Consumer FAQs

Datacy was designed to use on desktop or laptop computers. At this time Datacy is not directly compatible with Android phones and iphones. However, we are collecting mobile data of APIs to the extent we can ie Youtube, Reddit, and X. API data is device agnostic, ie all user data is captured irrespective of device.

How You Earn Step into the Right Community: Brands collaborate with Datacy to create communities based on specific consumer behavior criteria. These criteria are like a wishlist of consumer habits and preferences that brands are keen to understand. Match Your Behavior: Using the Datacy desktop Chrome extension you can gather and share your online behavioral data. The more data that is gathered and shared, the clearer your behavioral profile becomes. When your data shows behavior that aligns with a brand’s criteria, that’s when the magic happens—you’re matched into a brand community and this is how you earn money! You can be a part of Multiple Communities: Your diverse activities could be the ticket to joining several communities, each adding to your earning potential. When a brand community ends or you are no longer a match: Brand communities all have varying project timelines and therefore once a project ends with a brand, that community will no longer exist and subsequently your compensation within that community will also end. Additionally, if your browsing behavior no longer matches the brands criteria you will be moved out of this community, however we will do our best to quickly match you with another brand as soon as we can find a better fit. Once you are moved out of a brand community your ability to earn on that community subsequently ceases. Earn while you wait: Even before you match, you’re valued.

At Datacy, we're flipping the script on how the world sees your data. We are dreamers, and doers, frustrated with the way companies were using our data - so we dreamed of a way to give the data power back to the people. Forget the old game where your data was taken for granted, used without so much as a 'thank you.' Datacy is the first of its kind, a place where you're rewarded for what's rightfully yours, amplifying your influence on the future we're all building together. Our promise? To kickstart a new era where leveraging your data for gain and having a say in the brands you love isn't just possible—it's expected. At Datacy, we're not just building a platform; we're creating a movement. A movement where your data doesn't just exist— it creates & it earns. Here, your digital footprint transforms from passive pixels into a powerhouse of potential earnings. You're not just giving away your data; you’re shaping tomorrow's products and services with every byte. Join us, and let's turn the digital world on its head, together. Your data, your rules, your profit. Welcome to the revolution.

Your data privacy is our number 1 priority. In order to ensure that we operate with the highest ethical standards, we do absolutely nothing with your data until it is matched to a brand and you are paid. You can stop online activities and sites from being collected and matched by restricting or deleting any data on your profile - all within your control! Once the data is collected and we find a match, then we share your data with the brand and YOU get rewarded with real CASH! We exist on the basis of ensuring that you are taking back control of your data. We also ensure that your data is valued and you are being compensated accordingly. When it comes to collecting, storing, and processing your data, Datacy treats your data the way we would want our own data to be treated. We ensure that you have a right to exercise control over what data is collected and shared via our Services. We will never collect, access, use, modify, or share your data without your explicit permission. We only process your data in accordance with your instructions, if such processing is necessary to provide the Service to you or to detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud or security issues. Finally, we ensure that we have appropriate measures in place to handle your data securely.

Your data is collected as you browse. Once it has been collected you can view it in your account by opening the dashboard in the bottom right of the extension and scrolling to where it says Data collected. All this data is housed in our platform but managed by you. You can choose to pause collection, delete or restrict any data or sites that have been collected. This means that your data remains in your control. We DO NOT SHARE your data with any brands until we have found a match, and then it is shared automatically. Your data is in your hands. This is how you are remunerated.

Meet Datacy: Your free Chrome desktop browser extension that turns data sharing into your new side hustle. Collect, share, and cash in on your data—because it's about time companies paid you for peeking into your digital life! This cutting-edge extension that is exclusively available on the Chrome Web Store uses the latest technology to empower you to collect your online data as you browse. Our Datacy extension gives users complete control over when data is collected and who it is shared with. Our extension also provides users with monetization opportunities by matching them with brands looking to better understand customer behaviors. Brands collaborate with us to create communities based on specific consumer behavior criteria. These criteria are like a wishlist of consumer habits and preferences that brands are keen to understand. When your data shows behavior that aligns with a brand’s criteria, that’s when the magic happens—you’re matched! Your browsing activities could be the ticket to joining several communities, each adding to your earning potential. All data collected by Datacy is aggregated and anonymized, ensuring that every user's privacy is protected.

Our innovative extension connects seamlessly with your desktop browser – allowing you to extract your data to a single place. Datacy’s smart algorithm protects your privacy by excluding all personal information such as your name, address, emails, and credit card details. As you enable our Chrome extension when you browse the internet, Datacy collects and aggregates your browsing data and anonymizes it so brands can learn more about your browsing behaviors. So, with Datacy you earn every time your data is matched to a brand that is looking for the same behavior that you are exhibiting. When your data is matched with a brand, you are placed in a community, and the more communities you are part of, the higher your earning potential becomes. On your Datacy dashboard, you can see exactly what data has been collected and where it has been collected from allowing you to remove any data you don’t want to share. You can also view your matches, all within one intuitive and integrated interface.

Currently Datacy is supported for new users in the United States and the United Kingdom because we currently only have brands right now in the U.S. and U.K., but we are working hard to onboard more brands elsewhere. We also plan to support more countries in the near future.

In terms of location residency, we mean the longer term physical location (country) that you are located in.

Connecting your bank account is for people using Stripe for payments. If you are using PayPal you can disregard that and just connect your PayPal account. With PayPal, you can use it without linking a bank account to receive money from Datacy, other businesses, or individuals. However, to withdraw money from PayPal you would need to connect PayPal to a bank account.

We don’t currently have plans to add a Safari Extension but will consider it in the future. Datacy is a Chrome extension compatible with the Chrome browser . Regarding other browser extensions and native mobile, we don’t currently have plans to make these available but we will consider doing so in the future.

Here is the link to the extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/datacy/kodicebjdcbbbnpmcdpmepdpdagipcej?hl=en

A: Here are the steps for setting up a Stripe account: Log into your dashboard at https://personal.datacy.com/login Click on "Sales & Activity" on the left side of the page Click the "Connect" button to the right of the words "connect bank account via Stripe" Fill out your name and link it to your bank account or debit card Despite the wording on the Stripe website, you do not need to be a business to set up an account with them. Just ignore the business wording and set up an account using your personal information.

Your earnings will vary based on how much data you decide to share as well as how you are matched with brands looking for your data/persona. Many of our consumers earn $30+ per month, and we are working on additional features to help our community earn more. Please note that your earnings are also dependent on whether you are actively using the chrome extension to collect the data. The more you collect and share, the more likely you will be matched with brands and placed in communities. Each community you are added to contributes to your earning potential. Remember, you always have full control over what data you share and restrict. To earn more money make sure the Chrome extension is actively collecting data. The “Data collected today” number in the extension should be increasing as you browse the internet. Just because your data collection is increasing, it does not mean that we have found you a match. You will be compensated when we find the right brand fit and you are placed in a community. Increase your chances of being matched to a community by sharing your real browsing behavior.

In the extension you can see "Data collected today" listed. To track your payments and see how much you have earned click on dashboard in the bottom right of the extension, and in the dashboard click on Sales and Activity from the options on the left.

Payments are done in $30 increments meaning that you have to earn $30 before you can make a withdrawal request.

Your earnings are not a real-time meter related to how much you browse. It is true that the more you browse, the higher the opportunity that your data will be matched with brands. However, earnings are assessed weekly based on whether your data is matched with a brand and you join communities, and your data has to be matched first before it is reflected in your earnings. So if you aren't seeing a change or you seem to be earning less than before, either earnings have not been assessed yet for the week, your data has not been matched with a brand, or you dropped out of a brand community.

When it comes to getting paid for sharing data on the Datacy browser extension, we currently do payouts through Stripe (in the U.S.) and PayPal. You can choose to be paid weekly or bi-monthly automatically, or you can request payments manually.

If you wish to set up autopayments so you don’t have to manually request a payment, there are two options. Autopayments trigger a transfer whenever their balance >= $30 either once a week or twice a month according to your preferences. If autopayments are turned off you can immediately trigger a payment manually whenever your balance is >=$30 and it will be processed on the Datacy side within 24 hours.

Payment wait times are based largely on Stripe and PayPal, since they have to process the payments after receiving them from Datacy. For both the auto-payment and manual payment options, once the money is transferred from Datacy to Stripe or PayPal, it can take 3-10 business days for the money to be completely processed and show up in your bank account. If your PayPal payouts are not scheduled and you are manually requesting them each time, we will process them within 24 hours.