Rules

Rank is the bid, nothing else.

Three things decide everything here: what you paid, when you paid it, and where you pointed it. The rest of this page is only detail.

How rank is decided

Bids are whole US dollars. Nothing on this board is priced in cents.
An address that is not listed yet needs at least $1 to join.
An address already listed moves by raising its own bid, by at least $1. You pay only the difference between the bid it holds and the bid you want.
Paying that difference does not hand anyone your place. A rank belongs to the address, so raising a listing raises it for whoever owns the address.
Highest bid sits at the top. When two listings hold the same amount, whoever got there first stays ahead, so matching a bid never takes a place from anyone.
A bid holds its rank until someone outbids it. No clock, no expiry, no renewal.

A product site, such as example.com, or an X handle, such as @example.
One rank per address. Submitting an address that is already on the board raises the bid it holds rather than opening a second row.
Query strings are stripped before a link is stored, so referral, affiliate, and campaign parameters do not survive the submission.
Play Store links keep the id that names the app, so two apps never end up sharing one listing. Everything else in a query string goes.
Link shorteners and chat invites cannot hold a rank, because a visitor should be able to see where a click goes before making it.
No sexual or adult material, nothing illegal, and nothing that impersonates another business. A listing that breaks this is removed, and the bid is not returned.

The listing goes public straight away, with its bid printed beside it.
Clicks go to the address you submitted, tagged with utm_source=rankboard so the traffic shows up in your own analytics.
The click count beside a listing is its running total since the day it was claimed.
Payment is taken by Creem, who act as merchant of record and appear on your statement. A completed payment is what claims the rank, not a submitted form.

A position on this board, held for as long as your bid is high enough to hold it. That is the whole product.
Not a length of time. Your place can be taken an hour after you pay, and that is the board working as described rather than something going wrong.
Not traffic. Clicks are reported beside each listing as a matter of record. No number of visits or customers is promised.
Not an endorsement. Position reflects what was paid, never quality, and a listing is not a recommendation.
Bids are final. Being outbid is not grounds for a refund.

Placing a bid confirms you have read what it buys and the price you are paying, and authorises the payment.
Payment is handled by Creem, who act as merchant of record and appear on your statement. Card details never reach this site.
If anything is wrong with your listing, email [email protected] and we will sort it out. Please do that before opening a payment dispute or chargeback.
Nothing here limits any right that cannot legally be excluded.