Editorial & Rate-Verification Policy

Where our cashback rates come from

Cashback rates on Tenmomo start from network data. Our systems connect to the APIs of the affiliate networks we work with. They refresh program data every day. Store listings come from that database. So when a network changes a rate or closes a program, the listings change too.

Two honest caveats. First, we write most store pages by hand. On those pages we set the headline rate from the network's terms and check it against the network from time to time. Each of those pages shows the date we last checked it. A network change reaches the page through that check, not by itself. Second, some programs pay different rates for different products or customer types. There, we headline the rate an ordinary order gets and name the higher rates with their conditions. The network sets the exact rate when it confirms the order.

How we choose what to feature

Cashback is only possible where a store pays us a commission through an affiliate partnership. So we cover those stores most. A partnership can end, or a store can stop tracking. Then we keep its page up and say plainly that there is no cashback. We do not remove the page or show a rate we cannot pay.

Brands can also pay us for placement. We sell clearly marked sponsored slots: on the homepage, on category pages and in campaign features during a brand's promotion. Our partner page lists the options. Every sponsored item carries a visible "Sponsored" label. We never show a sponsored item as an editorial pick.

Our editorial rankings and top picks are not for sale. A brand cannot pay to move up a ranking or into a list of picks. A paid placement never changes the cashback rate you see or what a page says about the brand.

Commission economics do shape what we cover. We write more about stores where readers can get meaningful cashback, because that is the point of the site. They never change the rate you see (it is the commission we get, passed on at 100%). They never change the accuracy of a page's claims.

What the "Sponsored" label means

A "Sponsored" label means the brand paid for that spot. On our homepage that can be a partner panel at the top of the "Only at Tenmomo" codes. It can also be one logo tile in the header, or one of the first "More store guides" links. Nothing sits in a paid spot without the label. A spot nobody has bought shows our normal content.

Paying buys the position, not the words. A sponsored item shows only what the brand's store page already publishes: the same codes, terms and cashback rate. We give partner panels only to brands that set up a code just for Tenmomo members. We never put a paid spot inside a ranked list such as "Highest cashback".