Our membership opens doors.

Becoming a member of OurWordHeritage (OWH) is the first step of your active engagement in our network. You will receive updates on our community involvements, and it you will find further information on how to become an active member in our global community.

Your active participation will strengthen the work of heritage communities!

Being a member you get the opportunity you help building a supportive heritage community and advance this online platform in recognition of the voices and knowledge of local heritage communities.

  • Supporting the OWH Advocacy Tools for communities

  • Make direct contact with other members in the global heritage community

  • Forwarding specific heritage agendas with global partners / creating community coalitions

Upgrade the free membership to financially support this online platform.

To ensure inclusivity on a global scale, our membership is completely free. However, if you wish to also contribute financially, OWH offers you to upgrade your membership with a yearly contribution that suits your financial capacity. Small or large amounts have equal value to us! If you wish to contribute larger amounts, we warmly welcome you to click the donate button on the top of the page. Rest assured that the sum of your yearly contribution will be treated as confidential information, solely visible to the system administrator!

  • By becoming a member, you agree to share some personal data with the OurWorldHeritage Foundation. Your data is protected under the umbrella of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is globally the current high watermark in data privacy. In short, it means your data is not shared with any third parties without your explicit authorization and is used only for internal purposes of the OurWorldHeritage Foundation. Should you have any further queries about the GDPR and its operation, please consult www.eugdpr.org.

  • You can only access memberpages if you have a paid membership. Go to ‘Your account’ (bottom right button) and look under “Memberships”. If no memberships are listed, click ‘Add (extra) membership’, and after paying you will be able to access memberpages.

  • You can cancel your membership any given time through going to ‘Your Account’ (bottom right button), and clicking ‘View or cancel memberships’ and click cancel.

    Your membership will remain active for the period that you paid for, and expire automatically. We can not refund the fees for the period between cancellation and the expiring date of your membership.

  • Yes, you will be able to find all your invoices in the section “View charge history” under section “Billing”.

  • Collecting monthly funds to fund the monthly fees to uphold this website is our first priority. If available, remaining funds are used for translations, website development and promoting online visibility. If you want to donate directly to communities, we advise you to keep an eye on crowdfunding actions that we plan to post in the near future.

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