Terms & Conditions

These terms govern leasing and displaying an image, GIF or contact card ("Content") on a block of the Global Billboards map ("the Service"). By uploading Content or completing a lease, you agree to these terms.

1. What you're leasing

A lease grants a temporary, revocable right to display your Content on the specific block(s) you paid for, for the term you selected. It is not a sale of any real-world land, domain, or intellectual property, and it does not transfer ownership of anything beyond that temporary display right. Blocks return to the open market automatically when a lease ends; leases are not renewed automatically.

2. Prohibited content

You may not upload, and we will remove, Content that:

• Contains hate speech, or attacks or demeans a person or group based on race, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other protected characteristic;
• Is abusive, harassing, threatening, or intended to bully, defame, or intimidate any person or organization;
• Is sexually explicit, pornographic, or depicts nudity involving minors in any form;
• Depicts or promotes graphic violence, self-harm, or real-world illegal acts;
• Promotes illegal goods or services, scams, phishing, or malware;
• Infringes someone else's copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights;
• Is otherwise unlawful in the jurisdiction the ad targets, or that we determine, in our reasonable discretion, is inappropriate for a general, public, globally-viewable advertising space.

3. How content is screened

Every image uploaded to the Service goes through two checks:

• Automated screening at upload time — every image is run through an automated content-moderation check before it can be attached to a lease. Content flagged by this check is rejected immediately and never goes live.
• Human review after purchase — every paid lease is queued for review by a person, independent of the automated check. If content is found to violate section 2 after review, it is deleted and the block is pulled from the live map immediately.

We reserve the right to remove any Content at any time, without prior notice, if we determine in good faith that it violates these terms — including content that initially passed both checks. Automated screening reduces but does not eliminate the chance that something inappropriate is briefly visible before a human reviewer catches it.

4. Removal & refunds

If your Content is removed for violating section 2, the lease is terminated and the block returns to the market; we do not owe a refund for the unused portion of a lease terminated for a violation. If you believe your Content was removed in error, contact hello@global-billboards.com and we'll review it. Refunds outside of a violation (e.g. a technical failure that prevented your lease from ever going live) are handled case-by-case — contact us.

5. Managing your own ad

At purchase, we email a private link to the contact email you provide (email is optional — if you skip it, you won't receive this link and will need to contact us directly to make changes) that lets you edit your contact card and images, or remove your ad entirely, at /manage. Anyone with that link can manage the ad it belongs to, so keep it to yourself. Edited images go through the same automated + human screening described in section 3 before being considered fully approved again.

6. No warranty; limitation of liability

The Service is provided "as is." We don't guarantee any particular level of traffic, visibility, or business outcome from leasing a block. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we aren't liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service.

7. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time; the "Last updated" date above reflects the most recent change. Continued use of the Service after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.