Safe Private Internet Dating
Below are some suggestions to help keep your dating experience safe.
Make sure your Identity is anonymous online
The main reason for a “Username/Nickname” is to hide a web user’s
true identity from other general web users.
Unfortunately there are people, who join dating sites (especially the free ones)
and chat rooms purely to bombard unsuspecting users with junk mail, add ware
and even spy ware. When corresponding with other members, please ensure your
identity remains private until you are sure enough to reveal such information.
Never include, on your Free Personal Profile, your Surname, your address, and
your telephone number, email address or in fact any identifying information.
Our site is free to join but we charge a small fee to use most of the site's
outstanding facilities because this simply puts off unwanted scammers.
We encourage members not to give out their email addresses or
any other personal details. There is no need until you have built up a relationship
over time, using the site’s facilities, in an environment you can trust.
It is best to develop a friendship over time and be as sure as you can that
the person is who they say they are.
Our site is for serious relationship building and we do not welcome (and they
will be removed) those not conforming to our regulations.
Common Sense
The “buzz” of someone interested in your profile can interfere with
your natural responses to situations, which are not necessarily good for you.
It pays us to take a step back sometimes and view any such attraction with perspective.
Whatever your intentions for joining a dating site are, be they for fun or a
serious relationship, remain cautious at all times. This is not saying adopt
a hard, cynical approach to anyone you meet online, just Be Aware.
Once you become a full member or take part in our Credit System, you will have
access to your own Control Panel, giving you the advantage of a Private Instant
Messenger and our safe anonymous email, blog and your guest book facilities.
You have the facility to block anyone you don’t wish to talk to and inform
our Administration Team should anyone’s behavior compromise your civil
liberties
Stay Aware
No matter how hard someone tries to conceal his or her dark nature, it always
finds a way to express itself. Be attentive then to other member’s responses.
Watch out for displays of anger or someone acting in a controlling, aggressive
manner. Pay attention to demeaning and disrespectful comments and if using a
web cam, any inappropriate behavior.
Others using your computer
If there is one computer where you log-in, and/or you may be using the same
computer as children, you can set up the system to filter content during certain
hours, such as when you're at work and not around to supervise your children's
access. You can set-up your browser to create a password, which only you know,
to override the restrictions you input. Some programs can also block personal
information, such as name, address and phone number, from being sent from your
computer. Installing filtering software is not a guarantee that children won't
be exposed to some inappropriate material online. New web sites are uploaded
everyday, so keep your parental control software up to date. Learn how your
browser software works so that you can check the sites your family has visited
(Browser History).
• Never give out personal information about yourself to
strangers you might meet online or in a chat room.
• On the internet it is easy for people to pretend to be someone else.
They can easily change their name, age and gender.
Meeting Offline
• Never meet a new online friend without telling friends or family where
you are and the details of the date.
• Leave your Date’s name and telephone number with your friend.
• Provide your own transport.
• Never arrange to be picked up at your home.
• Meet in a busy public place.
• If you’re drinking alcohol, buy your own and limit yourself to
what you know you can handle.
• Carry a cell phone with you at all times.
Don’t ever be embarrassed of your behavior if you don’t
feel safe with your Date. Make whatever excuses you must in order to remove
yourself from any situation you feel uncomfortable or uneasy with. If you feel
you are in danger call the Police, it’s better to be safe!
Regardless of where you meet someone, dating is never a risk-free activity,
but a little caution and awareness will reduce the risk in matters of the heart.
Don't be scared of dating sites - just be cautious in which one's
you join. There are plenty of genuine singles and couples looking for love and
friendship online. Global Internet Dating is as safe as we can make it. There
are people administrating the database to ensure that we keep out those unwelcome
or abusing the system.
You can email us direct from your control panel if you suspect anything 'dodgy'
and we WILL check the situation.