Remove your personal info from Google results

Google's "Results about you" tool lets you find and request removal of your personal contact information from search results. This won't delete the original data from the internet, but it does make that information harder to discover through Google Search.

How the tool works

Go to Google Search and use the "Results about you" feature to see what personal contact details—your home address, phone number, or email—appear in your search results. You can then request that Google remove specific results that display this information. Google may approve removal if the result shows explicit contact details or poses a risk of harm.

What removal actually does

Removing a result from Google Search keeps the webpage itself intact on the source site. The data broker or people-search site still hosts your information. Removal from Google simply reduces visibility—it stops that result from appearing when someone searches your name on Google. To truly delete your information, you'll need to contact the original source directly and request removal there.

Next steps

• Search your name on Google and review what appears
• Use the "Results about you" tool to flag results displaying your phone number, address, or email
• Submit removal requests through Google for results you want hidden
• For permanent deletion, also contact the underlying data broker or people-search site listed in the result and request removal at the source
• Be aware this is an ongoing process—new data may surface over time as brokers republish information

Removing results from Google is one layer of privacy control, but it works best paired with direct opt-out requests to the brokers holding your data.