We understand that it may be dangerous to seek information if your abuser has access to your phone or computer, so it is advisable to cover your tracks.

For a helpful guide containing technical advice on social media safety, location tracking, online banking, smart devices and more, please visit the Women’s Aid website: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/what-is-domestic-abuse/cover-your-tracks-online/

Exit Site Button

The red Exit Site button on the top of the Leeds Women’s Aid website will quickly hide this website but you will still need to delete your history fully cover your tracks.

Deleting History

The below information is reproduced with kind permission of Women’s Aid Federation of England.
Internet browsers keep a record of all the web pages you visit. This is known as a ‘history’. To delete the full history, follow the instructions from your browser:
Clear browsing data from Google Chrome
Clear website data in Safari on Mac
Delete browser history in Microsoft Edge
Clear site data in Firefox
To delete history for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard, then press the H key (Ctrl, Alt and H for Opera).

If there are other searches or sites you would be concerned about someone else seeing, you can delete these individually as well or use the following steps to delete your history for a particular period or for all time.

Please note that even if you delete your history from your browser, the search engine you use may also keep a record of your searches. You can change the settings on your search engine, here’s how to do this on:

Google: view your activity, delete past searches, set up extra verification steps to view your full history or stop your activity from being saved
Bing: clear your search history
Yahoo: view your history page to delete or turn off search history