MyDatingTree is a fun place to create a tree of people you dated or is dating, connect with friends and view their dating trees, but it is very important to remember that you should be extremely careful as to what you post online in terms of pictures, comments and messages – as you can put yourself or your friends at risk and danger. To make your experience with MyDatingTree more pleasurable we have compiled some guidelines that you can follow to avoid a similar situation.

	You must clearly understand the policies of MyDatingTree in terms of what is private and what is public. MyDatingTree is a fun place to show whom you dated, by default the profiles are public and anyone can view and see your information and dating trees. You can set your profile to ‘Private’ which would allow you to define who can view your information.
	Don’t Share Your Information – Always keep your username, password and other personal information secret and you must regularly change your password.
	We don’t solicit and ask for your username or passwords, so never give your username or password via email.
	Avoid posting sensitive personal data or obscene and embarrassing information. Always think before you upload pictures, think how you’d feel if it were seen by a parent, friends or your employer.
	If you find a picture obscene or offensive; report immediately.
	Please be honest about your age and you must comply with our policies. If you lie about your age we will block you from using MyDatingTree.com.
	We will never send you spam emails asking you to download or send your personal information. We use your email only for the purpose of sending you notifications.
	Please keep MyDatingTree safe and clean by reporting content that violates our terms of service.
	For additional information regarding online safety and to learn more please see these other resources: http://www.blogsafety.com and http://onguardonline.gov/socialnetworking_youth.html