Broker profile
FreePeopleDirectory
- Paid plans file through Spokeo's opt-out
A free-to-search people-search site run by Spokeo, Inc. on the same data as spokeo.com and ThatsThem. It shows names, ages, address history, phones, emails and relatives, and pushes a paid Spokeo report for the rest. Its opt-out is a URL-paste form that clears a listing at once. Spokeo's privacy policy puts this site inside the scope of the tool at spokeo.com/optout as well.
FreePeopleDirectory overview
At a glance
Redact's exposure rating
- Data published
- Editorial estimate
- Re-listing frequency
- Editorial estimate
- Complaint record
- No public record
- Opt-out friction
- Moderate
- Operator opacity
- Mostly disclosed
- Prior data incidents
- None documented
Our editorial assessment from public sources as of May 28, 2026, and our own opt-out testing as of May 28, 2026. Each dimension is scored 1 to 4, higher means more exposure, and the overall gauge is their average, unless a confirmed breach holds it higher. It is an opinion, not a finding about the company's conduct or legal compliance. Dimensions marked "Editorial estimate" are estimated from the kind of service offered rather than observed on this site. How we score
What each dimension means
- Data published: how much and how sensitive the personal data they put out.
- Re-listing frequency: how quickly you reappear after opting out.
- Complaint record: the volume and pattern of complaints across BBB, Trustpilot, and Sitejabber. No listing, or a listing with no reviews, counts against the broker.
- Opt-out friction: how hard the removal process is to complete.
- Operator opacity: how hidden the operating company and its principals are.
- Prior data incidents: history of breaches or leaks of the data they hold.
- Operating entity
- Cost to search
Free
- Opt-out method
URL-paste form at /optout
- Processing time
Immediate
- Sister brands
Spokeo, ThatsThem
- FCRA covered?
Says it isn't a CRA
Background
Background
The Spokeo connection isn't advertised, but the footer's "Do Not Sell My Info" link goes to spokeo.com, every profile carries a "Sponsored by Spokeo.com" upsell, and Spokeo's California filing names the domain. Searches need no account or payment.
- Operator
- Data sources
Public records + the Spokeo backend
Where spokeo.com sells subscriptions and per-report unlocks, FreePeopleDirectory runs on ads and feeds curious searchers to Spokeo's paid tier. Its results are partial, with phone numbers blurred and emails hidden, so a listing here isn't the full record Spokeo holds on you.
Two routes to the same listing. The form on this site clears its listing at once. Spokeo's privacy policy says the tool at spokeo.com/optout covers spokeo.com and its other operated sites except ThatsThem, and freepeopledirectory.com is one of those operated sites. The removal guide walks this site's form and links the Spokeo one.
Data Published
Data types
Sensitive: elevated identity-theft, doxxing, or safety riskStandard public-record field
- Full name, aliases, and common name variants
- Current address and full address historySensitive
- Age and approximate date of birthSensitive
- Phone numbers
- Email addresses, current and historicalSensitive
- Likely relatives and household associatesSensitive
- Social-media and dating-profile links where matched
- Marriage and divorce records
- Criminal-record flags (DUI, theft, drugs, sex offences, domestic violence)Sensitive
- Birth, death, immigration, census and military records
The criminal flags on free results are hints, not findings. They're sometimes wrong or belong to someone with the same name, and the site's answer is to sell you the Spokeo report to check.
Contact
Contacts & links
- Spokeo registered address
199 S. Los Robles Ave Ste 711 Pasadena, CA 91101
- Privacy email
- Opt-out form
- Spokeo's own opt-out form
- Privacy policy
- CA data broker filing
Named on Spokeo, Inc.'s six-domain filing · cppa.ca.gov
Network
Related sites
One of six domains on Spokeo, Inc.'s California filing. It runs its own opt-out form; so do Spokeo and ThatsThem, and the other three domains send readers to Spokeo's.
Reputation
Trust signals
There's no BBB or Trustpilot profile for FreePeopleDirectory itself. What exists is Spokeo's California registration and Spokeo's enforcement history.
What reviewers and complainants say, from the sources above. Redact hasn't verified these complaints.
You have to find your own listing before the form will take it
One person, several listings, one form each
Listings come back when the public-records feeds refresh
Litigation
Litigation history
No case, FTC action or consent decree names FreePeopleDirectory. Spokeo's are on the Spokeo profile.
Spokeo settled FTC charges over FCRA compliance in 2012 ($800K). Illinois Right of Publicity suits have been filed against Whitepages and PeopleFinders alleging they showed names without consent; we haven't found one naming a Spokeo brand.
FAQ
Q & A
Who runs FreePeopleDirectory?
Spokeo, Inc. of Pasadena. The footer's Do Not Sell link points at spokeo.com and Spokeo's California filing names the domain.
Can I remove myself from FreePeopleDirectory?
Yes. Find your listing, copy its URL, paste it into the form at freepeopledirectory.com/optout, submit. The listing goes at once. One submission per listing. The removal guide shows the five screens.
Does opting out of Spokeo cover FreePeopleDirectory?
By the scope Spokeo states, yes. Its privacy policy says the tool at spokeo.com/optout removes public listings from spokeo.com and its other operated sites except ThatsThem, and freepeopledirectory.com is one of those operated sites. Neither page repeats that in so many words, so the form on this site is still the direct route, and it clears a listing at once. The Spokeo form is in the Spokeo removal guide.
Is FreePeopleDirectory covered by the FCRA?
It says it isn't. The footer says it's "not a consumer reporting agency" and its reports must not be used for employment, tenant screening or any FCRA purpose.
Take yourself off data broker sites
Redact scans data broker sites from your device. The free scan shows which of your details are exposed but hides which broker lists you; Premium and Ultimate show where each listing is. For FreePeopleDirectory, they file removals through Spokeo's opt-out rather than a separate FreePeopleDirectory request.
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