How to delete your MyLife account
MyLife is a people-search and 'reputation score' site that publishes detailed personal data alongside a controversial proprietary 'MyLife Score' — a numeric reputation rating that can include misleading or defamatory phrases like 'has criminal records' even for people with clean histories. MyLife has been the subject of multiple lawsuits and an ongoing FTC enforcement action over deceptive practices. Removal is possible but the process is notoriously fraught with subscription upsells.
Delete your MyLife account, step by step
- 1Search your name at mylife.com to confirm a listing exists
- 2Go to mylife.com/ccpa/index.pubview (CCPA right-to-delete portal)
- 3Or email privacy@mylife.com requesting deletion
- 4Subject: 'Right to deletion request under CCPA / GDPR Article 17'
- 5Include your full name, current/previous addresses, date of birth, and a clear statement: 'Delete all of my personal data'
- 6MyLife may attempt to upsell paid 'reputation management' — decline and re-state the deletion request
- 7Process takes ~10 business days; follow up if not confirmed
What actually happens when you delete
Gets removed
- ✓Your public profile page on mylife.com
- ✓Display of the 'MyLife Score' (which is itself often the source of reputational harm)
- ✓Phone, address, relatives, and education data on the listing
- ✓Email-search hits for the record
- ✓Inclusion in MyLife's name-search index
Stays behind
- ✗Internal database records (CCPA/GDPR right-to-delete forces internal removal)
- ✗Cached pages on Google for several weeks
- ✗Other sites that scraped MyLife data
- ✗Public-records sources MyLife pulled from
- ✗Your data on competitor brokers
Before you delete
MyLife is known for AGGRESSIVE deflection tactics — sales calls offering 'reputation repair' for hundreds of dollars when you try to opt out, hidden subscription enrollment, and slow deletion processing. Stay firm: cite CCPA (California), GDPR Article 17 (EU/UK), or whichever consumer-protection law applies. Document everything in writing. If MyLife doesn't comply within 45 days, escalate to your state AG, the FTC, or your EU data protection authority. Multiple lawsuits have succeeded against MyLife.
Download your data from MyLife first
Most platforms only honor a data-export request while the account is still active. Do this before you delete.
- 1California residents can email privacy@mylife.com under CCPA right-to-know. EU/UK users can demand it under GDPR Article 15. Response within 30–45 days.
If deletion fails — or you live in the EU, UK, or California
You have a legal right to request erasure of your personal data under GDPR (EU/UK) and CCPA (California). Use these official channels if the self-service flow doesn't work.
MyLife deletion FAQs
Why is MyLife specifically called out as one of the worst data brokers?+
MyLife publishes a proprietary 'MyLife Score' alongside personal data — a numerical reputation rating that has included misleading labels like 'has criminal records' for people with clean histories. The FTC has sued MyLife multiple times for deceptive practices. Their opt-out process is also among the most user-hostile, with sales calls and subscription upsells when you try to remove yourself.
Why does MyLife call me when I try to opt out?+
MyLife profiles include a phone number used to contact you with 'reputation management' upsells when you submit an opt-out — pitching paid services to suppress data they themselves are publishing. Decline firmly, re-state your deletion request in writing, and refer to CCPA / GDPR rights.
What if MyLife refuses or stalls the deletion?+
Document every communication. After 45 days (CCPA / GDPR statutory window), escalate: California residents file with the Attorney General's office and CA Privacy Protection Agency; EU/UK users file with their national data protection authority; US residents can also file with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov. MyLife has been compelled by regulators before.
Is the MyLife Score legally defamatory?+
Multiple class-action lawsuits have alleged this, and MyLife has paid settlements. If the score on your profile is materially misleading, you have a defamation cause of action in many US states. A lawyer letter often unsticks the deletion.
Should I pay MyLife's 'reputation management' subscription to fix my profile?+
No. Privacy advocates strongly recommend against it — you're paying the same company that's publishing the harmful data to maybe stop publishing it. Use the free opt-out and consumer-protection rights instead.
Will the MyLife removal also remove me from Spokeo or BeenVerified?+
No. Each broker has its own database. MyLife is unaffiliated with Spokeo, BeenVerified, Whitepages, or Intelius. You must opt out from each separately or use a paid privacy service to handle the long tail.
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