---
title: "Password"
slug: "password"
description: "Learn how to change your Polaris password securely, recover a forgotten password, and understand annual password change requirements for account safety."
tags: ["Login", "Password"]
updated: 2025-03-24T13:01:06Z
published: 2025-03-24T13:01:06Z
canonical: "docs.rotary-polaris.ch/password"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rotary-polaris.ch/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Password

A secure password is essential for logging into Polaris, ensuring that only authorized users can access your account and protecting your data from unauthorized access.

### How do I change my password?

To accomplish this, either select your name in the upper right corner or choose “Navigation” and then click on **MY SETTINGS > Modify my password** from the left-hand menu.

![Menu options with a focus on modifying password in user settings section.](https://cdn.document360.io/3f5e5dcd-6f04-4fa4-89a0-b411b2a15ab9/Images/Documentation/Password_change_EN.png)

You will need to input your existing password along with your new password (entered twice). Be sure to adhere to the outlined password policy.

> [!NOTE]
> ** NOTE
> 
> The new password must contain at least one number (0-9), one uppercase character, and one special character (+*%&()?!$][{}<>\/§£=).

### What to do, if I forgot my password?

If you have forgotten your password, visit the login page and click on the “**I forgot my password**” button at the bottom. Then, enter your email address, and after submitting, you will receive an email to set a new password.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/3f5e5dcd-6f04-4fa4-89a0-b411b2a15ab9/Images/Documentation/Password_Forgot_EN.gif)

> [!NOTE]
> ** NOTE
> 
> Changing the password for Polaris does not affect the password for my.rotary.org, and the same applies in reverse – these are two separate systems with distinct login credentials, even if you use the same email address for both systems.

#### Why do I sometimes have to change my password when logging in?

Users who have the right to **manage member data** in Polaris are required to change their password annually.