Request privacy restrictions for a company or director/PSC profile

FormationData uses public company, officer, PSC, ownership, property, filing and business information to create company-led business intelligence tools.

Some of this information may relate to people acting in a business capacity, such as directors, PSCs, officers, shareholders or business owners.

We do not automatically delete company or director records that are based on official public sources, such as Companies House or other public registers. However, we do offer privacy restrictions where appropriate, especially where a person is concerned about search engine visibility, marketing use, service address exposure, inaccurate data, or home address issues.

You can use this form to request one or more privacy restrictions.

What addresses we display publicly

FormationData does not display director or PSC service addresses on public director/PSC profile pages, and does not display them on publicly indexed company pages.

On publicly indexed company pages, we only display the company's official registered office address where that address appears in official public sources such as Companies House.

A company registered office address is different from a director/PSC service address. However, we understand that in some cases a company registered office address may also be someone's home address if they have chosen to use, or previously used, their home address as the company's registered office. FormationData does not always know whether a registered office address is also someone's home address.

If you believe a registered office address shown on FormationData is your home address, you may need to update or apply to suppress the address at Companies House first. Once the public source updates, FormationData will update when we next refresh the relevant data.

What we do not usually remove

company profiles based on official public register data;
company registered office addresses shown in public sources;
company filing history and accounts information;
public officer, director or PSC appointment information;
company ownership and control information;
public property ownership or charge information linked to a company;
public tender, contract, Gazette, insolvency, planning, licensing or compliance records.

We may continue to process this information where we have legitimate grounds to do so for company research, due diligence, public-register transparency, business intelligence, fraud prevention, compliance checks, market research and lawful B2B commercial opportunity discovery.

However, we review requests individually, especially where the request involves safety concerns, home address exposure, inaccurate data, mistaken identity, disproportionate impact, or a direct marketing objection.

Company records vs person-level restrictions

A director/PSC privacy restriction does not normally remove the companies connected to that person. For example, if you ask us to suppress your director service address from person-level exports, we may still display and export the company registered office address as part of the company record.

This is because a company registered office is public company information, while a director/PSC service address is personal data connected to a person acting in a business capacity.

If you object to FormationData using your personal data for direct marketing, we will stop using your personal data for FormationData's own direct marketing, and where possible we will also suppress your personal data from person-level marketing exports, enrichment exports or partner disclosures within our control. This does not mean we must delete public company records or company-level information where we have legitimate grounds to continue processing.

Removing or suppressing a home address at Companies House

If your home address appears on the Companies House register because it has been used as a service address, correspondence address or registered office, Companies House provides guidance on how to apply to remove or suppress it. If a home address is currently being used as the registered office of an active company, the registered office may need to be changed before applying to remove the address from historic public records.

Your details

Full name *

Email address *

Are you the person named on the director/PSC profile? *

YesNo, but I am authorised to act for themI am requesting on behalf of a companyOther

Profile details

FormationData director/PSC profile URL

Please paste the full FormationData director/PSC profile URL you want us to review.

FormationData company profile URL, if relevant

Company number, if known

Name of the company or companies involved

Restriction requested

Please select the actions you would like us to review.

Stop search engines indexing my director/PSC profileWe can apply a technical instruction asking public search engines, such as Google and Bing, not to index the director/PSC profile URL you submit. This does not delete the underlying FormationData profile and does not remove the source public register data. Where we reasonably identify duplicate FormationData profiles relating to the same public officer/PSC record, we may apply the same restriction to those duplicates.Request search engine cache or snippet refreshWhere appropriate, we may ask search engines to refresh or remove outdated cached snippets linked to the FormationData URL you submit. Search engines control how quickly they update or remove cached results, so we cannot guarantee timing.Suppress my director/PSC service address from person-level exportsSome paid FormationData tools allow users to export company-level data, which can include public officer, director or PSC information where this appears in official public sources. You can ask us to suppress your details from person-level exports, enrichment exports, marketing-focused exports or partner disclosures connected to the profile you submit, where this is within our control. This applies to the submitted profile only — it does not suppress other directors or PSCs, and it does not remove the company registered office address from company-level records.Suppress me from FormationData's own direct marketingWe will record your objection and suppress your personal data from FormationData's own direct marketing activity. This does not remove public company records, but it does mean we will not use your personal data to market FormationData services to you.Suppress me from person-level marketing, enrichment or partner exportsWhere this is within our control, we can suppress your personal data from person-level marketing exports, enrichment exports, partner feeds or similar person-focused disclosures. This does not remove company-level data, such as company name, company number, registered office, filing status, SIC code, property ownership indicators, charges, or other public company information.I believe a service address or registered office is my home addressIf a public source shows your home address as a service address, correspondence address or registered office, you may be able to apply to Companies House to remove or suppress it from the public register (see the guidance links above). FormationData receives and updates information from public sources — if Companies House removes, suppresses or updates an address, FormationData will update when we next refresh that data from source.The information is inaccuratePlease tell us what you believe is inaccurate and provide supporting details. If the data is incorrect because the public source is out of date, we may refresh the record from source. If the source itself is wrong, you may need to correct it with the relevant public body first.Other requestPlease explain what you are asking us to review in the request details below.

Request details

Please explain your request *

Please include enough information for us to identify the correct profile, company and issue. If we need supporting evidence — for example proof that you are authorised to act for someone else, or that a profile is linked to the wrong person — we will request it by email reply.

Declaration

I confirm that the information I have provided is accurate.I understand that FormationData may need to keep a limited record of this request so it can apply and maintain the requested restriction.I understand that FormationData may continue to process public company-level records where it has legitimate grounds to do so.I understand that a restriction applied to one director/PSC profile does not automatically apply to other directors, PSCs or company records.

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