BackgroundAlert
A background checksite that exposes your name, address, phone, and relatives. Here's what they collect, how to opt out, and why it matters if you're on the job.
What BackgroundAlert collects
- Full name
- Current and prior addresses
- Phone numbers
- Approximate age
- Relatives and household members
- Court records and criminal history
How to opt out yourself
Direct opt-out: https://www.backgroundalert.com/optout
- Open https://www.backgroundalert.com/optout in a private window.
- Search your name on BackgroundAlert to find your record.
- Submit the opt-out form.
- Provide an email address.
- Click the verification link in the email.
- Allow 7 business days for the listing to drop.
What BackgroundAlert knows about you
BackgroundAlert is a mid-tier background-check site with standard people-search data plus court records. The opt-out form is one of the slower ones to confirm — the verification email often takes 24-48 hours to land, and the request stalls if you don't catch it.
Why it matters if you're on the job
Standard people-search exposure plus a criminal-history layer pulled from court aggregators. The traffic is lower than Spokeo or Whitepages, but the page still ranks for name searches in some markets. If someone is running you through a list of broker sites, this one shows up.
How to opt out
Standard search-claim-verify-by-email flow. Steps in optOutSteps above.
What we do that's faster
We file the BackgroundAlert opt-out and re-check every two weeks.
Doing this for one broker is straightforward. Doing it for 200, on a continuous basis, is what we do.
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