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How to Legally Challenge Defamatory Reviews

How to Legally Challenge Defamatory Reviews

Can You Take Legal Action Against a Defamatory Review?

Yes—if a review crosses the line from negative feedback to defamation, you can challenge it legally.
While most reviews are protected as free speech, defamatory reviews are different. They contain false statements presented as facts, damaging your reputation or business.

Here’s how to legally challenge defamatory reviews—step by step.

Dig Deeper: How to Delete a Google Review

What Makes a Review Defamatory?

For a review to qualify as defamation, it must meet these three criteria:

1. False Statement of Fact

  • The review contains false claims about you or your business.
  • Opinions (“I didn’t like the service”) are protected, but false facts are not.

2. Harm to Reputation

  • The false statements damage your reputation, business, or income.
  • This can include lost customers, negative media attention, or personal embarrassment.

3. Published Publicly

  • The review is posted online where others can see it.
  • This includes Google, Yelp, Facebook, TripAdvisor, or any other review platform.

Examples of Defamatory Reviews:

  • “This business is a scam—owner is under investigation for fraud.” (If not true)
  • “They stole my credit card information.” (Without proof)
  • “The owner is a criminal and has been arrested.” (If false)

Step 1: Collect Evidence

Before taking any legal action, you need solid proof that the review is false and damaging.

What to Collect:

  • Screenshots of the Review: Include the review text, date, and reviewer profile.
  • Customer Records: Prove that the reviewer was never a customer (if true).
  • Business Records: Show that the claims are false (e.g., no fraud investigation).
  • Communication History: If the reviewer is an ex-employee or competitor.
  • Financial Impact: Proof of lost clients, revenue, or reputation damage.

Why This Matters:

The stronger your evidence, the better your chances of winning.

Step 2: Contact the Reviewer Directly (Optional)

If you know who the reviewer is, you can try resolving the issue directly.

How to Reach Out:

  • Be polite but clear.
  • State that the review contains false information.
  • Ask them to delete or correct the review.
  • Avoid threats or aggressive language.

Example Message:

“Hi [Reviewer’s Name], I noticed your review of my business, but the statements you made are not accurate. I would appreciate it if you would consider updating or removing the review. Please let me know if we can discuss this further.”

Why This Can Work:

Sometimes reviewers don’t realise the impact of their words until they are challenged.

Step 3: Report the Review to the Platform

If the reviewer refuses to cooperate—or you don’t know who they are—you can flag the review as false or defamatory.

How to Report on Major Platforms:

  • Google: Use the Google Reviews Management Tool.
  • Yelp: Click the three-dot menu on the review and choose “Report Review.”
  • Facebook: Go to the review and select “Find Support or Report Recommendation.”

What to Include:

  • Clearly state that the review is false.
  • Provide a brief explanation (e.g., “This person has never been a customer.”).
  • Mention any policy violations (false claims, harassment, personal attacks).

When This Works Best:

  • The review is obviously false.
  • It contains offensive, harmful, or illegal content.
  • It was posted by a competitor or fake account.

Step 4: Send a Cease and Desist Letter

If the review remains live, you can escalate the situation with a cease and desist letter.

What to Include in a Cease and Desist Letter:

  • Your name and business name.
  • A clear description of the defamatory statements.
  • An explanation of how they are false and damaging.
  • A demand for the reviewer to delete or correct the review.
  • A deadline for compliance (usually 7-14 days).
  • A warning of potential legal action if they do not comply.

Example Cease and Desist Letter:

Cease and Desist Notice

[Date]

Dear [Reviewer’s Name],

This letter serves as a formal demand for you to immediately cease making false and defamatory statements about [Your Business] on [Platform]. Your review, posted on [Date], contains false information that has damaged our reputation.

Specifically, you falsely stated that [describe the false statement]. We have attached evidence proving that this is untrue.

We demand that you delete this review within 7 days. If you fail to comply, we will pursue legal action to protect our reputation.

Sincerely,
[Your Name / Attorney’s Name]
[Contact Information]

Step 5: File a Defamation Lawsuit

If the reviewer ignores your cease and desist letter, and the review is causing serious damage, you can file a defamation lawsuit.

What You Need to File:

  • A qualified attorney experienced in defamation law.
  • Your collected evidence (proof of falsehood, financial damage, etc.).
  • A clear complaint outlining how the review is false and damaging.

Possible Outcomes:

  • A court order requiring the review to be removed.
  • Monetary damages for lost revenue or reputational harm.
  • A public retraction or correction.

When This Makes Sense:

  • The review contains serious accusations (fraud, criminal activity, unethical behavior).
  • You can prove the reviewer acted with malice.
  • The damage is significant.

Step 6: Request Deindexing from Google (Legal Option)

Even if the platform won’t remove the review, you can ask Google to remove it from search results.

  • Use the Google Legal Removal Form
  • Choose “Defamation or False Information.”
  • Provide clear evidence that the review is false and damaging.
  • Attach any court documents or cease and desist letters you have sent.

This won’t delete the review, but it will hide it from search results—reducing its visibility.

Step 7: Suppress the Review with Positive Content

If the review can’t be removed or deindexed, suppression is your best option.

  • Create and publish positive content about your business (blog posts, press releases, social profiles).
  • Optimise your website for your business name.
  • Build backlinks to push positive content higher in search.

The goal is to bury the false review where few people will see it.

Legal Action Isn’t Always the First Step

Challenging a defamatory review legally is serious—but it’s sometimes necessary.
If a review contains false, damaging claims and won’t go away, you have the right to protect your reputation.

Need Help Challenging Defamatory Reviews?

At Reputation Galaxy, we help clients remove false reviews, suppress damaging content, and protect their online image—even when legal action is needed.

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Privacy Policy

Commitment to Privacy

We at Reputation Galaxy are committed to protecting the privacy of our customers. We are dedicated to providing you with superior service while protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information, as well as how you can access your information. This Privacy Policy outlines how and why we collect, use, protect and disclose your information, as well as how you can access your information on our website: reputationgalaxy.com (the “Website”).

Information Collection 

Reputation Galaxy collects personal information as defined under the New York SHIELD Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the Canadian Personal Informal Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), the United Kingdom’s Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”), and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Hereinafter, collectively, the “Privacy Laws”. Additionally, we control and process personal data under the DPA and GDPR. 

If you are a citizen or legal resident of the United Kingdom or European Union, or a resident of California, please see the section entitled Data Protection Rights Under the DPA, GDPR and the CCPA, below.

What Personal Information Do We Collect and How? 

We collect your personal information when you fill out a contact form from our Website for a quote for our services and in subsequent communications with our representatives via email, text message, video call or telephone call. If you opt to engage our service, some additional information may be collected in our written agreements which are executed via electronic signature. The personal information we may collect includes:

  1. your name,
  2. telephone number,
  3. residential address (for engaged clients only),
  4. email address,
  5. IP address;
  6. date of birth (for engaged clients only); and
  7. credit card information; and
  8. copies of your legal identification (for certain engaged clients only).

 

We may, however, in accordance with the Privacy Laws collect personal information without your knowledge or consent for a variety of reasons. These include collection solely for journalistic, artistic or literary purposes; information that is publicly available; collection that is clearly in the interests of the individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way, or it is required by law. 

Why We Collect Personal Information and What We Use Your Personal Information For

Collecting personal information about you is essential to our being able to provide the services that best meet your needs. All of the personal information we collect comes directly from you and may be used for the following purposes:

  1. to process applications and provide requested information, products or services;
  2. to obtain information for billing and accounting services relating to our products and services;
  3. to send communications, including newsletters;
  4. to offer you new products, services, or to inform you of ongoing campaigns and promotions;
  5. for internal, external and regulatory audit purposes;
  6. to manage and develop our business and operations to provide our customers with the highest level of satisfaction; an
  7. to meet legal and regulatory requirements.

Personal information may also be used for other purposes, subject to obtaining your express prior consent for such use. 

How Do We Secure Your Information? 

We are committed to protecting your personal information with the appropriate security measures, physical safeguards and electronic precautions. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you use our services, as required by the Privacy Laws. Access to personal information will be authorized only for the employees who need to know this information in order to perform their respective job duties and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and in any contracts signed by you, or pursuant to your written instructions. We train our employees and make them aware of the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of personal information and our legal obligations under the Privacy Laws. Our employees are required to maintain confidentiality and may not use the information for any unauthorized purpose. Only our employees with a business need to know, or whose duties reasonably so require, are granted access to your personal information. We use a secure server which stores all personal information. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and we keep the information confidential. After the conclusion of the services provided to you, your personal information (including any credit card numbers, social insurance numbers, or other financial information, etc.) will be deleted from our servers in accordance with applicable law.

Do We Use Cookies? 

Yes. We use session cookies utilizing HTML5, and Javascript. Cookies are small files that a website or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow them) that enables the website or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. While Cookies are widely used, it may be possible to disable Cookies via your browser settings. You may visit our site anonymously. Google, as a third-party provider, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Website as well as other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. 

Do We Disclose Any Information To Outside Parties?

We will only use your personal information for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy, as well as any forms signed or completed by you, any purposes that may be outlined and agreed to verbally, and within the limits of the Privacy Laws.

In the event that we want to use your personal information for a purpose not previously identified, consent with respect to such use or disclosure will, subject to the Privacy Laws and other applicable laws, be sought before it is used.

We may share your personal information as outlined below. In each case, we will endeavor to ensure that any other recipients of your data comply with the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Privacy Laws, including without limitation, through the use of contracts, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other legally enforceable mechanisms.

In certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. We may also disclose your personal information as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or other legal process, when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request. Where legally permitted, you will be notified of any such disclosures.

 If Reputation Galaxy is involved in a merger, acquisition, dissolution, sale of all or a portion of its assets, or other fundamental corporate transaction, we reserve the right to sell or transfer your information as part of the transaction. In such an event, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership, incompatible new uses of your personal information, and choices you may have regarding your personal information.

We may share your personal information with Service Providers we utilize for business purposes, including without limitation, monitoring and analyzing the usage of our services, advertising our services on third-party websites, advertising on our website, interacting with you, or for payment processing.

We may share or transfer your personal information with any parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates (including joint-venture partners, companies we control or that are under our common control) or successors, or in connection with any merger, sale, financing applications, or acquisition by another company.

We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions, including without limitation, law firms and legal professionals, public relations firms, etc. BY USING OUR SERVICES OR SUBMITTING YOUR INFORMATION TO US YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE TO SUCH TRANSFERS AND EXPRESSLY RELEASE US FROM ANY LIABILITY FOR THE ACTIONS OF OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS.

When you share personal information or interact with other users or register through a third-party platform, such as social media or professional networking sites, your contacts other users of said third-party platforms, may be able to see your name, profile picture, location and other data. Similarly, other users may be able to view the nature of your interaction with us, comment or share such interactions and/or contact you directly.

In certain circumstances, we may be required to provide personal information to third parties for legal or regulatory purposes.

Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance 

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our Website, products, and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. 

Your Consent 

Consent is required for the collection of personal information and the subsequent use or disclosure of this information. In order for us to receive personal information from you and allow us to provide you with a requested product or service, your consent to allow us to use that personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. When you are completing the service request form on our Website, you will be required to confirm by way of checking a box that you have read and agreed to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Only after such box is checked, will your personal information included in the form be provided to us. If you need to provide personal information about other individuals (such as employees, dependents, etc.), you must first obtain their consent for these purposes prior to your disclosure to us. Providing us with your personal information is always your choice. When you request services from us, we ask that you provide information that enables us to provide those services to the best of our abilities. You will be authorizing us to use and retain this personal information for as long as it may be required for the purposes described above. Your consent remains valid even after the termination of our relationship with you unless you provide us with written notice that such consent is withdrawn. By withdrawing your consent, or not providing it in the first place, you may limit or even prevent us from being able to provide you or an authorized third party with the products or services desired. You may withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. You can contact us at [email protected] to express your intention to withdraw your consent. You may also contact us for more information regarding the implications of withdrawing consent. This policy does not cover statistical data from which the identity of individuals cannot be determined. We retain the right to use and disclose statistical data as we determine appropriate. 

Data Protection Rights Under the DPA, GDPR and the CCPA

As a citizen and/or resident of the European Union (“EU”) or the United Kingdom (“UK”) you may have certain rights available to you under the GDPR, in addition to those set forth elsewhere in this Privacy Policy. Residents of California may have rights under the CCPA similar to those contained in the GDPR. These rights include:

  1. Right to access – you have the right to request copies of your personal data collected by us. We may charge a small fee for this service.
  2. Right to correct – you have the right to that we correct any personal information we hold which you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  3. Right to erase – you have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  4. Right to restrict – you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. This includes the right to opt out of the sale of personal data under the CCPA.
  5. Right to object – you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  6. Right to portability – you have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
  7. Finally, you have the right not to be discriminated against based on exercising any of the rights listed above.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the means listed in the Contacting Us section below.

Dispute Resolution 

If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based third party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) at https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request. 

Privacy Policies of Other Websites 

The Reputation Galaxy website contains links to other websites, including without limitation, our profiles on social media pages. Our Privacy Policy applies only to the reputationgalaxy.com website and does not apply to any other websites which you may access via the reputationgalaxy.com website. When navigating to any other website from reputationgalaxy.com you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy 

We may from time to time change or update this Privacy Policy as new services and uses are added or laws change. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective when notice of such change is posted on our website. Please check this Privacy Policy regularly for updates. This policy was last updated December 5, 2024. 

Contacting Us 

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us at [email protected] or write to us at 3050 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 400, Miami, FL 33137.