How to Remove Your Face From PimEyes, FaceCheck.ID and Other Face Search Engines (2026)

What an opt-out does, and what it does not#

A face search engine stores a numeric fingerprint of each face it finds, plus a link to the page where it found it. Opting out tells that engine to stop showing matches for your face. It does not touch the original photo. PimEyes says so directly on its form: it is "not liable for the origin of the photo" and cannot take it down from the site where it was posted.

There is a trade-off to accept: to remove your face, you have to show it. Each engine needs a photo of you to find which fingerprints are yours. PimEyes says it does not keep names or emails in its index, only face fingerprints, which is exactly why it needs your photo to find you.

Step 1: see what is out there#

Before you opt out, search for yourself so you know which sites carry your photos. PimEyes allows 10 free searches a day, but free results hide the source links. FaceCheck.ID lets you search free and shows match scores, with links locked behind its credits. FaceSeek gives 2 free credits. Our comparison of face search engines covers what each one indexes: PimEyes, for one, says it does not index social media at all.

Write down the URLs that matter. You will need them for Step 3, and an opt-out removes your access to them through that engine too.

Step 2: opt out of each engine#

PimEyes#

• Open the opt-out request form.
• Upload a clear photo of your face. PimEyes recommends several photos from different angles, and each photo needs its own request.
• Upload a scan of your ID or passport, anonymized following the instructions linked on the form.
• Agree that PimEyes may use the photo to block your images from its results, then submit.

You do not need a paid plan to opt out. The paid PROtect plan ($34.99 a month on PimEyes' pricing page) is a different thing: it sends takedown requests to the websites hosting your photos, which an opt-out never does.

FaceCheck.ID#

• Search for your face on FaceCheck.ID, then click Remove My Photos in the top menu.
• Select every result that is you.
• Complete the selfie capture at the bottom of the page. Most selfie requests are approved instantly and the photos deleted right away.
• No camera? Upload an anonymized ID instead. Your photos are hidden immediately and deleted after a manual check within 1 to 5 business days.

FaceCheck states that removal is always free. It also reserves the right not to remove photos of child sex offenders, convicted rapists and other violent criminals.

Lenso.ai#

Lenso's opt-out form removes every image of your face plus duplicates of the photo you upload. Use one clear, unedited photo with only you in it. To remove one specific result rather than your face everywhere, Lenso points you to its DMCA form instead.

FaceSeek (faceseek.cc), and faceseek.online behind FaceOnLive#

Two different sites use the name FaceSeek. faceseek.cc (Humanity Founders, Inc.) has an account deletion page covers your account, search history and uploads: delete it in the app, or email contact@faceseek.cc from your registered address, and it completes verified requests within 30 days. To remove a remaining hosted copy of an image, it asks you to email the same address. FaceOnLive's free search sends photos to the other one, faceseek.online, which runs its own Remove My Data page; use that for anything you uploaded through FaceOnLive.

Search4faces#

Search4faces indexes profile photos from VK, Odnoklassniki, TikTok and Clubhouse. Its FAQ says it accepts removal requests, and its privacy policy gives search4faces@gmail.com as the contact. It publishes no form, so email that address with the photo and the result links you want removed.

Clearview AI#

Clearview sells to law enforcement, not the public, but its Privacy & Requests page has access and deletion links for residents of several US states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware and Illinois. Pick your state and follow its form.

Step 3: take the photo down at the source#

This is the step that actually removes a photo from the internet. In order of effort:

• Ask the site. Most platforms have a report or privacy option for photos of you posted without consent.
• Use copyright if you took the photo. A selfie you took is your work, so a DMCA takedown applies. A photo someone else took is their copyright, so use privacy routes instead. PimEyes PROtect, Lenso's DMCA helper and FaceSeek's Business plan draft these requests for you.
• Use Google's tools for search results. "Results about you" finds and removes results that show your contact details, and Google's personal content removal covers explicit images, doxxing and images of minors. Removing a Google result does not delete the page, but most people never get past Google.

Step 4: keep watching#

Opt-outs cover the photos an engine has already indexed. New photos of you can appear later. If that matters to you, PimEyes and Lenso both sell alerts that email you when a new match appears: PimEyes from $29.99 a month, Lenso from $19.99. Or repeat Step 1 a few times a year with the free tiers.

Your legal rights, briefly#

• EU and UK: GDPR gives you a right to erasure of personal data, and a face fingerprint is biometric data. Name the law in your request.
• EU: the AI Act bans building facial recognition databases by untargeted scraping of the internet or CCTV (Article 5(1)(e)), in force since February 2, 2025.
• US: there is no federal right. Illinois (BIPA), and the consumer privacy laws of California, Colorado and other states, give residents access and deletion rights, which is why Clearview's request page is split by state.