Hide my visit

When you are browsing the internet, it will save websites you have visited. If you need to keep your visits to a website hidden, there are things you can do. You can: 

• visit on a device you don’t regularly use
• leave this site quickly with the ‘Quick Exit’ tab
• use incognito mode
• clear your browser history.  

If you have serious concerns that someone can access or monitor your device or internet use, consider using a device you don’t regularly use, like:  

• a computer at your local library
• your work device
• a device belonging to a friend, neighbour or whānau member you trust. 

If you don’t want others to know you visited Victims Information you can click on “Quick Exit” to leave this site quickly.  
 
You can click on the “Quick Exit” banner at the bottom of this website to close the window you are in. It will immediately take you to Google.com and the back button won’t return to this website. 

A private or incognito window keeps the pages you visit out of your browsing history.  
 
Most browsers have a shortcut to open a private or incognito window: 

• Ctrl+Shift+N keys (Windows)
• Cmd+Shift+N keys (Mac) 

This shortcut should work for Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari and Opera.

If you’re using Firefox, use Ctrl+Shift+P keys (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+P keys (Mac). 

When it’s safe to, you can remove victimsinfo.govt.nz and similar sites from your browsing history.  
 
Deleting all history might make your browser look and work differently. This could look unusual to someone who uses the same device.  
 
If you are worried about someone monitoring your internet use, you can delete selected pages only, such as the Victims' Information website, so it doesn’t look suspicious.

How to hide your visit on different browsers 

• Chrome: delete your browsing history(external link)
• Firefox: delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox(external link)
• Microsoft Edge: deleting your web page history(external link)
• Safari and Apple devices: delete your browsing history(external link) 

If you’re not sure what browser you’re using, you can visit What’s My Browser(external link)

Netsafe has information about online safety at home including dealing with digital abuse. 

• Online safety at home(external link)
• Tech-Facilitated Family Violence(external link)
• Image Based Abuse l Online Harassment(external link)

You can contact Netsafe by:

• Freephone - 0508 638 723
• Email - help@netsafe.org.nz
• Text – 4282 

If you are experiencing online harm, you may be able to get legal help.   
 
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