All members' points are valid for one year. After the expiry, the points will be cleared, and will be recalculated next year.
The calculation method of points' validity:
Registered after Jun 1st 2009, the points are calculated from registration day.
Registered before Jun 1st 2009, the points are calculated from Jun 1st 2009.

Exchanging for enquiries is only for free members, as their restricted rights. They just can see their enquiries' content, but not the contact information. Free members can use their points to exchange for the contact information.

Exchange steps:
1. Sign in STONEBTB, and the page will turn to http://account.stonebtb.com/
2. Message Center – View Enquiries
3. Every enquiry has one exchange button behind. Click the exchange button for the enquiry you want to exchange. Then you can see the enquiry's contact info and can contact with the buyer directly.

STONEBTB buyers' data is the most comprehensive stone buyers' data in the world, as it collects the buyers' info of stone markets in Europe and USA, Middle East, Africa, east Europe, etc.
Exchange steps:
1. Sign in STONEBTB, and the page will turn to http://account.stonebtb.com/
2. Enter "My Points" – "Point Exchanging Center" – "Exchange for buers' data"
3. In buyers' database exchanging center, if your points reach the points which checking info needs, you can click "Exchange Now", and click "Confirm" in the next window. Thus, you have the right to check this info in buyers' data, and your points will be deducted accordingly. Once you finish this process, your deducted points would not return.
4. Only the first time check on info costs points. It is free from the second time.

Remarks:
1. Buying info is released by global buyers.
2. The service mainly aims at free members as their restricted rights. They can just view their buying info' content, but not the contact info. Free members can use their points to exchange for the buying leads on STONEBTB.COM.

Exchange steps:
1. Sign in STONEBTB, and the page will turn to http://account.stonebtb.com/
2. Enter My Points – Points Exchanging Center – Exchange for buying info
3. At buying info exchange center, there will be the purchasing info within 30 days for members.  When your points has reach the standard points of checking info, click "Exchange Now" button behind the buying info, then a window jump out, click confirm, and you can check the info now. At the same time, corresponding points will be deducted. It is important that the deducted points will not be returned.
4. Only the first time check on info costs points. It is free from the second time.

1. Sign in STONEBTB, and the page will turn to http://account.stonebtb.com/
2. Enter My Points – Points Exchanging Center – Exchange for Ads place
3. Choose the page of product category that shown on Ads. Then upload your advertising picture. The picture should design in strict accordance with the requirement. The specification of the picture is 253px * 135px.
4. Finally, click "Confirm" and the system will deduct your points.
5. If you are approved, your Ads will be put on corresponding place according to the time you choose. If not approved, we will send back your points and send you a notice.
6. The exchanging time is from Monday to Friday.
Remarks:
1. The advertising picture is a propagandistic picture. The specific propaganda effects and purposes are decided by you.
2. The Ads link is limited in STONEBTB, such as homepage link, showing room link, products links, supply links, etc.
3. Display time is four weeks. The verifying time is within 48 hours after your application.

STONEBTB promotes a new function, called Points Exchange, which is an utmost customer-friendly function. The points can exchange for these services: most valuable stone buying info, global stone buyers' data, the prime Ads place on the right of products list, and free members can also use points to exchange for the right to read their private products enquiry. All from the consideration of customer is the basic principle of STONEBTB.
The specific points for each service are as follows:
1. Read one stone buying info needs 300 points
2. One marketing flexible language that propagandize enterprise culture and product (on info center for one week) needs 500 points
3. Read one buy info in buyers' data needs 200 points
4. Free members read one own enquiry needs 1000 points
5. Specific points prime Ads places in the right of product list are as follows:
Every list has 5 ads places on the right. Advertising time are all 4 weeks.
The specific exchanging points for each category are as follows:
（1） Marble： 2800 points
（2） Granite： 2800 points
（3） Stone Block： 2000 points
（4） Tile & Cut to size：2000 points
（5） Slab & Strip： 2000 points
（6） Sandstone： 2000 points
（7） Limestone： 2000 points
（8） Slate： 2000 points
（9） Basalt： 2000 points
（10） Andesite： 2000 points
（11） Quartzite： 2000 points
（12） Artificial Stone：2000 points
（13） Countertop & Vanity Top：2000 points
（14） Tombstones & Monument：2000 points
（15） Building Stone：2000 points
（16） Travertine： 2000 points
（17） Landscaping Stone：2000 points
（18） Mosaic： 2000 points
（19） Kitchen & Bathroom：2000 points
（20） Laminated Panel：2000 points
（21） Patchwork： 2000 points
（22） Craftwork： 2000 points
（23） Stone Machinery： 2000 points
（24） Tool： 2000 points
（25） Chemical： 2000 points

The point system of STONEBTB is mainly according to register members' activity. Every operation can earn points. Specific rules as follows:
1. Successfully registered for the first time
   Platinum Member: 2000 points
   E-STONE Member: 1000 points
   Free Member: 500 points
2. Membership upgrade
Free Member upgrade to E-STONE Member: 500 points
   Free Member upgrade to Platinum Member: 1500 points
   E-STONE Member upgrade to Platinum Member: 1000 points
3. Release a product: 10 points
   Perfect product information and specification: 3 points
   Product description more than 200 bytes: 3 points
4. Product update: 2 points
   Everyday, every product updates for the first time can be counted into points.
5. Receive enquiry
   Platinum Member: 20 points
   E-STONE Member: 15 points
   Free Member: 10 points
6. The points for the page views of showroom: 5 points per 10 times
7. Release a piece of company news: 5 points
8. Member login: 5 points for the first time login everyday
9. Transfer your products into gallery and being approved: 5 points
10. Participate to the offers in gallery and being approved: 5 points
11. Platinum Members upload their own corporate video: 100 points
12. Participate in the activities held by STONEBTB. At that time, we will announce the specific points for the activity. And the points can be cumulated.
13. Put forward constructive suggestions to STONEBTB and have been adopted. The encouraging points will commensurate with how much the suggestions contribute.

Points exchange service which provides by STONEBTB is the brand promotion and product marketing service for stone enterprises in global trade promotions. All efficient operation on stonebtb.com can earn points. The points can exchange for gold advertisement place, high quality buyers' data, and buying leads information. It makes the brand promotion of member more accurate and efficient and the gotten information more valuable.