Google’s personal-content policies apply globally. An affected person or an authorized representative may ask Google to review specified content URLs. Google removes a result when its review concludes that the submitted content violates the applicable policy. (Personal-content removal overview)
Covered subject matter in this guide
- Personal contact information: home address, phone number, or email address.
- Confidential government identification numbers.
- Bank-account or credit-card numbers.
- Images of a handwritten signature or identity document.
- Highly personal, restricted, official records, such as medical records.
- Confidential usernames and passwords.
- Doxxing content meeting Google’s stated threat, harassment-call, or significant aggregation criteria.
The current detailed form also offers “Other personal information,” but that label does not create blanket eligibility. The requester must explain the information and policy fit; Google reviews the content. (Current personal-content request form)
Review boundaries
Only the specific URLs supplied are reviewed for removal. The request must concern information about the affected person, and Google may weigh whether a result is important or newsworthy. Public interest is a review factor, not a determination a requester can make in advance. (Google private-information policy)
An approved result may receive full removal or a narrower removal for queries containing the affected person’s name or identifier. The information can remain on the source website, in social sharing, through direct links, or in other search engines.
Policy route compared with alternatives
| Situation | Route |
|---|---|
| Covered information remains on a source page | Policy-based personal-content request |
| Source page has already changed or disappeared | Refresh Outdated Content |
| Requester controls the page | Remove or restrict it at source, then allow recrawl or request refresh |
| A country/region-specific legal right applies | Separate Legal Help Center request |
| Objective is deletion from the hosting website | Contact the website owner or use the host platform’s process |
The same content may be reported through both policy and legal paths, but Google’s form states that each report must be filed separately and that policy reporting is not legal notice. (Current personal-content request form)
Related documentation
Official references
- Remove my private info from Google Search
- Request to have your personal content removed
- Personal-content removal request form
Policy review record
- Last policy review: 2026-10-17
- Documentation version: 1.0.0