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How US Search Collects, Sells, and Shares Your Personal Data

What is US Search?

US Search is a people search data broker that compiles and sells personal information sourced from public records, social media, and third-party databases. It markets access to names, addresses, contact details, relatives, court records, property history, and employment data. The platform is part of the PeopleConnect network, which includes Intelius and Instant Checkmate, making its reach and data aggregation particularly extensive.

URL
ussearch.com

Support
privacy@peopleconnect.us

Type of Data Broker
People Search

Aggression level
Critical

What US Search collects and why it puts your privacy at risk

  • This company is listed in our Top 100 Most Aggressive Data Sellers based on sensitivity and reach.

  • Collects and sells basic details like your name, address, phone number, and email address.

  • Collects and shares information about your family members, relationships, and household makeup.

  • 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.

  • Tracks your browsing habits, online searches, shopping behaviors, and content preferences.

  • 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 US Search

You can request suppression of your personal data through the PeopleConnect opt-out center. The process is free but requires identity verification and detailed form submission. Even after opting out, data may resurface as public records update or search engines re-index content.

For detailed instructions, view our Opt-Out Guide.


Enroll in mePrism Privacy to ensure continuous monitoring and removal from US Search and other brokers.

US Search Privacy Risks and How to Remove Your Personal Data

They scrape and aggregate your personal data:

US Search sources information from government databases (like court filings, property records, and voter rolls), then enriches profiles by integrating content scraped from social media and other web platforms.

They engage in automatic data harvesting:

They use automated scrapers, API integrations, and partnerships within the PeopleConnect network (e.g., Intelius, Instant Checkmate) to continuously pull in and update personal records with minimal delay.

Opting out is possible, but removal is difficult:

While opting out is available, it's time-consuming and prone to re-appearances when new data is published or indexed. A privacy concierge service like mePrism ensures ongoing monitoring and enforcement to keep your data removed long-term.

Companies like US Search are selling your data right now.

Most data brokers make opting out difficult or impossible. We locate your exposed data, remove it, and continue monitoring as new brokers are added.

Create your free account now to see where your data is exposed and begin securing your privacy.

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What our Customers are saying

Kristen Z.

★★★★★

"Really happy with this service 👌🏻 if you've ever tried taking on the arduous task of removing your own info from these people search sites, you know it's a huge hassle. So I was a bit skeptical mePrism would actually handle it all for me like they claim to. But after my first scan found 34 sites making money off of my personal data, it got right to work removing my info from each one. 2 days later, all 34 were marked as removed 👏 Couldn't have been any easier. Highly recommended!"

Bill D.

★★★★★

"Does what it says it does. I downloaded the app, created an account and it immediately found 120 sites with my personal info on it and removed it. Simple and effective."

Brian L.

★★★★★

"Very fast! Was suspect at first, & worried as I never used Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Yet 36hrs it found 38 sites selling my info. & family names. Hr36 they've deleted 32 w/ last 4 in prog. Recommend this being in cybersec In my investigations or take all Intel community, 80%+ of all usable info is from OSINT & not the thousands in tools or billions in gov case Axciom & Databrokers the socialmedia, apps, banks sell it to have on avg 20k attributes on each of u. Some very personal..."

Linette N.

★★★★★

"If privacy is what you're after, this is the one. It will notify you how many sites have your info and then delete you. Poof!"

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★★★★★

"I was shocked to see how much of my personal data was online. This service made it so easy to remove everything!"

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★★★★★

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★★★★★

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Mark T.

★★★★★

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★★★★★

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