“Potential eligibility” means the facts fit a category Google says it will review. It does not mean the request will be approved.

Content categoryPotential eligibilityCriteriaEvidenceAppropriate routeExceptions/limitationsOfficial source
Home address, phone number, emailYes, potentiallyInformation is the affected person’s and appears in the result/source; for Results about you, the requester does not control itExact source URL, result context, exact exposed item, screenshotResults about you or detailed formPublic-value sources may not offer/remove the result; user-controlled content should be changed at sourcePrivate info policy; Results about you
Confidential government IDYes, potentiallyConfidential government-issued number appears, such as Social Security/tax ID, resident ID, passport, or driver’s licence numberURL, issuing country when requested, identifying fragment required by form, screenshotResults about you where supported; otherwise detailed formPublic interest and ownership/control are review factors; submit only requested identifying dataPrivate info policy; form
Bank-account or credit-card numberYes, potentiallyAccount or card number appearsURL, requested last characters/digits, screenshotDetailed formDo not add the full number to a separate case log unless the form explicitly requires itPrivate info policy
Handwritten signature or ID-document imageYes, potentiallyAn image of the affected person’s signature or ID is exposedPage/image URL and screenshot sufficient to locate the contentDetailed formCorrect page and image URLs can differPrivate info policy; URL help
Highly personal, restricted, official recordYes, potentiallyRestricted record such as a medical record is exposedSpecific URL, record category, screenshot, concise contextDetailed form“Private” in ordinary usage is not by itself a stated category; identify the record typePrivate info policy
Confidential login credentialsYes, potentiallyConfidential username/password data appearsURL, screenshot, explanation; change compromised credentials independentlyDetailed formRemoval does not secure the account or delete the sourcePrivate info policy
Doxxing with threats or calls to harm/harassYes, potentiallyPersonal information is present with explicit or implicit threats or calls for others to harm or harassURL, quoted relevant text, search-result URL/terms where requested, screenshots, optional supporting fileDetailed form, doxxing branchNegative or offensive text alone is insufficient; the stated elements must be presentPrivate info policy; form
Significant aggregation of personal informationYes, potentially under doxxing policyA significant amount of personal information is aggregated without a legitimate purposeInventory of exposed categories, URL, screenshots, explanation of aggregation and contextDetailed form, doxxing branch“Significant” and “legitimate purpose” are assessed by Google; do not state a numeric thresholdPrivate info policy
Negative article, review, allegation, or criticism without a covered categoryNot under this policy solely because it is negativeA different policy or legal basis would be neededEvidence relevant to that separate routeWebsite owner/platform or Legal Help Center if a specific legal ground appliesTruth, falsity, unfairness, or reputational harm should not be relabelled as exposed private informationLegal removal overview
Information removed from the source but still shown in an old resultNot a live-content policy requestSource no longer contains the text/image or returns an unavailable responseCurrent source state and result URLRefresh Outdated ContentThe refresh tool updates stale Search data; it does not remove live source contentRefresh outdated content

Official references

Policy review record

  • Last policy review: 2026-10-17
  • Documentation version: 1.0.0