How to Cancel PeopleFinders ($24.95/mo) and Remove Your Data

Updated February 2026 • Online or phone • Opt-out separately

🚨 Two separate issues: Canceling your PeopleFinders membership stops the monthly charge. But your personal data stays in their database unless you separately opt out. This guide covers both.

Cancel Your PeopleFinders Membership

Method 1: Online (Quickest)

Go to peoplefinders.com and sign in
Click your name/avatar → Account
Look for Cancel Membership or Manage Subscription
Follow the prompts — they'll show retention offers (ignore them)
Confirm cancellation and save/screenshot the confirmation

The cancel button is intentionally hard to find. If you can't locate it, use Method 2.

Method 2: Phone

Call 1-800-718-8997
Say you want to cancel your membership immediately
They'll try to offer discounts — decline firmly
Ask for a confirmation email and refund of the current billing period

Remove Your Personal Data (Opt Out)

Canceling your membership does NOT remove your data from PeopleFinders. To remove yourself:

Go to peoplefinders.com/opt-out
Search for yourself by name and state
Find your listing and click This is me
Enter your email address for verification
Click the confirmation link in the email
Your listing will be removed within 24-48 hours

⚠️ Also opt out of sister sites: PeopleFinders shares data with Instant Checkmate, Intelius, and other people search sites. You need to opt out of each one separately:

instantcheckmate.com/opt-out
intelius.com/opt-out
spokeo.com/optout
whitepages.com/suppression-requests

How People Get Signed Up Without Knowing

Most PeopleFinders subscribers didn't intentionally sign up. Common scenarios:

Confusing checkout flows: Searching for someone on a "free" site that redirects to PeopleFinders with a trial that auto-converts
$1 "trial" reports: A single background check that silently enrolls you in a $24.95/month membership
Fine print: The recurring charge is mentioned, but buried in terms most people don't read

Getting a Refund

Call and ask: If you didn't knowingly sign up, say so. Many reps will refund 1-3 months
Credit card dispute: If PeopleFinders won't refund, file a dispute with your bank for "recurring charge not authorized"
BBB complaint: File at bbb.org — companies often respond to BBB complaints with refunds to maintain their rating
FTC complaint: File at reportfraud.ftc.gov if you believe the enrollment was deceptive

Free Alternatives for People Search

Google: Search "firstname lastname city" — often finds social media, LinkedIn, public records
Social media: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram search directly
County court records: Most county courts have free online record search
USPS address lookup: tools.usps.com for address verification
Voter registration: Many states have free voter lookup databases

People search sites aggregate publicly available data. You can usually find the same information for free with a bit more effort.

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Quick Cancel Guide: Peoplefinders

Direct cancel link + step-by-step instructions