Nicknames are known from the most diverse platforms on the Internet. They serve to disguise one's own identity. At MyOwns, you can stay in touch via your personal MyOwns nickname with strangers without revealing your personal information, such as your email address or mobile number. How does it work?

Already with the first registration at MyOwns, you generate your nickname (= username). It is nothing else than a MyOwns code. Anyone can send you a MyOwns message to the e-mail address you provided but using your nickname instead. Your e-mail address will not be shared. You will exchange your messages anonymously via the MyOwns servers. The nickname code is like an anonymous and discreet business card. So, strangers can keep in touch with you without disclosing them your personal data such as address or phone number. The nickname is usually much shorter and easier to remember than any mobile phone number or e-mail address.

Of course, you can also use company names or abbreviations in nicknames to allow business customers easy and quick contact with the company.

You lost an item? Open the MyOwns website, go to "Lost" and click on "Lost something?".

First, we will ask you if you have marked your item with a personal MyOwns Code prior to the loss of the product?

Yes? Then please select the code from the selection list.
Is your answer no? Then please leave the field in the selection list empty.

1. Object description – What did you lose?
2. Time and place – When and where did you lose the object?
3. Finder's fee – How much will you give the honest finder of your object? Do not be too frugal – the more attractive the reward, the higher the probability that it will be returned.
4. Publish – In the last step, we will inform you about our T&Cs and data privacy policy before putting your notification online.

Open the MyOwns website, go to "Found" and click on "Found something?".

First, you should check if you found an object that carries a MyOwns label or MyOwns tag. Take a close look. Perhaps the label is not visible at first glance.

1. You found an object with a MyOwns label? Then simply enter the code into the corresponding field on our website or click on "Message" and you can contact the owner immediately. You only must enter a text and send it. Please also let us know how the owner can contact you regarding the return of your object. You do not want to divulge any personal information such as your mobile phone number or your email address, and would like to initially remain anonymous? MyOwns offers you a safe and anonymous way to contact other users through the MyOwns server. To receive text messages, you only need to enter your mobile phone number or email address in your MyOwns account under "My Account" and "Edit my profile". Of course, we do not forward your personal data to anyone. We promise! Whether anonymous or direct: the owner will contact you soon.

   Tip: With "Check code" you can view the owner's notification message (e.g. "This object belongs to William Smith."). You know the owner personally? Then you can skip the step of entering an "object found" notification and return the object directly back to the known owner.

2. You found an object without a Myowns label? Then please leave this field blank. In three simple steps, you are now guided through the "Object found" notification process. First you must provide a description of the found object. Then you are asked about time and place. When and where did you find the object? In the last step, we will inform you about our T&Cs and data privacy policy before authorising your "Object found" notification.

Secure your valuable objects with MyOwns labels and your personal codes. It is quite simple!

First register with MyOwns. Then, you can generate up to 10 personal 8-digit codes under "My Account" and "My Codes". Finally, print labels with your codes on standard printers and use them on your objects.

In our store, you can also buy ready-made labels that either carry your code (category "Labels with my code") or have a random new code (category "Labels"). New codes that you have purchased or received as a gift can be added to your MyOwns account under "Register Code". No one else can register identical codes. If you lose a labeled valuable item, an honest finder will see the MyOwns label. After scanning your QR Code while connected with the internet he will be directed to a text field. He enters a message and sends it to you personally without seeing or knowing your contact data. That is spooky, isn’t it?

Tip: Remember that a visibly labeled item will scare off potential thieves because it can be clearly assigned to you. Confusions of valuables can also be easily cleared up. Great, isn't it!

Yes, different objects can carry the same MyOwns code. You can apply self-generated and registered codes to any number of objects. Everybody can use your codes to write you a MyOwns message, e.g. if they have found such a coded object from you and want to return it to you.

But why do you need several personal codes? Each code can be provided with an individual, personal info text under "My Codes" and "Edit Info". This message is displayed when someone finds an object with your code and checks the code at MyOwns. For example, if you have left your name in the message, friends of yours can immediately see that the lost object belongs to you and return it to you immediately. With different codes, you can thus name different family members in the personal message, e.g. your children for your children's objects.

Tip: You can also store your cell phone number in an info field for the finder. Then, the finder can call you immediately. This is practical for children's objects or even for the child itself if it is wearing the MyOwns code as a bracelet, for instance.

Log in to MyOwns website. Go to "My account" and "Change my data". Then you can update your e-mail address in the corresponding field. Please always make sure that you have full and fast access to the e-mails of the e-mail address you have specified, otherwise you won't be able to read important MyOwns messages at all or read them (too) late.

If you have found something, then you are entitled to an appropriate reward upon return of the object to its rightful owner. In Germany, the reward is 5% on a product value of up to €500; the reward is 3% on amounts over €500. Simply submit a found report on the MyOwns website under "Found" and "Found something?", so that the owner is made aware that his/her object has been found.