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Old or false results about you on Google? The right to be forgotten

Anyone who googles your name finds old, long-outdated or even false entries about you? You have a right for such results to disappear from the search results under certain conditions, the 'right to be forgotten'.

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Under Art. 17 DSGVO you can demand deletion or delisting if the data is no longer necessary, outdated or unlawful. Search engines offer their own application forms for this.
A balancing takes place: your personality rights against the public interest in information. For purely private, outdated information your interest often prevails; for current matters of public interest rather not.

What you should do now

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    1. Document the results

    Secure the specific search URLs and content (screenshots) that burden you.

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    2. Apply for delisting

    Submit a delisting/deletion request to the search engine (its own forms) and explain why the results should be removed.

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    3. Address the source

    For untrue content you can additionally demand deletion/correction from the source website.

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    4. Right to complain

    If the search engine refuses and you consider that wrong, you can turn to the data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 DSGVO).

Frequently asked questions

Can I demand that Google delete entries about me?

You can demand delisting from the search results (right to be forgotten, Art. 17 DSGVO) if the information is outdated, unnecessary or unlawful. A balancing with the public interest in information takes place; for private, outdated content your right often prevails.

Does this delete the source itself?

Not necessarily. Delisting removes the result from the search results for your name, but the original post remains online. Against untrue content you should additionally demand deletion or correction directly from the source website.

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