Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 15, 2026

This policy explains what information US People Search ("we", "us") collects when you use uspeoplesearch.net, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using the site you agree to the practices described here.

Information we collect

• Search terms. The phone numbers, email addresses and names (with any state and city) you enter are processed to return a result, and they appear in our server logs, described below. For each phone number searched, we also keep a record of the number with a date on which it was looked up and the IP address of that lookup.
• Lookup results. So that a repeat search can be answered without asking the original source again, we and our data provider keep the results of lookups, including a note when a phone number or email address returned no record, with the date of the lookup. These stored records can include the IP address of the search that created or last updated them.
• Security and session data. Before a lookup runs, a Cloudflare Turnstile check confirms that a person is searching, and we create a session record that holds your IP address, a browser fingerprint (a code computed from settings of your browser such as its user agent, language, time zone and screen size), a device identifier stored in your browser, and when the session was created and last used. A session is valid for 30 minutes; its record is deleted about 13 months after the session expires. When a check points to automated or abusive use, for example a failed security check, we record the event with the same identifiers and may refuse further searches from that device for a time. The record of such an event is deleted after about a day, and a refusal record when the refusal ends.
• Usage counts. We count lookups per IP address per day, and keep daily totals, to monitor use and performance and to detect abuse.
• Server logs. Our servers log each request they receive with the IP address, the date and time, the web address requested (for a lookup, it contains the phone number, email address or name searched), the referring page and your browser's user agent. We use these logs to keep the service secure, to detect abuse and automated scraping, and to diagnose errors and performance problems. They are deleted on a rolling basis within about five weeks.
• Error and timing reports. When a lookup page cannot finish loading, has to wait until it is ready, has to retry a step, or runs into a problem with the browser, the connection, its security check, its session step or the search, the page can send our server a short report with the type of event, the page, the version of the page's script, whether the page was visible, how many seconds it had been open, how long its steps took and how many searches were started on the page. For a small random sample of page views (about 2 in 100) the page sends one such timing report even when nothing goes wrong; it also says whether the browser reports that it is controlled by automation software. A report never contains what you searched. It is kept with the server logs.
• Reports and requests. If you report a phone number from a lookup, we keep the number, the reason you chose, the time and your IP address. A request sent through our Data Removal page is stored with the details you enter, your IP address and your browser's user agent so that a person can review it.
• Technical data. Your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page and timestamps.
• Usage data. Pages viewed and interactions with the site, collected through analytics.

We do not require an account and we do not ask you for your name, postal address or payment details to perform a search.

How we use information

• To return search results and operate the service.
• To keep the results of lookups so that repeat searches can be answered quickly.
• To detect, prevent and investigate abuse, automated scraping and fraud.
• To keep the site and the service secure.
• To measure traffic and improve the site.
• To measure our own advertising on Google, which can also show our ads to people who have visited the site.

Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for analytics and security, and on the home page for Google's advertising tag, described below. On the lookup pages, your browser's local storage also holds the session and security tokens, the device identifier and the browser fingerprint described above, and the site stores your light or dark display choice the same way if you make one. Until you close the browser tab, the site's session storage also holds your public IP address (on the phone and email lookup pages) and the numbers you reported. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies and stored site data through their settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.

Third parties

We share limited information with service providers who help us run the site:

• Google Analytics - traffic measurement. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare Turnstile - bot and abuse protection.
• Our data provider - receives the phone number, email address or name you search, with the state and city of a name search, so that it can return the result.
• Other service providers - the phone and email lookup pages ask a third-party service for your public IP address, which the email lookup sends to our servers with your search, and every page loads its icons from cdnjs, a public content delivery network that runs on Cloudflare.
• Google Ads - the home page loads Google's advertising tag. It tells Google about your visit, which Google uses to measure our own Google ads and can use to show our ads to people who have visited the site. Google may use cookies for this.

You can opt out of personalized advertising from Google at Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendor cookies at aboutads.info/choices.

Data sources and accuracy

Search results are compiled from publicly available and commercially available records. We do not create this information and cannot guarantee that every record is complete, current or accurate.

Removing your information

If your information appears in our results and you want it removed, submit a request through our Data Removal page with the record in question. Submitting a request does not change any record by itself. Every request is logged and reviewed, and we verify that the person making the request is the person the record describes before taking any action. Because records are compiled from third-party sources, we cannot promise that a record will be removed, or that it will not appear again if it is republished elsewhere.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal information, and to opt out of its sale or sharing. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below. We will not discriminate against you for making a request.

Children

This site is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect information from them.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.

Contact

Questions or privacy requests: support@uspeoplesearch.net. Removal requests should be submitted through the Data Removal page.