terms
Effective October 20, 2026.
These terms govern genuineadvertisingbusiness.com (the "Service"). The intended operator is Genuine Advertising Business LLC. Its California formation filing is pending, and paid checkout will not open unless and until the entity is formed. After formation, "Genuine," "we," and "us" mean Genuine Advertising Business LLC.
prelaunch
Payments and image submissions are currently closed. Choosing an image previews it on your device only. Entering a name or amount does not submit it, reserve a placement, make an offer, or create a charge. The paid-service provisions below take effect when checkout opens.
who may use the paid service
You must be at least 18 and able to enter a binding contract. If you act for an organization, you represent that you may bind it. You are responsible for the accuracy of information you provide and for activity using your payment method.
placements
The Service has 20 shared image placements. A creative must use the required 4:3 format. Placements are visual billboards and do not include an outbound link unless checkout expressly says otherwise. The opening offer for an empty placement is $20.
A placement remains with its current holder until a qualifying challenge succeeds or the Service removes it under these terms. Buying a placement does not guarantee any particular distribution method, promotional channel, minimum display period, traffic, impressions, clicks, sales, publicity, or any other result. The distribution and promotion method may remain undisclosed before launch.
challenges and the ten-minute defense
A challenge must be at least 110% of the placement's current paid level, rounded up to the next cent. Stripe will authorize the challenger's full offer when the challenge starts. An authorization is not a completed charge.
The current holder then has ten minutes, measured by the Service's server clock, to defend by paying the difference between the holder's current paid level and the challenger's offer. If that payment succeeds in time, the holder keeps the placement at the new paid level and the challenger's authorization is canceled. If it does not, the challenger is charged the full offer and takes the placement. The former holder is not refunded because its earlier payment purchased the display it already received.
The defense notice appears on the Service. Unless we expressly offer another notice method, you should not expect email, text, or push notice. The window continues if you are offline, close the page, fail to see the notice, or have a payment failure. A bank may take time to release a canceled authorization. One challenge may be pending per placement; conflicting requests are resolved by the Service's server order.
the $100,000 close
The campaign total is settled placement payments plus voluntary contributions, less refunds and chargebacks. The $100,000 figure closes the market; it is not a project budget or a commitment to use funds in a particular way. When we confirm that the total has reached $100,000, new challenges and contributions close. A challenge already in its ten-minute window may be resolved before closing. The placements that then hold the 20 positions may remain displayed while the Service operates, but no placement is permanent and we do not promise to operate the Service for any fixed period.
payments, contributions, and refunds
Stripe processes payment information. Prices shown at checkout are the total required price, apart from government-imposed taxes we are required to collect. You authorize the charges and authorizations described at checkout and above.
Voluntary contributions support this commercial campaign. They are not charitable donations or tax-deductible, and do not create ownership, voting rights, a fiduciary relationship, or a right to direct spending. They become Genuine's general revenue and may be used for any lawful business purpose.
A losing challenger's authorization is canceled rather than captured. Otherwise, payments are final except where these terms say otherwise or law requires a refund. If we reject a creative before first publication, we will cancel or refund its associated payment. If we remove content for violating these terms, or if its holder is later outbid, no refund is due. We may issue additional refunds in our discretion. If we permanently discontinue the placement service before the $100,000 close, we will refund the payment currently holding each occupied placement; earlier outbid payments remain final. Refunds and released authorizations may take time to appear through your bank.
content rules
You may submit only content and names you have the right to use. Do not submit content that is unlawful; pornographic, obscene, or sexually explicit; exploitative or involving minors; threatening, violent, hateful, or harassing; deceptive or fraudulent; infringing; invasive of privacy; advertising illegal or restricted goods or services; or carrying malware or other harmful code.
We may use automated systems, including OpenAI moderation, and human review. Moderation is an imperfect screening signal, not approval, legal advice, or a guarantee that content is safe or lawful. We may reject, crop, disable, or remove content, pause a transaction, request proof of rights, or refund a payment when reasonably needed to operate the Service, enforce these terms, protect people, or comply with law and payment-provider rules.
You keep ownership of your content. You grant us a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, reproduce, resize, crop, display, distribute, and use it to operate and promote the Service and campaign, and to let our service providers do the same for us. The license ends when the content is removed, except for reasonable backups, transaction records, prior promotional material, and legal or safety records.
your responsibility
You represent that your content, name, offer, and use of the Service comply with these terms and applicable law. You will reimburse us for third-party claims, losses, and reasonable costs caused by your content, your rights violation, or your unlawful use of the Service, except to the extent caused by our own misconduct.
public counters
Public activity and traffic counters may lag or contain automated traffic that our filters do not recognize. Repeat visits count. A page-view total is not a count of unique people, independently audited impressions, or guaranteed views of a placement.
service limits
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available." To the extent allowed by law, we disclaim implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or lost-profit damages. Our total liability for a claim relating to a payment will not exceed the amount you paid for the transaction giving rise to the claim. These limits do not exclude rights or liability that law does not allow us to exclude.
changes and disputes
We may change the Service or these terms prospectively. Material changes will be posted with a new effective date and will not rewrite a completed transaction retroactively. California law governs, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Courts located in San Francisco County, California have exclusive jurisdiction, except where applicable consumer law gives you another forum.
contact
Questions and support: support@genuineadvertisingbusiness.com. Legal notices and intellectual-property complaints: legal@genuineadvertisingbusiness.com. Include the placement, content, and basis for your request.