Did you know?1. Rooms are for chatting, sharing ideas, discussion on topics etc. Access is normally by Full membership.

Channels (side bar of page) are more for broadcasting and sharing content such as posting papers and protocols. 

• This content is normally open and visible to all website visitors:

3. Commercial promotions and content is only allowed in the sponsored learning room here and the Technology promotion room here

• Sharing of events and webinars is not permitted without prior approval. Please email support@worc.community 

• Advertising options of different areas are available by emailing support@worc.community 

4. There are many ways to post/publish content. For all options you can choose where your content will be seen. 

• Papers & protocols are best posted/published in the papers and protocol channels.

  • Go to top right of screen: 'Create'- a post/document'

  • Choose a badge label (lets your content be found easily)

  • Choose your channels or a room. Save and choose publish.

  • Note if you post in a private room it won't be seen elsewhere.

• Videos can -be shared by hyperlinks or embedded code from YouTube, Vimeo etc (not direct upload for security).

5. Search for documents, conversation and more by using the search bar at the top of the page. You can filter on content type and location.

*All content posted must not infringe any copyright or licensing laws. Commercial providers must not message or approach other members unless the member has initiated  contact first. All House rules can be found here.  All research papers shared by WORC.Community are done so under the Open Access Creative Commons license 4.0

Payment methods

All payments are securely processed by Stripe for Caterpillar Hill Limited: www.stripe.com  Stripe enables payment by credit card and a variety of payment options including GooglePay, ApplePay and PayPal.  Customers (paid members) can self-manage their payment details, invoices, and subscriptions in one place. View Stripe's terms of service and privacy policies. Caterpillar Hill Limited does not store any customer financial data separately to Stripe but will assist where possible in any payment disputes should they arise.

A note on user and data security statement for WORC.Community.

The WORC.Community platform prioritises the protection of our customers’ data with the highest levels of security, privacy and compliance. Caterpillar Hill Limited is registered with ICO in the UK and we require our web platforms (including WORC.Community) to meet the same ICO standards and recommendations such as the GDPR protection act 2018 and is ISO 27001 certified. The WORC.Community platform also maintains full compliance with EU and US regulations on the processing of personal data. The WORC.Community platform follows leading encryption safeguards, highest quality assurance processes and maintain cloud infrastructure best practices to protect both our customers and their customers too. The WORC.Community platform servers as required by applicable law, ensure that your privacy rights are adequately protected with sufficient legal, technical, and organisational security controls.

Authentication & Access: WORC.Community members benefit from SSO (Single sign-on), and two Factor Authentication with password strengths of at least 8 characters, containing at least one uppercase letter and one number. Data integrity: The WORC.Community platform protects all member data with leading encryption safeguards to maintain continuous defence and uses HTTPS to prevent XSS attacks and has SSL certification, ongoing penetration testing, security & audit logs. The WORC.Community platform provides members with different access and functionality levels to enable the provision of private access groups such as those for societies for invite only discussion and the sharing of content. The content can be displayed within these private groups or accessed by external links to a member owned secure servers elsewhere.