# How Rewards Work

## Protection and Recycling Mechanism

Coinmunity Cashback balances reward accessibility with ecosystem sustainability through a structured protection window:

* **7-Day Protection**: Your most recent seven days of rewards remain permanently available for claiming
* **Daily Recycling**: Unclaimed rewards older than seven days are automatically recycled once daily at 00:00 GMT
* **Continuous** **Rollover**: The protection window moves forward each day, ensuring consistent access to recent earnings

## Timeline Example

**Scenario: Daily rewards generated from September 1-30, with current date of October 1 at 00:00 GMT**

* **October** **1**: System protects rewards from September 24-30 (7 most recent days) 
* **Recycled**: Unclaimed rewards from September 1-23 are returned to the reward pool 
* **October** **2**: Protection window moves to September 25-October 1, recycling September 1-24

## Common Scenarios

#### Case A: Inactive User

* **User doesn't claim September 1-30 rewards**
* **October** **1**: September 1-23 rewards recycled
* **October** **2**: September 1-24 rewards recycled
* **Result**: User maintains access to most recent 7 days while older rewards cycle out

#### Case B: Partial Activity

* **User claimed September 1-15 rewards previously**
* **October** 3: System attempts to recycle September 1-25
* **Result**: Only unclaimed September 16-25 rewards are recycled, previously claimed rewards remain secure