FastPeopleSearch built its reputation on free, no-signup lookups, which is also why it tends to rank high when someone searches your name. It used to be known for a simple "remove this record" link right on the listing page; that link still exists, but it now sits behind an email-verification gate rather than working as a one-click removal. The form itself is free and doesn't require an account, but expect to clear a few CAPTCHAs and fill in a short follow-up form along the way.
Step 1: Find your listing
Search your name at fastpeoplesearch.com, adding a city and state if you know it. Note which listing is actually you — FastPeopleSearch often shows several similarly-named results.
Step 2: Start the opt-out request
Go to fastpeoplesearch.com/removal, or scroll to the footer of the homepage and click "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" to reach the same form. Enter your name and email, and complete the reCAPTCHA to proceed.
Step 3: Confirm your email
Check your inbox for a message from FastPeopleSearch and click the link inside to verify you're the one making the request.
Step 4: Locate and remove your specific record
Search for your listing again, click "View Free Details" on the record that matches you, then click "Remove My Record" on the profile page.
Step 5: Complete the follow-up verification form
FastPeopleSearch asks for one more piece of identifying information — your date of birth or your current address, not both — plus a phone number. This step isn't always marked as required on the page, but the form won't submit without it.
Step 6: Wait for removal
Confirmed removals typically clear within 72 hours. If your listing is still up after three business days, it's worth resubmitting.
A quirk worth knowing about
FastPeopleSearch's opt-out process is tied to state consumer-privacy laws — it's built to comply with requests from residents of states like California, Colorado, and Virginia that have comprehensive privacy statutes, and coverage keeps expanding as more states pass similar laws. In practice most requests go through regardless of where you live, but it's worth knowing this is the legal backbone for why the process works at all, not just a customer-courtesy.
FastPeopleSearch and TruePeopleSearch get mentioned in the same breath often enough that people assume they're the same company sharing one database. The available evidence doesn't confirm that — they appear to be separately operated — so treat them as two separate opt-outs and repeat the process on TruePeopleSearch if you show up there too.
Why it's worth checking back
Like other aggregators, FastPeopleSearch rebuilds its listings from public records and commercial data sources on an ongoing basis, so a cleared profile can resurface once new source data comes in. A single request handles what's live today, not what gets added next month.
That's the recurring check DelistMyData is built to automate — filing the removal once, then watching FastPeopleSearch and the rest of the people-search sites for you to reappear, and filing it again without you having to remember. We're in pre-launch now; join the waitlist for founding-member access as we bring it online.