Terms of Sale and Use

1. Who you are contracting with

This site, myfridge.space ("FridgeSpace", "we", "us"), is operated by Mrutyunjaya Mishra.

By claiming or taking a position, or by paying us any amount, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree with them, do not buy a position.

If you are buying on behalf of a company, you confirm you are authorised to bind that company, and "you" means that company.

You must be at least 18 years old to buy a position.

2. What you are buying

You are buying the right to have a logo and link displayed in a numbered position on a physical domestic refrigerator, and shown in the corresponding position on this website, for as long as you hold that position under these terms.

You are not buying: ownership of any part of the fridge, a share in it, any equity, any security or financial instrument, any guaranteed period of display, or any guaranteed amount of exposure.

Positions are numbered 1 to 16 and are ranked. Position 1 is the highest. Four additional lettered spots, A to D, exist inside the freezer and are governed by section 5.

The rules of the ranking are published on the home page under "The rules" and form part of this agreement. Where these terms and the published rules differ, these terms take precedence.

3. Price and how it changes

An empty position costs its published opening price. An occupied position costs what the current holder paid plus that holder's premium, and that figure is calculated by us at the moment of purchase.

You may choose to pay more than the minimum. The percentage you pay above the previous holder's amount becomes your premium, and it sets the minimum the next buyer must pay to take the position from you.

All prices are in US dollars unless stated otherwise on the checkout page. Your bank or card issuer may apply currency conversion or foreign transaction charges, which are your responsibility.

Prices move as other people buy. The price shown when you open a purchase window is an estimate; the amount you are charged is the amount confirmed at checkout. If somebody buys the position while your purchase window is open, we will tell you the new price and you may choose to proceed or not.

You are responsible for any taxes applicable to you. Where we are required to collect tax, it will be shown at checkout.

4. Being outbid and the drawer

When another buyer takes your position, you move down one position and keep the amount you paid on the board. That amount is what the next buyer must beat to move you again. You are not charged anything further.

You only move down past holders who paid less than you. Holders who paid the same or more keep their positions.

Position 16 is the last position. A holder pushed below position 16 is eliminated: the logo is removed from the fridge and the website, the name is listed on the eliminated list, and the payment is not refunded. There is no route back other than buying a new position at its then-current price.

Elimination is a designed and expected outcome of the product, not a fault or a failure of service.

5. Permanent freezer spots

The four lettered spots inside the freezer (A, B, C and D) are sold once at a fixed price and are not part of the ranking. They cannot be outbid, taken, or pushed down, and they will not be resold while the fridge remains in service.

"Permanent" means for the operational life of the fridge described in section 9. It does not mean perpetual, and it does not survive the fridge being destroyed, disposed of, or retired.

6. Whole shelves

Each of the three shelves inside the main compartment may be bought outright for twice its then-current value. The individual positions on that shelf cease to exist while the shelf is held, and any holders standing on it move down the board under section 4, including the possibility of elimination.

A shelf may itself be taken by another buyer for twice what its holder paid.

7. Approval and content rules

Every logo and link is reviewed by a person before it is displayed. We aim to review within one business day but do not guarantee any timeframe.

Your position is reserved from the moment your payment succeeds, so nobody can take it while your submission is under review.

We will refuse a submission that, in our sole judgement, is or promotes any of the following:

• Sexual or adult content
• Gambling, betting or lotteries
• Political campaigning, parties or candidates
• Weapons, illegal drugs, or illegal goods and services
• Hate speech, harassment, or content demeaning any person or group
• Malware, phishing, fraud, or deceptive schemes
• Anything infringing another party's trade mark, copyright or other rights
• Anything we would not be comfortable displaying in our own kitchen

If we refuse your submission, we refund your payment in full and the position returns to the board.

You confirm that you own or are licensed to use the logo and any other material you upload, and that displaying it does not infringe anyone's rights. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to reproduce, print, adapt for print, and display that material on the fridge, on this website, and in photographs and videos of the fridge, for as long as you hold a position and afterwards in archival material such as past photographs.

We may remove any logo or link at any time if it later breaches these rules, if the linked site changes to something that would have been refused, or if we are required to by law. Where removal is for a breach caused by you, no refund is due.

8. Refunds and cancellation

Because a purchase is applied to the board immediately and changes the position of other paying participants, purchases are final and non-refundable once your logo is displayed, except in the cases below.

We will refund you in full where:

• We refuse your submission under section 7
• We are unable to display your position for a reason within our control
• You were charged in error, or charged more than once for the same purchase

We will not refund you because you were outbid, pushed down, or eliminated. Those are the mechanics of the product and are described plainly before purchase.

9. The fridge itself

The fridge is a real, physical refrigerator already in service in the operator's kitchen. The illustration on the website represents it and is kept in step with its actual layout.

Logos are applied as printed vinyl stickers. Stickers are peeled and re-cut whenever the board changes. Print colour, size and finish are approximate and will not match your brand guidelines exactly.

The fridge lives in a private home. We decide where it stands, when it is photographed, and what appears in the background. We do not guarantee that any particular position is visible in any particular photograph or video.

10. How long this lasts

We intend to keep the fridge in service and the board running indefinitely, but we make no commitment to any particular period.

If we decide to retire the fridge or shut down the site, we will give at least 30 days' notice on the website. No refunds are due on retirement for positions that have been displayed, including permanent freezer spots, which run for the operational life of the fridge as set out in section 5.

If the fridge is destroyed, stolen, or fails beyond economic repair, display ends and no refunds are due for any period already served.

11. What is not promised

We do not promise or guarantee any of the following:

• Any number of views, impressions, clicks, visitors, customers or sales
• Any minimum time in any position, or any time at all beyond the moment of purchase
• That the website will be available without interruption or free of errors
• That any photograph or video will be produced, published, or will include your logo
• Any particular ranking outcome, or that other buyers will or will not appear

The service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

12. Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for all claims connected with these terms or your position, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, is limited to the total amount you actually paid us in the twelve months before the claim arose.

We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of business, loss of goodwill, or loss of anticipated savings.

Nothing here limits liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited.

13. Acceptable use

You agree not to attempt to manipulate prices or the board through automated purchasing, coordinated bidding intended to distort the ranking, chargeback abuse, or interference with the site's operation.

You agree not to probe, scan, or test the security of the site, or to attempt to access data that is not yours.

We may remove a logo, decline future purchases, and withhold refunds where we reasonably believe this section has been breached.

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The date at the top shows the current version. Material changes affecting positions already held will be announced on the website at least 14 days before they take effect.

Changes do not apply retroactively to a purchase already completed, except where required by law.

15. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the operator's home jurisdiction, except where consumer protection law in your own country of residence gives you the right to bring proceedings elsewhere, in which case that law applies.

Before starting formal proceedings, please contact us so we can try to resolve the matter directly. Most problems are quicker to fix by email.

16. Contact and complaints

For any question, complaint, or request relating to these terms or a purchase: