The MyPoints Toolbar lets you easily search the Web. It makes searching easy and more accurate because it doesn't just use one search engine - you're actually searching Google, Yahoo! Search, Bing, MSN Search, Ask.com and a variety of other specialty engines at the same time, which ensures that you receive the most relevant results. The MyPoints Toolbar also keeps track of your MyPoints account by displaying your total Points on the toolbar. The MyPoints toolbar also keeps track of your MyPoints account by displaying your total Points on the toolbar.
No. The Toolbar is 100% free!
Download and install the MyPoints Toolbar—it only takes a few seconds. The toolbar will appear at the top of your Internet browser window. To earn Points, enter a search term in the MyPoints Toolbar search box and click on the "Search" button or hit "Enter" on your keyboard.
First, you earn 100 easy Points when you successfully download the search toolbar and use it to search online for the first time.
Then earn more Points for the Web searches you make using either the MyPoints Toolbar, the MyPoints browser search, or the Web search bar on MyPoints.com. Each month, you can get:
1 Point for 1-10 searches
10 Points for 11-25 searches
50 Points for 26-40 searches
100 Points for 41 or more searches
MyPoints awards your Points at the end of each month. If you don't see all the Points you thought you'd earned, please contact Member Services.
Absolutely! Our partnerships with search providers allow us to deliver the same quality search results you would otherwise receive by using some of your favorite search engines.
Just to the right of the logo in your MyPoints Toolbar, type in your search term then click on the "Search" button or hit "Enter" on your keyboard. Your search results will appear in the browser window. It's that simple!
There are three ways you can earn Points for searching the Web:
The MyPoints Tolbar is compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X, Internet Explorer 7+, FireFox 3.6+. It is not supported on beta versions of browsers. To check what version of Internet Explorer you currently have, click "Help" and then "About Internet Explorer" in the Internet Explorer menu bar.
We are working on getting the MyPoints Toolbar for other platforms. Check our web site or forum for the latest updates.
No. The MyPoints Toolbar is a simple plug-in that provides ready access to the features and functions you use online every day! It is free of spyware, adware and malware.
Absolutely! Our partnerships with search providers allow us to deliver the same quality search results you would otherwise receive by using some of your favorite search engines.
No, the MyPoints Toolbar is designed to run without affecting any other system add-ons. The MyPoints Toolbar will do periodic checks to see if there are any software updates. Small updates that affect settings or Web addresses happen automatically and will not interrupt your browsing. Major changes may require you to install an update to the MyPoints Toolbar. In that case, the MyPoints Toolbar will show an update message and give you the option to install the new version. No personal information is passed along in this process. If you have personal firewall software installed, it may notify you that the MyPoints Toolbar is trying to access the Internet. That is how the MyPoints Toolbar stays up to date. You should set your firewall software to allow this.
Yes. Internet Explorer and Firefox will support multiple Toolbars.
If you receive strange errors when trying to install the MyPoints Toolbar, you may not have the proper administrative privileges on your computer. Before installing the MyPoints Toolbar, make sure that you are using the computer's administrator account. If problems persist, contact the administrator to install the MyPoints Toolbar for you.
We use sophisticated algorithms to determine valid searches in accordance with our search providers! If you are not credited for your searches it means they have been flagged as invalid. Please understand that the current status is not permanent. You will receive credit for your searches if you continue to search naturally throughout your day.
You can view the total number of qualifying searches for a previous month (as far back as 6 months) by locating the "Monthly Qualifying Searches" Earn activity type in question in your Account Statement. Then click on the activity to see the "See all related transactions" link. Clicking on that link will allow you to see all the corresponding "MyPoints Toolbar" Action activity types. Match the "Posted Date" and you can view your total qualifying searches for that month in the Notes field.
If your MyPoints Toolbar has suddenly stopped counting your searches and/or your statistics seem to have been reset, you may have been logged out of the MyPoints Toolbar. You should log out and back in to the MyPoints Toolbar.
The MyPoints Toolbar counter automatically reset at the start of each month. When you login to your MyPoints Toolbar you should see your complete activity history for the month.
The MyPoints Toolbar respects the privacy of its users. No personal information is required to install and use the MyPoints Toolbar. View full details by clicking the "Privacy Policy" link in the footer.
We ask that users refrain from sending unsolicited messages promoting the MyPoints Toolbar to strangers. Although we understand that this would be done with good intentions, any unsolicited email may turn away potential MyPoints Toolbar users.
Please contact Member Services and a representative will be happy to assist you further.
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