This guide describes how to take control of your personal data and remove or hide it from open websites such as Ratsit.se, MrKoll.se, Eniro.se and Hitta.se.
Many of the sites that publish personal data have a so-called ‘certificate of publication’, which means that they are covered by exemptions from the GDPR’s provision on the right to erasure. For this reason, the GDPR cannot be fully applied. However, it is generally possible to remove or hide your data from public disclosure. In some cases, after a certain period of time, you may need to repeat the process.
Use the following links to remove your personal data from some of the most commonly used proof of publication sites:
Ratsit.se
Via Mobile BankID
https://www.ratsit.se/tabort
Merinfo.se
Via Mobile BankID
https://www.merinfo.se/ta-bort-uppgifter
Hitta.se
Via Mobile BankID
https://www.hitta.se/kontakta-oss/ta-bort-kontaktsida
Eniro.se
Via Mobile BankID
https://uppdatera.eniro.se/person
MrKoll.se
Via web form
https://mrkoll.se/om/kundservice-kundkontakt/
Upplysning.se
Via web form
https://www.upplysning.se/kontakta-oss
Birthday.se
Via e-mail
E-mail address: info@birthday.se
Biluppgifter.se
Via e-mail
E-mail address: info@biluppgifter.se
You only need to delete your data from the following sites if you have been convicted of an offence:
Krimfup.se
Via e-mail
E-mail address: support@krimfup.se
Lexbase.se
Via web form
https://www.lexbase.se/sida/kontakt?
For those pages that only delete or hide your data via email or web form, you can use the following template:
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Subject:
Deletion of personal data
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Body text:
Hello!
My social security number is: XXXXXX-XXXX
I would like to delete my personal data.
I request that all personal data linked to me be removed from your databases and websites. This means that no person will be able to see information about me, including legal documents and other data linked to my name and social security number, in your service. I also want you, as far as possible, to minimise and delete the data you hold about me internally.
You can find information on your obligations on the website of the Data Protection Authority(https://www.imy.se).
I look forward to receiving confirmation of my erasure request as soon as possible. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Yours sincerely
First name Last name
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How do I remove my personal data from websites that are fully subject to the GDPR?
For organisations and pages that are not covered by the publication certificate, there are two options:
1. you can use the MyDataDoneRight website which helps you to use the GDPR in a simple way: https://mydatadoneright.eu/
2. you can use the email template below to exercise your right to erasure and thus delete your personal data. This also applies to information held internally within the organisation without being published. Please note that there may be legal obligations in the form of laws that prevent the organisation from completely deleting your data.
The template can be used for those pages where you are asked to email or fill in a message to the recipient. Be sure to change the parts in YELLOW to match your personal data.
You can open the email template directly in your email program by clicking here, or use the text below to copy, paste and customise it yourself.
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Subject:
Erasure of personal data under Article 17 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
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Body text:
Hello!
My social security number is: XXXXXX-XXXX
I hereby wish to exercise my right to erasure under Article 17 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
I request that all personal data linked to me be removed from your databases and websites. This means that no person will be able to see any information about me, including legal documents and other data linked to my name and social security number, in your service. I also want you, as far as possible, to minimise and delete the data you hold about me internally.
You can find information on your obligations on the website of the The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection’s (IMY).
I look forward to receiving confirmation of my erasure request as soon as possible. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Yours sincerely
First name Last name
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Tip 1:
The Police Union’s article on how to reduce your online visibility:
Tip 2:
The Right to Be Forgotten – a form for removing personalised content from Google Search. Use the following template as ‘Reason for removal’:
https://reportcontent.google.com/forms/rtbf
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1) This page is about me because it includes specific personal details such as my name and address. The content directly identifies me, and these details are private and sensitive.
(2) The continued presence of this information violates my rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Specifically, it infringes on my right to privacy and data protection as outlined in Article 17 (Right to Erasure) of the GDPR. The information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was originally collected or processed, and its continued publication is not justified by any overriding legitimate interest, thus requiring its removal to comply with EU data protection laws.
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Tip 3:
Block your address from unauthorised change of address and mail forwarding with ”the address lock”:
https://www.adressandring.se/vara-tjanster/adresslaset
Tip 4:
Prevent others from changing your registered address with the Swedish Tax Agency:
https://www.skatteverket.se/privat/folkbokforing/flyttanmalan/sparraobehorigadressandring.4.361dc8c15312eff6fd2ca7c.html
Report the service to The Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) for enforcement if your wishes are not respected under the GDPR
The IMY can initiate enforcement against services with proof of publication. Therefore, it is a good idea to notify them if the service does not remove the data. Read more on the IMY website:
https://www.imy.se/privatperson/dataskydd/vi-guidar-dig/utgivningsbevis/
Do you want to check, move, delete or retrieve your personal data under the GDPR? Use MyDataDoneRight.eu
Do you want to check, move, delete or retrieve your personal data from a company or organisation and their services? Then you can use the GDPR-safe platform MyDataDoneRight.eu. It helps you find, add and formulate your use of the GDPR. The platform does not store any personal data about you but does so if all organisations using contribute to add. Do you want to help in the project? See the DFRI project page here.
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