For almost a decade, specifically since 2014, anyone has the possibility of eliminating the results that appear in any search engine based on their name. This tool is included in the GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation that works at the European level and is specifically designed for a outdated information or erroneous or malicious, may affect the users involved.
This type of information is automatically indexed by search engines, be it Google, Bing or Yahoo!, so if we want these companies to remove certain links that have referenced us and that contain information that may affect us, we can quickly and easily request their removal by filling out a simple online form.
We must bear in mind that, by completing these forms, we are not removing the content from the Internet, but rather we are removing that link from the search engine so that it can be displayed again if someone enters our full name and surname.
Despite the fact that this European Union privacy law applies to all search engines, we do not have a generic form to send to the different search engines, but we have to fill out the one that each platform makes available to us.
Remove Google search results
If we want to remove search results based on our name that appear in Google, we must use the following link. Through this web page, we are informed of what the process consists of and where we must fill out, first of all, the data related to our name, surname and email (doesn’t have to be from Gmail).
Next, we must select whether we act on our behalf or on behalf of another person and what is our relationship with him. Next, we must add the links where the information is displayed that we do not want it to appear in Google and the reason why we want it to disappear from the search engine.
Finally, we must check the boxes where we make sure we are aware of the request we are making and that we have permission to carry out this action, an action that will take a while to carry out and when it is effective, we will receive a configuration email.
Right to be Forgotten on Bing and Yahoo!
Google is the most used search engine in the world, however, it is not the only one on the market. Both Bing and Yahoo! they also have a small part of the search engine pie and, by offering their activity on European territory, they also have the obligation to allow users to delete links related to your name appearing in search results.
To exercise the right to be forgotten in Bing, we must visit and complete the following link, while to do it in Yahoo! is this other As we can see, the information and the steps that we must carry out are exactly the same in both Google and Bing and Yahoo! since they are based on the current GDPR that governs the privacy of user data in the European Union.
