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Use our Councilon opt-out guide to delete your personal data from this people search site.
Councilon is a people search site that collects and displays people’s personal information online.
Having your personal information easily accessible on data brokers like Councilon can increase your risk of scams, stalking, doxxing, identity theft, harassment, and other crimes. For this reason, you should remove your data from Councilon and other people search sites and data brokers.
Some of the information Councilon has (age, aliases, phone number, home address with map, and social media) is accessible for free while more comprehensive data (such as criminal checks and property records) is behind a paywall.
Don’t want your data exposed on Councilon? Follow our Councilon opt-out guide below to delete your personal information from this data broker site.
DeleteMe’s Councilon.com Opt-Out Review
To remove yourself from Councilon, you must fill out their online opt-out form and confirm your opt-out request via email. The removal will take from 1 to 5 days.
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Councilon Listing Removal Walkthrough
Opt out from Councilon in six easy steps.
1. Search for your listing on Councilon.com
Navigate to Councilon.com.
Search for your profile by entering your full name along with city and state in the search bar.
Click “Search.”
2. Select your profile
Select the profile that matches your personal information and open it by clicking the “View Profile” button.
3. Click “Control profile”
Once you have opened your profile, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Control profile” button.
4. Complete the opt-out form
You will need to fill out an opt-out form.
The profile URL should be auto-populated. If it is not, copy the profile URL from the previous step and enter it into the “Profile URL” field.
Enter your full name and email (we suggest using a temporary email address).
Complete the reCaptcha and click the “Submit Opt Out Request” button.
5. Receive confirmation that removal request was received
After you submit the removal form, you will be redirected to a page confirming your request has been received by Councilon.com.
6. Verify opt-out request
You will receive an email from Councilon.com at the email address you provided on the opt-out form.
This email contains a verification link that you must click for the opt-out request to be validated. If you do not click the validation link, your removal request will not be successful.
You have now completed the opt-out process for Councilon.com.
Your profile should be removed from Councilon within 1 to 5 days.
Who Else Is Selling Your Info?
You’ve completed your Councilon opt-out, but Councilon isn’t the only people search site trading in your personal information. Learn more about people search sites and data brokers in our data broker guide.
Then, look at our data broker opt-out guide for a list of people search sites and brokers you should opt out from, including:
- How to remove yourself from Whitepages.
- How to remove yourself from BeenVerified.
- How to remove yourself from Spokeo.
- How to remove yourself from Whitepages.
- How to remove yourself from PeopleFinder.
- How to remove yourself from Radaris.
- How to remove yourself from People Background Check.
- How to remove yourself from TruthFinder.
- How to remove yourself from MyLife.
- How to remove yourself from Intelius.
- How to remove yourself from Fast People Search
- How to remove yourself from Arrests.org.
- How to remove yourself from CheckPeople.com
- How to remove yourself from Instant Checkmate.
Alternatively, consider subscribing to a data broker removal service like DeleteMe. Our privacy experts will delete you from people search sites and data brokers on a continuous basis, letting you focus your time elsewhere.
Councilon Opt Out FAQs
Here are some common questions that people have about Councilon.
What is Councilon?
Councilon is a people search site that, according to their “About Us” page, provides personal information on up to 80% of individuals currently living in the US.
A typical Councilon profile will show the following (free) information:
- Age
- Aliases
- Phone number
- Home address (with a map)
- Work information
- Languages
- Licenses
- Resume
- Social media
- Relatives and associates.
For even more information, it is possible to subscribe to Councilon for a small monthly fee to get unlimited comprehensive background reports.
Comprehensive reports include information such as residence history, neighbors, property records, criminal checks, bankruptcies, liens, misdemeanors, judgments, relatives, and marriage and divorce records.
How do I opt out of Councilon?
To opt out of Councilon, search for your name on their site and select a profile that matches.
Click “Control profile” and fill out the opt-out form. After you submit the opt out form, you will receive a verification link in your email. You must click this link for your opt out request to be successful.
Your profile should be removed from Councilon within 1 to 5 days.
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