ThePicks Creator Rewards Policy
Effective Date: September 20, 2026
This Creator Rewards Policy explains how creators earn, use, and manage rewards on ThePicks. It replaces the Picks Points Policy dated June 19, 2026.
By earning or using creator rewards, you agree to this policy and the ThePicks Terms of Service.
1. Two types of rewards
ThePicks creator rewards use two separate balances.
| Item | Picks Points / Payouts |
|---|---|
| How you earn it | Picks Points: creator activity — opening your storefront, adding products, posting Notes, making eligible sales. Payouts: sales commission on eligible orders, plus a $10 Welcome Bonus |
| What you use it for | Picks Points: product samples and discounts on ThePicks purchases. Payouts: cash withdrawals |
| In short | Picks Points: activity earns products. Payouts: sales earn cash |
Picks Points cannot be converted to cash, and Payouts balances cannot be converted to Picks Points.
2. Picks Points
2.1 What Picks Points are
Picks Points are rewards for creator activity on ThePicks. You use them to request product samples and to get discounts on ThePicks purchases.
Picks Points are not cash, electronic money, gift cards, prepaid value, or a payment method outside ThePicks.
Picks Points:
- Can only be used on ThePicks
- Cannot be exchanged for cash
- Cannot be transferred to another account
- Cannot be sold, traded, or shared
- Cannot be withdrawn
- Have no monetary value outside ThePicks
2.2 Who can earn Picks Points
Picks Points are available to approved creators who are eligible for creator rewards on ThePicks.
Guest users, logged-out users, and users who are not eligible for creator rewards cannot earn or use Picks Points.
ThePicks may limit access to Picks Points based on account status, creator status, policy violations, or service availability.
2.3 Basic rules
| Item | Rule |
|---|---|
| Value | 100 pts = $1 when used on ThePicks |
| Minimum use | 500 pts per use |
| Expiration | 12 months from the date earned. Points earned first are used first and expire first. |
| Expiration notice | Email 30 days before points expire |
| When added | After ThePicks approves the mission or the order becomes eligible (section 2.8) |
| Reversal | Refunds, cancellations, and deleted Notes reverse the related points (section 2.12) |
2.4 How to earn Picks Points
One-time onboarding missions
| Mission | Points — Condition |
|---|---|
| Open your storefront | 300 pts — First storefront created |
| Complete My Specialty | 50 pts — Completed for the first time |
| Add 3 products | 150 pts — 3 products available for sale in your storefront |
| Add 10 products | 200 pts — 10 products available for sale in your storefront |
| Add your ThePicks link to Linktree or your social bio | 200 pts — Submit your link. Added after review. |
| Post your first Note | 200 pts — First Note approved |
Completing all six onboarding missions earns 1,100 pts, enough for your first Standard sample.
Repeatable missions
| Mission | Points — Condition |
|---|---|
| Post a Note | 200 pts per Note — Meets the Note requirements (section 2.5) and is approved. Up to 5 Notes per month. |
| Before Note | 500 pts per sample (200 + 300 bonus) — A Note reviewing a product you received as a sample, posted within 10 days of receiving it. Once per sample. Counts toward the monthly Note limit. |
| Before & After Note | 1,000 pts per story — Post a Before video, then add your After video once the story unlocks 21 days later (section 2.7). Once per completed story. Does not count toward the monthly Note limit. |
| Make a sale | 50 pts per order — Order completed and past the refund period. Purchases from your own storefront do not count. |
Point amounts, eligible actions, and reward conditions may change based on ThePicks policies.
2.5 Note requirements
A Note is a short video you upload directly to ThePicks that tags at least one product. Videos posted on TikTok or other platforms do not count as Notes unless you upload them to ThePicks.
To earn points, a Note must:
- Tag at least 1 product available on ThePicks
- Contain a video at least 10 seconds long
- Be reviewed and approved by ThePicks. Review usually takes up to 48 hours.
| Limit | Rule |
|---|---|
| Monthly points limit | You can post as many Notes as you like. Up to 5 approved Notes per calendar month earn points, including Before Notes. |
| Same product | You can earn Note points for the same product only once every 30 days |
| First Note | Your first approved Note earns the one-time 200 pts onboarding reward. The repeatable Note reward applies from your second approved Note. |
If a Note is deleted, removed for violating ThePicks policies, or found to be invalid, the points earned from that Note may be reversed.
2.6 Before Notes
When you receive a product sample through ThePicks, post a Note reviewing that product within 10 days of receiving it. An approved Before Note earns 500 pts (the regular 200 pts plus a 300 pt bonus).
- One Before Note per sample
- Counts toward the monthly Note limit
- You cannot request a new sample until you have posted a Before Note for your previous sample
2.7 Before & After Notes
A Before & After Note is one Note that holds two videos of the same product: a Before video you post now, and an After video you add once the story unlocks 21 days later.
| Item | Rule |
|---|---|
| Who | Any creator. No invitation or selection is required. |
| Eligible products | A product on your My Shelf that came to you through ThePicks — either a sample that has shipped to you, or your own order that you have paid for and not refunded. |
| Before video | Post a Before video tagged to that product. It goes live once approved and earns no points on its own. If the product came to you as a ThePicks sample, the Before Note you post for that sample is your Before — no separate Before video is required. |
| When After unlocks | 21 days after you post your Before video, and never before that Before is approved. For a sample story, the 21 days start when that Before Note is approved. |
| How you are notified | Your Note shows the date your After slot unlocks, and ThePicks emails you when it does. If you miss that email, nothing is lost — your After slot stays open. |
| Deadline | None. Your After slot stays open until you post it. |
| Videos | Each video is one video file of at least 15 seconds. Shows your face or the area where you used the product. Unedited: no filters or retouching. |
| Product tag | Both videos are tagged to the same product. You can have one story in progress per product at a time; once a story is complete you can start a new one for the same product. |
| Usage rights | By submitting a Before or After video, you agree that ThePicks may show the story on the product page and use it in ThePicks advertising. |
| Points | 1,000 pts when your After video is approved and the story is complete. Once per story. Does not count toward the monthly Note limit, and does not use up any of your 5 monthly Note slots. |
| Review | Usually within 48 hours |
2.8 When Picks Points are added
| Reward | When points are added |
|---|---|
| Storefront, My Specialty, product missions | When the mission condition is met and confirmed by ThePicks |
| Link mission | After ThePicks reviews your submitted link |
| Notes (all types) | After ThePicks approves the Note |
| Sales | After the order is completed and the refund period has passed |
Canceled, refunded, fraudulent, or invalid orders do not earn points.
2.9 Actions that do not earn Picks Points
- Creating an account
- Logging in, visiting pages, or generating page views
- Connecting a social account without completing an eligible mission
- Adding products that are incomplete or not available for sale
- Repeating a one-time mission (for example, deleting and re-adding products, or closing and reopening a storefront)
- Posting a Note that does not meet the Note requirements or is not approved
- Notes beyond the monthly points limit (you can still post them, but they do not earn points)
- Buying from your own storefront (for the Make a sale reward)
- Any action ThePicks determines to be invalid, misleading, or abusive
ThePicks may use account, device, payment, IP, social account, and activity information to prevent duplicate or improper rewards.
2.10 How to use Picks Points
Purchase discount
| Item | Rule |
|---|---|
| Rate | 100 pts = $1 |
| Minimum | 500 pts per order |
| Maximum | Up to 50% of the product subtotal |
| Not covered | Shipping and taxes |
| Promo codes | Cannot be combined with other promo codes |
| Your own storefront | You may use points on purchases from your own storefront |
Product samples
| Sample type | Points — Products |
|---|---|
| Standard | 1,000 pts — Retail price under $30 |
| Premium | 2,000 pts — Retail price $30 or more |
Sample rules:
- One sample per month
- In-stock products only
- You cannot request a new sample until you have posted a Before Note for your previous sample
- After you receive a sample, post a Before Note within 10 days (section 2.6)
Sample availability may be limited. ThePicks may add, change, pause, or remove sample products based on inventory, service operation, or policy changes.
2.11 Point expiration
Picks Points expire 12 months after the date they are earned. When you use points, your oldest points are used first.
Points earned before September 11, 2026 expire on September 11, 2027.
ThePicks will email you 30 days before points expire. Expired points cannot be restored.
2.12 Point cancellation, adjustment, and reversal
Picks Points may be canceled, adjusted, or removed if:
- An order is canceled or refunded
- A Note is deleted or removed
- A sale or mission is found to be invalid
- Points were added by mistake or due to a system error
- A mission was completed through misleading or invalid activity
- You violate ThePicks policies or abuse the reward system
If the points have already been used, ThePicks may adjust future points, rewards, commissions, or benefits.
3. Payouts
3.1 What your Payouts balance is
Your Payouts balance holds the cash you earn on ThePicks, in US dollars. It is funded by:
- Sales commission: 10% to 15% of eligible sales from your storefront
- A $10 Welcome Bonus (section 3.3)
Payouts balances cannot be converted to Picks Points.
3.2 Pending and Cleared balances
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Pending | Commission from orders that are completed but still within the 7-day refund period |
| Cleared | Commission from orders that are completed and past the 7-day refund period, plus the Welcome Bonus. Only Cleared balances can be withdrawn. |
If an order is canceled or refunded, the related commission is removed. If it has already been paid out, ThePicks may deduct the amount from future payouts.
3.3 $10 Welcome Bonus
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sign-up | A $10 Welcome Bonus is added to your Cleared balance as soon as your creator account is activated |
| Withdrawing it | The bonus is paid out with your first payout (section 3.4), once your Cleared balance, including the bonus, reaches $20 or more |
The Welcome Bonus does not expire. Purchases from your own storefront do not count toward the first payout.
3.4 Withdrawals
| Withdrawal | Rule |
|---|---|
| First payout | You can request it once your Cleared balance reaches $20 or more, including the Welcome Bonus |
| After that | Request a payout any time your Cleared balance is $1 or more. No maximum. |
You request payouts from your Payouts balance; one request can be in progress at a time. Payouts are sent through PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle to the payout account registered on your ThePicks account, typically within 3 to 5 business days.
3.5 Your own purchases
Purchases from your own storefront do not earn commission, do not count as a first sale, and do not earn sale points. You may still use Picks Points as a discount on your own purchases.
4. Misuse and abuse
ThePicks may restrict, cancel, or remove Picks Points, Payouts balances, or other rewards if misuse or abuse is suspected. Examples include:
- Duplicate accounts, or repeated use of the same device, IP, payment method, or social account to receive duplicate rewards
- Fake or misleading creator accounts
- Fake sales, or repeated canceled or refunded orders
- Buying from your own storefront to trigger sales rewards
- Adding products only to earn points without meaningful storefront activity
- Posting duplicate or spam Notes
- Submitting Before or After videos that are edited, filtered, or not of the tagged product
- Requesting samples without posting the required Before Note
- Creating fake traffic, fake reviews, or fake activity
- Using system errors to receive rewards
- Any activity ThePicks determines to be abusive or harmful to the service
If misuse is confirmed or reasonably suspected, ThePicks may:
- Hold or remove points
- Hold, cancel, or reverse commissions or bonuses
- Cancel rewards or restrict reward usage
- Block sample requests
- Restrict account features
- Suspend or terminate the account
- Take other actions permitted under the ThePicks Terms of Service
5. Account closure or loss of creator status
If you close your account, lose creator status, or your account is suspended or terminated, unused Picks Points may expire or be removed.
If your account is terminated for policy violations or misuse, unused Picks Points, pending rewards, and the Welcome Bonus will not be restored or paid. Cleared commission from valid orders will still be paid according to section 3.4. Commission from orders found to be invalid or fraudulent will not be paid.
ThePicks may keep certain records as needed for legal compliance, dispute handling, settlement, fraud prevention, or service security.
6. Reward availability and policy changes
Rewards may have limited availability, review requirements, usage limits, eligibility conditions, expiration periods, or account status requirements. ThePicks may add, change, pause, or remove rewards based on service operation, business needs, or policy changes.
ThePicks may update this policy from time to time, including point amounts, eligible actions, Note requirements, sample costs, commission rules, withdrawal rules, expiration rules, and abuse prevention rules.
If we make material changes, we will notify you through the service, email, app notification, or other appropriate methods. By continuing to earn or use rewards after the updated policy becomes effective, you agree to the updated policy.
7. Contact
Questions about Picks Points, Payouts, rewards, point history, or this policy: support@thepicks.io
Privacy-related questions: privacy@thepicks.io