To opt out of Advanced Background Search (advancedbackgroundsearch.com), find your listing on the site, scroll to the footer and click "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" or "Opt Out," enter your name and email in the removal form, then click the confirmation link in the verification email. Removal typically completes within 5–7 business days. Because the broker re-scrapes public records every 30–90 days, ongoing monitoring is what keeps you off.
What Information Does Advanced Background Search Display?
Advanced Background Search is a people-search and background-check site that compiles personal profiles from public records, court filings, property databases, and other broker feeds. A typical listing can include:
- Full name and known aliases
- Current and previous home addresses
- Home and mobile phone numbers
- Email addresses
- Age and estimated date of birth
- Known relatives, roommates, and associates
- Property and vehicle records
- Criminal record indicators (from public court data)
- Linked social media profiles
Everything on the profile is technically "public" — but aggregating it into one search-friendly page is exactly what makes people-search brokers a risk. Marketers, scammers, and stalkers pay nothing to look you up.
Don't Confuse With Advanced Background Checks
Advanced Background Search (advancedbackgroundsearch.com) is a separate website from AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com, though both are people-search-style brokers. If you appear on both, opt out of each one separately — a removal at one does not affect the other.
How to Opt Out of Advanced Background Search: Step-by-Step
Step 1: Find Your Listing
Go to advancedbackgroundsearch.com and enter your first and last name in the search bar. Add your city and state to narrow results. Click into the profile that matches your address and copy the full URL from your browser's address bar — you'll need it for the removal form.
Step 2: Locate the Opt-Out Link
Scroll to the bottom of any page on the site and look in the footer for a link labeled "Do Not Sell My Personal Information", "Opt Out", or "Remove My Info". Click it to open the removal request page. If the link is hard to spot, open the site's Privacy Policy — under US state privacy laws (CCPA, VCDPA, and others), the opt-out URL must be disclosed there.
Step 3: Complete the Removal Form
On the form, provide:
- Your full legal name (as it appears on the listing)
- Your current city and state
- A valid email address (a burner or alias email is fine)
- The URL of your specific listing (from Step 1)
Complete the CAPTCHA and submit. Do not provide your date of birth, Social Security number, or driver's license number — none of that is required to opt out, and a broker should never ask.
Step 4: Verify Your Request
Advanced Background Search sends a confirmation email within minutes. Open it and click the verification link to activate the request. If it doesn't arrive within 15 minutes, check spam and promotions folders. Requests that aren't verified do not get processed.
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Step 5: Confirm Your Listing Is Gone
Most removals process within 5 to 7 business days. Busy periods can stretch to 14. After a week, search your name on advancedbackgroundsearch.com again and confirm your profile no longer appears. Save the confirmation email in case you need to re-submit if the listing reappears.
Remove Cached Results From Google
Even after removal, Google may keep the old listing in its cache for weeks. Speed it up:
- Search Google for its Refresh Outdated Content tool.
- Paste the URL of your former Advanced Background Search listing.
- Select the option to refresh outdated content.
- Submit — Google typically re-crawls within 24 to 72 hours and drops the outdated result.
Why Your Listing Comes Back
The frustrating truth about people-search brokers: your listing often reappears within 30 to 90 days. Advanced Background Search — like every people-search site — refreshes its database on a rolling schedule by re-scraping public records, voter files, property databases, and other brokers' data. A one-time opt-out slows the flow but does not stop it.
The FTC and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) have documented that broker data commonly resurfaces at these intervals because brokers frequently share and license data among themselves. To keep your info off long-term, someone has to monitor and re-submit removals continuously.
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Other People-Search Sites to Check
If your data is on Advanced Background Search, it's almost certainly on other people-search and broker sites. Prioritize opt-outs on these as well:
- AdvancedBackgroundChecks.com
- Spokeo
- BeenVerified
- Whitepages
- TruePeopleSearch
- FastPeopleSearch
- Intelius
- PeopleFinders
- PeopleSearchNow
- USAPeopleSearch
Doing every opt-out manually is roughly 40 hours the first pass, then 6 hours a month to maintain. Which is exactly why automated removal services exist.
Long-Term Privacy Habits
- Shrink your public-records footprint — use a P.O. box for mail-order registrations, hold vehicles in a trust, title real estate through an LLC where feasible.
- Use email aliases — create burner addresses for online signups so your primary inbox doesn't end up in broker databases.
- Monitor quarterly — Google your name every 90 days to catch new listings early.
- Use a data removal service — PrivacyOn automates opt-outs across 100+ sites and monitors continuously.
Getting off Advanced Background Search is a 10-minute task with real payoff. Combined with monitoring and broader broker opt-outs, it materially shrinks what anyone can dig up on you in a quick search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does Advanced Background Search take to remove my info?
Once you verify the request via email, removal typically completes within 5 to 7 business days. Higher-volume periods can push it to 14 days. Confirm by searching your name on the site after a week.
Is opting out of Advanced Background Search free?
Yes. Under US state privacy laws including CCPA and VCDPA, the broker is legally required to offer a free removal path. Never pay a third party who claims they can remove you for a fee — the direct opt-out is free.
Will my info come back after opting out?
Very likely. Data brokers re-scrape public records every 30 to 90 days, and Advanced Background Search commonly re-lists profiles that were previously removed. Keeping the listing gone long-term requires continuous monitoring — either DIY or through an automated service like PrivacyOn.
Do I need to give my SSN or date of birth to opt out?
No. Never provide your Social Security number or date of birth to a data broker opt-out form. Full legal name, city and state, an email address, and the listing URL are all that's required.
Does PrivacyOn cover Advanced Background Search?
Yes. PrivacyOn's automated data removal covers Advanced Background Search alongside 100+ other US data broker sites. It submits the opt-out, verifies removal, and monitors 24/7 for re-listings — so this doesn't become a recurring chore.
What's the difference between Advanced Background Search and Advanced Background Checks?
They are separate people-search websites operated as different services. If your info appears on both, submit a separate opt-out to each — the requests are independent.