Privacy

How to remove your image from a website or search result

Removing an image at its source and removing a search listing are separate requests. Start by recording the exact URLs.

Identify what you want removed

Save the page URL and, where available, the direct image URL. Note whether your concern is unauthorised reuse, impersonation, sensitive personal content or an outdated search result. Keep evidence privately without redistributing the image.

Contact the source or platform

Use the website’s removal process or the platform’s reporting tools. Explain the specific issue and provide only the evidence requested. If you control the original page, removing it there may still leave cached copies and independent reposts elsewhere.

Request search removal separately

Search engines have their own eligibility rules and processes. Google explains image removal, including the difference between removing source content and removing it from search. A delisted result can remain accessible on the original website.

Understand Facehunch cleanup

Facehunch requests deletion of the uploaded API search input after completion or cancellation. That does not remove indexed source photographs from the web or a provider’s index. For that, use the provider and source-site removal channels. See Facehunch’s removal page for the distinction.

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