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OWER: Going Beyond

In Scots, “ower” means “over”. For us, going over and beyond means rediscovering the true value of human connection.

Going beyond travel itself. We aren’t here to build a client list, but a real Inner Circle: a space for genuine sharing, open dialogue and personal growth.

Have you ever felt lonely in a crowd?

Anthropologists often point out that humanity didn’t conquer the world through brute strength, but through an extraordinary ability to unite, cooperate and share stories. Today, in a hyper-connected yet superficial world, we risk forgetting this.

How do we learn to cooperate again? By rediscovering the central role of WE.

OWER

Look at the word: right at its center lies WE. For us, this is the starting point. Moving from Me to WE is the key to overcoming isolation.

And how do we get there? Through true communication. The word comes from the Latin communicare: to make common, to share. It means sharing your experiences, ideas and perspectives — even when you meet different opinions — to enrich each other without the need to clash.

Your space for authentic relationships

Because true connection changes everything, we want to build a real Inner Circle together with you. OWER was born to be the catalyst for your authentic relationships:

  • Healthy Conversations
  • Lasting Connections
  • Food for Thought

Together, we can make loneliness a little rarer. Real people only: every member joined after a real journey.

People + OWER = POWER

Take the first step: travel with us and join the Circle.

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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 , , registered office , entered in the , owner of the OWER brand. For any privacy question, write to .

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 and rewards (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, access-restricted Google spreadsheet, reached only through our secure server script 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 [email protected] 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.

How long we keep it

Membership details are kept while your membership is active and for afterwards. Activity log entries, and messages sent through the contact form that do not lead to a booking, are kept for . Annual points are counted by season (the first season runs until December 31, 2027) and start from zero afterwards; 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, and rectify anything inaccurate.
  • Erase your data, 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.

We answer every request within one month. No automated decision with legal effects is ever made about you.

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