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About the Circle

Everyone can read and share these stories. Join the Community to comment, appreciate and share your own posts. Travelers who have journeyed with OWER join the Inner Circle.

Welcome to the Circle. Read, comment, appreciate and share what you have lived. Be curious and kind: disagreement is welcome, disrespect is not.

Traveled with OWER? Tell us your journey

Show us your journey to join the Inner Circle: points, levels and the Hall of Fame.

Inner Voice

Write an article

Write about what you know and love. Your article appears in the Circle and, once our team approves it, on its own page at owertrip.com, where search engines can find it, signed with the name you choose.

Share a thought

A short reflection, a question, a moment from your journey. Our team reads it first and, if it fits, publishes it as a member voice: 25 points.

Hall of Fame

2026

    Annual points are counted by season, and each season closes on December 31st. In case of equal points, the member who reached the score first is listed first. Lifetime points and levels are never reset.

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              Circle Principles & Guidelines

              The Circle values quality, not quantity. Share your own experience, in your own words, and be kind to other travelers.

              The Inner Circle recognises quality, not quantity. Points are a way of saying thank you for what you bring to the community — your experience, your care for other travelers, your honesty.

              I. How points are earned

              • Welcome — when you join the Inner Circle+25
              • Qualified referral — when the traveler you invited confirms a trip with OWER+250
              • Detailed travel story with photos, reviewed by our team (How we verify stories)+150
              • In-depth comment or local tip — first comment on a story, over 100 words+50
              • Short comment — first comment on a story+25
              • Social share with tag verification (@ower.trip or #OWERInnerCircle)+40
              • Live trip boost — extra on top of the +40 when you share a story or post tagged @ower.trip or #OWERInnerCircle during your OWER trip (max 1 boost per day; up to 100 pts on a 10-day trip)+10/day
              • Photo shared with the Circle and published by our team (max 2 per month)+40
              • A thought you share, read and published by our team as a member voice (max 2 a month)+25
              • A topic or idea you suggest that our team uses (max 2 a month)+10
              • Follow-up reply within the same story (max 2 per story)+8
              • Further replies on the same story, of at least 20 words+1
              • Receiving an “Appreciate” on your comment or tip+5
              • Giving an “Appreciate” (max 25 points per month)+1
              • AI-generated or automated content (spam)−150
              • One story, one full reward. Full points are awarded only once per story, for your first comment. Your next two replies on the same story earn +8 each; after that, each further reply of at least 20 words earns +1 point, so the conversation stays open and thoughtful.
              • A monthly balance. Comments, replies and appreciations earn up to 100 points per month. When you reach it, you will see “Monthly Engagement Completed”: the next cycle opens on the 1st of the following month.
              • Steady growth. Up to 1,100 points can be gained per season — about one level a year in the first years — so that every level reflects time spent with the Circle.
              • Appreciations are given once. Removing an appreciation and adding it again does not earn points twice.

              II. Ten levels and the Hall of Fame

              Every member keeps two counters:

              • Lifetime points are never reset and decide your level.
              • Annual points are the points earned in a season and decide your place in the Hall of Fame. A season runs from January 1st to December 31st. The first season is 2027. Points earned in 2026 count toward your level (lifetime points), but not toward the 2027 Hall of Fame. In case of equal points, the member who reached the score first is listed first.

                III. Quality, fair play and verification

                • Write as yourself. Share your own experiences, in your own words. AI-generated, copied or automated content is not allowed: it is removed and costs 150 points.
                • Be specific and kind. Useful details — a place, a moment, a tip — are worth more than many short messages. Off-topic or disrespectful comments may be hidden.
                • One person, one account. Appreciating your own words, or creating extra accounts, is not possible and may lead to suspension.
                • Live Trip Mode. It activates automatically during the dates of your confirmed OWER trip, as recorded in your booking: your profile shows “Live Trip Active”. During your trip, every verified share earns its usual +40 points, and the first one of each day adds a +10 live trip boost — one boost per day, up to 100 points on a 10-day trip.
                • Social shares. Share a story publicly, tag @ower.trip or use #OWERInnerCircle, then send us the link from your profile (“Claim a tagged share”). Points are credited manually once our team has seen the post.
                • Stories and referrals. Travel stories are reviewed before points are credited (How we verify stories); please use only photos you have taken or have the right to share. Referral points are credited when the traveler you invited confirms or books a trip with OWER.

                Honest voices

                • Same points, whatever you say. Every member earns the same points for a contribution, whether the experience was wonderful or disappointing. Points never depend on what you say about OWER.
                • We publish honest voices. We publish honest, relevant and respectful contributions, positive or negative. We only hide content that is false, off-topic, disrespectful or AI-generated.
                • How we verify. The Inner Circle is for travelers who journeyed with OWER: each person joins through their group’s invitation or is checked by our team against our records. Every travel story is reviewed by our team before it appears, to check that it is genuine, never to judge its opinion.
                • No star ratings. We believe a story says more than a number.

                IV. A respectful conversation

                Disagreement is welcome. Disrespect is not. If a conversation turns aggressive, we step in with three simple steps:

                • A warning. The first time, we hide the message if needed and send you a courteous reminder.
                • A pause. The second time, commenting is paused for 30 days. You can still read everything.
                • When access ends. The third time, access to the Circle ends.
                • Serious cases. Threats, hate speech or harassment may lead to immediate exclusion.
                • Always explained. Each decision comes by email with the reason. A warning or pause counts for 12 months, and you can reply once to ask a person on our team to look at it again.

                Points recognise contributions; they have no cash value and cannot be sold or transferred. We may correct points obtained through misuse, always after letting you explain.
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                OWER · Privacy & Terms

                Last updated October 30, 2026

                Privacy Policy

                Your trust is the foundation of the Inner Circle. This notice explains, in plain words, which personal data we use, why, and the rights you hold under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

                Who is responsible

                The data controller is TripBond TB s.r.o., IČO 244 14 409, registered office Děčínská 552/1, Střížkov, 180 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic, entered in the Commercial Register maintained by the Municipal Court in Prague, Section C, File 440791, owner of the OWER brand. For any privacy question, write to info@owertrip.com. We have not appointed a data protection officer, as our activity does not require one.

                What we collect

                • Sign-in details: depending on the method you choose, your name and email address (Google or email link) or your mobile number (phone), and a technical account identifier.
                • Your membership request: your name, contact details and the journey you tell us you made with OWER, so that we can verify it against our own records. We never ask you to upload identity documents.
                • Circle activity: the date and time of each contribution (comments, appreciations, shares and contributions verified by our team), the points awarded, your level and your annual points.
                • Hall of Fame: the top contributors of the season are listed with their level and annual points. Visitors see the first name partly hidden (e.g. M****** T.); signed-in members see the first name and surname initial.
                • Joining with a trip invitation: if you join by scanning your group’s QR code, we record the invitation code and the trip it belongs to, and use the trip dates to activate Live Trip Mode.
                • Joining with an invite link: if you join by scanning a QR code or opening a link shared by OWER, we record the code and the label we gave it (for example a partner, a person or a channel), only to understand how members find us.
                • Conversation reminders: if a message has to be hidden or your participation is paused, we keep a short note with the step taken, the reason and the date, for as long as it counts (12 months) and, for exclusions, for as long as needed to protect the Circle.
                • Thoughts and suggestions: the text you send us, your name and member number, and, for a suggestion, whether you allow us to mention your first name. A thought stays private until our team publishes it with your first name and the initial of your surname; if it is declined, it is not published. Entries are deleted at the latest after 24 months.
                • Photos you share with the Circle: the photo, your words and the date you accepted the photo terms. It stays private until our team approves it; if declined, it is deleted.
                • Videos: some stories include a YouTube video. Nothing is loaded from YouTube until you press play; then YouTube (Google) may set cookies under its own policy.
                • When you leave: if you delete your account you may tell us why. The reason and comment are optional and are kept without your name, only to help us improve.
                • Share verification: the link to a public post you send us, so that we can check the tag before crediting points.
                • Trip dates: the start and end dates of your confirmed OWER booking, used only to activate Live Trip Mode during your journey.
                • Your comments: published on this page with your first name and the initial of your surname only.
                • Contact form: your name, email address and the message you write on owertrip.com, so that we can reply to you.
                • Your profile photo, only if you choose to add one (or to use the photo of your Google account): shown next to your name and comments and visible to everyone. It is stored in our Google Drive; when you change or remove it, the previous file is deleted.
                • Nothing more: we do not record your IP address, location or browsing history in our activity log, and we never sell or rent your data.

                Why we use it, and on what legal basis

                • Verifying your request and running the Inner Circle: checking your journey, showing your standing, publishing your comments, awarding points (steps at your request and performance of our agreement with you, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
                • Replying to your enquiry: answering your message and preparing a proposal for your journey (steps at your request before a contract, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
                • Fairness and security: monthly and yearly limits, protection against misuse (our legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
                • Optional measurement: anonymous visit statistics, only if you accept analytical cookies (your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

                How your data is handled

                Member records and the activity log are kept in a private archive on Google's secure cloud, open only to our team, and they travel over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Your email address is never sent to this page. Every contribution is checked on our server before it is written, and each entry in the log carries only your member code, the action, the points and a timestamp.

                Sign-in is provided by Google Firebase Authentication. When you send a request or a message through the contact form, its details are emailed to our team at info@owertrip.com so that we can verify it or reply. Google acts as our data processor under its data processing terms. Where data may be processed outside the European Economic Area, it is protected by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and/or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

                Articles written for the website

                If you are an Inner Voice and you write an article, we keep and publish, together with the article, the public name you chose, the short presentation and the link you added (if any). These details are public on owertrip.com and may appear in search engines. The legal basis is your consent, given with the box you tick when you send the article; you can withdraw it at any time and ask for removal at info@owertrip.com. If you delete your account, your public name, presentation and link are erased from our records and your articles stay without your name, unless you ask us to remove them as well.

                Emails we send you

                We only email you about your membership: your welcome, the outcome of your requests and contributions, and, if you delete your account, a confirmation. We send no promotions. If that ever changes, we will ask you separately first, and you will be able to say no.

                How long we keep it

                Membership details are kept while your membership is active and for 24 months afterwards, unless you ask us to delete them sooner. You can do it yourself from your profile (“Delete my account”): you then have 20 days to change your mind, after which your profile, points and level are erased and your sign-in is removed within one month of your request. The stories and comments you shared stay in the Circle without your name, as “a member of the Circle”. Records of journeys booked with TripBond (invoices and accounting documents) are kept for the time the law requires, even if you delete your Circle account. Activity log entries, and messages sent through the contact form that do not lead to a booking, are kept for 24 months. Annual points are counted by season (January 1 to December 31; the first season is 2027) and start from zero each new season; lifetime points and your level remain on your record until you ask us to delete it. A season’s Hall of Fame is archived by our team when the season closes.

                Your rights

                • Access a copy of your data (“Request my data” in your profile), and rectify anything inaccurate.
                • Erase your data (“Delete my account” in your profile), or restrict its use.
                • Portability: receive your data in a common, machine-readable format.
                • Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
                • Withdraw consent at any time, as easily as you gave it, from Cookie Preferences.
                • Complain to a supervisory authority. In the Czech Republic this is the Office for Personal Data Protection (ÚOOÚ, uoou.gov.cz); you may also contact the authority where you live or work.

                You make requests by signing in with your own account (or, for other questions, by writing to us from the email address you registered with), so that we can be sure that the data is yours. We answer every request within one month. No automated decision with legal effects is ever made about you.
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                You traveled with us, so you can join right away. You will receive 25 welcome points.

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                You have been invited to join the OWER Community, a place for people who love travel, culture and slow discovery. You can join right away.
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                Share a moment from your journey. Our team looks at every photo before it appears; once it is published you receive 40 points. You can share up to 2 photos a month.

                Photo terms. You keep the ownership of your photo. By sharing it you give OWER a free, non-exclusive licence to show it on owertrip.com and on OWER’s own social channels (we may crop or resize it), credited with your first name and surname initial. You confirm that you own the photo or have the right to share it, that no identifiable person appears in it without their permission, and that it shows no children. Our team reviews every photo and may decline it with a short reason. You can ask us to remove it at any time at info@owertrip.com; copies already shared by others may remain.
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                Write a few sentences. Our team reads every thought before it appears; if it is published you receive 25 points. You can share up to 2 thoughts a month.
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                You will always be welcome among us. If you confirm, your profile, points and level are erased in 20 days. Until then your posts and comments are hidden, and you can change your mind by signing in again. Afterwards, the stories and comments you shared stay in the Circle without your name. If you would rather have your posts removed too, write to info@owertrip.com after deleting your account and we will delete them for good within 30 days.

                What you write here is kept without your name and only helps us improve.
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                Tell us what you would like to read about, or how we could improve the Circle. If we use your idea, you receive 10 points. You can send up to 2 suggestions a month.
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