How to remove your data from Das Telefonbuch (GDPR Art. 17)
This guide shows how to ask Das Telefonbuch to erase the personal data it holds about you, using your rights under Article 17 (erasure) and Article 21 (objection) of the GDPR. It is free, and you can send it yourself in a few minutes.
What Das Telefonbuch is
Das Telefonbuch is a people-search service (pdm solutions GmbH (Das Telefonbuch), Germany). Services of this type typically compile names, addresses and contact details from public records and other sources and make them searchable.
A general description based on the company’s category and its own privacy notice. It is not a statement about whether the company holds data about you.
People search
- Company
- pdm solutions GmbH (Das Telefonbuch) · Germany
- Privacy / DPO email
- datenschutzbeauftragter@dastelefonbuch-marketing.de
- Official request form
- dtme.de (opens in a new tab)
- Privacy policy
- dastelefonbuch.de (opens in a new tab)
- Verified
- 20 October 2026
- Contact read on
- dastelefonbuch.de (opens in a new tab)
Contacts were read on the company’s own pages on the date shown. Companies change them, so check the source before you send.
Step by step
- 01
Prepare your details
Note the email addresses and name the company may know you by. Do not send identity documents unless the company asks and explains why (Art. 12(6) GDPR).
- 02
Send the request
Use the form or the email address above. The monthly plan can send the request for you. Keep a copy and the date: it starts the clock.
- 03
Wait up to one month
The company must reply without undue delay and within one month (Art. 12(3) GDPR). For complex or numerous requests it can extend that by up to two further months, but it must tell you within the first month.
- 04
Follow up if needed
If there is no answer, send a short reminder quoting the date of your first request and ask for written confirmation that the erasure is complete.
- 05
Complain to the supervisory authority
If the company refuses without a valid reason or stays silent, you may lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR) with the authority in the country where you live or work, or where the problem occurred.
Ready-to-send letter
The letter to Das Telefonbuch is part of the GDPR kit
The GDPR kit fills in your details, writes the Art. 15 access, Art. 17 erasure and Art. 21 objection requests for Das Telefonbuch in English or Italian and, after you approve, sends them for you and tracks the one-month deadline.
Where to complain
You can complain to the data protection authority of the country where you live, work or where the infringement took place (Art. 77(1) GDPR). Das Telefonbuch is based in Germany, whose authority is:
Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) (opens in a new tab)
Find your national authority in the EDPB members list (opens in a new tab)
What to expect
- People-search sites often republish public records, so they may point to the original register. Ask them to erase their copy and to tell you the source, then deal with the source separately.
Do it for every broker in a few clicks
The GDPR kit in the monthly plan takes your details once, writes the requests for every company in the directory in English or Italian, sends them for you after you approve and reminds you when a deadline passes.
Related guides
Other companies in the same category.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to pay Das Telefonbuch to delete my data?
No. Under Art. 12(5) GDPR the request is free of charge. A company can only charge a reasonable fee, or refuse, if requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive.
How long does Das Telefonbuch have to reply?
One month from receiving your request (Art. 12(3) GDPR). The period can be extended by up to two further months for complex or numerous requests, but the company must tell you why within the first month.
What if Das Telefonbuch refuses or does not answer?
Send a short reminder quoting the date of your first request. If you still get no valid answer, you can complain to a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR), usually the one in your own country, and you may seek a judicial remedy (Art. 79 GDPR).
Should I use the email address or the web form for Das Telefonbuch?
Either works. Use the web form for the fastest handling and send the letter to the published privacy address as a dated record.