When a private user has a location associated with a photo, the photo will also appear on their Photo Map.



Only the private user will be able to see that photo on the geolocation tag page. Private users' images, even when geotagged, are hidden from their approved followers and from the public.

 

Only the private user and their approved followers will be able to see that photo on a Photo Map. Private users' images, even when geotagged, are hidden from the public.



 

Private users can add hashtags to photos, but only the private user and their approved followers will be able to see that photo on the hashtag page. Private users' images, even when hashtagged, are hidden from the public.

 

If a private user uploads a photo then an approved follower likes that image, the private photo will not appear in the News > Following feed.

If a private user likes a photo that a public user uploaded, their like will be visible and their username will be click-able below that public user's photo.

If a private user @ mentions a user who is not an approved follower on one of their private photos, the user will be able to see part of the comment in the News > You feed, may receive a push notification (if their notification settings are turned on), but will not be able to navigate through to the private photograph.

If a private user leaves a comment on a photo that a public user uploaded, their comment will be visible and their username will be click-able below that photo.

If a private user shares a photo to a social network (such as Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, etc.) using Instagram, the image will be visible on that network and the permalink will be active. In other words, the photo will be publicly accessible by anyone who has access to the image's direct link/URL.

It's important to note that sharing a photo to a social network does not mean that the image will be visible in Instagram. The account will still appear private to those who are not approved followers, as seen in the screenshot below.

You must block this user in order to force them to stop following you. Learn more about blocking here.

Your images may appear in Google search results if you have logged in to your account using a web viewer, which authorizes them to access your profile and images. These third-party sites have been created with our API and are not affiliated with Instagram directly.

If you do not want your photos to appear on Google, we suggest revoking access to the third-party website here or setting your account to private. It may take some time for these sites and Google to reindex and remove the images, even if you delete your account.

If you need to contact the application that is displaying your photographs on Google to expedite the process, here are links to support pages for popular third-party services utilizing our API:

• Webstagram / dm.stagram / search.stagram : @webstagram on Twitter or info@stagram.com
• INK361: @ink361 on Twitter
• Gramfeed: @gramfeeed on Twitter
• Instagreat: @elliotkember on Twitter
• InstaGallery: http://infinitapps.com/contact.html
• InstaDesk: http://www.instadesk-app.com/contact.html
• InstaView: http://www.roguesheep.com/support.html
• Populagram: @kmtknj on Twitter
• Flipboard: http://getsatisfaction.com/flipboard
• InstaMap: http://nextroot.com/support/
• Statigram: contact@statigr.am
• Followgram: @followgrame on Twitter
• Cityowls: contact@cityowls.com

Instagram is not directly associated with third-party applications that utilize our API such as web viewers, desktop applications, or image printing services and we cannot assist you in speeding up the process to remove any Instagram images that may appear on Google.

You can also find more information on removing a page or site from Google's search results here.