How to delete your Radaris account
Radaris is a people-search site notorious for being one of the hardest brokers to actually remove yourself from. Radaris aggregates names, ages, addresses, phone numbers, relatives, social media profiles, education history, and occupation data — pulling from public records, voter rolls, and aggregator partners. Radaris has been the subject of multiple state AG actions, an FTC consent decree, and a long-running pattern of users reporting that 'opt-outs' don't stick.
Delete your Radaris account, step by step
- 1Search your name at radaris.com and find your specific record
- 2On the record page, scroll down and click the small 'Control Information' or 'Edit / Delete Information' link
- 3Or go directly to radaris.com/control/privacy
- 4Create a Radaris account (yes — opting out requires registering, which has been criticized)
- 5Verify your email
- 6Once logged in, claim your profile and use the 'Hide' or 'Remove' option
- 7Removal can take days to weeks and listings frequently reappear
What actually happens when you delete
Gets removed
- ✓Your specific public Radaris listing URL
- ✓Free-preview display of phone, address, and relatives
- ✓Indexing of the URL on Google (eventually)
- ✓Display in name-based and phone-based reverse searches
- ✓Listing in Radaris's search results UI
Stays behind
- ✗Other Radaris URLs with slight variants of your data — common pattern
- ✗Internal database entries (CCPA/GDPR forces internal deletion)
- ✗Cached pages on Google for weeks
- ✗Records sold to or scraped by smaller broker sites
- ✗Your data on competitor brokers (Whitepages, Spokeo, etc.)
Before you delete
Radaris is widely considered the most user-hostile broker opt-out. They require account creation to opt out, the opt-out flow is hidden behind several clicks, and listings frequently re-appear with slight variations (e.g., new URL). For best results: use the standard opt-out, then also file a CCPA right-to-delete (California) or GDPR Article 17 (EU/UK) request to privacy@radaris.com to force broader internal-database removal. A paid privacy service is reasonable here.
Download your data from Radaris 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@radaris.com under CCPA. EU/UK users can demand it under GDPR Article 15. Response within 30–45 days; Radaris is sometimes slow.
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.
Radaris deletion FAQs
Why does Radaris make me create an account just to opt out?+
Radaris's stated reason is to verify the requester is the person on the record. Critics see it as friction to discourage opt-outs. The account-creation requirement is one of several reasons Radaris has been singled out by privacy advocates and state regulators.
Why do my Radaris listings keep coming back after I opt out?+
Radaris's opt-out hides a specific URL, but their continuous data ingestion can create a new URL with slight variations (different address ordering, new partial phone, etc.). You may need to opt out repeatedly, each time the listing comes back, or use a paid monitoring service to handle it for you.
Has Radaris been sued or penalized for their opt-out practices?+
Yes. Radaris has been subject to state attorney general actions and FTC scrutiny over their opt-out friction. CCPA right-to-delete (California) and GDPR Article 17 (EU/UK) give you legally enforceable rights that override Radaris's standard opt-out friction.
Is there an email I can use instead of the website opt-out?+
Yes — email privacy@radaris.com explicitly stating: 'I am exercising my right to deletion under CCPA / GDPR Article 17. Please remove all records related to [your full name, date of birth, addresses].' Reputable practice from regulators is to escalate to your state AG or data protection authority if Radaris doesn't comply within 45 days.
Are Radaris.ru and radaris.com the same?+
Radaris operates under multiple TLDs including .com and .ru historically. Opt-out on the .com site is the standard path; if you find listings on Russian TLDs, include them in your CCPA/GDPR request to ensure broader deletion.
Is a paid removal service worth it for Radaris specifically?+
More than for other brokers. Radaris's repeated re-creation of listings makes manual monitoring impractical. Services like Scrub, DeleteMe, and Kanary specifically maintain Radaris on their watch lists and re-submit when records reappear.
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