Data Collector

Get paid to submit photos and screenshots of expired loyalty cards, event tickets, gift cards, and coupons with barcodes. Simple task, remote, global participation.

We are hiring freelance contributors worldwide to help us collect real photos and screenshots of expired cards, passes, and tickets with barcodes for a global research project.

This is a remote, flexible, task-based project where you submit images you already own or can easily capture.

What you will submit

You will upload photos or screenshots of:

• Membership / Loyalty cards (gym, library, store rewards, etc.)
• Gift cards (expired or used only)
• Coupons (expired or already used)

**Every item must contain a visible barcode.

***Only real data — no AI-generated or internet images allowed.

• Must be 18+ years old
• Must own the cards/tickets you submit
• Barcode must be clearly visible and readable
• Images must be original and not downloaded from the internet
• Take clear photos in good lighting
• Show the full card/pass — no cropping
• Screenshots must show merchant name + barcode
• Accepted formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC
• Barcode should be visible and not obstructed by any element
• Merchant name should be visible along with barcode, else capture other side where Merchant name is given
• All Physical assets needs to be in jpg, jpeg, png and heic extensions only
• Location on Phone should be switched on to capture EXIF Data (Latitude and Longitude)
• Do not edit Photos post capturing which will remove details of exif
• Physical assets are only Photo Images and not Screenshots or picture of picture
• The orientation of the physical image should be straight and not curved or bended
• Photos captured should be strictly from Physical cards
• No paper cards or printed cards are allowed
• Strictly avoid Web scraping or fabrication of assets
• Assets created using generated AI or derived from synthetic data will be rejected
• Exif data is mandatory and any Photo with no exif data will be rejected

We are especially looking for contributors from:

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Turkey, Israel, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Brazil, Portugal, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and more.

• Paid per accepted asset
• More valid submissions = higher total payout

Step 1 - Apply by registering on our Gig-Sourcing Platform (Click Here )

Step 2 – Apply for the project “Vector Bar Codes Global – Mar 2026”

Step 4 – Download data collection mobile app – AIDAC (Available for iOS & Android)

Step 5 – Video for AIDAC usage -

Step 6 – Use the same email ID for data submission on AIDAC

**Spots are limited per country, so early registration is recommended.