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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.
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 and Form Fields
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.
Also, 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.
Internet Explorer 6
To remove the History, cache and form field history from your browser:
1) On the 'Tools' menu, click the 'Internet Options...' link.
2) Click the 'Delete Cookies' button and click 'OK' to the prompt.
3) Click the 'Delete Files' button and click 'OK' to the prompt.
4) Click the 'Clear History' button and click 'Yes' to the prompt.
5) Press 'OK' at the bottom of the window. You will be returned to the webpage and all history will have been cleared from your browser.
Internet Explorer 7
To remove the History, cache and form field history from your browser:
1) Click the 'Tools' button on the toolbar, and click 'Delete Browsing History...'
2a) Click the 'Delete Files', 'Delete Cookies', 'Delete History' and 'Delete Forms' buttons in turn, and choose 'Yes' to the prompts that appear:
2b) Alternatively, you can click the 'Delete All' button, and choose 'Yes' to the prompt to delete everything at once, however this will delete all saved passwords as well:
3) Press 'Close' at the bottom of the window. You will be returned to the webpage and all history will have been cleared from your browser.
Internet Explorer 8
To remove the History, cache and form field history from your browser:
1) On the toolbar, click the 'Safety' Button, and click the 'Delete Browsing History' link:
2) On the next window, ensure that 'Temporary Internet Files', 'Cookies', 'History' and 'Form Data' are ticked, then click the 'Delete' Button. All history has now been cleared.
A New feature of Internet Explorer 8 is the 'InPrivate' browsing function, activating this feature before visiting this site will ensure that no info about this site will be kept on your computer.
To activate this function:
1) On the toolbar, click the 'Safety' Button, and click the 'InPrivate Browsing' link:
2) A new Internet Explorer window will appear. 'InPrivate' will appear in the title bar and the address bar, ensuring that no traces of your browsing history will be kept as long as you keep the window open. You can browse the site as normal.
Firefox 2x / 3.0x
To remove the History, cache and form field history from your browser:
1) On the toolbar, click 'Tools' and click 'Clear Private Data'
2) Ensure that 'Browsing History', 'Download History, 'Saved Form and Search History', 'Cache' and 'Cookies' are ticked, and click 'Clear Private Data Now'
This will clear all history from your browser.
Firefox 3.5 +
To remove the History, cache and form field history from your browser:
1) On the toolbar, click 'Tools' then click 'Clear Recent History':
2) Ensure that 'Browsing and Download History', 'Form & Search History', 'Cookies' and 'Cache' are selected, ensure that 'Everything' is set as the time range, and click 'Clear Now'
All browsing history has now been cleared.
A New feature of Firefox 3.5 is the 'Private Browsing' feature, which allows you to browse the internet without it saving any information about your browsing history. This should be activated before browsing to our site.
To activate this feature, select 'Tools' on the toolbar, and click 'Start Private Browsing'
You can now browse to our site ensuring that no trace of your visit will be kept on your computer.
Safari (Windows)
1) Click the 'Edit' button on the toolbar, and click 'Reset Safari':
2) On the next window, ensure all items are ticked, and click 'Reset':
This will remove all of your history from your browser.
Safari has a 'Private Browsing' function that stops Safari from tracking your history and data. To activate this function, Click 'Edit' on the toolbar, click 'Private Browsing' and click 'OK' to the prompt.
All history and form data will not be kept by Safari until you deactivate Private Browsing, or close the browser window.
Safari (Mac OSX)
1) Click the 'Safari' button on the taskbar, and click 'Reset Safari':
2) On the next window, ensure all items are ticked, and click 'Reset':
This will remove all of your history from your browser.
Safari has a 'Private Browsing' function that stops Safari from tracking your history and data. To activate this function, Click 'Safari' on the taskbar, click 'Private Browsing' and click 'OK' to the prompt.
All history and form data will not be kept by Safari until you deactivate Private Browsing, or close the browser window.
Opera
To remove the History, cache and form field history from your browser:
1) On the toolbar, click 'Tools' and click 'Delete Private Data'
2) Click the 'Detailed Options' arrow, and ensure the following boxes are ticked, then click 'Delete':
All browsing history has now been cleared.
Google Chrome
To remove the History, cache and form field history from your browser:
1) Click the 'Tools' (Spanner) button on the toolbar, then click 'Clear Browsing Data':
2) Ensure the following boxes are ticked, and that 'Everything' is set as the time period, then click 'Clear Browsing Data'
All browsing history has now been cleared.
