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Websites publish and sell people’s names, home addresses and phone numbers. This writes the letter asking a company what it holds about you, or telling it to delete it, under the law where you live. It shows where to send it, and keeps a checklist. This is a free letter writer, not a removal service. A letter asks, and the company has to answer under the law where you live, but removal is not guaranteed and details can appear again, so check again after 90 days.
The short answer. To have a company delete your details, send it a written request under the law where you live, though removal is not guaranteed. This page writes the letter for your country, shows where to send it and keeps a checklist. It is a free letter writer and not a removal service, so look again after 90 days.
How it works, in four steps
Paste or chooseChoose where you live and the company that holds your details.
The check runs on your own phone or computerWhat you add stays on your device, and the page keeps working with the internet off.
Read what it found and what to do nextCopy the letter asking what it holds, or telling it to delete it, see where to send it, and keep the checklist.
What this check cannot doIt does not send anything, and it cannot make a company obey.
You never hand your details to us. Everything is written here, on this phone or computer, and it stays here, unsaved. Other companies charge a yearly fee to do this for you, and you have to give them your details first.
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Where do you live?
This decides which law your letter uses.
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What do you want the company to do?
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Fill in only what the company needs
The company needs enough to find your record, and nothing more. Leave anything blank that you do not want to give.
Do not send a copy of an identity document document unless the company asks for one after you write. If it does, black out everything except your name and photograph first, with Redaction Studio, and write “copy for identity check only” across it.
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Your letter
Copy it into an email, or into the company’s own form if it has one. Keep a copy.
Where people’s details are often published
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Your checklist
It disappears when you close this page, so print it or save it as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file.
Company
Asked for
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Reply due by
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What it will not do
It writes a letter and tells you where to send it. It does not send anything, and it cannot make a company obey. If a company ignores you, the regulator where you live can take a complaint, and the letter above tells you which one.
This is general guidance, not legal advice. Some sites put listings back later from new sources, so check again every few months.
Pages change: if one no longer works, write to the company’s privacy address instead.
Questions people ask
Who made this?
UtilForge makes it. UtilForge is a website of free cybersecurity tools. The About page explains why the tools were made, and the Contact page is the way to reach us.
Is this a scam site?
You do not have to take our word for it, because you can check. This page does not ask for payment, a sign-in or card details. It is set so that your browser stops the page sending anything off your phone or computer, and you can test that: let the page finish loading, switch the internet off, then use it. It keeps working, because it has nowhere to send anything. If you are still unsure about any website, do not type anything private into it. UtilForge also sells optional packs of tools through Gumroad, and nothing on this page needs one. The page never asks you to send it your details: the letter is written on your device and you send it to the company yourself.
What happens when I close the page?
What you typed and the letter it wrote are gone. It saves nothing in your browser and puts nothing in the web address of the page. What can stay is what you chose to keep: a letter you copied with a Copy button sits on your clipboard, the place that holds copied text, until you copy something else, and a page you printed stays printed. The checklist of what you asked for and when the reply is due is on the page only while it is open, so print it or note the dates down first.
Does it cost anything, and do I need to sign in?
It is free, and you can start straight away. UtilForge also sells optional packs of tools through Gumroad, and nothing on this page needs one.
How do I ask a company to delete my details?
It writes the letter asking a company what it holds about you, or telling it to delete your details, under the law where you live. It shows where to send the letter and keeps a checklist of what you asked for and when the reply is due.
Is this a removal service?
No. It is a free letter writer. A letter asks, and the company has to answer under the law where you live, but removal is not guaranteed and details can appear again, so check again after 90 days.
Should I send a copy of my identity with the letter?
Not unless the company asks for one after you write. If it does, black out everything except your name and photograph first, with Redaction Studio, and write copy for identity check only across it.
Which countries does it cover?
The United Kingdom, the European Union, South Africa, the United States, Canada, Australia, Nigeria and Kenya, with a general option for somewhere else. Your choice decides which law the letter uses.
How up to date is the list of companies?
Pages change, so if one no longer works, write to the company's privacy address instead.
Tell UtilForge what worked and what did not. Each button opens an email to lindsay@utilforge.org that you write and send yourself. UtilForge will only quote your words on this site if you say it may, and then with your first name and country only.
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