Secure
your tech

Some actions you take to increase your security or privacy might alert an abuser, and they might escalate their abusive behaviour. Before looking into what’s happening, we can help you to create a safety plan tailored to your situation:

• Use a safer device to contact Refuge’s 24hr National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247. For example, a phone from trusted friends, family, neighbours, or a computer in a library, school, or workplace.
• Exit this site quickly (or click on the Exit button at the bottom right corner)
• Delete your browser history
• Learn more about online privacy and safety.

• We can help you to create a safety plan tailored to your situation – contact Refuge’s 24hr National Domestic Abuse Helpline (Freephone) on 0808 2000 247.
• If it feels safe, you can visit our guides to learn more about how you can secure your tech.
• If you want to save evidence of the abuse, you will want to do so before taking any action such as deleting messages or posts, removing the abusers’ access to your phone or accounts, or reporting abusive content to tech companies.

• If it feels safe, you can visit our guides to learn more about how you can secure your tech.
• If you want to save evidence of the abuse, you will want to do so before taking any action such as deleting messages or posts, removing the abusers’ access to your phone or accounts, or reporting abusive content to tech companies.
• We can help you to create a safety plan tailored to your situation – contact Refuge’s 24hr National Domestic Abuse Helpline (Freephone) on 0808 2000 247.

• Many women feel that they have no choice but to delete all social media accounts and reduce their use of the internet. You have the right to be online.
  If it feels safe, you can visit our guides to learn more about how you can secure your tech.
• If you want to save evidence of the abuse, you will want to do so before taking any action such as deleting messages or posts, removing the abusers’ access to your phone or accounts, or reporting abusive content to tech companies.
• You can also contact Refuge’s 24hr National Domestic Abuse Helpline (Freephone) on 0808 2000 247.