# Question regarding data removal requests

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-data-removal-requests/313853
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 26, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-data-removal-requests/313853 "2024-06-26T18:45:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![anotherusername](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/anotherusername/32/427682_2.png) [@anotherusername](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anotherusername)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-data-removal-requests/313853/1 "2024-06-26T18:45:57Z")

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Hello there!

I accidentally uploaded sensitive images (containing a name and address) to a different Discourse forum recently, and I’ve heard that it’s easy to find such images simply by changing a url.

I’d like to request that this image is removed, but I don’t know whether I should contact that forum’s admins or if I should contact Discourse officially?

Thanks in advance

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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-data-removal-requests/313853/2 "2024-06-26T18:47:33Z")

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Welcome to the community @anotherusername 🙂

You should contact the forum you uploaded the images onto admin(s). Discourse only provides hosting (to customers) / the open source code for self hosters. It doesn’t manage forums.

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### Author: ![anotherusername](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/anotherusername/32/427682_2.png) [@anotherusername](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anotherusername)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-data-removal-requests/313853/3 "2024-06-26T18:55:21Z")

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Thank you for the quick response! I’ll contact them now :)

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### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-data-removal-requests/313853/4 "2024-06-26T20:14:04Z")

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Also you can additionally flag your own post to help highlight your request

Flag - Something else will let you explain.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-data-removal-requests/313853/5 "2024-07-26T20:14:10Z")

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