Can profiles be viewed in other languages? ▾
Modern browsers provide built-in translation capabilities allowing visitors to view profiles in their preferred language. All profiles are written and maintained in English. Future multilingual editorial support may be introduced.
Is acceptance into IconsHerald guaranteed? ▾
No. Submitting an application is an application for editorial profile creation, not an instant enrolment. Every application is personally reviewed by the IconsHerald editorial team, who look for a demonstrable record of achievement, contribution, or distinction.
What happens after I submit an application? ▾
The editorial team reviews your application and, if suitable, approves it. After approval, you complete the editorial questionnaire for your selected package and the upfront payment (50% + GST) is collected. The editorial team then prepares your biography and shares your complete profile for approval. Once you approve, the balance payment is collected and your profile is published. Nothing is published without your explicit approval.
What does an editorial profile cost? ▾
Editorial Profile Creation is a one-time fee: Emerging at ₹6,000, Accomplished at ₹12,000, or Distinguished at ₹18,000 (all inclusive of GST). This single fee composes and publishes your profile. Separately, an Annual Profile Maintenance & Verification fee of ₹3,000 + GST per year preserves your published archive going forward, starting from your second year — there is no maintenance fee due alongside the initial creation fee. For Editorial Profile Creation, 50% of the fee plus applicable GST is payable upfront before editorial preparation begins, with the balance due on completion, after you approve your finished profile.
Why is there an annual fee if profile creation is one-time? ▾
The editorial creation fee covers composing and publishing your profile once. The Annual Profile Maintenance & Verification fee of ₹3,000 + GST per year is a separate, ongoing programme, due from your second year onward, that covers secure hosting, continued profile availability, archive preservation, QR code continuity, secure backups, search engine indexing maintenance, platform infrastructure, security monitoring, and minor technical corrections. It sustains the institution that keeps your profile dignified and ensures it stays live and current for as long as membership is maintained — it does not produce a new biography.
How long does editorial preparation take? ▾
Editorial preparation is typically completed within approximately 2–4 weeks of receipt of the upfront payment, depending on package, profile complexity, and your responsiveness to editorial requests.
Is the upfront payment refundable? ▾
During IconsHerald's early period, if you cancel after paying the upfront advance (50% of the editorial creation fee + GST), a tiered customer-choice refund may apply: 75% of the upfront service fee (excluding GST) before a draft exists; 50% after a draft exists but before you approve; and none after your approval or publication. The GST component of any INR payment is non-refundable. Separately, where there is a verified fault on IconsHerald's part, you are entitled to a refund of 75% of the upfront service fee (excluding GST). The GST component of any payment is non-refundable. The remaining 25% of the service fee is retained as a non-refundable processing fee. Full details are available in our Refund & Cancellation policy.
Draft wording — subject to final tax and legal review. The early-period customer-choice schedule is a limited-time founding policy.
Can I update my profile after publication? ▾
Yes. Publication is not the end of the relationship. A Minor Editorial Update (₹3,000 + GST) suits a new award, an appointment, a publication, or a similar addition. A Major Editorial Revision (₹5,000 + GST) suits a biography rewrite, significant career progression, or a package tier upgrade. Both are separate editorial services from Annual Profile Maintenance & Verification, scoped and quoted according to the work involved.
What is In Memoriam? ▾
In Memoriam is a wholly separate editorial division of IconsHerald, reserved exclusively for permanent archives of those who are no longer with us. It is commissioned by families, foundations, or institutions, never by the individual themselves, and is entirely distinct from the living-professional Register.
Visit In Memoriam →How does In Memoriam pricing work? ▾
An Editorial Memorial Archive is ₹25,000 + GST, and includes professional editorial creation, a permanent URL, a QR code, hosting, maintenance, and verification for three years. After three years, optional continuation is available for ₹3,000 + GST per year. Editorial revisions during the archive period — a Minor Editorial Update (₹3,000 + GST) or a Major Editorial Revision (₹5,000 + GST) — are arranged separately.
Which editorial package should I choose? ▾
Emerging, Accomplished, and Distinguished reflect three depths of editorial work, not a hierarchy of status. Emerging suits a concise professional profile; Accomplished adds awards, publications, and media coverage; Distinguished is the most comprehensive of the three for a living career, including books, research, and supporting documents.
How does profile approval work? ▾
Before publication, you review your complete profile — biography, timeline, awards, gallery, videos, documents, and overall layout — and must explicitly approve it. Your approval date, time, and the version approved are recorded. Nothing is published without this explicit confirmation.
Who owns the content of my profile? ▾
You retain ownership of the factual information and photographs you supply. IconsHerald retains copyright in its editorial composition, layout, and presentation of your profile.
What is the contact request facility? ▾
Your personal contact details are never displayed publicly without your consent. Visitors may securely initiate Contact Requests through the platform without your private contact information being exposed. Requests are forwarded to you, and you may independently reconnect through your own professional channels.
What is the difference between The IconsHerald Register and In Memoriam? ▾
The IconsHerald Register contains editorial profiles of living professionals. In Memoriam is a wholly separate editorial division, reserved exclusively for permanent archives commissioned by families, foundations, and institutions to honour individuals no longer with us. In Memoriam archives are sealed at publication and never taken down.
Is IconsHerald available internationally? ▾
Yes. IconsHerald is open to accomplished professionals anywhere in the world.