CheckThem
A people searchsite 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.
Visit CheckThemWhat CheckThem collects
- Full name and aliases
- Current and prior addresses
- Phone numbers
- Age and date of birth
- Relatives and known associates
- Email addresses
- Court records and criminal history summaries
- Social media profile links
How to opt out yourself
Direct opt-out: https://www.checkthem.com/optout/
- Search your name on checkthem.com and find the listing that's actually you.
- Copy the record URL from the results page — you'll need it for the opt-out form.
- Go to https://www.checkthem.com/optout/ in a private window.
- Paste in the record URL and enter an email address.
- Check your inbox for a confirmation link and click it.
- Allow 24-48 hours for the listing to drop from search.
What CheckThem knows about you
CheckThem is a background-check site. Search a name and it shows a free teaser — age, city, maybe a relative or two — then puts the rest behind a paywall. Pay up and you get full address history, phone numbers, court records, and a criminal history summary pulled from public filings.
It doesn't dig this up itself. CheckThem buys from public records aggregators and repackages what's already out there into one report. That's the whole business: make scattered public data easy to search and easy to buy.
Why it matters if you're on the job
A criminal record summary next to your home address is a bad combination. Doesn't matter that most of what's in there is old traffic stops or sealed juvenile stuff that shouldn't even show — the report reads as fact to anyone who pulls it. That includes someone you arrested, someone you're testifying against, or someone who just wants to know where you sleep.
Relatives show up on the same report. Your spouse, your parents, anyone who's shared an address with you. Search their name and your information can surface too. One listing, two people exposed.
How to opt out
CheckThem's opt-out is a standard find-the-listing, submit-the-form, confirm-by-email flow. Search your name, grab the URL for your specific record, and paste it into their opt-out page along with an email address. They'll send a confirmation link — click it or the request doesn't process.
Two things to watch: the record URL has to point to your exact listing, not just the search results page, or the request gets bounced back. And if you have more than one listing — common if you've moved or your name is common — you have to opt out of each one separately.
Steps are in the optOutSteps field above.
How long until you're back
Expect roughly four months before a new listing appears. CheckThem restocks from the same aggregators it buys from in the first place, so a fresh court filing or address change anywhere in that supply chain can put you back on the site even if nothing about your opt-out failed.
A move is the fastest way back. New address, new record, and the clock resets.
What we do that's faster
We find your listing, file the opt-out, confirm the email link, and re-scan CheckThem on a recurring basis so a new listing doesn't sit there for months before anyone notices. We run the same process across 200+ broker sites at once. Officers running the Frontline Privacy plan for individuals don't have to track this one by hand.
Who owns it
Ownership not independently verified as of this writing. Flag for research before this page goes live — confirm current parent entity and update this field.
Where the data comes from
- Court and criminal recordsCounty and state court filings, aggregated and resold.
- Property records
- Public records aggregatorsCheckThem buys and resells data compiled by larger aggregators rather than sourcing all of it directly.
- Social mediaPublicly visible profile links tied to a name and location.
Doing this for one broker is straightforward. Doing it for 200, on a continuous basis, is what we do.
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