Rewarded Interest – Help
Release notes (Alpha version: 0.90.X)
The following updates are from our most recent release:
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​New control – block sites from requesting to show notifications. Some sites ask Chrome to show a popup that "www.example.com wants to: Show notifications". Rewarded Interest now blocks these dialogs. You can disable the feature in the user tab.
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Support for the Global Privacy Control (GPC) – now you can enable the Global Privacy Control to opt out of the "sale of data" by either selecting "Block all" or by selecting the "Do-not-sell / Global Privacy Control" option in "Customized" consent choices for "activities companies are allowed to do" (purposes).
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Detection and reconciliation of conflicting consent choices. See below.
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More cookie dialogs skipped – increased coverage for detecting and blocking cookie popups
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Updated expression of allowed behaviors and companies expressed via the TCF API to match what's shown in the user interface. Changes include:
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What activities companies are allowed to do now allows for experience related cookies / identifiers, allows limited data to customize content, allows the creation of advertising profiles, allows the creation of content profiles, allows measurement of content performance, allows understand audience statistics, allows combining of data across sources, allows device identification and disables Do-not-sell.
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Which companies are allowed to do the behaviors now incudes brand safety vendors DoubleVerify and Integral Ad Science.
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Bug – fixed confusing failed logout error message
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Bug – fixed issue with loading PDFs online
List of active features
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​​​​Home page – overall status of extension.
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Consent Choices Applied – Counter of the number of times consent is set on a site.
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Dialogs Blocked – Counter of the estimated number of banners skipped.
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Minutes Saved – Counter of an estimate of the number of minutes saved assuming a consumer would manually configure a consent dialog.
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Trackers Blocked – Counter of the number of cookies or javascript trackers blocked.
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[mock] Rewards earned – dollar value of Rewards available.
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See and set if automatic consent is active.​
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Report if a cookie consent dialog is present on a page.
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Disable automatic consent management on the current given site.
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[mock] Rewards disbursement screen.
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Automatic Consent choices management – select your consent choices for how consent is set when Rewarded Interest dismisses cookie banners.
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Enable / disable automatic consent management​. When enabled, Rewarded Interest:
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Detects consent popups and automatically dismisses them (approximately 50% coverage).
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Sets consent according to your consent settings. Set default consent choices and create site specific consent choices.
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When selecting what a company can do with your individually identifiable information (i.e., "purposes"):
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If the CMP supports direct APIs, consent is set according to your preferences and the granularity of controls provided by the CMP.
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If the CMP does not support direct APIs, the CMP is blocked. Your consent is not set. CMPs should assume you have not consented to anything.
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When selecting which companies can use your individually identifiable information (i.e., "vendors"):​
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​Rewarded Interest will block the 3rd party cookies of any vendor on the IAB Global Vendor List you don't explicitly allow.​
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Javascript cookies and local storage are not actively managed at this time.
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On-page notifications show when consent is set.
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Consent history – view what consent choices were set for each site you visit. Remove site specific consent when desired.
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Device management.
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Add multiple devices (browser instances) to your account.
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View and delete devices.
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Email a friend a link to install the extension.
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Invited friends are automatically added to the Chrome Web Store access list.​
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Account management.
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Sign up.
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Log in.
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Password recovery.​
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Settings: Enable / disable on-screen notifications.
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[mock] Settings: Monthly statement, sync settings across devices.
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Restricted mode – place minors in a restricted mode where all targeting and tracking is blocked and changes are not permitted without re-entering a parental lock code.
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For clarity, the Rewarded Interest ID sharing and associated Rewards is not operating at this time.
Help
Installing Rewarded Interest
Rewarded Interest is available in the Chrome Web Store. You can download it here.
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Activating the extension is a three step process:
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Accept Terms of Service – Please read and accept the Rewarded Interest Terms of Service
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Set your consent preferences – Choose your default consent choices that will be automatically set as you browse the web. (Required in select jurisdictions)
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"pin" the extension – Show the icon for Rewarded Interest in your browser for easy access.
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In most countries, once you have accepted the Terms of Service, Rewarded Interest will begin to automatically set your consent and you will collect Rewards (once available) based on your settings in the extension.
In select jurisdictions, you must affirmatively select your consent preferences to activate Rewarded Interest. In these jurisdictions, you will be directed to the Consent Choices page. Rewarded Interest will begin to automatically set your consent and you will collect Rewards (once available) based on your settings only once initial selections are chosen.
Chrome notifications
When installing Rewarded Interest via the Chrome Web Store, you will encounter dialogs and notifications from the store.
Notification of Extension's Privileges:
In order to function, Rewarded Interest needs to detect if a consent dialog is on a page you arevisiting and set your consent preferences by interacting with it. This requires that we read the website (for detection) and change the website (to set your consent preferences).
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In addition, when Rewarded Interest notifies you that we have set your consent (or any other in-page notification), we are technically changing the data on the website.
Rewarded Interest also works on select other browsers
Rewarded Interest is compatible with Arc Browser and Brave. Rewarded Interest has limited compatibility with ChatGPT's Atlas browser
Arc Browser and Brave:
To install, simply go to the chrome webstore from your browser and click the ad to chrome button. Proceed as you would for Chrome. Note: Extensions appear in different locations on the Arc Browsers.
Extension Home Page
The Home Page provides a summary view and quick access to common actions.
Home Page
Summary
This section shows:
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Consent choices applied – how many pages where your consent preferences were applied
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Dialogs blocked – an estimate of how many consent dialogs were skipped as you have browsed the web.
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Minutes saved – how many minutes you have saved by avoiding reading, considering your preferences and applying them. The minutes saved assumes only fifteen seconds per dialog interaction.
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Trackers blocked – how many cookies or javascript callouts were blocked in enforcing your consent.
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Rewards earned – how much you have earned as Rewards over the lifetime of using Rewarded Interest. This is the sum of all Rewards you have earned and does not take into account any Rewards that you have redeemed.
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Note: some values may take time to update in the user interface. For example, the Rewards amount may be delayed because companies that target you do not always immediately report their spend to us. It may take up to 45 days for all amounts to appear.
Additional notifications
You may see an icon indicating you are not earning Rewards. This icon will appear if you have disabled your ID, if the vendors that provide Rewards are restricted by your settings, or if you have blocked purposes that impact the earning of Rewards.
Redeeming Rewards
The "Redeem" button allows you to redeem your Rewards through Rewarded Interest partners. Click on the button to redeem Rewards. For more information, see Redeeming Rewards.
Automatic Consent (Home Page)
On the bottom left panel of the Home Page is a section called "Automatic Consent" that allows for quick management of key consent related functions.
Off / On toggle for consent
Located on the left side of the home page. This allows you to quickly enable or disable automatic consent across all sites.
Report consent dialog button
When clicked, reports to Rewarded Interest that there was a consent dialog on the page that was not automatically dismissed.
Skip current site button
Enables you to skip having consent dialogs automatically dismissed on the current site.
Enrolled Browsers and Devices (Home Page)
On the bottom right panel of the Home Page is a section called "Enrolled Browsers and Devices" that show you the number of different devices associated with your account.
Add button
When you only have one device associated with your account, you will see the "Add" button. Clicking this button will bring you to the Devices page.
Manage button
When you have more than one device associated with your account, you will see the "Manage" button. Clicking this button will bring you to the Devices page.
Redeeming Rewards (overlay from Home Page)
The redeem Rewards overlay allows you to convert your Rewards through various services.
Redeeming Rewards
To redeem your Rewards, you must log in or sign up to Rewarded Interest and have at least $5 in available Rewards.
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Consent Management
The Consent Management page allows you to review and set your consent preferences related to both purposes (tracking, targeting, customizing content, hyperlocal) and vendors (companies that participate in the ad tech ecosystem and may make use of your data).
Consent Management
The toggle button at the top turns automatic consent on or off.
Use the settings on the left to control how your consent preferences are applied with regards to the purposes for consent or the type of functionality that the consent is related to. For example, you can control if identifiers can be used to create profiles for personalized advertising or if they can be used to improve your experience on a site.
Use the settings on the right to determine which vendors (companies) are allowed to track you. There are over 900 vendors that you can control (we help you manage the defaults). You can sort and search the list of vendors when looking for a specific one or list them by vendors that support earning Rewards.
Defaults vs. Site Specific
You can select to apply either the Default or the Site Specific consent preferences for each site you visit. The Site Specific tab shows the URL of the current site.​​
Default preferences will be applied to all sites for which you do not have a site specific preference.
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Site specific preferences will be set for the site indicated going forward. You can configure Site Specific consent settings by navigating to the site and opening the extension. Select the site specific tab and activate the site specific settings.
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Removal of Site Specific consent choices is done by either navigating back to the site and turning off the Site Specific option within the extension or by navigating to the Consent History overlay.
Skip this site
You can turn off the application of Automatic Consent for any given site. To do so, navigate to the site for which you want automatic consent to no longer apply and either click the Skip Current Site button on the Home Screen of the extension or navigate to the Consent Preference tab and check the box, "Do not apply consent to [site]"
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To stop a site from being skipped and return to the application of Automatic Consent either navigate to the site and un-ckeck the box, "Do not apply consent to [site]" or view Consent History and select the (x) icon next to the site's name.
Consent History
You can see all the sites on which you consent was set in the Consent History overlay.
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Consent preferences
There are four options for your Purpose preferences and four options for your Vendor preferences
Purpose preferences​
Allow all sets the individual permissions to most permissive. This is typically "enabled" for each of the purposes with the exception of negative behavior items such as "Do not sell".
Vendor preferences
​Allow all enables all vendors to receive identifiers and associated data about you.
​Reject all sets the individual permissions to least permissive. This is typically "disabled" for each of the purposes with the exception of negative behavior items such as "Do not sell".
​Reject all disables all vendors from receiving identifiers and associated data about you.
​​Optimized for Rewards sets the individual permissions to get you the most value for enabling your Rewarded Interest ID. These purpose that are enabled by Optimized for Rewards may change over time.
​Optimized for Rewards selects the set of vendors that have agreed to share 5% of their media costs with you when they use your ID and any vendors these companies identify as part of their ad serving process.
Custom purpose selection
Clicking the "Customize..." button under the purpose column lets you select purpose by purpose preferences.
Custom purpose selection interface
The "Set to" buttons that consist of "Allow all" "Reject all" and "Optimized for Rewards" at the top of the custom purposes selection interface will change the selection for all of the individual permissions. These buttons are provided for convenience. You can always change individual permissions after clicking one of these buttons.
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Allow all sets all individual permissions to "allowed," with the exception of negative behavior items such as "Do not sell."
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Reject all set the individual permissions "disabled," with the exception of negative behavior items such as "Do not sell."
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Optimized for Rewards sets the individual permissions to get you the most value for your Rewarded Interest ID. These specific settings may change over time depending on how advertisers use your ID to target ads.
The individual permissions are grouped into four categories to make them easier to comprehend. These categories are defined by the European Interactive Advertising Bureau.
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When you click on the name of any of the groups, the individual purposes are shown for that group.
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When you click on the carrot ⌃ at the end of the individual purpose, a description of that purpose is shown. These descriptions are based on the standards defined by the European Interactive Advertising Bureau.
The buttons on the bottom of the page allow you to:
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Cancel – any selections or changes will not be applied.
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Save – your selected purposes will be applied whenever you have selected "Customized" as your setting for purposes going forward.
Resolving internal settings conflicts
There are some consent choices that do not work in combination with each other. To ensure you are protected, Rewarded Interest automatically disables certain IAB based consent elements when you select "Do Not Sell / Global Privacy Control." Specifically, we disable the following:
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Technology > marketing
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Technology > measurement
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Purpose based > Advertising > Create profiles for personalized advertising
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Purpose based > Advertising personalization > Use profiles for personalized advertising
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Purpose based > Analytics > Measure advertising performance
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Provision of the Rewarded Interest ID
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If you attempt to set a combination that is not compatible either as your default consent choices or for a specific site, the extension will show an error message.​​
To resolve the conflict, please either select to "Keep DNS / GPC" which will maintain the Do Not Sell / Global Privacy Control option. Or, select to "Disable DNS / GPC" and keep the additional consent option you have selected.
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Rewarded Interest will not manage your consent choices until the conflict is resolved.
Conflicts with third party extension settings
Other extensions may express the Global Privacy Control (GPC).
Rewarded Interest will detect if you have a conflicting extension enabled that is setting GPC. For more information on these conflicts and how to resolve them, see Resolving Conflicting Settings.
Notification of conflict with DNT or GPC
Conflicts with browser-based settings
Browsers can set certain settings that may impact your consent such as Do Not Track.
Rewarded Interest will detect if you have "Do Not Track" (DNT) enabled via your browser. Rather than setting DNT to "on" through your browser, we recommend setting your default consent settings to "Block All". In this configuration, Rewarded Interest can actively block third party trackers in addition to passing the consent signal for Do Not Sell / Global-privacy-control to inform all websites not to track you. For more information on these conflicts and how to resolve them, see Resolving Conflicting Settings.
Notification of conflict with DNT or GPC
Customize which companies can use your identity (vendors) selection
Clicking the "Customize..." button under the "Which companies are allowed..." column lets you select vendor by vendor preferences.
Custom vendor selection interface.
In the custom vendor selection UI you can select individual vendors. Three buttons on the second line indicated as "Set to:" allow you to pre-select all, none, or just the set of vendors that are recommended to optimize your Rewards. These buttons pre-select the vendors that are set to active in the list, and you can modify these selections.
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You can Search for a specific vendor.
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You can sort the list of vendors by name or whether or not the vendor supports your earning of Rewards.
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The toggle, "Enable new recommended vendors," if active, will enable any new vendors that support your earning of Rewards. ​
The buttons on the bottom of the page allow you to:
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Cancel – any selections or changes will not be applied.
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Save – your selected changes will be applied when you have selected "Customized" as your setting for vendors going forward.
Application of Consent
When enabled, the application of your consent preferences is attempted on every page you visit.​ The application of consent preferences is done through multiple mechanisms:
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Purpose based (what can companies do with your identity?) consent:
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When the Consent Management Platform (CMP) has in-page APIs, we set your purpose based consent via the CMP's APIs
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When the CMP does not have in-page APIs, we block the CMP and initially no consent is set (implied block all).
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[Future] An on-page API is written to the page by Rewarded Interest that the CMP can read to apply your specific purpose based privacy preferences.
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Vendor based (which companies do what you have allowed with your identity?) consent:
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Rewarded Interest blocks ad tech vendors (based on the IAB Global Vendor List) you don't explicitly allow from writing 3rd party cookies
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[Future] An on-page API is written to the page by Rewarded Interest that the CMP can read to apply your specific vendor privacy preferences.
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[Future] Rewarded Interest blocks ad tech vendors (based on the IAB Global Vendor List) you don't explicitly allow from using local storage or executing javascript according to your privacy preferences.
Consent history
You can view the consent choices applied as you have visited various sites by clicking on the view consent history button.
Your consent history shows actions associated with your most recent 2,000 sites.
View consent history
Sites are shown in order of last visit. You can search for a site that you have visited and you can view the consent choices that were set when you applied for Purposes and Vendors. Custom consent choices can also be viewed by clicking on the Custom button in the list.
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A indicates if Site Specific consent was applied or the site was skipped (consent was not applied). The default settings will be applied going forward if the is clicked and you select Save.
ID management
The ID management page allows you to manage the availability of your Rewarded Interest ID.
ID Management
Pausing the ID
You can pause and un-pause your Rewarded Interest ID at any time. Pausing your ID stops Rewarded Interest from sharing your ID with any vendors on any sites you visit. It does not undo or erase any historical sharing or collection of data against your ID.
Resetting the ID
You can reset your Rewarded Interest ID at any time. Resetting your ID generate a new Rewarded Interest ID for you. Your previous ID is never shared again and any data that advertisers or companies associated with that ID should no longer be usable. We restrict reassociation of historical information with new IDs in our Policies.
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Please note, when you reset your ID, the amount advertisers spend to target you may decrease until they collect new data associated with your new ID. While this happens, the amount you earn as Rewards will also be reduced. Your earning of Rewards should increase over time as advertisers and other companies learn about your preferences and associate them with your new ID.
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Resetting your ID is immediate for the current device you are using. Other devices will get the new ID within an hour of resetting your ID.
Devices
The Devices page allows you to add and manage different instances of Rewarded Interest on various devices that you own.
Devices Page
Enrolled Browsers & Devices
When you are logged in to Rewarded Interest, you can see and remove any other instances of the Rewarded Interest extension. Each device is listed with the name of browser and the operating system of the device.
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You can remove devices from your account by clicking the yellow circle next to an given device. Removing a device disassociates it from your account and resets the device instance. You cannot remove your current device from your account.
Email a link to install the extension
For convenience, you can email yourself or someone you know a link to install Rewarded Interest on Chrome.
Account
The Account page allows you to login and to configure Rewarded Interest settings.
Account Page
Sign up or Log in
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You can sign up or log in to Rewarded Interest. Logging in allows you to:
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synchronize your consent preferences across devices
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receive monthly statements
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consolidate earned Rewards
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see your Rewards balance across devices
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redeem Rewards
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enable Restricted mode
Settings
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Language – Select your desired language. Support for additional languages will be added over time.
Location – Select your desired location. The location selected will impact certain features to ensure compliance with local regulations.
Currency – Select the currency in which you would like to see your Rewards. Please note, Rewards are not currency and are shown as a currency equivalent for ease of understanding. Rewards can be exchanged on a one-for-one basis with the US dollar. Any conversions to other currencies are for display purposes only and use the following day's exchange rate.
Monthly statement via email – When checked, you will receive a monthly email showing information about your usage of Rewarded Interest. Note: you must be logged into Rewarded Interest to receive emails.
Sync settings across devices – When checked, your consent preferences, language, and location are shared across your devices. Pausing or enabling your ID is specific to each of your devices. Resetting your ID applies to all devices associated with your account.
Note: you must be logged into Rewarded Interest to sync your settings.
Blocks site notification prompts – When checked, Rewarded Interest will prevent Chrome from showing the prompt to "www.example.com wants to: Show notifications"
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Show notifications – When checked, you will see on-screen notifications from Rewarded Interest when your consent preferences are applied as you browse the web.
Restricted mode – When selected, restricted mode is active. See restricted mode for more information.
Removing the extension
You can uninstall the Rewarded Interest extension at any time. Removing the extension will stop it from functioning. Site specific consent policies and your history of consent being applied will be deleted. Any synced settings or earned Rewards will be maintained by Rewarded Interest in association with your account. You can alway reinstall and log in to re-associate an extension with your account.
Account: Restricted Mode
As a convenience for parents or guardians, Rewarded Interest has a special mode to add protections for minors who cannot legally consent or earn Rewards. Only adults can sign up to Rewarded Interest.
Restricted mode
Restricted mode is designed to protect minors by allowing parents or guardians to place a browser in a restricted operational mode. You must be logged in to activate restricted mode.
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No Rewarded Interest ID is shared
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No Rewards are earned
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Consent settings are set to block all vendors
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Consent settings are set to block all but required purposes
Activating restricted mode
You can enable restricted mode by navigating to the Account page and clicking the restricted mode button located within the list of settings.
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You will be presented with a dialog asking for a four digit number (i.e., a PIN). You chose your own PIN. This number will be required if you want to disable restricted mode in the future. Once a code is entered, restricted mode is activated.
Deactivating restricted mode
You can disable restricted mode by navigating to the Account page and clicking the restricted mode button located within the list of settings.
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You will be presented with a dialog asking for a four digit number (i.e., a PIN). Enter the same number you entered when activating restricted mode. Once the correct code is entered, restricted mode is deactivated.
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If you forget your 4-digit PIN and need to deactivate Restricted Mode, the PIN cannot be reset. You will need to uninstall and reinstall the Rewarded Interest extension.
Have a question or need help and can't find an answer here? Contact us at: support@rewardedinterest.com
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