Terms of use

Welcome to CheckBeforeYouShop. Using the site means you're okay with the following.

What this site is

CheckBeforeYouShop tracks and compares publicly posted shopping-portal rates (cashback, airline miles, credit-card points). It's an information service: we are not a portal, a bank, or a loyalty program, and we're not affiliated with any of them. The site is operated by PickaPoint LLC, a Georgia (USA) limited liability company. These terms are an agreement between you and PickaPoint LLC.

Accuracy

Rates change constantly and portals occasionally post errors. Every rate we show carries the time we last confirmed it and, where useful, the original wording we read. We work hard to be current (see our data status page), but always verify the rate on the portal itself before shopping. The portal's own posted rate, and its terms, are what you'll actually earn. CheckBeforeYouShop isn't liable for portal decisions, including denied or adjusted payouts.

Point values are assumptions

Points and miles have no fixed cash value. Where the site offers dollar-equivalent views, they're computed from clearly labeled, adjustable assumptions: starting points for your own judgment, not financial advice.

Accounts

Free accounts power rate alerts and email notifications. Premium is an optional paid subscription, $5 a month or $50 a year, billed through Stripe. You can also switch on premium at our sister site PointAuctions.com, operated by the same company, from your account page. Refunds, renewal and cancelling are covered in Refunds and renewal. Don't abuse the service (no scraping the site to death, no automated bulk account creation). We may close accounts that do.

Refunds and renewal

Ask any time for a full refund of your latest charge. A refund ends premium. On a monthly or annual plan it also cancels the renewal, so you are not billed again. If you hold a founding lifetime membership, a refund of that one-time payment ends the membership. To ask, contact us.

Monthly premium ($5) renews every month and annual premium ($50) renews every year, at the price shown at checkout, until you cancel. The founding lifetime plan is a single payment, so it does not renew.

You can cancel online at any time. Open your billing page, choose Manage billing, and cancel on the Stripe page that opens. Cancelling stops all future charges, and you keep premium through the end of the period you have already paid for.

Our content

You're welcome to reference our data with attribution and a link. Wholesale republication of the dataset isn't allowed without permission.

Changes

We'll update these terms as the product grows; the "last updated" date above reflects the current version. Continued use after changes means acceptance.