How to Remove Yourself from Intelius (2026 Guide)

Quick answer: Go to https://suppression.peopleconnect.us, verify your email and submit a suppression request with your full legal name, date of birth, and street address, then set your listing to suppressed and watch for a confirmation email. Free, about 15 minutes. Listings usually come down within 72 hours, and one request also covers TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, and US Search.

What is Intelius?

Intelius is a people search site owned by PeopleConnect. It sells background reports that can include your name, age, current and past addresses, phone numbers, relatives, and sometimes court records. You never gave Intelius this information. It pulls the reports together from public records and other data sources. That matters for older adults in particular. A listing that pairs a name with an age, a phone number, and a home address hands scammers a ready-made targeting profile.

Before you start

Set aside about 15 minutes. The process is free. Never pay a broker to remove you. One honest note before you begin: Intelius is just one of the twenty-plus sites a family has to clear by hand, and every one of them has its own form and its own verification quirk.

You will need an email address you can open right away, because the verification link expires fast. A secondary email works fine if you would rather keep your main one private. You may also be asked to confirm a code sent by text, so have your phone nearby.

Doing this for a parent? PeopleConnect verifies the request through the person’s own email, so the simplest path is to sit down together and walk through the steps side by side. PeopleConnect does accept requests from an authorized agent, but only with a signed written authorization or a power of attorney, and it still confirms the request with the person directly. Sitting together is easier. The payoff is real for them: fewer spam calls, less junk mail, and fewer scam texts reaching their phone.

How to opt out of Intelius

One request here also removes you from TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, and US Search, the sister sites that share the same owner.

1. Go to the PeopleConnect Suppression Center at https://suppression.peopleconnect.us. The “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in the intelius.com footer leads to the same tool.
2. Enter your email address, check the box to agree to the terms, and submit.
3. Open the email from PeopleConnect titled “Confirm your email address” and click the verification link right away. It expires in about 15 minutes. If you miss the window, start over from step 1.
4. Fill in your details: full legal name, date of birth, and your full street address. City and state alone will not work. Save the form.
5. You may be asked to enter verification codes sent to your email and your phone. Enter each code as it arrives.
6. The center then shows records that match your details. Find your listing by checking the age, relatives, and cities on each match. Look for the setting on your record that controls whether it is shown, choose the suppressed option, and save.
7. Watch for a confirmation email from PeopleConnect.

How long it takes

PeopleConnect’s stated window is short. Suppression usually takes effect within 72 hours, though it can take up to 10 business days to clear all of its sites. Keep in mind that suppression hides your report from name searches. It does not erase the underlying public records, and PeopleConnect may keep the data in its systems.

Check back in a few months

New public records flow into these sites all the time, so a change of address, a property sale, or a new phone number can create a fresh listing that is not connected to your earlier suppression. Removals do not stick on their own, and if you are working from a hand-kept broker list, expect to repeat this whole routine every quarter. KinKeeper’s Data Removal handles the removals automatically and re-checks every 90 days, so a returning listing gets caught without you having to watch for it.