AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com aggregates billions of public records into free people-search results — names, ages, current and past addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and relatives. The good news is that its opt-out is free, online, and doesn't require an account or ID upload. The current flow starts from your email address rather than a record URL: you request a verification link, click it within 24 hours, then fill out the actual opt-out form it unlocks. If you've read an older guide describing a "Record Removal Request" box with a 72-hour turnaround, know that the site has since moved to this email-first process — the old /removal address now returns a 404.
Check your listing first
This step is optional — the opt-out form doesn't ask for a record URL — but worth two minutes. Search your name at advancedbackgroundchecks.com and note which name variants and addresses appear. If the site holds records under a maiden name, a nickname, or a misspelling, you'll want to know now: the site warns that "omitting information or providing inaccurate information on the opt-out form will only hinder the opt-out process."
Request the opt-out link
Go to advancedbackgroundchecks.com/opt-out — it's also reachable from the "Do Not Sell or Share" link in the site footer. The page is headed "Right to Opt-out of Sale and Sharing" and walks the whole process in a five-item "How it works" list; the form itself sits below it under "Get started." It opens with an "I am" prompt — select whether you're the subject of the request or an authorized agent acting for them — then takes your first and last name (middle name is optional) and your email address. The page is protected by Google reCAPTCHA. Submit, and the site emails you a link to the actual opt-out form. Use an inbox you check, not a throwaway you'll lose access to.
Click the emailed link within 24 hours
Watch your inbox (and spam folder) for a message from advancedbackgroundchecks.com — the site notes it "may take some time to arrive." The link expires: "If you wait more than 24 hours to click this link, you will need to request a new one." If it lapses, nothing is lost; you just restart from Step 2.
Complete the opt-out form and submit
The emailed link opens the opt-out form itself. Fill it in completely and accurately — this is where the site's warning about omitted or inaccurate information applies. After you submit, you land on a confirmation page verifying the request was received.
Wait for the processing email
The site quotes two different timelines: the opt-out page promises a completion email "when your request is fully processed within 45 days of submission," while the homepage FAQ says removal requests are processed within 72 hours. In practice, plan on the shorter end but don't panic before the 45-day mark. After a few days, search your name again in a private/incognito window to confirm the listing is gone, and repeat the process for any name variants you spotted in Step 1. If you'd rather not use the form, the site's do-not-sell page also lists a phone option at (855) 240-6392.
The email-then-form dance will feel familiar if you've already worked through our TruePeopleSearch or FastPeopleSearch guides — but each site keeps its own database, so each needs its own request. AdvancedBackgroundChecks is one stop on a longer list; our guide to removing your personal information from the internet maps the rest.
Why it's worth checking back
AdvancedBackgroundChecks says so itself, right on its opt-out notice: "we regularly receive new public records so even if you opt out, your publicly available information may appear in our data products again in the future." A new lease, a new phone contract, or a fresh public-record feed can regenerate a listing months after a successful removal, so treat today's opt-out as clearing the board, not locking it.
That recurring check is exactly what DelistMyData automates — filing the removal once, then watching for you to reappear on AdvancedBackgroundChecks and the rest of the people-search sites and re-filing without you having to remember. We're in pre-launch now; join the waitlist for founding-member access as we bring it online.