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Information according to § 5 DDG & Responsible for the content according to § 18 para. 2 MStV

Paradoxx UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Danksteder Straße 11
26316 Varel
Germany

Represented by the managing director (Geschäftsführung): Dr. Yuno Rolfes

Email: service@paradoxx.net
Phone: +49 4451 1279041 (voicemail)

Typewryter is a trading name of Paradoxx UG (haftungsbeschränkt); it is not a separate legal entity.

Commercial Register

Register court: Amtsgericht Oldenburg (Oldenburg), commercial register B (Handelsregister B), HRB 223956

VAT Identification Number

VAT ID (Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer under § 27a UStG): DE464536965

Responsible for Content under § 18 (2) MStV

Dr. Yuno Rolfes, address as above

Contact Point under the Digital Services Act

Single point of contact for authorities and users (Art. 11 and 12 DSA): service@paradoxx.net, in English or German. Please report illegal content on Typewryter to report@typewryter.online with the link to the content and the reason.

Consumer Dispute Resolution

We are neither willing nor obliged to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§ 36 VSBG).

Exclusion of Liability - Disclaimer

Liability for Content

All content on our website has been created with the utmost care and to the best of our knowledge. However, we cannot accept any liability for the accuracy, completeness and topicality of the content. As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages. We are not obliged, however, to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to actively investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information in accordance with general legislation remain unaffected by this.

However, liability in this respect is only possible from the time we become aware of a specific infringement. If we become aware of the above-mentioned infringements, we will remove this content immediately.

Limitation of Liability for External Links

Our website contains links to external third-party websites. We have no influence on the content of these directly or indirectly linked websites. Therefore, we cannot accept any liability for the accuracy of the content of the external links. The respective providers or operators (authors) of the pages are responsible for the content of the external links.

The external links were checked for possible legal violations at the time the links were created and were free of illegal content at the time the links were created. It is not possible to constantly check the content of external links without concrete evidence of an infringement. In the case of direct or indirect links to third-party websites that lie outside our area of responsibility, a liability obligation would only exist if we were aware of the content and it would be technically possible and reasonable for us to prevent use in the event of illegal content.

This disclaimer also applies to links and references set by commentators within our own website. For illegal, incorrect or incomplete contents and in particular for damages resulting from the use or non-use of such information, only the service providers of the pages to which reference is made are liable, not those who merely refer to the respective publications via links.

If we become aware of any legal infringements, we will remove the external links immediately.

Copyright

The content and works published on our website are subject to German copyright law. The reproduction, editing, distribution and any kind of utilisation of the intellectual property in an ideal or material sense of the copyright holder outside the limits of copyright law require the prior written consent of the respective copyright holder within the meaning of copyright law. Downloads and copies of this site are only permitted for private and non-commercial use.

If the content on our website was not created by us, the copyrights of third parties must be observed. Third-party content is labelled as such. Should you nevertheless become aware of an infringement of copyright, please inform us accordingly. As soon as we become aware of any legal infringements, we will remove such content immediately.

Technical Operation

Typewryter runs on servers in Germany that Paradoxx UG administers itself through its IT service weserberg.net.

Privacy & Cookies Policy

Last updated: October 2026

On this page 1. Introduction 2. Data Controller 3. What we collect 4. How we collect 5. How we use it 6. Legal basis 7. Third parties 8. Retention 9. Your rights 10. Cookies 11. No analytics 12. Payments 13. Contact forms

1. Introduction

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. This Privacy & Cookies Policy explains how your data is collected, processed, and used when you visit our website. We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant data protection laws.

2. Data Controller and Contact Information

Data Controller:
Paradoxx UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Danksteder Straße 11
26316 Varel
Germany

Represented by the managing director (Geschäftsführung): Dr. Yuno Rolfes

Email: service@paradoxx.net
Phone: +49 4451 1279041 (voicemail)

Commercial register: Amtsgericht Oldenburg (Oldenburg), HRB 223956. A data protection officer is not required (§ 38 BDSG).

If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us.

3. What Data Do We Collect?

  • Account data: Email address, username/display name, password (stored only as a secure bcrypt hash - never in plain text), account role (reader / writer / moderator / admin), account status.
  • Reading data: Which stories and chapters you have accessed, reading progress, votes, and reactions you choose to submit.
  • Access data: Start and end of the free 30-day reading period and the resulting access status. Typewryter sells nothing at present and processes no payment data.
  • Comments & reader predictions: Comment content, type (reaction, prediction, review), reply threads, and reactions to comments.
  • Writer data (if you publish): Pen name, bio, channel slug, banner and avatar images, story and chapter content, follower list, broadcast logs.
  • Story idea submissions: Ideas you share about how a story should proceed, navigation details, and timestamps (deleted after use).
  • Consent records: Timestamps for Terms acceptance, age confirmation, mature content opt-in, and cookie preference choices.
  • Server log data: IP address, date and time, requested page, referrer, HTTP status, transferred data volume and browser identification (user agent). We do not use analytics, web beacons or tracking cookies.

4. How Do We Collect Your Data?

  • Directly provided by you: Creating an account, choosing email updates, submitting stories or comments, sharing predictions.
  • Automatically collected: The web server logs standard technical information; two strictly necessary cookies keep you signed in and protect forms (section 10). We do not use analytics or tracking tools.

5. How Will We Use Your Data?

  • Provide and maintain your account, including the free 30-day reading period.
  • Display chapters, comments, reactions, and writer broadcasts to the right users at the right times.
  • Send necessary service emails (account confirmation, password reset) and, only if you opted in, new-chapter emails from writers you follow.
  • Evaluate story-suggestion submissions and pass them to the relevant writer.
  • Maintain audit logs of administrator and moderator actions for accountability.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

  • Performance of contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): Providing the platform, your account, reading access, comments, and the reader-writer relationship.
  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): New-chapter emails and mature-content access confirmations. You can withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future.
  • Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Server security logging, abuse prevention, and protection against fraud.
  • Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR): Statutory retention of accounting records.

7. Who Receives Your Data?

Typewryter runs on servers in Germany that we administer ourselves; no external hosting provider is involved. For resilience, the data is mirrored to a standby server at the same site and to a backup server at a second site in Germany.

  • CrowdSec SAS, Paris, France - software on our server checks the server logs for attack patterns. IP addresses that match are blocked and reported to CrowdSec together with time and type of the attack (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, protection against attacks).
  • Let’s Encrypt (Internet Security Research Group, USA) issues our HTTPS certificates. No visitor data is transmitted to it.

Typewryter loads no fonts, images or scripts from third-party servers. We pass data on beyond this only where we are legally obliged to (for example to authorities). There is no automated decision-making or profiling (Art. 22 GDPR).

8. How Long Do We Store Your Data?

  • Account data: for as long as the account is active, plus a short period after deletion for legal/financial reasons.
  • Server access logs: deleted automatically after 14 days at the latest, unless a specific attack has to be investigated.
  • Story idea submissions: deleted after evaluation.
  • Comments: retained while the parent chapter is published; removed if you delete your account.
  • Audit logs of admin/moderator actions: retained for accountability purposes.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

You have the following rights under GDPR:

  • Right of Access (Art. 15): Request details of the data we process about you.
  • Right to Rectification (Art. 16): Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure (Art. 17): Request deletion of your data, unless required by law.
  • Right to Restrict Processing (Art. 18): Limit how your data is processed.
  • Right to Data Portability (Art. 20): Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object (Art. 21): Withdraw consent for processing at any time.
  • Right to Complain: Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. The supervisory authority responsible for us is Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen, Prinzenstraße 5, 30159 Hannover, Germany (www.lfd.niedersachsen.de).

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@typewryter.online. We will respond within one month.

10. Cookies

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour data.

Types of cookies we use

  • Strictly necessary cookies: tw_session (keeps you signed in, expires after 12 hours or when you sign out) and tw_csrf (protects your form submissions). They are set only when you sign in or submit a form, and are required for the service you request (§ 25 (2) TDDDG).
  • We set no analytics, advertising or tracking cookies.

Mature content gate

If you choose to access content rated 16+ or 18+, your confirmation is stored in your browser’s sessionStorage only. It is not transmitted to our servers and disappears when you close your browser.

Managing cookies

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling necessary cookies may break login. For more details, visit All About Cookies.

11. No Analytics or Tracking

Typewryter does not use Google Analytics or any other analytics, advertising or social-media tracking. Writer avatars without an uploaded picture are drawn in your browser from initials; nothing is requested from avatar services.

12. Payments

Typewryter sells nothing at present and processes no payments. If paid features are introduced later, this policy will be updated before they go live, and prices will be shown in euro including VAT before any purchase.

13. Contact Forms and Email

When you contact us via email or a contact form, we store your name, email address, and message content to process and respond to your enquiry. This data is not shared with third parties and is deleted once the matter is resolved. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to enquiries).

Changes to this Policy

We regularly update this Privacy & Cookies Policy to reflect changes in legal requirements or our services. The latest version is always available on this page. Material changes will be communicated to registered users via the platform.

Terms of Use

Last updated: October 2026

By creating an account on Typewryter, you agree to these Terms of Use. Please read them carefully.

1. The Platform

Typewryter is a serial storytelling platform operated by Paradoxx UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Danksteder Straße 11, 26316 Varel, Germany, at typewryter.online. It allows writers to publish stories chapter by chapter and readers to follow, react, comment, vote, and predict what happens next.

2. Account Registration

  • You must be at least 16 years old or have parental/guardian consent to create an account.
  • You must provide a valid email address and a secure password.
  • You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure.
  • One person may hold one account. Duplicate accounts may be removed.
  • Display names may not impersonate real people or other users.

3. Reader Access

  • Guests may freely read Chapter 1 of any published story.
  • Registered readers can read further chapters free of charge for 30 days from registration.
  • Typewryter currently sells nothing: there are no paid subscriptions and nothing is charged. If paid access is introduced later, the price in euro including VAT and the contract terms will be shown before any purchase, and nothing will be charged without your explicit order.

4. Writer Obligations

  • You must own or hold the rights to all content you publish.
  • You must accurately rate every chapter using the platform’s content rating system (GA, PG, 16+, 18+).
  • You may not publish content that violates these terms, the Community Guidelines, or applicable German or EU law.
  • Writers may hide or delete comments on their own stories. Moderators and administrators may moderate any content according to platform policy.
  • Writers may publish under a pen name.

5. Intellectual Property

Writers retain full copyright over their stories. By publishing on Typewryter you grant Typewryter a non-exclusive licence to display, distribute, and promote the content on the platform. This licence ends when the writer removes the content.

6. Mature Content

Writers may publish content rated 16+ or 18+ subject to the Content Rating Policy. Readers must confirm their eligibility before accessing mature content. Typewryter reserves the right to remove, re-rate, or restrict any content at its discretion. Explicit pornographic content may be subject to further restriction or removal where reliable age verification under German youth-protection law cannot be implemented.

7. Comments, Reactions, and Predictions

Readers may post comments, predictions, and reactions on chapters they are entitled to read. Comments must comply with the Community Guidelines. Comments may be hidden or removed by the writer of the chapter, by a moderator, or by an administrator. Moderation actions are logged for accountability.

8. Account Termination

Typewryter may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms or the Community Guidelines. Users may delete their own account at any time by contacting info@typewryter.online. Where legal retention is required, records may be anonymised or retained only as required by law.

9. Liability

Typewryter is provided free of charge. We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence and for injury to life, body or health. For slight negligence we are liable only for breaches of essential contractual obligations, limited to the damage typically foreseeable. We are not liable for content published by writers or users, except where the law requires it after we have been notified of illegal content.

10. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. If you are a consumer, the mandatory consumer protection rules of the country where you live remain unaffected.

11. Changes

We may update these terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via the platform. Continued use after notice constitutes acceptance.

Questions: info@typewryter.online

Community Guidelines

Last updated: June 2026

Typewryter is built on the relationship between writers and readers. These guidelines protect that relationship and keep this a space worth coming to.

Our Principles

  • Respect writers. Their stories are their creative work. Criticism is welcome; harassment is not.
  • Respect readers. Everyone deserves to engage without being attacked, degraded, or silenced.
  • Be honest. Do not impersonate other people or misrepresent yourself.
  • Mind your ratings. Writers must label content accurately. Readers must respect the access gates.

What Is Allowed

  • Honest reactions to chapters - positive or critical.
  • Predictions about what will happen next in a story.
  • Thoughtful critique of writing style, plot, or characters.
  • All fiction genres, including mature, dark, and difficult themes - when properly rated.
  • Romance and adult content with appropriate content rating and platform review.
  • Political, religious, and controversial themes in a literary context.

What Is Strictly Prohibited

  • Personal attacks, harassment, threats, or intimidation of writers or other readers.
  • Hate speech based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
  • Any sexual content involving minors or characters written, described, or presented as under 18 years of age.
  • Non-consensual sexual content written for arousal or presented positively.
  • Sexual content about real, identifiable individuals without their demonstrable consent.
  • Revenge pornography or intimate imagery of real people.
  • Content designed to harass, threaten, or intimidate a specific real person.
  • Incest presented in an erotic or romanticised manner.
  • Detailed instructions for real-world violence, terrorism, or illegal activity disguised as fiction.
  • Spam, advertising, or off-topic promotion in comments.
  • Any content that is illegal under German or EU law.

Enforcement

Violations may result in content removal, account suspension, or permanent ban. Serious violations - including any content involving minors - will be reported to the appropriate authorities without notice.

To report a violation: report@typewryter.online

Age and Youth Protection

Typewryter takes youth protection seriously, in accordance with the German Youth Protection Act (JuSchG) and the State Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media (JMStV). Explicit adult (18+) content is reviewed by administrators before publication. Writers who publish 18+ content without appropriate labelling will have that content removed and their account reviewed.

Content Rating Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Every story and chapter on Typewryter carries a content rating. Writers are responsible for rating their own content accurately. Administrators may re-rate or remove incorrectly rated content.

RatingLabelWhat it meansGate required?
GA General Audience Suitable for all readers. No mature themes, no explicit content, no violence. No
PG Parental Guidance Mild romantic or emotional themes. Light conflict. Parental guidance suggested for readers under 16. No
16+ Mature Themes Strong romantic themes, implied (non-explicit) sexual content, mature emotional content. Yes - one confirmation
18+ Adult Content Explicit sexual scenes or heavy adult themes. Reviewed by administrators before publication. Yes - two confirmations

Rating Rules for Writers

  • Rate every chapter individually, not just the overall series. A generally rated series may include a single 16+ chapter.
  • When in doubt, rate higher. Under-rating is a policy violation; over-rating is not.
  • If you write characters in a sexual context, they must be clearly adults (18+). Characters of ambiguous age are treated as minors.
  • 18+ chapters require administrator review before they become visible to readers. Allow 24–48 hours.

Reader Access Gates

Before accessing 16+ or 18+ content, readers must confirm:

  • For 16+: that they are 16 or older (or have parental permission) and understand the content is mature.
  • For 18+: that they are 18 or older, legally permitted to access adult content in their location, and that they choose to continue. Two separate confirmations are required.

These confirmations use browser sessionStorage only - no data is sent to our servers. The confirmation expires when you close your browser.

Mature Content on the Homepage

18+ stories are not displayed on the public homepage by default and are excluded from search-engine indexing and from our sitemap. They appear only after the reader confirms the 18+ notice (two confirmations). 16+ stories are shown with their rating badge, and their text opens only after the 16+ notice.

Note on German Youth Protection Law

Germany’s youth media protection laws (JuSchG / JMStV) require stronger safeguards for content that could harm minors. A simple confirmation checkbox does not constitute reliable age verification under German law for pornographic content. Typewryter may restrict or remove explicit 18+ content where proper age verification cannot be guaranteed. Writers who require a dedicated adult-content platform should seek specialised legal advice.

Cookies

Typewryter uses only strictly necessary cookies, so there is nothing to consent to.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Set only when you sign in or submit a form. The platform cannot work without them.

  • tw_session - keeps you signed in (12 hours, or until you sign out)
  • tw_csrf - protects your form submissions against cross-site request forgery

Browser Storage

If you confirm a 16+ or 18+ content notice, the confirmation is kept in your browser’s sessionStorage and disappears when you close the browser. It is not sent to us.

What We Do Not Use

  • No Google Analytics or other analytics tools.
  • No Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, or other advertising trackers.
  • No embedded social media feeds or third-party comment systems.
  • No fonts, images or scripts loaded from third-party servers.

More Information

For more on how we use your data, see our Privacy Policy.

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