CocoFinder is a free people-search aggregator (people search, reverse phone lookup, reverse address and email lookup, and paid background checks) that publishes names, addresses, phone numbers, and possible relatives pulled from public records, and its browse-by-state and browse-by-name directories mean those listings can surface in an ordinary Google search of your name. Its "Remove My Info" page promises a free opt-out for members and non-members alike, with requests processed in 24–48 hours on average (its separate FAQ page says 48–72). The catch, as of this writing: the removal form that page links to is a Google Form, and Google has taken it down. Opening it returns a "violation of our Terms of Service" error instead of a form. That leaves the fallback CocoFinder itself lists on the same page, an email to its support address, as the path that actually works right now.
If you want the bigger picture before you file, our CocoFinder profile covers what the site is, what a listing shows, and whether it's legit.
Step 1: Find your listing
Your CocoFinder listing lives on its name pages. The quickest way there is directly: go to cocofinder.com/name/your-first-your-last (for example, cocofinder.com/name/john-smith), or run a site:cocofinder.com "Your Name" search on Google. The big search box on the homepage also gets you there, but when we checked on September 28, 2026, submitting it opened the name page in a new tab and sent the original tab to a TruthFinder paid search. If you use it, look for the new tab. On the name page, skip the top "Background Reports" box, which is sponsored by Spokeo and links to spokeo.com. CocoFinder's own entries are below it. Find the entry that's actually you, checking the age and location shown, and the relatives, to rule out a namesake before you request anything.
Step 2: Copy the profile URL
Click "Check Details" on your entry. That opens your record page, at an address shaped like cocofinder.com/name/john-smith/pa/john-l-smith- followed by a 24-character code. The same click also opens a TruthFinder search in a second tab, which you can close. Copy the full record-page URL from your browser's address bar, code included. A shortened code returns a 404. CocoFinder's removal flow works off the specific record, so this URL is the cleanest way to tell its staff exactly which listing to pull. Include it in whatever you send, and if you appear in more than one entry, copy each one.
Step 3: Try the official removal form
Navigate to cocofinder.com/remove-my-info and click the "filling out this form" link. When we checked on August 26, 2026, that link led to a dead Google Form showing Google's Terms of Service violation error. It still did on September 28, but CocoFinder may repair or replace it, so it's worth the ten seconds to try. If a working form loads, third-party guides that documented it while it was live report it asking for your name, email address, profile URL, and a short reason for the request. If you hit the error instead, move to Step 4.
Step 4: Email support@cocofinder.com
Send an email to support@cocofinder.com, the contact CocoFinder gives on both its removal page and its privacy policy. Include your full name as it appears on the listing and the profile URL you copied in Step 2, and state plainly that you're requesting removal of that record from CocoFinder's search results. If you're filing for a family member, CocoFinder's own FAQ says you'll need written authorization from that person, so mention that you have it.
Step 5: Wait three days and re-check
CocoFinder's removal page says the average request completes within 24 to 48 hours, while its FAQ page says opt-outs are processed "typically within 48 to 72 hours of verification." Give it three days, then reopen your name page at cocofinder.com/name/your-first-your-last and check whether your entry is gone. The removal page notes you may need to clear your browser cache to see the updated results. If a listing under a different address or name variant is still up, send a fresh request for that URL specifically; there's no email-confirmation link to watch for, so a silent inbox doesn't necessarily mean the request failed.
Why it's worth checking back
A completed CocoFinder removal only covers the record you pointed to, as of the day it's processed. The site keeps ingesting public records, so a move, a new phone number, or a fresh data feed can generate a new listing that your old request never touched, the same resurfacing pattern behind every broker in our guide to removing your personal information from the internet. A broken opt-out form only sharpens the problem: if the working path is an email with no confirmation loop, the only way to know you're actually off the site is to go look.
That recurring check is exactly what Delist My Data automates — filing the removal once, then watching for you to reappear on CocoFinder 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.