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Dear Marriagechimes.com Users,
Marriagechimes.com aims to provide you with a safe & secure environment in which
you search and find your life partner.
· Our Customer Relations team ensures that
every profile put up at Marriagechimes.com is screened for
irrelevant and/or inappropriate content.
· We also have strict abuse-prevention and
reporting systems for those that do get through our screening
systems.
However, in ensuring your safety & privacy, we're limited to
actions that are within our control. Therefore, it is necessary for
you to exercise some simple precautions for your privacy & for a
safe and secure experience.
Here are some simple guidelines YOU can follow to protect your
privacy.
1. Guard your anonymity
Our system of anonymous contacting (expressing interest,
accepting/declining), and private messaging (Communicate section) is
to ensure that your identity is protected until YOU decide to reveal
it.
Do
· Remember that you are in control of your
online experience at all times. You can remain completely anonymous
until YOU choose not to.
Don't
· Don't include your personal contact
information like name, email address, home address, telephone
numbers, place of work or any other identifying information in your
initial messages.
· Don't send contact information until your
instincts tell you that this is someone you can trust. It's okay to
take your time.
2. Start slow – Use emails initially
Set up a separate email account for communicating. Trust your
instincts and start by sharing only your email address and
communicating solely via email.
Do
· Look for odd behavior or inconsistencies.
Serious people will respect your space and allow you to take your
time.
· Ask a friend to read the emails you
receive - an unbiased observer can spot warning signs you missed.
· Stop communicating with anyone who
pressures you for personal information or attempts in any way to
trick you into revealing it.
Don't
· Don't use signature lines in your emails
that include your phone numbers and addresses.
· Don't use your regular or official email
id for communicating with a person you don't know well.
3. Request for a photo
A photo will give you a good idea of the person's appearance, which
may prove helpful in achieving a gut feeling.
Do
· You can use the Photo Request option on
Marriagechimes.com. Since Marriagechimes.com offers free scanning &
upload services to its members, there’s no reason someone shouldn’t
be able to provide you a photo.
· In fact, it’s best to view several images
of someone in various settings: casual, formal, indoor and outdoors.
If all you hear are excuses about why you can't see a photo,
consider that he or she has something to hide.
4. Meet when YOU are ready
The beauty of meeting online is that you can collect information
gradually, later choosing whether to pursue the relationship in the
offline world. You never are obligated to meet anyone. Go at your
own pace!
Do
· Remember that you are in control when it
comes to taking an online relationship offline.
· Even if you decide to arrange a meeting,
you always have the right to change your mind. It’s possible that
your decision to keep the relationship at the anonymous level is
based on a hunch that you can’t logically explain. Trust yourself.
Go with your instincts.
5. Meet in a safe place
When you choose to meet offline it is a good idea to try and include
either or both of your families. But if you trust the person enough
to meet alone always tell a friend or your family where you are
going and when you will return.
Do
· When you decide to meet face to face with
someone for the first time, choose a public place (such as a
restaurant / cafe) at a time when many people are around and ensure
your own transportation to and fro.
· For the first meeting it is always good
not to meet the other person alone. Take a friend or relative along
and ask him/her to do the same.
· In case you do decide to meet him/her
alone leave the name, address and telephone number of the person you
are going to meet with your friend or family member. Take a cellular
phone along with you.
Don't
· Never arrange for your prospective match
to pick you up or drop you at home.
· Do not go to a secluded place or a movie
alone at the first meeting.
6. Watch for warning signs
Watching for warning signs and acting upon it is the surest way to
avoid an uncomfortable situation.
Do
· Ask a lot of questions and watch for
inconsistencies. This will help you detect liars & cons, and it will
help you find out if you're compatible.
· Pay attention to displays of anger,
intense frustration or attempts to pressure or control you. Acting
in a resentful manner, making demeaning or disrespectful comments,
or any physically inappropriate behavior are all warning signs.
· Involve your family or your close friends
in your search for a life partner and do not take a decision
unilaterally.
Don't
· Don't ignore the following behavior
specially if it is without an acceptable explanation:
o Provides inconsistent information about
age, interests, appearance, marital status, profession, employment,
etc.
o Fails to provide direct answers to direct
questions
o Appears significantly different in person
from his or her online persona
o Never introduces you to friends,
professional associates or family members
7. Beware of money scams
Watch out for money scams. There are just too many con artists and
scam artists around the world, and they are everywere.
Do
· Be wary of those who try to ask money
from you for whatever reason. But it would be safer to cut off the
communication. Remember a genuine person will not ask you for money
in any circumstance. If someone asks you for money, use common sense
and never give in to such requests
· In case someone asks you for money report
the situation to us.
Don't
· Take all the time you need to decide on a
trustworthy person and pay careful attention along the way. Be
responsible about romance, and don’t fall for the oldest con tricks
of people who shower love and affection at the first instance and
disappear later. Don’t become prematurely close to someone, even if
that intimacy only occurs online.
Using your own good judgment is your best bet because ultimately
you are responsible for your personal experience. Trust your
instincts and then move ahead with the right person!
If you do have an unpleasant experience you can always report it to
the authorities. |
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