Terms of Service

Last updated: 15 September 2026.

1. About DM Screen and these terms

DM Screen, available at dm-screen.com, is a personal project of Gijs Willem Paulides, based in the Netherlands. It provides tools for managing and playing tabletop role-playing campaigns.

DM Screen's paid-rank offering and financial administration are handled through Gijs Willem Paulides, trading as paulides.dev, an eenmanszaak (Dutch sole proprietorship), KVK 42156001. Purchases use Stripe Managed Payments, with Stripe/Link acting as merchant of record under the payment terms shown at checkout. We remain responsible for providing DM Screen and its rank features.

In these terms, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Gijs Willem Paulides, including when trading as paulides.dev. “You” means the person using DM Screen or purchasing a subscription.

• Support and complaints: info@dm-screen.com
• VAT identification number, where applicable: NL004183029B64

This version applies from its publication on dm-screen.com, subject to any notice or agreement required for existing users under section 12. These terms govern your use of DM Screen and purchases made through it. The Privacy Policy separately explains how personal data is handled.

2. Accounts and younger users

You may use a nickname; DM Screen does not require your public display name to be your legal name. You must supply an email address you can use and keep the information needed to administer your account accurate. Billing details must be accurate where needed for payment or legal requirements.

Keep your login credentials secure and tell us if you suspect unauthorised access. You are responsible for your own use of the service; these terms do not make you automatically responsible for actions outside your reasonable control.

DM Screen allows children to create their own accounts and does not currently provide parental controls. If you cannot legally agree to these terms or make a purchase yourself, involve your parent or legal guardian and obtain their permission where required. Any parental permission required for processing a child's personal data must also be obtained. Parents and guardians can contact us about their child's account. A free account does not require a payment card. Do not use another person's card or payment account without authorisation; possession of payment details is not permission to purchase.

3. Free features and paid ranks

DM Screen's base functionality is free and will remain free while the service is offered. Paid ranks provide additional features. The subscription page and checkout describe the current price, billing period and features for each available rank.

Buying a rank gives access to the stated extras for the applicable subscription period. It does not give ownership of DM Screen. You do not need a paid rank to continue using the free functionality.

Temporary previews may make additional features available without payment. A preview does not create a paid subscription or authorise charges. Its scope and end date will be communicated where relevant.

4. Campaigns and your content

Campaign content is intended for users with access to that campaign, according to their role and the campaign's settings. Owners manage membership and permissions. Necessary administrator access is explained in the Privacy Policy. Anyone viewing a shared physical display may see the content displayed on it.

You retain the rights you hold in the text, characters, images, maps, sounds, videos and other material you add. You give us a non-exclusive, royalty-free permission to store, technically process, reproduce and display that material only as needed to provide the service, follow your sharing choices, maintain security, carry out internal testing and product improvement using anonymised exports as described in the Privacy Policy, and comply with law. This includes processing by providers acting for us. It does not permit us to sell your campaign content or use it in advertising without separate permission.

Only upload or share content you have the necessary rights to use. Do not include unnecessary personal information about other people. Sharing content within a private campaign does not remove copyright or privacy obligations.

Other campaign members may retain lawful copies they have already made. Account or membership removal does not necessarily erase every collaborative contribution. Personal-data removal is handled under the Privacy Policy and applicable law. Our permission to use removed content ends when it is no longer needed for these limited purposes, subject to necessary backup or legal retention.

5. Acceptable use

Do not use DM Screen to break the law, infringe others' rights, harass or threaten people, distribute malicious software, gain unauthorised access, evade access controls, or deliberately disrupt the service. Do not upload unlawful material or expose another person's private information without a lawful basis.

You may report unlawful content, abuse or security concerns to info@dm-screen.com. Include enough information for us to locate and assess the issue. Do not send passwords or payment-card details.

6. Payments, renewal and gifted ranks

Purchases use Stripe Managed Payments and are sold through Link under the merchant-of-record payment terms shown at checkout. Stripe/Link handles payment processing and transaction support; we handle DM Screen service support. Stripe handles applicable sales tax, VAT and GST for transactions within its Managed Payments tax coverage. Subscription management is available through the linked billing portal and, where available, Link. Before you purchase, checkout shows the amount, currency, applicable taxes, billing interval and whether the subscription renews. Your order confirmation records the purchase. A subscription begins when the order is accepted and access is confirmed.

Subscriptions are available with monthly or yearly billing. Your subscription renews automatically at the interval you choose until cancelled. We will not charge for a free account unless you make a purchase.

Gifted ranks identify a payer and recipient. The payer authorises and manages the recurring payments; receiving a gift does not authorise us to charge the recipient. Cancellation by the payer may end the recipient's paid benefits when the subscription ends.

Changes that decrease the subscription item amount or shorten the billing interval are scheduled for the end of the current paid period. Other plan changes take effect immediately with prorated invoicing. The billing portal explains the effective date and any charge or credit before confirmation. If a payment fails, paid extras may be suspended when the subscription is no longer active. We will explain how to resolve the problem. Free access continues, subject to these terms.

7. Cancellation and refunds

You can cancel renewal through the subscription-management link in your account or by contacting info@dm-screen.com. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid period, and paid benefits remain available until then. We confirm the effective date. Any more favourable cancellation rights required by law remain available.

After the paid period ends, the account returns to the allowances of its remaining rank or the free service. Rank expiry does not itself delete campaign content or uploaded sounds. Soundboard items beyond the available rank allowance remain stored, but playback is disabled. Rank-restricted dice controls become unavailable. Separate deletion and retention rules still apply.

Cancelling a subscription and deleting an account are separate requests. If you request account deletion, we will also help identify and stop subscriptions you pay for, including gifts, and confirm any effect on their recipients.

Outside the withdrawal period, ordinary cancellation does not automatically produce a refund for a partly used period. This does not affect refunds or other remedies required by law, including for a defective service, an unacceptable change or amounts charged incorrectly.

8. Consumer withdrawal

If you purchase as a consumer, you may withdraw from your initial rank subscription within 14 days after the contract is concluded, without giving a reason. We will refund the subscription payment in full, including if you have used the paid features during that period. More favourable mandatory rights are unaffected.

Tell us of your decision before the period ends by emailing info@dm-screen.com. You may also contact Link transaction support. Identify your account and subscription and say that you wish to withdraw. Cancelling renewal alone does not request the withdrawal refund. We will acknowledge your withdrawal by email. You may use the form below, but it is optional.

We will arrange the refund through Stripe within 14 days after receiving your withdrawal, using the same payment method unless you expressly agree otherwise, without a refund fee. Paid benefits end when withdrawal is processed. You may continue using the free service.

Optional withdrawal form

To: Gijs Willem Paulides, trading as paulides.dev, info@dm-screen.com

I/we give notice that I/we withdraw from the contract for the following DM Screen subscription:

• Subscription/order reference:
• Ordered on:
• Consumer name(s):
• Consumer address:
• Account email:
• Date:
• Signature, only if sent on paper:

9. Availability, updates and changes

We aim to provide a reliable service, but maintenance, technical faults and external incidents can interrupt access. We do not promise uninterrupted availability. Keep your own copies of material that is important to you. This advice does not reduce our legal responsibilities.

We may make changes needed to maintain security, correct faults, comply with law, preserve compatibility or improve the service. Changes beyond those necessary to keep a paid service in conformity must have a valid reason, must not impose an undisclosed extra charge, and will be explained clearly.

If a change affects paid access or use more than slightly, we will give reasonable advance notice in a form you can save, explain any right to terminate without charge, and provide legally required refunds. Where applicable, that termination right remains available for 30 days after the notice or change, whichever is later. We may instead preserve the agreed, conforming service without the change at no additional cost where the law permits.

Price increases apply only to a future renewal after at least 30 days' notice and an opportunity to cancel before the increase. Longer notice or express agreement will be provided where legally required.

10. Suspension, closure and data retrieval

We may restrict access or remove content where reasonably necessary to address a serious breach, security threat or legal obligation. We will normally explain the reason and allow you to respond or remedy the issue. Immediate action may be necessary in urgent cases or where notice is legally restricted. Contact info@dm-screen.com if you believe a decision is mistaken.

You can stop using DM Screen at any time. To request account closure or personal-data deletion, email info@dm-screen.com. We handle these requests personally; you do not need to wait for a self-service deletion feature. Technical deletion limitations do not remove your privacy rights.

If we permanently discontinue the service, we will give reasonable advance notice where possible, help you retrieve content to the extent required by law, and refund prepaid fees for service that will not be supplied. Any applicable statutory right to retrieve user-provided content remains available even if a self-service export feature is absent.

11. Responsibility and consumer rights

We will provide the service with reasonable care and comply with applicable obligations concerning digital services. If paid features do not work as agreed, contact us so we can investigate and provide the correction, price reduction, termination or refund required by law.

We are responsible for breaches of our obligations as provided by applicable law. We are not responsible for loss to the extent it was caused by your own breach or circumstances for which the law does not hold us responsible. These terms do not exclude liability or rights that cannot lawfully be excluded, including applicable data-protection rights.

Third-party content and services may have separate terms. That does not remove our responsibility for the service we have agreed to provide.

12. Updates to these terms, complaints and law

We may update these terms for changes in the service, law, security or business arrangements. Material changes will be communicated reasonably in advance, with an explanation and any applicable option to end the agreement. Changes will not retrospectively remove accrued rights. Where your agreement is required, we will obtain it.

Send complaints to info@dm-screen.com. We will acknowledge them and respond within a reasonable period. Your right to seek assistance from a competent authority or court is unaffected.

Dutch law governs these terms. If you are a consumer, this does not deprive you of mandatory protection available under the law of your country of habitual residence where applicable. Disputes may be brought before the courts entitled to hear them under applicable law; these terms do not impose an exclusive Dutch forum on consumers who have a right to sue elsewhere.