Staying Safe Online

We want all members of The Clan to have a happy, safe and trouble-free time here. So please read the following Golden Rules, and make sure you always follow them:

• Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone you meet online
• Never upload (post) pictures of yourself onto the Internet or any online forum or give them to ANY person
• Never give out any identifying information such as your real name, home address, school name, or telephone number
• Never download pictures from an unknown source
• Never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent, or harassing - but if you see any, do tell us about them!
• Remember that whatever your are told on-line may or may not be true.
• When you register on The Clan, you fill out a form that gives us your e-mail address. We will not reveal your e-mail address to others. For your own safety, please do not include your e-mail address in your postings or in your signature.
• When you click on someone's profile, you will see the information they want you to see about themselves. You will not be able to send them an e-mail message - we have disabled this function. This means that no-one - apart from the site administrator - can find out your e-mail address.

Please look at these websites for more information about staying safe on-line:

http://www.getnetwise.org/

http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/

And this is for parents:

http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

If you see anything on this forum that worries or concerns you, please get in touch with the site administrator straight away - simply click on the "Contact Us" link at the foot of each page and fill in the form.

Have a great time in The Clan!