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Cover Your Tracks Online

If you are worried about someone knowing you have visited this website, please take a few minutes to read the advice below and take steps to increase your safety when using the internet, including the Alexandra House website.

Hiding Your Tracks on Mobile Devices

Deleting History
  • Find and open the 'Settings' app
  • Scroll down to the 'Safari' option
  • Tap "Clear History and Website Data' 
Private Browsing
  • Find and open the 'Safari' app
  • Tap the 'Double Squares' icon
  • Tap 'Private'
Deleting History
  • Find and open 'Chrome'
  • Tap on the 3 dots in the top right corner
  • Tap the 'Settings' option
  • Scroll down and tap 'Privacy'
  • Scroll down to the bottom and tap 'Clear Browsing Data'
Private Browsing
  • Find and open 'Chrome'
  • Tap on the 3 dots in the top right corner
  • Tap the 'Incognito' option

Hiding Your Tracks on a Desktop Browser

Deleting History
  • Click the 3 lines in the top right
  • Click 'Settings'
  • Click 'History'
  • Choose 'Clear Browsing Data' and select how far back you wish to delete
Private Browsing
  • Click the 3 lines in the top right
  • Click on 'New Incognito Window'
Deleting History
  • Click on the Safari menu on the top left of the screen
  • Click 'Reset Safari' 
Private Browsing
  • Click on 'File' on the top left of the screen
  • Select 'New Private Window'
Deleting History
  • Click the 3 lines in the top right
  • Click 'Options'
  • Choose 'Privacy'
  • Click 'Clear Your Recent History' and select how far back you wish to delete
Private Browsing
  • Click the 3 lines in the top right
  • Click on 'New Private Window'
Deleting History
  • Click the 3 dots in the top right
  • Click 'Settings'
  • Select 'Clear Browsing Data' and choose how far back you wish to delete
Private Browsing
  • Click the 3 dots in the top right
  • Click the 'New Private Window' option
Deleting History
  • Click the 'Privacy & Security' Tab
  • Under 'Privacy,' click the 'Clear Browsing Data' button
Private Browsing
  • Click 'File'
  • Choose 'New Private Window'

Deleting Email History

Go to your 'Sent Items' or 'Inbox' folders and find the email you would like to remove. Right click the email and choose 'Delete.'

Deleted emails will usually go to a 'Deleted Items' or 'Trash' folder. Find this folder and delete the emails permanently as before.