How PeopleSmart Collects, Sells, and Shares Your Personal Data
What is PeopleSmart?
PeopleSmart is a U.S.-based people search and data‑broker service that aggregates and publishes personal and professional profile information. According to opt‑out guides, PeopleSmart reports may include phone numbers, email addresses, social media profiles, work and education history, past addresses, and related persons. The site is owned by BeenVerified Inc., which acquired PeopleSmart in 2014.
URL
www.peoplesmart.com
Support
privacy@peoplesmart.com
Type of Data Broker
People Search / Marketing
Aggression level
Moderate
What PeopleSmart 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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The company’s practices pose a heightened risk for identity theft, scams, discrimination, and profiling.
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Collects and distributes your work history, job titles, company affiliations, and professional connections.
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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 PeopleSmart
You can request removal of your personal data from PeopleSmart via their opt‑out form. Keep in mind removal is often limited in scope, may require repeating over time, and your information may reappear as new data is added from other sources.
For detailed instructions, view our Opt-Out Guide.
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PeopleSmart Privacy Risks and How to Remove Your Personal Data
They scrape and aggregate your personal data:
PeopleSmart collects data from a wide set of publicly accessible records (such as property records, voter rolls, court filings), marketing data partners, and social‑media publicly visible profiles. These inputs allow them to build forward‑looking profiles tied to names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers that can be searched.
They engage in automatic data harvesting:
Beyond static public records, PeopleSmart may ingest data via API feeds, browser or directory‑scraping tools, username/email associations, and social‑media linkages. The company’s listing of “100 m+ business contacts, 100 m+ direct dials, 100 m+ email addresses” in third‑party breakdowns reflects large‑scale automated data collection.
Opting out is possible, but removal is difficult:
Although PeopleSmart offers an opt‑out form, removal often proves temporary; relisting happens when new data is acquired. Many users report needing to resubmit opt‑outs periodically. Because of this recurring burden, using a dedicated privacy removal service such as mePrism can save time, cover multiple brokers, monitor re‑listings, and maintain suppression more effectively than going it alone.
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