All TopCashback is doing is taking the commission and giving you some of it. They take less of a cut than other sites like Rakuten, which I guess they can do since they have fewer overheads (eg I’ve never seen a TV ad for them). I don’t think they’re selling any user data.
The permissions on their extension allows for them to read site data so they definitely could operate as a data broker. However their tos has no mention of any data sharing so you are likely correct that they just take a commission. Great site imo
I didn’t even realise they have an extension. I just use the site.
I also use CashbackMonitor.com, which lets you look up a site and see a list of all the cashback sites that support it. Sometimes, during promotions (like Black Friday), Rakuten’s cashback is temporarily higher than TopCashback’s.
All TopCashback is doing is taking the commission and giving you some of it. They take less of a cut than other sites like Rakuten, which I guess they can do since they have fewer overheads (eg I’ve never seen a TV ad for them). I don’t think they’re selling any user data.
The permissions on their extension allows for them to read site data so they definitely could operate as a data broker. However their tos has no mention of any data sharing so you are likely correct that they just take a commission. Great site imo
I didn’t even realise they have an extension. I just use the site.
I also use CashbackMonitor.com, which lets you look up a site and see a list of all the cashback sites that support it. Sometimes, during promotions (like Black Friday), Rakuten’s cashback is temporarily higher than TopCashback’s.