Written by the Removal Lab team.
Typed your name into Google and found a MyLife page about you, with a Reputation Score and a section hinting at court or arrest records? The MyLife opt out is a request you send to MyLife itself. You can send it without paying anyone, or Removal Lab can handle it for you.
This guide is honest about one thing from the start. MyLife blocked our reader on every page except its home page, so its removal form and privacy policy did not load for our check. We show you what official sources confirm, mostly from the Federal Trade Commission. We also tell you plainly where to confirm each screen of the MyLife opt out as you go.
The quick version: MyLife opt out
- Find every MyLife page about you. Copy each web address and take a screenshot.
- Read the MyLife privacy policy for its removal or privacy request route. Its pages did not load for our check, so confirm each screen as you go.
- Give only the details needed to match your page. Keep a copy of everything you send.
- If you live in California, also send a free deletion request through DROP.
- Once the page is gone, ask Google to refresh the old result. Or send the links to Removal Lab for a free check.
How to opt out of MyLife step by step
Many MyLife opt out guides list exact buttons and timelines. We could not confirm them from MyLife itself. When we checked, the MyLife privacy policy, help pages, public profile FAQ and removal form all refused our reader. So these steps follow the FTC’s own method for people search sites, plus the official records we could open.
Step 1. Find every MyLife page about you
Search MyLife for your full name, then search Google for your name with the word MyLife. The FTC suggests also searching by phone number or address, because people search sites often file the same person under several details. Open each result that is clearly you. Copy its web address and take a dated screenshot for your own records.
Step 2. Find the MyLife opt out route
Start with the MyLife privacy policy, which is where a site normally explains removal and privacy requests. Search engines also list a MyLife form headed “Need to delete your profile?” and a public profile FAQ. Neither opened for us, so we cannot tell you what they ask for. If you cannot find a removal option, the FTC suggests searching the site’s name with “opt out” or “remove my information”.
Step 3. Send your MyLife opt out request and keep proof
The FTC warns that opting out may mean giving some information to verify who you are. Give only what MyLife needs to match the page to you. Keep a copy of what you sent, the date and any reference number or email reply.
Step 4. Add a legal request if you live in California
Californians can send MyLife a deletion request under the CCPA and also use DROP, the state’s free tool for data brokers. Both are explained further down this MyLife opt out guide.
Step 5. Check back after your MyLife opt out, then clear Google
Search MyLife for your name again after you hear back. If the page is gone, ask Google to refresh the old result. If it is still live, follow up in writing and quote your first request.
What MyLife shows and where it gets data
MyLife’s own data pages did not load for us. The table below uses its home page and the FTC case papers, which describe the free search pages in detail. Knowing what the page holds helps you word your MyLife opt out request.
| What appears | What the official source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Background Report | MyLife says it shows a Background Report that includes everything publicly available about you | MyLife home page |
| Government records, social posts, finances, employment history | Named on the home page as parts of the Background Report | MyLife home page |
| Reviews about you | The home page mentions personal reviews from friends, family, employers and clients | MyLife home page |
| Reputation Score | The FTC complaint says free name searches showed a Reputation Score based on public information from government, social and other sources, plus reviews | FTC complaint |
| Court, arrest, criminal and sex offender sections | The FTC says teaser reports suggested such records even when the person had none | FTC press release and consumer alert |
| Contact details, lawsuits, liens, property | The home page says members can look these up about other people | MyLife home page |
The FTC complaint gives MyLife.com, Inc. a principal place of business in Los Angeles, California. None of the official sources we opened name any sister sites.
Is MyLife covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act?
This is what makes a MyLife opt out different from most people search sites. In its case against MyLife.com, Inc. and its chief executive, the FTC said MyLife assembled and sold consumer reports, which made it a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The FTC alleged that MyLife did not take reasonable steps to make its background reports accurate.
A federal court in California approved a settlement order. The FTC says it bans MyLife from offering anything with a negative option feature, bars it from implying that someone with a traffic ticket has a criminal record and requires a monitoring programme for Fair Credit Reporting Act compliance. The FTC says $21 million in payments will fund refunds for consumers.
| FCRA right | What the FTC summary says |
|---|---|
| Dispute errors | You have the right to dispute incomplete or inaccurate information |
| Corrections | Consumer reporting agencies must correct or delete inaccurate, incomplete or unverifiable information, usually within 30 days |
| See your file | You have the right to know what is in your file |
| Who can see it | An agency may provide information about you only to people with a valid need |
If a MyLife report about you is wrong, a written dispute can sit alongside your MyLife opt out request. The FTC’s consumer alert on the case adds practical advice: before you apply for a job, a flat or a loan, try to fix inaccurate information someone might see, starting with your free credit reports at AnnualCreditReport.com.
What the MyLife opt out does and does not remove
- MyLife’s own pages. A MyLife opt out is about MyLife. Other people search sites keep their own copies, so a MyLife removal does not reach them. Each needs its own request.
- Public records. The FTC says opting out does not delete public records, which can still be found on government websites.
- Other people’s reports. The FTC notes your details can still appear in reports about relatives, neighbours or associates.
- Google. Google can keep showing an old title and snippet until it revisits the page.
- Data coming back. The FTC says that if your public records change, your information could appear for sale again.
MyLife’s home page also promotes a way to see sites exposing your information and remove it with one click. That pitch is about other sites. It is not the same as asking MyLife to take down its own page about you. Our data broker removal page explains how we map every site that holds the same address.
Your rights in California: DROP and the CCPA
California gives residents two tools that work alongside a MyLife opt out.
- DROP. CalPrivacy’s Delete Request and Opt out Platform lets a California resident tell data brokers to delete and stop selling their personal information. It is free. You confirm residency through the California Identity Gateway and you do not need an account. Brokers must check DROP at least once every 45 days and CalPrivacy says it could take up to 90 days to see your status update.
- What DROP leaves alone. CalPrivacy says public records such as vehicle, real estate or voting records are exempt. So is information that affects your credit score under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
- The CCPA. The California Attorney General says you can ask a business to delete personal information it collected from you and to stop selling or sharing it. Businesses must respond within 45 calendar days and can extend by another 45 if they tell you.
Search engines list a California data broker registration titled for MyLife.com, Inc. on the Attorney General’s old site. That page now sends visitors to the CalPrivacy data broker registry, where we could not read the entry. We found no verified law outside California to add here, so we have left other states out rather than guess.
How to clear the old Google result
Google says it cannot remove a page from the website itself. It can only change what shows in Search. So clear Google only after the MyLife opt out has worked and the page is gone.
- Refresh the outdated result. In Google’s Refresh outdated content tool, select Request refresh, enter the old MyLife address on the Page tab and submit. Our guide to the Refresh outdated content tool shows each screen.
- Use Results about you. Open the To review tab and select Request to remove for results showing your phone, home address or email. Or search your name, select the More icon next to a result, then Remove result and It shows my personal info and I don’t want it there. See how to use Google Results about you.
- Look at the whole page of results. Our guides to removing personal information from Google and removing your name from Google cover the results that remain.
If your listing comes back after a MyLife opt out
The FTC’s advice for every people search site is to check back from time to time and send a new request if new information appears. We suggest a search every three months. That timing is ours, not MyLife’s.
- Keep every confirmation email, reply and screenshot in one folder.
- Note the web address of each page you asked MyLife to remove.
- If the same page returns, write back and quote your earlier request.
- Turn on Results about you alerts so Google emails you when new results show your contact details.
If your MyLife page is being used to threaten or expose you, treat it as more than a privacy chore. Read our doxxing removal page.
A worked example
This is a made up example to show the steps. It is not a client case.
A nurse in Sacramento searches her name before a job interview and finds a MyLife page with a Reputation Score and a court records section. She has never been to court. She screenshots the page, copies its address and reads MyLife’s privacy policy to find the removal route. She sends her MyLife opt out request with only her name and the page address. Because the report suggests records she does not have, she also sends a written dispute. Since she lives in California, she submits a DROP request too.
When the page is gone she uses Google’s Refresh outdated content tool on the old address. Three months later her reminder fires. She searches again and finds nothing new.
When it makes sense to get help
One MyLife opt out is a job you can do yourself. Help makes sense when your address sits on many sites at once, when a report is being used against you or when search results are hurting your work. That is what our personal reputation removal service handles.
The same address often turns up elsewhere. See our guides to the Spokeo opt out, the Whitepages opt out, the Nuwber opt out, the ThatsThem opt out and the USPhoneBook opt out.
How Removal Lab works
- Send the link. WhatsApp, email or the two field form. Two minutes, no long questionnaire.
- Free policy check. A specialist reads it against the platform rules and tells you honestly whether it qualifies.
- We build and file the case. The right policy, the right channel, the evidence attached. We handle the appeal too.
- Pay only when it is gone. No upfront payment on qualifying cases. If the platform says no, you owe nothing.
What we will never do
- Promise a removal. The platform decides, not us.
- Post fake reviews or pay anyone to delete a review.
- Pressure, threaten or try to identify a reviewer.
- Charge an upfront fee on a case that does not qualify.
Want us to handle your MyLife opt out?
Send the link. The check is free and confidential and there is no upfront payment on qualifying cases.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove myself from MyLife?
Find every MyLife page about you, then look in the MyLife privacy policy for its removal or privacy request route and keep proof of what you sent. MyLife’s pages blocked our reader, so confirm each screen as you go.
Is the MyLife opt out free?
The FTC explains that you can opt out of people search sites yourself, without paying a service. California residents can also use DROP, which CalPrivacy says is free.
Is MyLife a consumer reporting agency?
In its case against MyLife, the FTC said MyLife assembled and sold consumer reports, making it a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. A court approved order requires MyLife to run a monitoring programme for FCRA compliance.
Can I dispute wrong information on MyLife?
The FTC’s summary of FCRA rights says you can dispute incomplete or inaccurate information and that consumer reporting agencies must correct or delete it, usually within 30 days. Send the dispute in writing and keep a copy.
Will the MyLife opt out remove me from Google?
Not straight away. Once the page is gone, use Google’s Refresh outdated content tool so Google updates the old result.
How long does a MyLife opt out take?
MyLife’s own timing pages did not load for our check. A CCPA request must be answered within 45 calendar days, which can be extended by 45. CalPrivacy says DROP status updates can take up to 90 days.
Sources: MyLife home page, FTC press release on the MyLife complaint, FTC and DOJ complaint against MyLife.com, Inc., FTC press release on the MyLife settlement order, FTC consumer alert on MyLife, FTC summary of your rights under the FCRA, FTC on people search sites, CalPrivacy: DROP, CalPrivacy: personal information and data brokers, CalPrivacy data broker registry, California Attorney General on the CCPA, Google: Results about you and Google: Refresh outdated content. Removal Lab does not work for MyLife. Every decision is made by the platform.