Cover Your Tracks

At the top of every page on this website, you will see our Escape Now! button. Click that any time to immediately hide this page if your partner comes into the room.

Your computer, cell phone and telephone all keep records. Get familiar with what information is being saved. For many women, this information can be overwhelming. If you are not sure you can be safe, do not use a computer or phone that your partner has access to. Use computers at a public library or an office phone or friend’s phone to reach out for help.

A partner can often tell when a woman has made up her mind to stop the abuse. Do not underestimate your partner. Learn to cover your tracks.

If you have surfed this and/or other websites you will have left a trail that allows others to see which sites you have visited.

Following these steps should clear your browser’s history and cache files; this does not guarantee, however, that information will not be left on your browser.

Mobile Devices

Set a device password and change it often.
Be sure to delete any private message conversations located in your text messages.
Log out of your social media and email accounts after you’re finished a session.
Check your privacy settings frequently.

Social Media

Be sure to delete any private message conversations located in your inbox.
Log out of your account after you’re finished a session.
Change your password often.
Check your privacy settings frequently.

Chrome

Open a new browser or tab and click on the wrench in the upper right corner.
Click on History. When the page opens, click Clear All Browsing Data from the top of the page.
Or select Tools and then select Clear Browsing Data.

Firefox

Open the Firefox browser and navigate to the Tools menu (for Windows users) or the Firefox menu (for Mac users).
Click the Tools drop down menu and then click Clear Private Data.
If you are using a newer version of Firefox, you can click Tools drop down menu and then click Clear Recent History.
Press the “OK” or “Clear Now” button (Windows) or simply close the preferences box (Mac). Your cache will now be clear.

Safari

From the Safari menu, click Reset Safari.
When asked, “Are you sure you want to reset Safari?” check all the boxes and click Reset.
From the Safari menu, click Preferences.
Click Privacy
Click Remove All Website Data.

Internet Explorer

If you are using Internet Explorer 6 or an older version, click on Tools in the menu.
Click on Internet Options.
In the General tab under Temporary Internet Files, click on Delete Files. This will clear your browser’s cache.
Under History, click on Clear History. This will clear the pages you’ve recently visited.
If you are using Internet Explorer 7, click on Tools.
In the General tab under Internet Options, click Delete under Browsing History. This will delete everything from the new dialogue window that appears.

Be sure to delete any outgoing and incoming emails.
Change your email password often (at least once a month).
Print all threatening and harassing emails to use as evidence of criminal activity.
Be sure to delete emails from your Deleted folder

Other resources:

How To Delete Searches & Browsing History (Google)

3 Ways to Clear History on an iPhone