Right to Be Forgotten
The Right to Be Forgotten lets you have personal information removed or de-indexed when it is inaccurate, irrelevant, excessive or no longer in the public interest. We prepare the requests, submit them and follow them through.
The Right to Be Forgotten comes from data-protection law, most famously Article 17 of the EU GDPR, and it is one of the strongest tools for cleaning up your name online. It gives you the right to ask search engines and websites to erase or de-list personal information about you when keeping it is no longer justified. The right is real, but the requests have to be argued well to succeed.
When the right applies
You can usually rely on it when the information is inaccurate, out of date, excessive for its purpose, no longer relevant, or processed without a proper legal basis. It is balanced against the public interest, so a recent matter of genuine public importance is harder to erase than an old, private detail that simply follows you around.
What we do
We identify the right target for each request, whether that is a search engine, a website operator or a data broker, and build the legal argument that fits your situation. We submit the request, handle the back-and-forth, and escalate to the relevant data-protection authority if a controller refuses without good reason. You stay informed at each step and never deal with the paperwork yourself.
Beyond Europe
Although the GDPR is European, similar erasure and de-indexing rights exist or are emerging in other regions, and many global platforms apply them broadly. Wherever you are, we work out which framework gives you the most leverage.
Common questions
What is the Right to Be Forgotten?
It is a legal right, under frameworks such as the EU GDPR, to have personal information removed or de-indexed when it is inaccurate, irrelevant, excessive or no longer in the public interest. ScrubRep prepares the requests, submits them and follows them through.
Do I have to live in Europe?
Not necessarily. The GDPR is European, but similar rights exist or are emerging elsewhere, and many global platforms apply de-indexing broadly. We find the framework that gives you the most leverage.
What if the request is refused?
A refusal is not the end. Where a controller declines without good reason, we can escalate to the relevant data-protection authority and pursue the matter further.
Tell us what is harming you
Send the links or just your name. We look at it for free, tell you what can realistically be removed, and quote a fixed price before you pay anything.
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