and privacy policy if you want to and then click ‘Continue‘
6. You should pretty much immediately get an email with the subject line ‘Confirm your email address’ from PeopleConnect.
7. Open the email and click ‘Verify Email‘
8. You’ll be taken to a new page where you will be asked to provide your date of birth, verify that it is correct and then hit ‘Continue‘
9. You will then be asked to verify your name by entering your first, middle and last name and confirm if it is your legal name. Once you’ve done that, hit ‘Continue‘
10. Select the record that matches your information to remove from Intelius (and as a result, remove your information from EasyBackgroundChecks.com).
11. Verify your identity by selecting a phone number or email address associated with the information you want to remove then hit ‘Request Verification Code‘
12. Enter the verification code you received.
13. Head back to the top of the page and select ‘Suppression Settings‘ and wait for your information to appear. Change the ‘Visibility Setting‘ to ‘Suppressed‘ from the dropdown menu.
14. If your information didn’t appear in step 13, you might need to edit your identity by selecting ‘Edit Identity’ and adding more information like an alternate phone number or address to suppress the correct profile information.
15. To completely delete your information instead of suppressing it, enter your email again on the deletion page and click on ‘Delete My User Data’ and follow the email link sent by [email protected] to confirm deletion.
16. After clicking the email link, you’ll be directed to a confirmation page. Await a final email confirming the successful deletion of your data.
What is FreeBackgroundChecks.com?
FreeBackgroundChecks.com is a major data broker website operated under the Truthfinder.com and PeopleConnect umbrella with other major data brokers like Intelius.
It operates as people search, background check, reverse phone lookup and address lookup directory. It provides users with access to public records and various contact information for individuals.
However, due to privacy concerns, many people prefer to remove their information from data broker sites like this even if they don’t have any negative information like arrest records, court records or mugshots.
FreeBackgroundChecks.com, like other similar websites, sources its information from public records and other publicly available sources.
They get their information from public records databases. That means information collected by the government, such as court records, country records, state records, such as the kind of information that becomes public when you buy a new house or file a change-of-address form with the United States Postal Service.
Why you should remove your information from FreeBackgroundChecks.com
Data brokers like FreeBackgroundChecks.com collect and sell personal data, often without your consent. This can lead to an increase in unwanted marketing and inaccurate information about you being available online.
Having personal information about yourself online can put you at greater risk of identity theft, doxxing, stalking and other forms of online and potentially physical harassment.
Data brokers often use unclear language. They suggest that paying for detailed reports can reveal court records, lawsuits, and arrest records. This is true even if you’ve never even gotten something as meaningless as a parking ticket. These sites also sell ads to questionable advertisers. These advertisers might imply you have a legal history, even when you don’t.
Ultimately, it’s about having control over your own information. It’s your right to decide who has access to your details and for what purpose.
Removing your info from data brokers is a way to regain some of that control over your digital footprint and online privacy.
What kind of information is available on FreeBackgroundChecks.com?
FreeBackgroundChecks.com is primarily a people search and reverse phone lookup site but they also provide extensive information about addresses, arrest records and email addresses. The information they aggregate about people and make available online includes but is not limited to:
- First Name
- Middle Name
- Last Name
- Age
- Address History
- Immigration and citizenship
- Social Profiles
- Marriage History
- Divorce Records
- Education
- Bankruptcies
- Liens
- Credit Report
- Social Security Validation
- Drug Tests
- Driving and Vehicle Offenses
- Workers Compensation
- Military and Discharge Information
- Criminal Records
How did FreeBackgroundChecks.com get my information?
Sites like FreeBackgroundChecks.com gather their data from a few different sources, usually blending public records with other private data that they purchase.
- Public records: This can be anything from voter registrations, property deeds, court records, and marriage licenses.
- Business records: Similar to public records, if you run a business, some of that information is available for anyone to lookup, these sites just bring it all together.
- Credit Bureaus and Financial Institutions: While they don’t directly share credit history without consent, they can make some basic information available under some circumstances.
- Telecom Companies: They get lists of subscribers from phone companies to build their databases of phone numbers and addresses.
- Social Media and Other Online Sources: Publicly available information from social media profiles and other online platforms like LinkedIn can be scraped and aggregated.
- Third-party Data Brokers: They can buy information from data brokers who specialize in aggregating personal data.
A lot of this information is what you might not realize you’re giving away when you sign up for things online. That information, depending on how it is collected, can be bought and sold in bulk. This is kind of like a less malicious version of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
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Frequently asked questions
Data broker sites gather and sell your personal information. They aggregate the data to create public profiles with your contact details, job history, legal records, addresses, shopping, and financial history.
FreeBackgroundChecks.com is a data broker website that offers people search and background check services including arrest records, mugshots and court records. It provides access to public records and contact details for individuals.
FreeBackgroundChecks.com is operated by Truthfinder.com under the PeopleConnect network of data broker sites with other major data brokers like Intelius.
The site sources its information from public records, court records, country records, state records, data brokers, cellular operators, third-party data brokers, the internet, and more.
Your information can end up on FreeBackgroundChecks.com because they collect data from various sources. This includes public records like voter lists and property deeds, business records, and even basic details from credit bureaus and telecom companies.
You can opt-out of having your personal information on FreeBackgroundChecks.com. You can follow our step-by-step guide here.
FreeBackgroundChecks.com Opt Out Guide
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In order to remove information from FreeBackgroundChecks.com from Google search results, you’ll first need to opt out of their site and remove your information there. Check our FreeBackgroundChecks.com opt out guide for that.
Once your information has been removed from FreeBackgroundChecks.com you can use Google’s Remove Outdated Content tool. Select the option “To refresh Google’s outdated result for a webpage that has changed.” Submit the link where your information was appearing on FreeBackgroundChecks.com there. Google will recrawl the page to ensure the information has been removed. This can take anywhere from an hour or up to a few days depending on the site being crawled and Google’s crawlers. You can check back on the tool to see the status. Once it has finished crawling the page it should be approved and the link will no longer be included in Google search results.
Opting out of FreeBackgroundChecks.com should only take a few minutes. Your information should be removed shortly after you complete the process.
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