How do you stay safe online? Start by asking. Before you share your name online, ask a trusted grown-up. Ask before you share your address or phone number.

Your name and phone number are private. Where you live is private too. Keep them to yourself.

Games often ask for your name, birthday or email address. Apps do too. Ask a grown-up before you fill them in.

A username should not use your real name. It should not say where you live. A password is a secret. Share it only with a parent or a grown-up who looks after you.

A good password is hard for others to guess. It is easy for you to remember. Photos of you are personal information too.

Think before you click. Do not open things from people you do not know. Stop and ask a grown-up before you click a pop-up you do not know.

Some pop-ups offer free prizes. They ask for your personal details. These can be scams. If an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is.

You cannot trust everything you see online. Some things are out of date or wrong. Some are not entirely true.

Before you post, think about how someone else will feel. Be kind online. Do not be rude or mean. Treat people the way you want to be treated.

A message online may be mean to you. Do not answer it. Tell a trusted adult.

If something online makes you sad, scared or confused, tell a trusted grown-up. It is the right thing to do. You should not be in trouble for telling.

Words to know

• private: kept to yourself
• username: name you use
• password: a secret