Please take a few minutes to read the warning below and to take
steps to increase your safety when using the internet and this website.
This information may not completely hide your tracks. Many browser
types have features that display recently visited sites. The safest
way to find information on the internet, would be at a local library,
a friend's house, or at work.
E-mail
If an abuser has access to your email account, they may be able
to read your incoming and outgoing mail. If you believe your account
is secure, make sure you choose a password that an abuser will not
be able to guess.
If an abuser sends you threatening or harassing e-mail messages,
they may be printed and saved as evidence of this abuse.
History / cache file
If an abuser knows how to read your computer's history or cache
file (automatically saved web pages and graphics), they may be able
to see information you have viewed recently on the internet. You
can clear your history or empty your cache file in your browser's
settings.
Netscape
Pull down Edit menu, select Preferences. Click on Navigator on
choose 'Clear History'. Click on Advanced then select Cache. Click
on "Clear Disk Cache". On older versions of Netscape:
Pull down Options menu. Select Network Options, Select Cache. Click
on "Clear Disk Cache".
Internet Explorer
Pull down Tools menu, select Internet Options. On General page,
under Temporary Internet Files , click on "Delete Files".
Under History click on "Clear History."
AOL
Pull down Members menu, select Preferences. Click on WWW icon.
Then select Advanced. Purge Cache.
Forms
Many browsers are set up to remember form entries, which could
be a problem if you use a search engine to find the site. For example,
if someone searches for 'domestic abuse' on a search engine this
entry is remembered by the browser. The next time somebody performs
a search for a word beginning with the letter 'd' in that search
engine, the word 'domestic abuse' will pop up as a suggested entry.
In Internet Explorer you can get around this by clicking on Tools
and selecting Internet Options.
Click on Content, select Auto Complete and finally, Clear forms.
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