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How does group ownership work?

Every group has exactly one owner, the person who created it. The owner buys credits, manages members, sets the branding, and makes the calls about the group lifecycle. This page explains what ownership includes and how it can change hands.

What can a group owner do?

Buy credit packs, add and remove members in a specific-people group, upload branding, edit the name and description, transfer the group to another member, and archive it. Owners also see the full credit-usage history, including who spent what on which cards.

What can a group owner not do?

Owners cannot delete cards their members created, because those belong to the creator. They cannot refund spent credits, change the group type after creation, or change the domain on a domain group.

Can I transfer ownership to someone else?

Yes. Open the group dashboard and choose Transfer, then pick a member to become the new owner. Ownership changes right away, and the credits stay with the group. You become a regular member unless you are removed.

Can the owner leave their own group?

Not directly. Transfer ownership to someone else first, then you can be removed as a member. If the group is no longer needed, archive it instead.

What happens if the owner deletes their Greetopia account?

Ownership moves automatically to the most active member, measured by activity in the last 30 days, then all-time, then who joined earliest. The new owner is told by email, and the credits move with the group.

If the owner was the only member, the group is archived instead. Nothing is lost.

What does archiving a group do?

Archiving is the end of the road for a group. It becomes read-only: no new members, no credit purchases, no new upgrades using its credits. Existing cards keep working, and the history stays viewable and exportable. Any unused credits are frozen and cannot be spent. A group can never be deleted, only archived.

Can I un-archive a group?

No. Archiving is permanent. If you need the activity back, create a new group. Keeping archive one-way means the history is preserved without a half-alive state that would confuse people about whether the group is really closed.