Nottinghamshire Women's Aid

Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd

Offering Choices, Improving Lives

Safety when using this site
How can an abuser discover your internet activities?

Please take a few minutes to read the warning below and to take steps to increase your safety when using the internet.
The safest way to find information on the internet would be at a local library, a friend's house or at work.

Web 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.

Internet Explorer
Pull down Tools menu, select Internet Options, On General page, under Temporary Internet Files, click on "Delete Files", also ensure that you select "Delete all Offline Content" as well. Under History click on "Clear History".

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".

AOL
Pull down Members menu, select Preferences. Click on WWW icon. Then select Advanced. Purge Cache.

E-mail
If an abuser has access to your e-mail 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. Once you have sent a message make certain that you delete it from the "Sent Items" folder and make sure that it is deleted from the "Deleted Items" folder as well. If an abuser sends you threatening or harassing e-mail messages, they may be printed and saved as evidence of this abuse.

Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England and Wales number 1822489 and a Registered Charity Number 513843
© nottswa last updated on 6 March 2008