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How to remove yourself from FamilyTreeNow
Free genealogy and people search showing names, ages, birth years, current and past addresses, phone numbers and relatives.
- Opt-out page
- familytreenow.com/optout
- Owned by
- Family Tree Now, LLC (Los Angeles, CA PO box) per California data broker registry
- Cost
- Free
- Processing time
- "Allow up to 72 hours" for processing, after which the record is removed from the site (FamilyTreeNow Removal Info page, via search-index text)
What you'll need
- Email address with email-link confirmation (per FamilyTreeNow's Removal Info page)
- CAPTCHA
- Search by name and location/birth year to find your record
- One opt-out per record
- Phone alternative: (877) 838-4889
Step by step
- Go to familytreenow.com/optout and start the opt-out procedure (enter your email and complete the CAPTCHA).
- Search for yourself and open your record's detail page.
- Verify the record is yours.
- Click the red 'Opt Out' button.
- Click the confirmation link FamilyTreeNow emails you.
- Repeat for every additional record (duplicates, older-name records).
Tips and gotchas
- Multiple records must each be opted out separately.
- If you created a FamilyTreeNow account or family tree, delete the tree before deleting the account.
- The 'Do Not Sell' opt-out is separate from removing your public listing.
Will it stay removed?
First-party (search-index text of FamilyTreeNow privacy/opt-out notice): "we regularly receive new public records so even if you opt out, your publicly available information may appear in our data products again in the future. We recommend you periodically refresh your opt-out request."