# Create an Organizational Account
When you have created a [**user account**](https://documentation.carbonregistry.com/documentation/carbonregistry.com/registry-user-guide/get-started/create-a-user-account), you may establish an **organizational account**.
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Organizations that intend to register projects and issue credits must complete a KYB, and the user creating the organizational account must be authorized to do so.
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All organizations that intend to have a public profile on the Carbon Directory please provide as accurate and complete information as possible.
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To create an **organizational account**, go either to [carbonregistry.com](https://carbonregistry.com) or to [app.carbonregistry.com](https://app.carbonregistry.com) to log in to the registry as a **user** with permission to create an **organizational account.**
Onboarding an organization
From the **Home screen**, users can create a new organization by clicking "Create Organization".
You are prompted to provide the name of the organization, website, logo and agree to terms and conditions applicable for organizational accounts.
Onboard new organizational account
Next you are guided in few more steps to provide more information about the organization.
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You can skip this and complete later.
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Organization type
First provide information about the type of account you are creating, e.g. Project developer, marketplace, insurance, etc.
Contact and social
Next provide information about contact details and any social media your organization has.
Location
Next tell us about your location, i.e. country, city and streetname
Bio
Next tell us about your organization, here you should provide information about your service in the carbon market if you are in project development, brokering, validation/verification etc. If you're using carbon credits as a means of your decarbonization tell us about your targets and commitments.
When you have completed providing the necessary information you can make you profile public by clicking "Make public"
Making a profile public
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Below you can see how the public profile looks like.
Here, you provide details about the type of account you are creating. Please see the definitions of different roles in the registry.
Account types are
* [Project proponent ](https://documentation.carbonregistry.com/documentation/icr-program/fundamentals/definitions/icr-definitions-v3.2/version-history/icr-definitions-v2.0)
* [Project developer](https://documentation.carbonregistry.com/documentation/icr-program/fundamentals/definitions/icr-definitions-v3.2/version-history/icr-definitions-v2.0)
* [Market participant ](https://documentation.carbonregistry.com/documentation/icr-program/fundamentals/definitions/icr-definitions-v3.2/version-history/icr-definitions-v2.0)
* [Validation and verification body](https://documentation.carbonregistry.com/documentation/icr-program/fundamentals/definitions/icr-definitions-v3.2/version-history/icr-definitions-v2.0)
* Other
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During setup VVBs can't select VVB account. ICR admin applies the role after signing a Validation and verification agreement.
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For general accounts (for holding and retiring ICCs), select **Other.**
**Step 2**
Next step is to provide more details about your organization, i.e.:
* Name
* Country of registration
* Registration number
* Industry
General
**Step 3**
Next details of location
* Home address
* City
* State / province
* Zip / postcode
* Website
Address
**Step 4**
Tell us about your role with the organization.
Role(s)
**Step 5**
If you want to add other team members to the account, you can do so here.
Add members
Added members will receive an invitation by email to join the organizational account and guided how to create a user account.
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Please note that by default added users are created as non priviledged users. To assign **admin** privileges, you do so in the account settings.
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**Step 6**
You can add your company logo to the profile in this step.
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It´s best to use rectangular or circular logos.
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Add logo
Step 7
The final step is to review information about your organization you provided during the previous steps. You need to confirm you accept the [**Terms and Conditions** ](https://documentation.carbonregistry.com/documentation/carbonregistry.com/registry-user-guide/get-started/broken-reference)that apply to **Organizational accounts**.
If you are a **Project proponent**, **project developer**, **market participant**, or a **VVB**, you must have a public profile. For other organizational types, you may choose to have a private account where your information is not publicly available. When you click submit you have created your organizational account.
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The **user** creating the account is automatically assigned as an **admin** to the account.
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Review and submit
After you submit, you are directed again to the **Home screen**, where you will see a new **organizational account** you are associated with.
Home screen
From the **Home screen,** you can access and manage your **Organizational account.**
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There are multiple additional options for your account under account settings, e.g. Org. bio, inventory disclosure, warehouse, etc. See[ account management](https://documentation.carbonregistry.com/documentation/carbonregistry.com/registry-user-guide/organizations/account-management).
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