Safety and privacy

Safety and privacy

• Using blocking and reporting for different purposes

  Identify the outcome you need, retain relevant details and use official service options without assuming universal protection.

• Planning to end contact without reopening the relationship

  Separate a closing message, remaining tasks and access choices while recognising the limits of any communication plan.

• Making a first-meeting plan with room to leave

  Choose a specific setting, keep travel workable and treat changes as separate decisions without assuming safety is guaranteed.

• Organising a response to unwanted dating contact

  Describe the conduct, decide whether to respond and prepare relevant information without turning a report into public exposure.

• Keeping a partner’s identity information within agreed audiences

  Check introductions and indirect disclosures, ask before expanding the audience and respond honestly after sharing too much.

• Responding to pressure without proving your commitment

  Name the requested action, give a limited answer and keep decisions voluntary without diagnosing another person.

• Choosing what personal information to share while dating

  Review identifying details, audiences and other people’s information before adding more to a profile or conversation.

• Choosing optional public-profile publication

  Understand separate open-web consent, selected fields, ongoing updates and what withdrawal can and cannot remove.

• Responding to money requests from an online romantic contact

  Recognise payment pressure, follow FTC prevention guidance and keep reporting separate from promises of recovery.

• Agreeing on photos, recipients and wider sharing

  Check the image and audience, separate taking from sharing and be honest about the limits of removing copies.