If you’re new to online dating, you might feel like the first time you rode a bike. Excited, but a little nervous that you’re gonna totally BIFF it. Over at the Guardian, they asked experts to answer a few of the most often wondered privacy questions for those about to embark on meeting singles on the internet.

Check it out:

Should you use your real name in your profile?

“When creating a dating profile, you’ll need to display some information for potential matches to see. But it’s pretty easy to track someone down online if you know their first name and occupation, and you might not be comfortable with this.

Thankfully, most dating apps cater for people who wish to maintain some level of online privacy. [OBC lets you make up your nickname!]”

Should you link other social media accounts to your data profile?

“Most experts think sharing information about your life requires a careful approach. It’s “very unwise” to link your social media accounts to your dating profile, says Tom Gaffney, principal security expert at security company F-Secure.”

Should you move conversations to another app, like WhatsApp?

“While your WhatsApp messages will be completely private, it’s not as easy to root out any bad behaviour, which dating apps are good at monitoring to help you stay safe.

The Online Dating Association also recommends you remain on the dating service until you feel you know the person you’ve been matched with, and ideally after you’ve met them in person. “Dating services have processes to deal with anything harmful happening in a conversation,” says Hannah Shimko, communications and policy director at the Online Dating Association. “In our research, we see the majority of romance fraud taking place on WhatsApp or via text message once the conversation has moved off the dating service and the scammer has freedom to manipulate.”