Start Here: Your Removal Plan

1. Find the source. Record the exact page URL and the information you want removed.
2. Choose a route. Use the table below to distinguish an active exposure from an outdated search result.
3. Submit and record. Save the request confirmation and note what you submitted.
4. Address the source. Update information you control or investigate the publisher’s removal process.
5. Check the outcome. Track the source page and the Google result separately.

Work through one exposure at a time. You do not need a complete inventory of your digital life before taking the first useful action.

Choose the Right Removal Process

What you found	Where to start
Your personal address, phone number, or email on someone else’s page	Results about you or Google’s removal request form.
Sensitive records, financial details, confidential IDs, or doxxing	Review Google’s private-information policy and use the applicable request category.
Information already deleted from the source but still displayed in Search	Use Google’s Refresh outdated content instructions.
Information on a profile or page you control	Edit or remove it at the source first. Check the public version after saving.

For example, an old phone number still visible on a directory page is an active exposure. A directory page that no longer contains the number, while Google still displays it, calls for an outdated-content review.

Find and Record the Pages Exposing Your Information

Search for your name alongside your city, then try your phone number or email address. Review results carefully: a matching name may belong to someone else. When appropriate, open the source page and confirm exactly what it publishes about you.

Keep a private note with the page URL, type of information exposed, date checked, and intended action. Avoid creating another copy of sensitive data when a short description such as “home address visible” is enough. Do not post your cleanup record in public comments or a publicly shared document.

Separate finding an exposure from resolving it. A saved URL is a task to investigate, not evidence that the information has been removed.

Request Removal of Your Address, Phone Number, or Email

Use Results about you

1. Open Results about you and sign in.
2. Choose Get started or Settings. Enter your name and the contact details you want monitored.
3. Choose whether to receive notifications.
4. Under To review, open a matching result and select Request to remove, where available.
5. Follow the prompts and check Removal requests for its status.

Some features are limited to adults in certain markets. If unavailable, or if you prefer not to sign in, use the detailed removal form.

Request removal directly from a search result

While signed in, open the result’s three-dot menu. Select Remove result, choose the personal-information reason, then the contact-information category. Complete the prompts using the details as they appear on the page. See Google’s current instructions if labels differ.

Removing a phone number? Submit the page containing it. Google says a single URL showing multiple contact details does not require separate requests for each detail.

Request Removal of Other Sensitive Information

Google’s private-information policy also covers confidential government identifiers, bank or card numbers, images of signatures or identification, private records, and confidential login credentials.

Doxxing requests can cover personal information accompanied by threats or calls for harassment, or substantial aggregated personal information without a legitimate purpose.

Use the personal-content removal form, select the relevant category, and supply the specific affected URLs. Follow the form’s evidence instructions. A request is reviewed against Google’s policies; submission does not guarantee approval.

Remove Information From the Original Website

Treat source cleanup as its own task. If you control the account or page, remove unnecessary public details or adjust the appropriate visibility settings. Afterwards, inspect the public version to see what another visitor can access.

For a page someone else controls, look for the site’s privacy, contact, correction, or opt-out process. Identify the exact page and the specific information you want changed. Keep a record of the request and any response. If contacting the publisher could expose you to harassment, consider that risk before engaging.

For a people-search listing, work through that site’s published process and record the individual listing URL. Do not mark every listing resolved because one request succeeded. Check each source separately.

Refresh an Outdated Google Result

If the information has been removed from the source but still appears in Google, follow the Refresh outdated content instructions. On that help page, choose Request refresh, enter the affected page URL on the page tab, and submit.

Record which version you checked: the current source page or the search result. This avoids confusing an outdated search description with a publisher that has not made the requested change.

Track the Outcome and Follow Up

Check Google’s decision and the scope of any approval. Full removal excludes the URL from Search; partial removal excludes it for searches containing your name or identifier, but other searches may still return it. Public-interest considerations can affect the decision. Google explains these outcomes here.

If denied, read the reason before deciding what to do next. Correct an inaccurate submission where appropriate, investigate source removal, or use another applicable process. Keep unresolved items visible in your record.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I remove everything about me from Google?

A removal request is not a blanket deletion of your online identity. Start with the specific information and pages covered by a relevant process. Keep a separate record for each exposure you want to address.

What if Results about you finds nothing?

Do not treat an empty results list as a complete privacy audit. Continue reviewing the accounts, profiles, directories, and public pages you know are connected to you.

What if the same information appears on several websites?

Create separate entries for the affected pages. Prioritize the exposures that concern you most, then work through the relevant source and search-removal tasks for each.

How long should I wait?

Use the status updates provided for your request rather than treating a fixed number of days as a guarantee. Record the submission date and check the outcome before marking the task complete.

Official Google Resources

Find and remove personal contact information · Private-information removal policy · Refresh outdated content

Last reviewed: October 3, 2026. Google can change its tools, labels, and eligibility requirements; consult the official resources for updates.