SearchUSAPeople opt out & remove your info

SearchUSAPeople doesn’t have a removal form of its own. It doesn’t hold your data, either. It searches InfoTracer’s database, and its own removal page directs you to InfoTracer to submit a removal request.

The opt-out itself is free, and you won’t need to create an account.

But there’s a catch. The form handles a single record per request. InfoTracer stores a separate entry for each version of your name, and the search covers one state at a time, so most people need several passes.

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Opt-out process:
About five minutes per record

Removal time:
24–48 hours

Requirements:
Your name and one state

Cost:
free

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This is a search-then-select flow. You look yourself up in InfoTracer’s own database, tick the record you want gone, and the request is filed against that record’s ID.

How to opt out of SearchUSAPeople step by step

Step 1. Open InfoTracer’s removal form

Go to .
Check that the address bar reads infotracer.com. The change of company name is correct, not a redirect gone wrong: SearchUSAPeople runs its searches against InfoTracer’s database and points its own removal page there.
The page also names privacy@infotracer.com for anyone who would rather send the request in writing.

Step 2. Enter your name and choose one state

Type your first and last name, then open the “state” dropdown and choose a single state. The city field is optional and narrows the results.
Do not choose “all states”.
The option is listed, but the form returns an error instead of results. If you have lived in several states, run the form once per state.
Click “submit”.

Step 3. Find your record and request its removal

InfoTracer lists every match with a report ID, name, age, and address history. The addresses are what tell your record apart from strangers who share your name, since the “name” column alone is rarely specific enough.
Tick the box in the “select record” column. A red “remove data” button appears in that row. Click it.
Only the record you tick is removed. The note under the form says each additional record has to be submitted separately, so scan the whole list before you leave the page.

Step 4. Add an email address for the confirmation

InfoTracer then asks where to send confirmation of the request. The field is optional and the removal happens either way, but it is the only receipt on offer, so it is worth completing.
A spare or forwarding address is fine. Click “submit”.

Step 5. Check the on-screen confirmation

A blue bar confirms the request was received and gives a processing window of 24 to 48 hours.
Note the date. If you asked for an email and none has arrived after 15 days, the removal page says to contact privacy@infotracer.com.

Step 6. Watch for the confirmation email

The email arrives from support@infotracer.com under the subject “opt out confirmation!” and states that the record you identified has been removed.
It repeats the report ID, name, and state you submitted. Keep it. The report ID is the cleanest way to tell which record was cleared once you have sent several requests.
The email also restates the limit: it covers only what you submitted, and any other records or name variations need a request of their own.

Alternative opt-out methods

The form is the fastest route because it works against a record ID, so there is no doubt about which entry you mean. InfoPay, Inc., the company behind InfoTracer, also publishes three other channels for privacy requests:

By email: privacy@infotracer.com, which the removal page names directly.

By phone: (800) 791-1427.

By mail: Infotracer.com, 227 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

Writing gives you a dated record of the request. Copy this and replace the brackets:

EMAIL

To: privacy@infotracer.com

Subject: Data removal request

Hello, please remove my record from the InfoTracer database and from the sites that search it, including SearchUSAPeople.

The record shows [your full name], age [age shown], with addresses in [city, state]. The report ID is [report ID, if you have it].

I would like written confirmation once the entry is gone.

Thank you, [your full name]

Give only the details the record already displays. Neither the form nor the published instructions ask for a date of birth, a Social Security number, or a copy of your ID.

What to expect after opting out

How long removal takes

The confirmation screen gives 24 to 48 hours. The removal page sets a longer backstop: if you asked for an email and nothing has arrived after 15 days, write to privacy@infotracer.com.

How to verify the removal

Run the same name and state through the removal form again. Your record should no longer appear in the results. That is a sharper test than searching SearchUSAPeople, because you are checking the database the listing is drawn from rather than one site that displays it.

Whether the removal is permanent

SearchUSAPeople answers this on its own removal page, and the answer is honest: the information will be removed, but it cannot be guaranteed to stay gone, and it can appear again later in another form. Neither company controls the public records the data was built from.

What the removal does not cover

It clears the record from InfoTracer’s database. It does not reach the government and commercial sources the data came from, and it has no effect on other people-search sites, each of which runs a separate opt-out.

Troubleshooting

In short: Most trouble with the InfoTracer removal form comes from the state dropdown or from records that have not been found yet. The form searches one state at a time and removes one record at a time, so a single pass rarely finishes the job.

The form returned an error

Check the state dropdown. The “all states” option is listed but does not work. Choose one state and submit again.

Your record is not in the results

Repeat the search for every state you have lived in, then try name variations: a middle name, a maiden name, a shortened first name. The results list shows exactly how InfoTracer stores each name, so read the list rather than assuming your legal spelling is the version on file.

You removed a record and are still listed

More than one record matched you. Each has its own report ID and needs its own submission. Go back through the results for every state and name variation and clear them one at a time.

You are being charged by SearchUSAPeople

That is a billing question, not an opt-out problem. SearchUSAPeople sells a seven-day trial for $2.95 that becomes a $24.95 monthly subscription, and its FAQ says cancellations are handled by InfoTracer. Opting out is free and creates no account, so a charge means a search subscription rather than a removal request.

Other brokers that may have your data

The name above the search box is not always the name on the database.

SearchUSAPeople sends you to InfoTracer because InfoTracer is where the record actually sits. One database can sit behind a row of differently branded search sites, and the same public records are sold into many databases at once.

So clearing one record from one database is a thin slice of the total. It can also return, as SearchUSAPeople says plainly on its own page.

Incogni works at the database level, which is where this problem lives.

It sends removal requests to 420+ data brokers and repeats them every 60–90 days, so records that reappear are caught without you searching for them.

FAQ

Does the SearchUSAPeople opt-out actually work?

Yes, with one caveat. InfoPay, the company behind InfoTracer, publishes its California privacy request figures: for 2025 it reports 29,004 deletion requests received, 28,683 granted in full and 321 denied. The caveat is permanence rather than compliance, since SearchUSAPeople states it cannot guarantee the information stays gone.

Is SearchUSAPeople the same as USA People Search?

No. They are separate sites with separate addresses, and this guide covers searchusapeople.com. The similar names make them easy to mix up in search results, so check the address bar before you follow any removal steps.

How did SearchUSAPeople get my information?

It never collected it. The site says in its FAQ that it gathers no personal information itself and that it is an InfoTracer affiliate. The records come from InfoTracer’s database, which is built from government public records, court files, property and address records, and phone company data.

Can this be used for a background check?

No. SearchUSAPeople and InfoTracer both state that they are not consumer reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and that their results must not be used for credit, employment, or tenant screening decisions. Those checks have to come from a compliant agency.