Collaborate in a fully encrypted and secure business environment.

With our free trial, you can create a network in a matter of  minutes. Once created, our trial gives you access to the Basic subscription plan, so you can experience the benefits of joining our secure, professional network. You won’t need to enter credit card details until after the trial period ends and you decide to join our business networking platform as a member.

You’ll receive emails towards the end of your trial to notify you that your trial is nearing its end. If you decide not to continue with us, your profile will expire at the end of the trial.

If your free trial period ends before you’ve had a chance to experience the full benefits of working on Collude, send a message to our support team and we’ll contact you to discuss options. You can find our contact details here.

You can always upgrade your annual plan to include new members, so growing your business is never an issue.

After you’ve found the perfect plan for you and your business, you’ll need to decide whether you want to pay on a monthly or annual basis. You can then use any major credit card to pay for your subscription.

Yes, you can upgrade or downgrade your account at any time. For example, if you decide to start on the basic model, you can easily upgrade your subscription through the administration portal at a later date. Or, if you wish you downgrade your account, you can do so by contacting our Support Team who’ll help you through this process.

No, you’re never locked into a contract as we operate on a pay-as-you-go basis. So, you can cancel at any time without penalty. If you decide to purchase your plan on an annual basis, you’ll need to pay in full upfront and will receive a discount off your total. With annual plans, you’ll need to contact the Support Team to cancel your plan.

A network is a single subscription or trial set-up. Only people on the network, also known as networkers, can access the content. At Collude, our networks are completely private.

An Enterprise subscription gives you access to an advanced platform with additional features such as domain restriction, so users need to be invited via an email domain to join your network.

Yes, the Collude platform has a neutral layout and user-friendly interface as a default. Owners can customise the look of their network with their logo, phrasing and design colours.

To invite someone to join your network, click on Network heading. Then select the sign in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen to make the invite contact screen appear.You’ll then need to complete the three mandatory fields before you can send the invite.

Yes,we take data security very seriously at Collude. Our servers are hosted in a world-class data centre protected by 24-hour surveillance, and we ensure that our application is always up-to-date with the latest security patches. Our data-centre is also EU safe harbour compliant and all plans include SSL encryption to keep your data extra safe. We’re also GDP compliant.

Yes, you can customise the system notifications by going to your profile settings. Once in your profile, click on the menu on the left-hand side and select the edit profile icon to make a menu appear. Then choose the third menu option notification settings to turn on/off notifications.

Yes, you can cancel your participation in any network by using the leave network option found under the settings icon. Follow the onscreen steps to permanently remove yourself from the network. You’ll need to repeat this process every time you’d like to leave a network.

Yes, you can have as many networks as you’d like.

Yes, you can belong to as many networks as you’re invited to or create.

If you’re unable to manage your network, you can transfer ownership to any network member you nominate. The owner is the person who pays
the subscription. Our Support team can help you make this change.