A profile site is a meeting place where children / young people can create their own profile where they can leave information about themselves such as their favorite color and their favorite music. They can also post pictures. Common examples of these sites are hyves.nl, facebook.com and habbo.nl.

It is important that children / young people and thereby protect their personal profile information. Think carefully about the data in the profile face is crucial. And changing the privacy settings of the profile, so not everyone has access to private information. Visit www.watchyourspace.nl for tips and information.

It is also important to choose a secure password access to change their profile. Please see the file About passwords on this site.

In addition, children see their pictures an integral part of their privacy. Digital photos are easy to edit and distribute (in addition they are also very difficult to remove once they are on the internet). Make sure your child share personal pictures only with people they know and trust.

Safe handling of a profile page
As with all internet communications (email, chat, profile sites), there may be certain dangers and risks associated with having a site profile. It is therefore important that your child / children accompanied by what they do online. Explain to them that such as in the real world on the internet not everyone is who he says he is. Tell them that their personal information to anyone to give. Make sure your child / children, protect their profile. This makes your sensitive data such visible to your friends and not the entire world. With a few simple steps you can safely (a) use of profile sites like MySpace and Facebook. See below for tips on safe use of profile sites.