Intelius is a subscription people-search broker founded in 2003, owned by PeopleConnect (parent of BeenVerified, Truthfinder, US Search, Instant Checkmate, Classmates.com). Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Subscription model around $25 per month with auto-renewal; one of the largest spenders on TV advertising for the people-search category, particularly during late-night and daytime ad breaks.
What it means in practice
The Intelius profile bundle covers the standard people-search data (addresses, phones, emails, relatives), plus public-records integrations (court records, sex-offender registry, professional licenses, vehicle records where state DMVs sell that data). The product positioning emphasizes “criminal background” and “court records” features that appeal to consumers screening dates, neighbors, or service providers. The data is largely the same as BeenVerified and Truthfinder because of the shared parent infrastructure; the brand differentiation is mostly marketing. For an operator considering removal, the operational reality is that Intelius is one node in a network and the network refreshes from the same upstream sources.
Who uses it, and against whom
Customer profile mirrors BeenVerified (dating-app vetting, parent investigations, neighbor curiosity, ex-partner location attempts) with a slightly older demographic skew due to the TV-heavy marketing mix. The threat surface is the same: a stranger with $25 sees your address history, your phone, your relatives, sometimes your court records. The PeopleConnect family of brands is the largest single removal target in the US data-broker landscape because so many sister sites share the same backend; one effective removal cycle can suppress your profile across five brands at once if you do all five opt-outs in the same week.
What you can change today
Opt out at intelius.com/opt-out with the URL of your profile (search yourself first to find it). Then immediately opt out at the four sister sites: beenverified.com/app/optout, truthfinder.com/opt-out, ussearch.com/opt-out, instantcheckmate.com/opt-out. Doing them in the same session matters because a removal at one is not propagated to the others; each is a separate suppression queue. For a one-shot solution, DeleteMe or Kanary handle the entire PeopleConnect family on their schedules. Watch for any recurring Intelius charges on credit-card statements; the auto-renewal often outlives the original use case by years.