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Club Tropica is committed to providing detailed safety information to help keep you and your PC safe. This page contains links to pages full of tips and advice that will help you to protect yourself and your computer whilst online.
Offline Meetings
It's no longer taboo to meet people from the internet! Wooo!
As appealing as meeting your new Club Tropica friend offline might seem, not everyone is who they say they are. Just because their picture is the sexy lifeguard prance about in tight shorts all day type, it doesn't mean they are! And anyway, if their picture is of them, what are they like as a person? How much do you really know about the person you want to meet? What skeletons might they be hiding in their closet? How many people have they killed with an axe lately?
If you arrange to meet someone you have met online or offline then the first thing you should think about is your own safety. Without wanting to sound like your mother, you should use your common sense, trust your instincts, and be sure to keep the following guidelines in mind:
ALWAYS
- Meet In Public - Arrange a first meeting in a fairly busy public place; bar, club, street, cafe, etc... it doesn't matter where as long as there will be lots of other people around. NEVER meet someone for the first time in your private home, hotel room, or some other remote location.
- Tell A Friend - Tell at least one friend or family member who you are meeting, where you are meeting them and when you expect to return AND let the person you're meeting know that someone knows where you are. If possible, ask the friend or family member to give you a call on your mobile about an hour into the meeting to double check everything-s going as planned.
- Don't Ask or Let The Person You Are Meeting To Pick You Up - Make your own way too AND from the place you have arranged to meet, even if you have to ask a friend to drive you or take a taxi.
- Take A Mobile Phone - If you have a mobile phone then take it with you AND make sure you have all the relevant numbers stored in the phones memory; emergency services, taxi numbers and friend's numbers
- Stay Sober - Try to refrain from drinking excessively, as it could impair your ability to make sensible decisions and possibly put you at risk. Try to stick to non-alcoholic drinks when meeting someone for the first time.
- Don't Leave Personal Belongings Or Drinks Unattended - Don't risk having your personal belongings or information stolen and you certainly don't want your drink tampered with! If you must leave a drink unattended to go to the toilet then order another when you return, do not drink anything you have left unattended, even if only for a moment.
- Stay In Public Places - DON'T succumb to temptation and go somewhere more 'private' with your new friend. NEVER take them to your home, hotel room or accept an invitation to go to their home. Stay in a public place, even if you feel you are being pressured. If you feel pressured, end the meeting and leave at once.
- Additional Meetings - If you feel comfortable; go ahead and set up additional meetings, just remember the above advice. If the person you are meeting is genuinely interested in you then they will understand and want you to feel safe.
Long Distance Meetings:
When you meet someone on Club Tropica, they could live anywhere in the world and while this can be very exciting in a James Bond sort of way, it leads to additional problems when arranging meetings. If you are arranging to meet someone from another town, city or country then please consider the following to help you stay safe.
- Stay In A Hotel - NEVER stay in the other persons home on a first visit, if you can't afford a hotel then don't go, don't put yourself at risk!
- Use Taxi's - If you need travel to and from a bus stop, train station or airport then use a taxi. NEVER get into a personal vehicle with someone you are meeting for the first time.
- Keep Your Hotel Location Secret - DON'T tell the person you are meeting exactly where you are staying, you may want to escape their company and if they know where you are staying they can find you very easily.
- Keep Friends & Family Informed - Tell someone where you are going, when you will return and contact them regularly during your visit.
There's no way to be absolutely certain the person you're planning to meet will be the person you hope they'll be (i.e. nice!), but follow the above advice and the meeting might not go as well as you hoped, but at least you'll survive it to try again!