How to remove yourself from FaceCheck.ID

FaceCheck.ID is a face search engine aimed at verifying people from a photo, with an index that includes social media profiles and news pages. Its removal process is built into the search itself: you find your face, mark the photos that are you, and prove you are that person. As of November 2026 the process is free, has two verification routes and is described by FaceCheck as taking about a minute. This guide follows its Remove My Photos page; if the site changes, follow the page and use this guide for what each step means.

What does FaceCheck.ID's removal do?

FaceCheck says that once you submit a request the selected photos are immediately hidden and will not appear in new searches, even before the request is approved. After approval, it says, the photos and the document you uploaded are permanently deleted from its system. The removal is trackable: the document route gives you a tracking link. Like every face search opt-out, it only changes FaceCheck's results. The photos remain on the websites and profiles they came from, and other engines are unaffected.

What do you need before you start?

• A clear photo of your face to run the search with. A front-facing photo finds the most matches; try a second photo if the first returns few.
• A device with a camera for the selfie route, which FaceCheck calls the quickest, fully automated way to confirm the request.
• Or an anonymised ID document if you cannot take a selfie. Redact everything except your photo and name before uploading; the document is reviewed by a person and, FaceCheck says, deleted after approval.

How do you remove your photos step by step?

1. 1

   Search for your own face

   Go to facecheck.id and upload a clear photo of yourself. Review the results carefully; FaceCheck's confidence scores help, but look at each thumbnail, because look-alikes appear in every face search.

2. 2

   Open Remove My Photos

   Click the Remove My Photos link in the top menu (also reachable at facecheck.id/en/RemoveMyPhotos). Select every result photo that is you. Leave photos of other people unselected; the verification step checks that the face matches yours.

3. 3

   Verify with a selfie

   Start the selfie capture at the bottom of the page. The system compares your live face with the selected photos. FaceCheck says most selfie requests are approved instantly and the photos are deleted right away.

4. 4

   Or verify with an anonymised ID

   If you cannot take a selfie, upload a redacted ID document. A reviewer checks that the document is legitimate and the face matches, which FaceCheck says takes one to five business days. You receive a tracking link for the request.

5. 5

   Confirm and repeat if needed

   Run a new search of your face after approval. If matches you missed appear, repeat the process for those photos. New photos indexed later need a new request.

What are the limits and exceptions?

What is the DMCA alternative?

FaceCheck also offers a DMCA takedown request page and positions its Remove My Photos tool as the immediate, trackable alternative to what it calls the manual, slow DMCA process. A DMCA notice applies when you own the copyright in a photo, which means you took it; it does not apply to photos others took of you. For most people the selfie route is faster and covers more photos, because it works on the face rather than on one file. Use the DMCA page when you are acting for a photographer or a company that owns the images, or when the selfie and ID routes are not available to you.

What else does FaceCheck.ID say about your data?

FaceCheck's FAQ states that it indexes only publicly accessible web pages, that it does not provide positive identity matches, that search results are not to be used for consumer credit, employment, insurance or tenant screening, and that it is not a consumer reporting agency. Its removal page says the uploaded ID document is deleted after approval. Independent reviewers have asked for more clarity on retention, so if the details matter to you, read its privacy policy before uploading a document and redact everything you can. FaceCheck sells search credits rather than subscriptions; on 5 November 2026 the entry pack was $19 for 150 credits valid for 14 days, with three credits per search.

How does this apply to FaceSearch?

FaceSearch is a competing engine with its own index, so removing yourself from FaceCheck.ID does not remove you from FaceSearch, and the reverse is also true. Our opt-out is free and runs by email: send a clear photo of your face and your contact email to contact@facesearch.cc, and we exclude matching faces from our results and confirm by email, with ID requested only if a request is disputed. The process is on remove my photos. To see how the two engines differ in index, price and removal, read the FaceCheck.ID comparison.