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Posting Guidance: personal information in posts

When posting, please recall the following advice from the group rules concerning your personal information and what can be gleaned from your posts.

1. Never, in any circumstances, post your phone number or address directly to the group. 

2. Only provide your home address if you are comfortable and when you are confident that an exchange will happen. Give the address of a public place or other safe space if you aren't completely sure.

3. Be careful what your post informs others about your life. Throwaway comments about your financial circumstances can attract fraud, scams, and predatory individuals and organisations. Subsequently, posts that reveal personal data may be rejected or removed from the group by moderators. 

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)'s advice about social networking should be read and remembered: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/social-networking

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