People-search site
How to remove yourself from Instant Checkmate
Instant Checkmate is a public records search site run by Instant Checkmate LLC, part of the PeopleConnect family of people search sites, with a San Diego address in the California data broker registry. A free name search leads to paid background reports, and the site also offers reverse phone lookup.
- Opt-out method
- Requires an account · opt-out page
- Time and difficulty
- 15-30 minutes; PeopleConnect doesn't publish a processing time · Hard
- What it asks for
- Email address, Email verification link, Full name, Date of birth, Phone or email code
- Run by
- PeopleConnect, Inc.
- Sister sites
- intelius.com, truthfinder.com, ussearch.com, zabasearch.com, addresses.com, peoplefinder.com, publicrecords.com, peoplelookup.com, reversephonelookup.com
- California
- In the data broker registry: Yes
- Last checked
- Checked on October 14, 2026 by an automated review against the site's own pages. Not yet tested by a person.
What Instant Checkmate shows about you
- Addresses, phone numbers and social media profiles
- Age and known aliases
- Criminal and traffic records, arrest records and related court documents
- Death records
- In paid reports: bankruptcies, civil judgments, tax liens, foreclosures, properties owned, job history and professional licenses
How to opt out of Instant Checkmate
- 1
Open the Instant Checkmate Privacy Center at https://app.instantcheckmate.com/privacy-center/ (the "Exercise My Data Privacy Rights" link in the site footer) and click "Manage My Suppression Rules" under Public Data Tools. This opens the PeopleConnect Suppression Center at https://suppression.peopleconnect.us/?brand=InstantCheckmate.
- 2
Enter your email address, agree to the terms and click the verification link that PeopleConnect emails you.
- 3
On the Identity page, add your name and date of birth, plus the phone numbers, email addresses and addresses you use or have used.
- 4
Check your date of birth before you save it: the tool needs it to find your report, and you cannot change it afterwards.
- 5
Click "Begin Verification" next to a phone number or email address that appears in your report and enter the code you receive by text or email.
- 6
Open the Suppression Setting page, set each report under Verified Matches that is yours to "Suppressed" and click "Save".
- 7
If your report shows up only under Unverified Matches, verify more of the phone numbers or email addresses it lists. If that still fails, contact PeopleConnect customer care, which says it will try to verify you another way.
One suppression in the PeopleConnect Suppression Center applies to name searches on all PeopleConnect people search sites, which PeopleConnect names as TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, Intelius and US Search; it does not cover Classmates.com. Instant Checkmate LLC also lists cellphonedirectory.com, cheaterslie.com and freepeople-search.com in the California registry. PeopleConnect doesn't say whether the suppression covers those, so search them separately.
If the opt-out does not work
- Email privacy@instantcheckmate.com; the Instant Checkmate Privacy Center gives this address for public data that still shows after you suppress your report.
- Call Instant Checkmate at (800) 222-8985, Monday to Friday, 7am to 4pm Pacific, the contact number in its privacy policy.
- Email privacy@peopleconnect.us, the privacy contact of PeopleConnect, which runs the Suppression Center.
Not just Instant Checkmate
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Tips
- There is no separate Instant Checkmate opt-out form: instantcheckmate.com/opt-out forwards to the PeopleConnect Suppression Center, and the footer link "Exercise My Data Privacy Rights" leads to the Privacy Center that links there.
- Instant Checkmate is also a reverse phone lookup site, and it says your details can still appear in phone, address or email reports after you suppress your background report. Check those searches afterwards and email privacy@instantcheckmate.com about anything that still shows.
- Keep your Suppression Center profile afterwards. PeopleConnect says you must keep your user information on file there for the suppression to stay in place.
- If you live in Washington and have a Washington cell number, the Instant Checkmate privacy policy offers a free check and removal of that number by phone at (800) 222-8985.
Questions about Instant Checkmate
Is it free to remove myself from Instant Checkmate?
Yes. The Instant Checkmate Privacy Center says the Suppression Center is free and you don't need to be a subscriber.
Do I have to opt out of TruthFinder and Intelius separately?
Not for name searches. One suppression covers name searches on all PeopleConnect people search sites, which PeopleConnect lists as TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, Intelius and US Search. It does not cover Classmates.com.
What does "Delete My User Data" in the Instant Checkmate Privacy Center do?
It covers the data Instant Checkmate collects from your own use of the site, such as an account. Instant Checkmate says it does not stop other people from finding your public data; to hide your background report you need the Suppression Center.
Other sites run by PeopleConnect, Inc.
Sites that share an owner often share a database. Check each one; sometimes one request covers all of them.
All PeopleConnect, Inc. sites
Sources
Checked on October 14, 2026 by an automated review against the site's own pages. Not yet tested by a person. Drafted with AI assistance from the sources above; the date only moves when someone re-checks the guide. How we check guides.