How FamilyTreeNow Collects, Sells, and Shares Your Personal Data
What is FamilyTreeNow?
FamilyTreeNow is a free genealogy and people search website that aggregates billions of public records to build individual profiles. Typical profiles list names, age ranges, current and past addresses, phone numbers, possible relatives and associates, and sometimes emails, all viewable without creating an account. These profiles are compiled from public sources and other data brokers, which is why many users find highly detailed household and relationship information indexed in search results.
URL
familytreenow.com
Support
familytreenow.com/optout
Type of Data Broker
People Search
Aggression level
High
What FamilyTreeNow collects and why it puts your privacy at risk
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This company is listed in our Top 100 Most Aggressive Data Sellers based on sensitivity and reach.
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Collects and sells basic details like your name, address, phone number, and email address.
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Collects and shares information about your family members, relationships, and household makeup.
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The company’s practices pose a heightened risk for identity theft, scams, discrimination, and profiling.
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Tracks your browsing habits, online searches, shopping behaviors, and content preferences.
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Tracks and sells your location history, movements, and device-based geolocation data.
The risks shown are based on the types of personal data this company collects, sells, or shares.
Even limited data collection can expose you to serious privacy threats.
How to Opt Out and Remove Your Data from FamilyTreeNow
FamilyTreeNow offers a built-in opt-out form. You submit an email, search for your listing, open the record view, and use the red Opt Out This Record control, then confirm via a verification link. Removal can be quick, but users often report captcha friction and the need to repeat removals if duplicate profiles exist or data repopulates from new sources. For most people, this process feels limited and requires periodic rechecking.
For detailed instructions, view our Opt-Out Guide.
Enroll in mePrism Privacy to ensure continuous monitoring and removal from FamilyTreeNow and other brokers.
FamilyTreeNow Privacy Risks and How to Remove Your Personal Data
Public-record aggregation and people search profiles
FamilyTreeNow compiles public records and third-party datasets into one searchable profile per person. This includes historical addresses, household members, and contact points that are commonly scattered across public filings, utility records, property and directory data. The consolidation is what makes the information feel unusually revealing.
Automated collection from large datasets and partners
The service relies on bulk data imports and commercially available public-record feeds rather than user submissions. The system pulls from broad sources similar to other people-search brokers, then standardizes and links the records so they resolve to one identity with relatives and associates.
Why removal is difficult and how mePrism helps
Even after a successful opt-out, profiles can return when upstream public records update or when a duplicate entry exists under a variation of your name. Monitoring and repeating removals are common, which is why many people prefer a managed service that tracks repopulation across multiple brokers, not just FamilyTreeNow. mePrism centralizes these checks and coordinates repeat removals so your information stays suppressed over time.
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