How InstantCheckmate Collects, Sells, and Shares Your Personal Data
What is InstantCheckmate?
InstantCheckmate is a subscription-based people-search service owned by PeopleConnect. It compiles data from public records—including criminal and traffic records, court and property documents, voter registration lists, and social media platforms—into detailed background reports. Free searches reveal basic information like name, age, location, relatives, and languages; paid reports include more sensitive data: aliases, full address history, phone numbers, emails, criminal records, assets, license information, and more. The service explicitly disclaims FCRA compliance, meaning it's not allowed for formal tenant, employment, credit, or insurance screening.
URL
instantcheckmate.com
Support
privacy@instantcheckmate.com
Type of Data Broker
People Search
Aggression level
High
What InstantCheckmate 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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Collects and monetizes data related to your income, spending habits, debts, and financial status.
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Collects health-related information such as medical conditions, prescriptions, and wellness habits.
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Collects and distributes your work history, job titles, company affiliations, and professional connections.
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The company’s practices pose a heightened risk for identity theft, scams, discrimination, and profiling.
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Gathers and monetizes information about your political views, religious affiliations, and causes you support.
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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 InstantCheckmate
You can submit a suppression request through InstantCheckmate’s Public Data Tools—but expect limitations. Removal is often temporary, and once your data reappears, you must repeat the process. While an option exists, it tends to be inconvenient and not always permanent.
For detailed instructions, view our Opt-Out Guide.
Enroll in mePrism Privacy to ensure continuous monitoring and removal from InstantCheckmate and other brokers.
InstantCheckmate Privacy Risks and How to Remove Your Personal Data
How InstantCheckmate Gathers and Aggregates Data
InstantCheckmate extensively pulls from public records—including voter registrations, court and property filings, criminal and traffic convictions—and cross-references social media and online platforms to build comprehensive individual dossiers. These data sources are assembled into actionable reports, enabling users to access age, full names, aliases, address histories, and criminal background information easily.
Automatic Harvesting Methods
InstantCheckmate employs automated data mining and scraping techniques, combing through publicly accessible web domains and databases. These methods correlate disparate information—such as contact data, employment history, familial links, and social footprints—to form cohesive and searchable profiles.
Removal Difficulty & Value of mePrism Services
Removal from InstantCheckmate is possible but often burdened by process complexity and temporal limitations—your data can reappear when new records surface. This makes self-managed removals a repetitive and uncertain endeavor. This is where services like mePrism become invaluable: by managing opt-outs across multiple brokers continuously and safeguarding your privacy proactively, they offer far greater efficacy than manual removal alone.
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