1. What is GC Lounge?
2. How to Join
3. Confirm your email address
4. Adding a Photo
5. Deleting a Photo
6. How to contact members
7. Friends List
8. People Interested In You
9. Mutual Interest
10. Send Interests
11. Safety Tips
12. How to login
13. Changing Your Profile
14. Hiding Your Profile
15. All Other Problems

GC Lounge is a Gold Coast only online dating website. Meet local like-minded Gold Coast singles safely and discreetly.

Step 1: Create an Account
This section establishes your contact details. To ensure your personal identity is kept private, we request you nominate an GC Lounge nickname, which is how other members identify you. Other personal information such as your email address and real name are NEVER published. There are optional fields for your mobile number. Yet again, your mobile number is NEVER divulged. We use our secure technology as the gateway between you and other members, so you're only ever recognised by your GC Lounge name. If you have been given a Promotional/Buddy code place it in the box provided.

Step 2: About Me
This section allows you to tell others what your favourite interests are, from movies to books to sporting interests. Essentially, this is the first section on determining compatibility.

Step 3: My Match
Here you can let others know what you're looking for, whether it just be friendship or long term relationship or both, what type of personality you're most attracted to, what age range and so on.

Step 4: Your photo (optional, but highly recommended)
It's free to upload your photo. As we manually approve all photos for appropriate content, please allow up to 48 hours for your photo to appear next to your profile. You can have a maximum of 8 images. Please only upload tasteful photos, no inappropriate photos will be approved. If you choose not to upload a photo please click here to select from one of our generic images.

Step 5: Confirm your registration
We send a confirmation email to the email address you nominated in Step 1. Please follow the prompts and confirm your registration on the link contained in the email, otherwise your membership will NOT be activated. If you're using Hotmail or Yahoo! Mail, please check your Junk Mail settings to allow mail from GC Lounge on your safe sender's list.

Well, that's it. Once you've completed the 5 simple steps above, you can start contacting other members, or they you. Welcome - and we appreciate your thoughtfulness and courtesy in corresponding with members of our network.

We ask you to confirm your account by email to verify your that your email address exists. Simply click the link contained in the confirmation email and follow the prompts the website. Click here to resend your confirmation email.

1. Once logged in a "Members Menu" will appear to the right of the page.
2. Select "Upload Photos"
3. Down the bottom of the page is browse button, this allows you to search your computer for the photo you would like to add.
4. Select your photo and click "Open".
5. Now select "Upload". Depending on the size of the image the upload process can take up to a few minutes.
6. Your new photo will be displayed on the page.
7. Click "Enlarge" to preview your image.
8. Click "Set as Main " to set this photo to your main profile photo, it will be shown on your profile and in search results.
9. You will be asked to "Crop your Picture".
10. Click, hold and drag a square around the part of the photo you want to keep. Once you draw the square you can click inside it and move it around.
11. Click "Crop Picture" when finished.
    

1. Go to My Home ".
2. Select "Manage Photos "
3. To delete a photo select "Delete" under the photo you wish to remove.

1. Click "Search" on the menu to search profiles.
2. Click on a members photo to view their full profile.
3. Contact can be made through the "Message Me" feature in everyone's profile.

This sends a private message to a member and sends them an email notifying them of your message.

Your Hot List is collection of your favourite members.

This list displays people who are interested in contacting you. You can approve this contact by clicking "Accept". This person will now be added to your "Mutual Kiss " list.

When viewing a profile you can contact a member by sending an "Kiss ", this lets you contact a member free. The member can now either approve or deny your kiss. When some one is mutually interested you know that the recipient wants to make contact with you. Send them a message by clicking the "Message Me" link in their profile.

Members who you have accepted a kiss.

Use common sense, never give our personal information over the internet. Visit the Australian Government Internet Safety Website for more handy hints and useful information. http://www.netalert.net.au/

1. Go to the GC Lounge homepage: http://www.gclounge.com.au
2. Top - right there is a " Login" box
3. Fill in your details and click "Login"
4. If you have forgotten your password click here to have it resent.

1. Login from the homepage
2. Click "My Home" on the menu.
3. You have 5 pages to edit;
   1. Account Settings - Contains your personal information such as name and email address.
   2. Profile - Is all about you and your interests, this is what will be displayed to the public.
   3. Images - Upload, delete and change photos.
   4. My Match - Details about the person you would like to meet.

You can Hide your profile from your Home Page. When you hide your profile other members will not be able to see you in search results. A lot of members hide their profile if they are currently dating someone.

If you are experiencing any problems not covered in this help section or have any questions please contact us and one of our staff will respond to you as soon as possible.