Removing your information from Google results

Updated September 2026 · 5 min read

Short answer

Google will remove search results that show your personal contact information, and results that dox you, if you ask. But removing a result from Google does not delete the page it points to. To make it stick, remove the information at the source too.

What Google will remove

Results that show your personal contact details: home address, phone number or email.
Doxxing: your personal information shared alongside threats or calls to harass you.
Other sensitive information covered by Google's policies, such as login credentials.
Google will not remove information it considers valuable to the public, such as news articles or official records.

How to ask

Open "Results about you" from your Google account or the Google app.
Enter your name and the contact details you want to find. You can turn on alerts for new results.
Review what it finds and request removal of each result that shows your details.
For results the tool does not cover, use Google's removal request form and include the page addresses.

Remove the source too

A removed result can come back if the page still exists, or the same details can appear on a different site. Most personal details in search results come from people-search and data broker sites. Opting out of those sites removes the information at the source.

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Questions

Does removing a Google result delete the page?

No. It only hides the result in Google Search. The page stays online until the website removes it.

Can Google remove a bad review or news article about me?

Usually not. Google removes personal contact information and content covered by its policies, not information it considers valuable to the public.

Sources: Google: remove your personal info from Search · Google: find and remove personal info in results. Safe Shepherd is not affiliated with any government program or the organizations linked here.