CyberBackgroundChecks's opt-out is the email-gated two-form flow that I'd by now call the Burgess-network house style - structurally identical to the FastPeopleSearch / USPhoneBook / PeopleSearchNow / SearchPeopleFree siblings, with the same support@<domain>.com sender and black "Click here to fill out the form" email button. Visit cyberbackgroundchecks.com/removal, submit the initial form (name + email + reCAPTCHA + yellow Send Request), click the link in the email (lands in inbox, not spam), fill out the Record Suppression Form with more fields, and submit. About 5 minutes; the confirmation page says removal completes in 3 days or less. Small UX quirk to know about: the second form asks you to omit special characters from name fields (no periods or hyphens - "Brown Jr" instead of "Brown, Jr.").
Already opted out of another Burgess broker? You still need to do this one separately. Julian Burgess is named on six broker BBB filings in this directory, covering SmartBackgroundChecks, FastBackgroundCheck, FamilyTreeNow, PeopleSearchNow, SearchPeopleFree, and CyberBackgroundChecks. Each runs its own opt-out database. The PMB #29296 cluster (FPS + PSN + this one) and the identical email-template pattern across all six are strong evidence of a shared back-office vendor - but the consumer-facing data products are still independent and need separate opt-outs.
Omit special characters in name fields. The second form (Record Suppression Form) explicitly tells you to skip periods, hyphens, and other special characters in your name. Example from the form itself. For "James Brown, Jr." put "Brown Jr" in the Last Name field, not "Brown, Jr." or "Brown-Jr". Worth knowing before you start so you don't have to redo the form.
California residents get the better path. Per public removal guides, CyberBackgroundChecks accepts CCPA-style delete requests only from California residents. If you're in CA, you can file under the CCPA / Delete Act for stronger statutory protection (45-day statutory processing window, right of appeal, regulator escalation via the CPPA). Non-California residents use the standard opt-out at /removal documented below.
I'd use a forwarding / disposable email. The first form asks for your email and CyberBackgroundChecks sends the verification link there. Given Burgess is named on six broker BBB filings (and three of them share PMB suffix #29296), I'd avoid giving an email tied to your primary identity. A masked address via Apple Hide My Email, Firefox Relay, or SimpleLogin keeps it tidy.
Prereqs
What you'll need before you start
3 things
A real email inbox you can check today. CyberBackgroundChecks sends a verification link from support@cyberbackgroundchecks.com. The live walkthrough showed it lands in inbox (not spam), but check spam if it doesn't appear within a few minutes. The opt-out doesn't advance until you click it, and the link expires in 24 hours.
Your full name + email + phone + DOB + street + city + state. The first form just needs your name + email, but the second-form Record Suppression Form asks for the full personal-info set. Have all of that ready before you start so you can power through.
An uninterrupted 10 minutes and the mental note to omit special characters from name fields on the second form. The form rejects names with periods or hyphens (per the on-screen instruction).
The 4 steps
Remove your listing
~5 minutes total
01
Go to cyberbackgroundchecks.com/removal, fill the CyberBackgroundChecks Opt-Out Form, click the yellow Send Request
Head over to cyberbackgroundchecks.com/removal. The page is titled CyberBackgroundChecks Opt-Out Form and lists the four-step removal at the top. Fill in First Name, Middle Name (optional), Last Name, and Email. Tick the consent checkbox confirming you're the person associated with the email address. Solve the I'm not a robot reCAPTCHA and click the yellow Send Request button at the bottom.
Initial Opt-Out Form: name + email + consent + reCAPTCHA, then yellow Send Request.
02
Open the email from support@cyberbackgroundchecks.com and click the black "Click here to fill out the form" button
Check your inbox for an email titled "Complete your cyberbackgroundchecks.com Privacy Request" from support@cyberbackgroundchecks.com. The live walkthrough showed it lands directly in inbox (not spam). The body warns about a 24-hour link expiry and includes a black "Click here to fill out the form" button in the middle - identical template to every other Burgess broker email we've documented. Click it.
Email arrives in inbox. Black "Click here to fill out the form" button - same as every Burgess sibling.
03
Fill out the Record Suppression Form (more fields than the first), pass the reCAPTCHA, click yellow Submit
The email link takes you back to CyberBackgroundChecks with a Record Suppression Form pre-loaded with your name and email. Fill in Phone, Date of Birth, Street Address, City, and State/Region. Important: the form note warns you to omit special characters from name fields - no periods, no hyphens (so "Brown Jr" not "Brown, Jr."). Tick the review-the-information acknowledgment, solve the reCAPTCHA, and click the yellow Submit button.
Record Suppression Form: phone, DOB, address, city, state/region. Omit special characters in names.
04
See the "Opt-Out Request Received" confirmation page
Submitting lands you on the Opt-Out Request Received confirmation page. It reads "Please check your email for additional information" followed by "The following information was submitted to our system successfully. We will locate and remove your record based on the information you provided. Expect your information to be fully removed in 3 days or less." The page also reminds you to clear your browser cache and run a new search rather than clicking a saved link when checking for removal. A bulleted summary of the submitted fields appears below. Screenshot this page as evidence.
"Opt-Out Request Received". 3 days or less to removal. Clear cache before verifying.
Confirm it worked
Did it actually work?
3 days or less
Wait up to 3 days after submitting - that's CyberBackgroundChecks's stated processing window from the confirmation page.
Clear your browser cache (or open a private / incognito window) before re-checking. The confirmation page specifically warns about cached copies and explicitly says not to verify removal by clicking a saved link.
Go to cyberbackgroundchecks.com and run a fresh search by name + city / state. I'd also spot-check by phone number since the reverse-phone-lookup product indexes the same person under multiple keys.
Your record should no longer appear in the results.
If you matched multiple CyberBackgroundChecks listings (older addresses, nickname variants), we recommend re-running steps 1-4 once per listing.
Then opt out of the five other Burgess siblings. Julian Burgess is named on SmartBackgroundChecks, FastBackgroundCheck, FamilyTreeNow, PeopleSearchNow, and SearchPeopleFree BBB filings too. Each runs its own opt-out database. Running them back-to-back while the flow is fresh in your head saves time.
Set a 90-day reminder to re-check. The Burgess broker network continuously re-indexes public records, so a new listing can appear weeks or months after a successful opt-out.
Troubleshooting
If it doesn't work
Common failures
The verification email never arrived. Live walkthrough showed the email lands in inbox (not spam), but if your filter is aggressive it could be caught. Check spam after 5 minutes; if it's still not there after 30 minutes, restart from step 1.
You waited and the 24-hour email link expired. The link is single-use and time-limited. Restart from step 1 to generate a new one.
reCAPTCHA won't pass. Try a different browser, disable ad-blockers / privacy extensions for the session, clear cookies, and avoid VPN / Tor exit nodes.
The Record Suppression Form rejects your name. Check for periods, hyphens, or other special characters in any name field. The form rule is no special characters - so "Brown Jr" not "Brown, Jr."; "OConnor" not "O'Connor"; "MaryAnne" not "Mary-Anne". Re-type the offending field without special characters and resubmit.
The detailed second form throws an error. Try a different browser, disable ad-blockers / privacy extensions, clear cookies. If the error persists, try the CCPA path (California residents) or the customer service contact page.
Record still appears after 3 days. Clear cache first. If it's still there after a fresh search, re-run the entire flow once. If still up after another week, escalate via the Chicago BBB profile (the primary BBB filing with Burgess named as Compliance Manager).
California residents - file under the CCPA. Public guides indicate CyberBackgroundChecks accepts CCPA-style delete requests from California residents specifically. That path carries statutory deadlines - 45 days, often extended once - so date your request and hold them to it in writing.
Multiple records under your name. CyberBackgroundChecks indexes by name, address, and phone - so a single person commonly has multiple records across historical addresses, secondary phones, and old email addresses. Each is a separate opt-out submission.
Stay off
Keep your record off the site
Re-listing is common
We recommend re-checking quarterly. CyberBackgroundChecks continuously re-indexes public records, so a new listing can appear weeks or months after a successful opt-out as new property, voter, or directory data surfaces.
Opt out of all six Burgess broker siblings on the same schedule. Julian Burgess is named on SmartBackgroundChecks, FastBackgroundCheck, FamilyTreeNow, PeopleSearchNow, SearchPeopleFree, and CyberBackgroundChecks BBB filings. Each runs its own opt-out database. I'd add all six to the same quarterly re-check reminder so the cluster stays in sync.
Watch for multiple profiles. Address changes and name variants (middle initial, nickname, maiden name) tend to produce separate CyberBackgroundChecks records. I'd re-check by all the variants you've used, not just your current legal name.
Suppress upstream sources where possible. Voter registration, property assessor data, and published phone directories feed the broker-data supply chain. Some states allow address confidentiality programs (often for victims of stalking or domestic violence) that suppress your record at the source - a much more durable fix than per-broker opt-outs.
I'd suggest a forwarding mailbox or PO Box for non-essential mail and a masked email forwarder for non-essential signups. New property records and new email-list signups are the biggest re-listing triggers across the people-search category.
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