How ITLoot verifies offers

ITLoot separates what we found from whether an incentive is still available.

Three separate questions

Availability Does ITLoot believe the offer is running now? Current, Unconfirmed, or Expired.

Evidence Where did we see the reward stated? A vendor page, a vendor ad, or a reader's report.

Eligibility Can you personally claim it? Decided entirely by the vendor.

A current offer may rest on a vendor webpage, an advertisement, or another documented source. Knowing where a reward was seen does not tell you whether it is still available, and neither fact tells you whether you qualify.

Availability

Current ITLoot believes this offer is running now.

Unconfirmed We have seen credible vendor evidence, but cannot currently confirm the reward is still available.

Expired The claim window stated by the vendor has passed.

Evidence labels

Reward shown on vendor page We saw the reward stated on a page the vendor publishes: a campaign page, a terms page, or a registration page.

Reward seen in vendor ad We saw the reward in advertising published by or on behalf of the vendor. The page it links to may not repeat it.

Payout reported Somebody told us they were actually paid the reward.

These describe different evidence, not better and worse grades. Where a listing rests on advertising, that is a normal way for a vendor to run an incentive rather than a weaker kind of proof.

Two different dates

Reward last seen The day we last observed the reward itself, in whichever source the evidence label names.

Offer last checked The day we last looked at the offer. Looking is not the same as seeing the reward, so these are often different days and we never print one as the other.

Availability, eligibility, and payout are always determined by the vendor.