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Employment background screening company opt-out guide
How to Remove Your Information From Backgrounds Online
Backgrounds Online is an employment screening company (a consumer reporting agency), not a public people-search site. It does not publish public profiles, but you have FCRA rights to get a copy of any report about you and dispute errors.
Quick facts
- Consumer requestsbackgroundsonline.com consumer contact
- CostFree
- VerificationIdentity verification required
- Account neededVaries
- Processing timeVaries
- Last reviewedOctober 2026
Step by step
How to get your information removed from Backgrounds Online
- Request your consumer fileContact Backgrounds Online’s consumer department to request a copy of any report prepared about you.
- Review the reportCheck for errors, records that belong to someone else, or outdated items that should not be reported.
- File a disputeDispute inaccurate items in writing; consumer reporting agencies generally must investigate within 30 days.
- Use pre-adverse action rightsIf an employer takes action based on a report, you are entitled to a copy and a chance to respond.
- Fix the sourceCorrect errors with the court or agency that holds the original record.
What Backgrounds Online shows about you
- Employment background reports for employers
- Criminal, employment, and education verification
After you opt out
- Search your name on the site again in a private browser window to confirm the listing is gone.
- Opt out of related sites separately; one request rarely covers every brand.
- If Google still shows the old page, use Google’s Refresh Outdated Content tool once the listing is removed.
- Re-check every few months, because profiles can reappear when databases refresh.
FAQ
Backgrounds Online opt-out FAQ
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