Can I remove my personal information from public search?
Description
Information that is publicly available can be found using any popular search engine.
Cause
If your personal information is posted on a public site, such as a public forum, your information will become searchable in any common search engine.
Resolution
If you do not want your public information to be found in an Internet search, you will need to make certain that none of your personal information is publicly available on any of the services that you use on the Internet. Many sites, such as public forums, ask you if you would like your information to be displayed publicly. If you do not hide this information when using such services, the information may become available in a public search.
Yahoo! does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or services you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances:
- We provide the information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with Yahoo! under confidentiality agreements. These companies may use your personal information to help Yahoo! communicate with you about offers from Yahoo! and our marketing partners. However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.
- We have a parent's permission to share the information if the user is a child under age 13. Parents have the option of allowing Yahoo! to collect and use their child's information without consenting to Yahoo! sharing of this information with people and companies who may use this information for their own purposes.
- We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process; or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
- We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Yahoo!'s Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law.
- We transfer information about you if Yahoo! is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, Yahoo! will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.