Fundamental Online Rights

Right to Honour and Right to be Forgotten Online

The GDPR and applicable law recognise your right to protect your honour and to have outdated or harmful information removed from the Internet. We exercise these rights on your behalf in a professional and confidential manner.

Removal of harmful content, Google de-indexing and legally-backed reputation management.

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Two Rights That Protect Your Online Image

Different but complementary, and applicable in many everyday situations

Right to Honour

Established in Article 18 of the Spanish Constitution and developed by LO 1/1982, it protects individuals against unlawful intrusions that damage their reputation or dignity.

It applies when false statements, defamation, insults or content are published that damage the public image of a person or company without any legitimate basis.

Right to be Forgotten

Recognised by the GDPR (Article 17) and the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU, it allows you to request the erasure or de-indexing of personal data that is no longer relevant, is inaccurate, or was processed without consent.

It is the main route to remove Google results, old news, directory data and other information that persists online harming your image.

When Can You Exercise These Rights?

Situations in which the law supports you to remove content from the Internet

False or defamatory information

Publications with false statements, hoaxes or baseless accusations that damage your honour.

Outdated or irrelevant data

Information that was accurate at the time but no longer reflects your current situation and continues to circulate online.

Data processed without consent

Personal information published or shared without your authorisation on websites, search engines or social media.

Closed cases or expired sanctions

News or records about legal proceedings that have been closed but continue to appear in search engines.

Minors in old content

Images, data or mentions published when you were a minor that remain indexed today.

Online reputation attacks

Smear campaigns, fake reviews or coordinated comments designed to damage your image.

Legal Framework

The Law That Backs Your Right

These are the main legal texts underpinning removal and de-indexing requests in Spain and Europe.

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Spanish Constitution

Art. 18 — Right to honour, personal and family privacy and the right to one's own image.

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LO 1/1982

Civil Protection Act for the Right to Honour, Personal and Family Privacy and the Right to One's Own Image.

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GDPR — Art. 17

General Data Protection Regulation. Recognises the right of erasure or "right to be forgotten".

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CJEU — Google Spain

2014 ruling establishing Google's obligation to handle individual de-indexing requests.

How We Exercise These Rights on Your Behalf

A clear, confidential and results-driven process

Free analysis of your case

We analyse what content appears, on which platforms, and assess which rights can be exercised and with what probability of success. No commitment required.

Personalised strategy

We define the optimal combination of routes: right to be forgotten request, communication with the outlet or platform, coordination with the Data Protection Authority or technical de-indexing.

Execution and follow-up

We manage all communications and procedures. We keep you informed at every stage and verify the results achieved.

Ongoing protection

We monitor your digital presence to detect new occurrences and act proactively before the content gains visibility.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions about the right to honour and the right to be forgotten

The right to honour protects against false or defamatory content that damages your reputation. The right to be forgotten allows you to remove information that, even if it may be true, is no longer relevant or it is disproportionate to keep it accessible. Both can be applied in a complementary manner depending on the case.

Yes. The right to be forgotten does not depend on whether the information is false or true, but on whether its continued circulation remains proportionate and necessary. If the data is old, currently irrelevant, or its continued availability causes disproportionate harm to your image, you can request its de-indexing even if it was accurate at the time.

The GDPR applies across the European Union, so the right to be forgotten can be exercised in all member states. For Google results, de-indexing applies to European versions of the search engine. At Remove Group we also handle cases with an international presence and assess the available routes in each jurisdiction.

A denial is not the end of the process. Appeal routes exist before the Data Protection Authority and, ultimately, before the courts. In parallel, we apply technical de-indexing and positive reputation strategies that reduce the impact of the content even if formal removal has not been achieved.

The right to be forgotten applies to natural persons, not to companies as entities. However, executives, partners and representatives can exercise it in a personal capacity. For companies, the strategy focuses on the right to honour, removal of false content and positive reputation actions.

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