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FreePeopleDirectory
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A free-to-search people-search front end 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
- Data published
- Substantial
- Re-listing frequency
- Recurring
- Complaint record
- No public record
- Opt-out friction
- Moderate
- Operator opacity
- Mostly disclosed
- Prior data incidents
- None documented
Each broker is scored 1 to 4 across the six dimensions above; higher means more exposure, and the overall gauge is their average.
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
Spokeo, Inc.
- Cost to search
Free
- Opt-out method
URL-paste form at /optout
- Processing time
Immediate
- Sister brands
Spokeo, ThatsThem
- FCRA covered?
No
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.
- Parent 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 deliberately 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
Sister brands
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 the parent's California registration and the parent's enforcement history.
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. The parent's are on the Spokeo profile.
The footer's FCRA disclaimer is a direct descendant of Spokeo's 2012 FTC settlement, which pushed the company out of employment screening. Illinois Right of Publicity suits have hit Whitepages and PeopleFinders for showing names without consent; none has named a Spokeo brand.
FAQ
Q & A
Who owns 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?
No. The footer says it is "not a consumer reporting agency" and must not be used for employment, tenant screening or any FCRA purpose.
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May 28, 2026