Safety Rules while your are in Chat room

Internet 'Chat Room' Safety Tips

Follow all of the above guidelines, and:

1) Don't include any part of your name, date of birth, location, or anything sexually suggestive in your 'chat' name

2) Don't go in to private chat rooms.

3) When choosing an online chat room, be cautious of the chat room name. Stick to chat rooms created by the online service, rather than 'member created' rooms.

4) Don't say anything in a chat room that you wouldn't say in public, in front of your parents or friends.

5) If you start to chat regularly with someone, let an adult or parent know.

6) Remember, you are in control. If a conversation starts to get strange or make you feel uncomfortable, then leave. Leave the chat room, and log off. If it is someone saying sexual things to you, tell an adult.

7) Never meet anyone face to face that you met on the Internet unless you tell a parent or adult first, and they go with you.

8) Don't think of people you've met on the Internet as 'real life' friends. They're just not!

9) Don't click on links or go to sites that you're not familiar with.

10) Never post a picture of yourself online and never e-mail pictures of yourself to people you don't know.

11) Never give out your password and make sure it's something only you know.

12) Don't respond to 'flames'- people trying to start an argument, or insults, bad language, etc.