How to remove your personal info from Whitepages

What is Whitepages?

Whitepages is one of the oldest and most widely indexed people-search databases in the United States, operating since 1997. It aggregates public records including phone numbers, home addresses, criminal records, and relative connections to create detailed profiles on hundreds of millions of Americans. Whitepages also powers data for many downstream sites, a listing here can propagate to dozens of other people-search engines.

Why your data appears on Whitepages

Whitepages imports from voter registration rolls, property tax records, court filings, utility company records, and the USPS National Change of Address (NCOA) database. This is why your profile updates automatically when you move. Whitepages also purchases data from third-party commercial aggregators.

Step-by-step: How to remove yourself from Whitepages

1. Step 1: Find your Whitepages profile. Go to whitepages.com in an incognito window. Search your full name and city/state. You may find multiple listings if you have lived in different places.
2. Step 2: Copy your profile URL. Click on your listing. Copy the full URL from the address bar, it looks like whitepages.com/name/John-Smith/Seattle-WA/abc123. You need this URL in the next step.
3. Step 3: Go to the suppression request page. Navigate to whitepages.com/suppression-requests. Whitepages' official opt-out portal. Paste your profile URL into the form.
4. Step 4: Select a reason and verify by phone. Choose "I am concerned about my safety" from the dropdown. Whitepages will ask you to verify via a phone call or SMS to the number listed on the profile. This step is mandatory.

   💡 Tip: If the phone number on the profile is no longer yours, email privacyrequest@whitepages.com explaining the situation, they have an alternative verification path.

5. Step 5: Complete phone verification. Answer the automated call or enter the SMS code. Whitepages will confirm your request and send a confirmation email within minutes.
6. Step 6: Repeat for each listing. If you found multiple Whitepages profiles, repeat the process for each one, each listing requires a separate suppression request.
7. Step 7: Verify removal after 72 hours. Search your name in a private browser. If your profile still appears after 72 hours, wait another 24 hours then escalate via email. Google may still cache your profile for up to 2 weeks, use Google's "Remove Outdated Content" tool to request de-indexing.

How long Whitepages removal takes

What to do if Whitepages removal fails

If your profile persists after 10 days: (1) Email privacyrequest@whitepages.com with the subject "Privacy Removal Request", include your name, profile URL, and the confirmation number from your suppression request. (2) California residents can invoke their right to deletion under CCPA (California Civil Code § 1798.105) with a 45-day response deadline. (3) If unresolved, file a complaint with the California AG at oag.ca.gov or the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.