Privacy Tips

Practical tips for keeping more of your life to yourself, on SKILLFLIRT and elsewhere.

On your SKILLFLIRT profile

Skip the workplace. "Marketing manager at Big Co" is identifying. "Works in marketing" is enough.
Avoid school uniforms / building backdrops in photos that pin down your physical location.
Don't use your full name as username. "alexj_27" is fine, "alexjohnson1996" is too findable.
Reverse-image search your own profile photo before posting — if it's already on your LinkedIn, anyone can connect the dots.
Use a fresh photo not posted anywhere else. Different framing helps too.

Keep chat on SKILLFLIRT until you trust them. The moment they push hard to move to WhatsApp / Telegram, ask yourself why.
Don't share photos with identifying landmarks (your street, your local coffee shop, your gym) until you've met.
Don't share intimate images with people you haven't met in real life — even with people you have. Once it leaves your device, you don't control where it goes.

Use a password manager. Unique 16+ character password for SKILLFLIRT, different from your email and other apps. We recommend 1Password, Bitwarden, or your phone's built-in keychain.
Use a dedicated email address for dating apps. Gmail's "+suffix" trick works: yourname+skillflirt@gmail.com routes to your main inbox but is unique to us.
Turn off photo metadata stripping: most modern phones strip EXIF (location) when you upload to an app, but check your camera settings to be sure.
Phone-lock your device. If someone steals your unlocked phone, they're logged into every dating app you use.

Lock down social profiles the moment you start dating online. Friends-only on Facebook, private on Instagram, scrub LinkedIn workplace photos.
Reverse-search the date. Their name + city in Google often reveals public profiles you didn't know they had.
Use signal forwarding apps (Google Voice, Skype) for the phone number you give out before meeting in person.

Open the SKILLFLIRT app → Settings → Change password (forces all other sessions to log out).
Email security@skillflirt.com — we'll review the audit log and tell you what was changed during the unauthorised window.
Check your email account — most compromises happen because the email is compromised first. Change that password too.
If money was charged to your card without your consent, dispute it with your bank within 24 hours for the best chance of recovery.