Free UK privacy guides
Plain-English guides to getting your name, address and phone number off UK lists and websites, cutting cold calls and junk mail, and making scams harder to pull off. Every step is free to do yourself.
By Matt and Chris, the founders of Take Your Data Back · Checked 26 October 2026
Remove your details
Remove your details from the internet
Every UK place your name, address and phone number turn up, and how to get off each one.
Read the guideRemove your home address
Where your address shows up online, and the free steps that take it down.
Read the guideRemove yourself from 192.com
The free form, the email you must click, and what removal does and doesn't do.
Read the guideOpt out of the open register
The biggest single step. It takes 10 minutes and doesn't affect your vote.
Read the guideStop junk mail
Four free schemes cover different kinds of junk mail. Here's which does what.
Read the guideStop companies using your data
The UK GDPR request that stops marketing, asks where they got your details, and asks for deletion.
Read the guideWhy scammers know your details
Where fraudsters get your name, address and number, and how to cut off the supply.
Read the guideProtect your parents from scam calls
A one-hour plan to do at their kitchen table, and what to do if they're targeted.
Read the guideCold calls and data breaches
How to stop cold calls
Every step, from the Telephone Preference Service to reporting callers who won't stop.
Read the guideHow did cold callers get my number?
The usual ways your number ends up on calling lists, and how to close each one.
Read the guideWhy am I getting so many cold calls?
Why calls build up, sales call or scam, and what to do this week.
Read the guideJust been breached? What to do now
Six steps after a data breach, starting with your email password.
Read the guideWhere's my data?
Every UK list and website that can hold your details, and who can see them.
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