Dear Newbies, I know and understand that the idea of getting free coins is exciting. However do not let greed overcome your common sense. You might just end up losing your free coins as well as your Bitcoins. After the previous Bitcoin Cash we a number of people lose their coins due to careless, ignorance and hacking. Most of these loses were preventable.

First of all your free coins will remain your, so there's no need to claim them immediately after the fork. Let all the dust settle first, while educating yourself. I honestly worry when I start seeing post with people already asking how to get their Bitcoin Gold coins.
Do not do stupid things like googling/youtubing,"how to export private keys" etc. A lot of newbies fell into this trap in August and ended up landing into phishing websites.
Lastly you are your own bank, noone is responsible for keeping your coins safe but you.