Your bid is a sponsorship contribution
Bids are non-refundable. If another brand later outbids you, you stop occupying that zone on the vehicle and your payment stays with the campaign as a contribution.
What you keep even after being outbid: your public profile, name, logo, description, the direct link to your site, your QR code, your accumulated stats and the record of the zone you led.
One exception: if your payment arrives after the hold expired and the zone had already changed hands, you never occupy it and you are refunded in full.
Continuing holds this zone for 20 minutes while you pay. If you do not finish, the zone is released.
As soon as Stripe confirms the payment your brand is published automatically: you appear as the zone's leader with your name, logo and link. No manual review in between.