Auctions open on 1 January 2027
The auction terms below are a preview of how The Year Page will work. The final version will be published here before the first auction, and bidders will accept that version. The legal notice, privacy policy and cookie information apply now.
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Information required by Article 10 of Spanish Law 34/2002 on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE).
Owner of this website: Àlex Casabò, self-employed (autónomo). Tax ID (NIF): 46410368W. Address: c/Torre dels Pardals 49,2-1, 08032, Barcelona, Spain. Email: hello@theyearpage.com.
Nature of the website. This website sells advertising placements. Every square shows an image and a link chosen and paid for by its buyer, and every square is marked as a paid placement. The content of each square is the buyer’s responsibility (see Content & reporting).
Intellectual property. The design, code, name and texts of this website belong to its owner. The images and brands shown inside squares belong to their buyers or to third parties who authorised them.
Terms & Conditions
1. About these terms. These terms govern the use of The Year Page and every contract for a square. You must accept them before you place a bid. The contract is concluded in English. We keep a record of each contract (the version of these terms you accepted, your bids and the auction result) and send you a copy by email. You can ask us for it at any time.
2. Who can bid. You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into contracts. Both individuals (consumers) and businesses can bid. Each bidder must use their real identity and their own payment card. The owner of this website, members of his household and anyone acting on his behalf never bid.
3. What you get. The winning bidder gets:
the square for one specific day of 2027, in the fixed position shown on the grid;
publication of one image (square JPG or PNG, up to 1000 × 1000 px) and one link in that square, with a display name, the date and the winning amount shown when someone hovers over or focuses the square;
display of that square until at least 31 December 2037.
You don’t get ownership of the website, the domain or any other square, exclusivity for your sector, or any guaranteed number of visits or clicks. Links are marked as sponsored for search engines.
4. How the auctions work.
There are 365 squares, one for each day from 1 January to 31 December 2027. They are auctioned one per day, in order. You can’t choose your square, but each square’s date is known in advance.
Square 1 opens on 1 January 2027 at 00:00 and closes the same day at 21:00. Every other square opens at 21:00 the day before its date and closes at 21:00 on its date. All times are Europe/Madrid. Our server’s clock is the official clock.
There is no reserve price. Bids are in whole euros and must be at least €1 higher than the current highest bid.
If a bid is placed in the last 60 seconds, the remaining time goes back to 60 seconds. Each auction can be extended by up to 30 minutes in total.
A bid is a binding offer. You can’t cancel it during the auction. You can raise it, but your image, link and display name can’t be changed after your first bid.
The highest valid bid when the auction closes wins. If two bids for the same amount arrive, the one received first counts.
If a technical failure or fraud affects an auction, we may cancel it and run it again. In that case all holds are released and nobody is charged.
5. Price, taxes and payment. The price you pay is your winning bid. It includes VAT at the applicable rate. There are no other fees. Payments are processed by Stripe; we never see or store your full card details.
When you become the highest bidder, your bank authorises your bid amount and holds it on your card. Nothing is charged at this point.
If someone outbids you, we release the hold straight away. Your bank may take a few days to show the money as available again.
If you win, the held amount is charged when the auction closes.
If the charge fails, we tell you by email. If it still fails after 24 hours, we offer the square to the next highest bidder at their own last bid, and they have 24 hours to accept.
6. When the contract is concluded. The contract is concluded when the auction closes and you are the highest valid bidder. We confirm it by email within 24 hours, with your square, date, price and a copy of these terms.
7. Content review and publication. We review every winning image and link before publication and publish them within 48 hours of the close. Content must follow the Content policy below. If we reject it, you get a full refund and the square is offered to the next highest bidder. Once published, your image and link can’t be changed. We may remove an image or link later if it turns out to be illegal, if the linked site becomes harmful (for example, malware or scams), if a court or authority orders it, or after a valid notice. We will tell you why. If a linked site simply stops working, we may remove the link and keep the image.
8. Your responsibilities and licence. You confirm that you own, or have permission to use, everything in your image and link, including trademarks, copyright and the image of any person shown. You are responsible for the content of your square and of the site you link to. You give us a free, non-exclusive, worldwide licence to show your image and link on this website, in images and videos of the full grid, and in archive copies of the website, for as long as the website and its archives exist.
9. Right of withdrawal. If you are a consumer, see the Withdrawal section below. Businesses have no right of withdrawal.
10. How long the website stays online. We will keep the grid and every published square visible until at least 31 December 2037. To make sure this happens:
the domain is paid in advance until 2037;
once the auctions end, the grid becomes a static page that needs no servers, database or ongoing work to stay online;
we keep permanent public copies of the grid in public web archives, and a continuity plan so that a person we designate can keep the website running if we can’t.
If the main address is ever unavailable, the grid stays visible at those copies, and we will restore the main address as soon as reasonably possible. A temporary interruption, or the grid being shown at a copy address, does not give a right to a refund, except where the law requires it. After 31 December 2037 the website may stay online or be kept as an archive.
11. Liability. We are not responsible for the content of squares or of linked websites, or for short interruptions due to maintenance or causes beyond our control. Nothing in these terms limits our liability where the law does not allow it, including for intent or gross negligence, or the rights that consumer law gives you.
12. Unsold squares. Squares with no bids stay empty. From 1 January 2028 they are auctioned again, one per day, in date order, with the same opening and closing times and under these same terms, until every square is sold. Each re-auctioned square keeps its original 2027 date and position.
13. Changes to these terms. We may update these terms for future auctions. Changes never affect contracts already concluded.
14. Complaints and disputes. Write to hello@theyearpage.com. We reply within one month. These terms are governed by Spanish law. If you are a consumer, you keep the protection of the mandatory laws of your country of residence and can go to the courts of your domicile. Disputes with businesses go to the courts of Barcelona.
15. Invoices. Tick “I’d like an invoice” when you bid, or email us after winning with your legal name, tax ID and address. Invoices are issued by Àlex Casabò and sent by email. Stripe also sends a payment receipt.
Right of withdrawal (consumers)
As a consumer you normally have 14 days from the conclusion of the contract to withdraw without giving a reason.
Exception. When you bid, you expressly ask us to start performing the service as soon as the auction closes, and you confirm that you know you lose your right of withdrawal once your square has been published, because publication completes the service (Article 103(a) of the Spanish consumer law, TRLGDCU).
Before publication you can withdraw by emailing hello@theyearpage.com or by using the form below. We refund you in full, using the same payment method, within 14 days, and offer the square to the next highest bidder.
Model withdrawal form. Complete and send this form only if you want to withdraw from the contract.
To: Àlex Casabò, c/Torre dels Pardals 49,2-1, 08032, Barcelona, Spain, hello@theyearpage.com
Content policy & reporting
Not allowed in squares or linked sites: anything illegal; sexual or pornographic content; violence, hate or harassment; content that infringes copyright, trademarks, privacy or the image rights of others; false or misleading claims; impersonation; malware, phishing or scams; gambling and betting; tobacco and e-cigarettes; weapons; prescription medicines; financial investment promotions (crypto is allowed under the conditions below); political or election advertising; and content aimed at minors. We decide case by case and may reject content that would damage the project.
Crypto-related squares. Allowed only if: (a) the advertiser is authorised in the EU under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and appears in the ESMA register, or the square promotes a crypto-related product or service that is not itself a crypto-asset service (for example hardware wallets, software, media or education); (b) the square promises no returns or profits; and (c) it does not promote token presales, airdrops or new tokens without a published MiCA white paper. Anything that is a marketing communication under MiCA must comply with it; that is the advertiser’s responsibility. We check authorisation before publishing. If the advertiser isn’t authorised, the square is rejected and refunded.
How we moderate. A person reviews every image and link before publication. We don’t use automated systems to take decisions about content. If we reject or remove content, we explain why by email, and the buyer can reply to contest the decision.
Report a square. If you think a square or its link is illegal, email report@theyearpage.com with the square number or date, why you think it is illegal, your name and email, and a statement that your report is accurate and made in good faith. We review reports promptly and tell you what we decided. This address is also our point of contact for authorities and users under the EU Digital Services Act. Languages: English, Spanish and Catalan.
Privacy policy
Data controller. Àlex Casabò, NIF 46410368W, c/Torre dels Pardals 49,2-1, 08032, Barcelona, Spain. Contact for privacy: privacy@theyearpage.com.
What we collect, why, and on what legal basis (GDPR and Spanish LOPDGDD):
Date reminders: your email, the dates you chose, and the time and IP address of your request and of your confirmation (as proof of consent). Used to send the reminders you asked for and, if you ticked it, the launch email. Basis: your consent. Kept until your dates have passed or you unsubscribe; every email has an unsubscribe link. Requests that are not confirmed are deleted after 7 days.Bidding: name, email, display name, image, link, bids, and IP address and time of each bid. Used to run the auction and perform the contract. Basis: contract. Kept for the duration of the contract and then for as long as legal claims are possible.Invoices: legal name, tax ID and address. Basis: legal obligation. Kept for the periods required by Spanish tax and commercial law (generally 4 to 6 years).Security and fraud prevention: technical logs. Basis: our legitimate interest in protecting the website and the auctions. Kept for up to 90 days, longer only if needed for an incident.
What is public. For sold squares, everyone can see the image, link, display name, date and winning amount. In the bid history, bidders appear only as their initial and asterisks.
Who processes data for us. OVHcloud (hosting; our server is in France), Resend (email delivery) and, once auctions open, Stripe (payments; Stripe also acts as an independent controller for its own fraud prevention and legal obligations). Resend and Stripe are US companies, so some of their processing can take place outside the European Economic Area, under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. We never sell your data.
Your rights. You can ask to access, correct or delete your data, to object to or restrict its use, for data portability, and you can withdraw consent at any time. Write to privacy@theyearpage.com. You can also complain to the Spanish Data Protection Agency (aepd.es). If you ask us to remove a published square, we will do so; the contract then ends without a refund.
We don’t make automated decisions about you, and we don’t accept bids from anyone under 18.
Cookies
This website doesn’t set any cookies today, and it loads nothing from third parties: fonts and scripts are served from our own server, and we run no analytics. Once auctions open, we will use only cookies and similar technologies that are strictly necessary to keep your bidding session and to protect payments against fraud (Stripe). These don’t require consent under Article 22.2 of the LSSI-CE. If we ever add cookies that need consent, we will ask first.
FAQ
How does it work, in one line? Each day of 2027 has a square. That square is auctioned during the 24 hours before its date ends, and the highest bid at 21:00 (Madrid) wins it.
Can I get my birthday? You can’t choose a square, but every square has a fixed date. Set a reminder for your date and bid on that day.
When does it start? Square 1 opens on 1 January 2027 at 00:00 and closes the same day at 21:00. Then a new square opens every day at 21:00.
Is there a minimum price? No. If nobody else bids, €1 wins. Each new bid must be at least €1 higher than the highest one.
Do I need an account? No. You need an email address and a payment card.
When do I pay? Only if you win, when the auction closes. While you are the highest bidder, your bid amount is held on your card, not charged.
What happens if someone outbids me? We email you and release the hold straight away. Your bank may take a few days to show it.
Can I cancel a bid? No. Bids are binding. You can raise your bid, but not lower or cancel it.
Why did the clock go back to one minute? Someone bid in the last minute. This gives everyone a fair chance to respond, up to 30 extra minutes in total.
Does the price include VAT? Yes. The amount you bid is the final price.
Can I get an invoice? Yes. Tick the box when you bid or email us after winning.
What image can I use? A square JPG or PNG, up to 1000 × 1000 px, that follows the Content policy. No GIFs.
Can I change my image or link later? No. Once you bid, they are locked; once published, they are permanent.
What if my image is rejected? You get a full refund and the square goes to the next highest bidder.
How long will my square stay online? Until at least 31 December 2037. The domain is paid in advance, the finished grid runs without servers, and permanent copies exist elsewhere.
Can crypto companies buy a square? Yes, if they are authorised under the EU MiCA rules or don’t offer crypto-asset services themselves, and the square doesn’t promise returns. See the Content policy.
Are prices public? Yes. Hover over any sold square to see the winning amount.
What if nobody bids on a day? That square stays empty for now. From 1 January 2028, empty squares are auctioned again, one per day, in order. They keep their 2027 date.
Can I change my mind after winning? If you are a consumer, you can withdraw until your square is published. See the Withdrawal section.
Is it safe to enter my card? Payments are handled by Stripe and protected by your bank’s verification. We never see your full card number.
Who runs this? Àlex Casabò, an industrial designer based in Barcelona. Write to hello@theyearpage.com.