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GDPR erasure request letter generator

Under Article 17 GDPR you can make any company delete your personal data, for free, and they must answer within one month. Sending and chasing these letters takes hours, so HenryProtect does it for you.

We do this for you. You don't have to do anything.

  • Autopilot sends the request to every company we find, plus dozens of other data brokers that likely hold your data.
  • We send the reminders, handle the replies and keep track of the one-month deadline.
  • We rescan you every week. If your data comes back, we send a new request.
  • All you do is enter your name, confirm your email and give us permission. Free during the beta.

Write the letter yourself

Fill in the form and you get a ready letter that also asks what they hold (Article 15) and stops marketing use (Article 21). Only want to know what they hold first? Use the access request letter.

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How to send it

  1. Find the company's privacy email. It's usually in their privacy policy, under "contact" or "data protection officer". Our opt-out guides list it for 27 data brokers.
  2. Send the letter from the email address they know you by.
  3. Note the date. They have one month to answer.
  4. No answer? Send a reminder, then complain to your data protection authority.

Questions

Do I have to pay to have my data deleted?

No. A GDPR request is free. A company may only charge if requests are clearly unfounded or excessive, for example many repeats.

Which companies does this work for?

Any company that holds data about people in the EU, the EEA or the UK, wherever the company is based.

Do they have to delete everything?

Not always. They can keep data they need by law (like invoices for tax) or for a legal claim. They must tell you what they keep and why.

What if they don't answer?

They have one month. After that, send a reminder, then you can complain to your data protection authority for free.

We do all the work for you, free

Enter your name and we find where your data shows up. Autopilot then sends the removal requests in your name, chases companies that don't answer, handles their replies and rescans you every week. You don't have to do a thing.