Note the specific URLs, search terms and why the content affects you.
Step by step: This is how you proceed
- First, check whether the original website operator can be contacted for correction or removal.
- Distinguish legitimate public content from inaccurate data.
- Check the search engine delisting options separately.
- If you have complex considerations in the public interest, seek professional advice.
What documents do you need?
Specific locations, date, screenshots and factual evidence. Only send sensitive documents via a secure, official channel and only when actually necessary.
When should I act?
First respond to the specific source; for urgent risks, consider additional protection routes.
This limit is important
A delisting from a search engine does not necessarily remove the original content.
Free help outside DATENCHECK
Independent mediation may help with some consumer disputes. For data protection matters, the Austrian Data Protection Authority is the official contact.
Check the official body and eligibility ↗Check the applicable remit and eligibility criteria. A GDPR request does not automatically suspend court or other important deadlines.
What can I do myself for free?
The statutory information and other rights of those affected can generally be exercised without DATA CHECK. The Austrian data protection authority offers samples that can be used free of charge. Private technical form preparation is only a voluntary additional service, not a prerequisite for exercising your rights.
According to the recommendation of the Austrian data protection authority, you should first request information and, if necessary, only then separately request correction or deletion. In principle, a request for information must be responded to within one month; a legally permissible extension is possible.
Frequent question
Does the search engine have to remove every unwanted hit?
No. Rights to deletion and delisting must be weighed up against other rights and interests.
Public sources and official contact points
The following links lead directly to public sources. DATENCHECK is neither affiliated with the credit agencies mentioned there nor is it an authority.
- Internet Ombudsman Office – Data Protection and Objection
- Austrian data protection authority – rights of those affected
- Data Protection Authority – free forms and samples
Prepare appropriate request
You can use the free official channels yourself or prepare a technical draft form in DATENCHECK. We do not guarantee deletion, credit decision or government decision.
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