How to Opt Out of ClustrMaps in 2026

At first glance, you might think ClustrMaps is a tool like Google Maps except for clusters of activities or businesses. But, it’s not. It’s a people search site that lets its users look up a name to find an address or look up an address to find a name. Anyone from advertisers to identity thieves could use ClustrMaps to find your current address and other personal details.

Today, we’re going to opt ourselves out of ClustrMaps to get our data off of this location-based people search site. We’ll take screenshots throughout the whole process as well so you can follow along.

While opting out manually is free, we still recommend using one of the best data removal services as they get your data off of hundreds of sites just like ClustrMaps. Out of the dozen services we tested, we liked using Incogni the most since it gave us fast results. But, it’s not the only good data removal service. Any service that gets your information off of data brokers and people search sites like ClustrMaps will improve your online safety.

What is ClustrMaps?

ClustrMaps is a people search site focused on connecting personal information to addresses. It lets anyone look up a name to find the person’s address or look up an address to find who lives there. But, it doesn’t stop there. Its search results also include a scary amount of other personal details like the names of family members, information contained in court documents, and any other publicly available information they can get their hands on.

Using ClustrMaps, stalkers and criminals can keep up with your current address as you move. That poses a real security risk. Even though we always want people to invest in a top-tier home security system, having your address exposed online is still dangerous. On top of this security risk, advertisers use ClustrMaps to bombard you with spam mail. With your name and address, advertising firms can send mail directly to you while making it look like legitimate correspondence since they know your name and the names of your relatives.

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How We Opted Out of ClustrMaps

Now let’s get down to brass tacks and opt ourselves out of ClustrMaps. We went through the manual process themselves so we could show you the exact steps you need to take to get your information off of ClustrMaps. We know we felt safer once we opted out of ClustrMaps and we’re sure you will, too.

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How to Remove Your Data Manually From ClustrMaps

Before exploring easier options for removing your data from ClustrMaps and hundreds of sites like it, we’re going to walk you through the manual process we used. The only cost to manually opt out of ClustrMaps is about 15 minutes of your time. It’s a small investment for significantly improved privacy.

Here’s how we opted out of ClustrMaps:

1. First, you need to navigate to the opt-out page. To do that, head over to ClustrMaps and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. In the footer, you’ll find a link called “Do Not Sell My Personal Information.” We circled it in red in the screenshot below to make it easier for you to find. Click that link to get to the opt-out page.

2. On the opt-out page, submit your email address. We know it seems counterintuitive to give people search sites like ClustrMaps even more of your information, but this is how they locate the data you want removed. Then, fill out the CAPTCHA and hit the “Next Step” button.

3. After submitting your email for the removal request, you need to find your profile. To do that, type in your name as well as the city and state you currently live in. If you can’t find your profile based on your current city and state, try using locations you used to live at as well.

4. Once you find the result that matches your name and a location you lived at, hit the corresponding “Show” button. That displays the full address associated with that profile. Assuming the information matches your details, click the “Proceed to Opt Out” button that the “Show” button turned into.

5. Next, you get to choose which pieces of information you want removed from ClustrMaps. We checked all of the boxes since we wanted all of our information removed and recommend you do the same.

6. When you hit the “Apply” button, you should get to a screen confirming your data will be removed from ClustrMaps. Just to make sure it successfully removed your information, we recommend checking the results after about a week by searching your name. One week gives ClustrMaps enough time to process and complete the request.

Opting out of ClustrMaps took us about 15 minutes. They made it relatively easy to opt out since they also sell a data removal service. At the end of the opt out screen, they tried to sell us on their tool, but we know from experience it’s far from the best option.

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Use Data Removal Sites and Services to Opt Out of ClustrMaps

Sure, opting out of ClustrMaps was a pretty easy process that didn’t take long. So, you’re probably wondering why you’d pay for a data removal service to do it for you. Well, ClustrMaps is just one of hundreds (if not thousands) of people search sites and data brokers actively selling your personal information to the highest bidder. While opting out of ClustrMaps is a good start, to really protect your identity online, you need to opt out of every site like it too.

That’s where data removal sites and services come into play. They go through the process we just went through to opt out of ClustrMaps except on hundreds of sites at once. Since you’d need to manually opt out of all those sites, that adds up to some major time savings.

Even though we preferred Incogni, we also tested Optery and tested Kanary among about a dozen others. Optery offered us a unique option that let us tell them sites we wanted our data removed from. That required a bit more work for us, but it meant more thoroughness. Kanary, on the other hand, maintains the largest database of people search sites and data brokers. But neither beat Incogni’s speed.

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Recap: How to Opt Out of ClustrMaps

Opting out of ClustrMaps is more straightforward than nearly any other people search site we’ve opted out of. We didn’t need to locate our profile before opting out like we did when opting out of Spokeo or save a confirmation number like we did when opting out of LexisNexis. With ClustrMaps, all we had to do was find the opt-out page and then complete each step. The entire process typically takes less than 15 minutes, making it one of the quickest opt-outs available.

If even that sounds like too much work, a data removal service can handle the entire process for you. These services monitor your information continuously and submit removal requests on your behalf, so you never have to worry about it.

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