Advantages of Polaris

POLARIS …
serves as a powerful platform to support Rotary life efficiently, securely, and with a strong community focus.

Unified system for over 70.000 members across 10 European countries.
Supports multiple languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Bosnian and Icelandic) – additional languages can be easily integrated.
Cross-device compatibility: Optimized for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops with responsive design.

Event management: Easy organization of meetings, events, and projects.
Membership management: Automatic synchronization with Rotary International’s data (via SEMDA).
Communication tools: Integrated newsletter distribution, document management, and photo galleries.
Collaboration: Facilitates interaction between national websites, districts, metropolitan clubs, regular clubs (including satellite and special clubs), service committees, and fellowship groups.
Document management: folders with documents, archives and photo galleries.

GDPR compliant (General Data Protection Regulation since 2018).
Secure data processing through certified interfaces (e.g., SEMDA interface to Rotary International).
All IT-Infrastructure located in Switzerland at certified provider. No data is shared with others, except with Rotary International.

Member involvement: Clubs and districts can submit requests for new features directly.
Continuous updates: The Polaris team regularly develops new versions based on user needs.

Non-profit organization: Owned by Rotary Communication Services Schweiz-Liechtenstein, an association supervised by the Rotary districts of Switzerland/Liechtenstein.
Experienced support network: Assistance provided by volunteer Rotarians at the club and district levels, supported by the central Polaris Team.

Available for districts and individual clubs: Polaris can be provided to entire districts and, exceptionally, to individual clubs.
Easy onboarding: Quick integration process for new clubs and users.