First, there isn’t a way to make yourself completely disappear, as what goes online, stays online. But you can clean up what is online about you to some extent.

This will be a multi-part post starting with people searching websites

xlek

1. Visit https://www.xlek.com/optout.php
2. Fill out the form  (use a disposable email address)
3. Submit the form (not sure if anything happens)

CheckPeople

1. Visit https://www.checkpeople.com/opt-out
2. Fill out the form
3. Find your profile
4. Click “Remove Record”
5. Fill out the form (use a disposable email address)
6. Submit Request
7. Follow the instructions in the email they sent you

Truthfinder

1. Visit https://www.truthfinder.com/opt-out/
2. Search for your profile
3. Click Remove This Record
4. Fill out the form (use a disposable email address)
5. Follow the instructions in the email they sent you

PublicRecordsNow.com

1. Visit https://www.publicrecordsnow.com/
2. Search for your profile
3. Visit https://www.publicrecordsnow.com/static/view/optout/
4. Fill out the form
5. The form will not work, they will NOT remove your information and they state this on their website

Nuwber

1. Visit https://nuwber.com/
2. Search for your profile
3. Visit https://nuwber.com/removal/link
4. Use the information found in step 2 to fill out the form
5. Click the Opt Out button
6. Use your email address found on the page from step 2
7. Click the Remove button
8. Follow the directions from the email they sent you
9. Do NOT click the purple “Remove My Info Now” button (this is a paid service)

*** Always use a disposable email address if you have to create an account with any of these services ***

Next month I will cover five more services and how to remove yourself from them.