TERMS OF SERVICE

Effective 30 April 2026. By using Timeline Blastar at timelineblastar.com and timelineblaster.com ("the Game"), you agree to these terms.

1. Provider

The Game is operated by McGrinsey UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Klein Glien 25, 14806 Bad Belzig, Germany — see our Imprint for full details.

2. Service description

Timeline Blastar is a browser-based arcade game and neutral content-rendering tool. It lets you load source content from third-party networks of your choice (X, Hacker News, Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, Arxiv, podcasts via public RSS, etc.), visualize that content as in-game objects, record short clips of the resulting interaction, and share those clips back to the source networks. Some features (loading your X home timeline, custom @handle feeds, custom-post blasts) require in-game COINS, which can be purchased.

Timeline Blastar functions as a generalized renderer / browser-style interface for public or user-authorized data streams. The user selects which source content to load. The Game does not curate, recommend, or transmit posts on its own initiative; it executes the user's instruction to load and interact with a specific stream.

The Game does not sell third-party posts themselves; it sells access to gameplay features, rendering, interaction systems, and COINS used inside the Game.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old to use the Game. By connecting an X account or making a purchase you confirm that you meet this requirement.

4. Account + connections

You may use the Game as a guest, but the X-based "premium" feeds require an X account connected via OAuth. You are responsible for the security of your X account and any activity carried out through the Game on your behalf.

5. COINS — virtual currency

• COINS are an in-game unit purchased via Stripe. They have no monetary value outside the Game and cannot be exchanged for cash or any external currency.
• Pricing is shown in the in-game shop in EUR / USD (depending on your region) and includes applicable VAT. Stripe issues a receipt by email on every purchase.
• Once delivered to your wallet, COINS are non-refundable except where required by applicable consumer-protection law (e.g. EU 14-day right of withdrawal for digital content that has not yet been performed; consumed COINS are excluded).
• We may adjust the price of new COIN packs at any time. Existing wallet balances are unaffected.
• If we discontinue the Game, we will give at least 30 days' notice and refund the remaining balance to paying customers pro-rata.

6. Sharing rules + user responsibility

When you load a source feed, select a target, or post a clip or message through the Game, you alone are responsible for those choices and for the content you transmit. The Game executes the actions you instruct; it does not select targets, curate content, or transmit posts on its own initiative. By using the share feature, you confirm that you have the right to access, interact with, and transmit the content contained in the clip, and you assume all liability for any third-party rights (copyright, trademark, publicity, personality, or other rights) implicated by that content.

Don't post anything that violates the source platform's rules, German criminal law, other applicable law, third-party rights, or the Game's basic decency:

• No targeted harassment, hate speech, threats, doxxing, or sexual content involving minors.
• No spam, manipulation, vote-buying, or coordinated inauthentic behaviour.
• No content that infringes copyright or trademarks you don't own.
• Do not use the Game to imply that a post author, X user, or third-party platform endorses you, the Game, or any clip you create unless they have expressly agreed.

We may suspend any account that breaches these rules without prior notice. You agree to indemnify and hold McGrinsey UG harmless from any third-party claim arising from content you have loaded, generated, transmitted, or shared through the Game.

7. The "Nukelist" is local-only

"Nuking" a handle in the Game removes them from your in-game feed only. We do not block, mute, report, or otherwise touch that user on X or any other platform on your behalf.

8. Intellectual property and third-party content

The Game's code, art, sound, design, branding, and underlying systems are owned by McGrinsey UG unless otherwise stated.

Social-media posts and other third-party source content displayed in the Game remain the property of their respective authors and/or the relevant source platform. Timeline Blastar does not claim ownership of tweets, posts, profile information, feeds, or other third-party content.

Timeline Blastar uses official API access and/or permitted source integrations to display public or user-authorized source content as interactive, attributed in-game objects. This content is used only as part of the gameplay and display experience. The Game monetizes the gameplay layer, virtual currency, technical access, rendering, interaction, and related features — not ownership of the posts themselves.

Where content is provided through X or another platform, that content is subject to the respective platform's own terms, developer policies, and user permissions. X posts, for example, remain X / user content and are accessed through X API-based functionality where applicable.

You retain ownership of clips you record in the Game, subject to any third-party content, platform rules, and source-content rights contained in those clips. By sharing clips via the Game's share buttons you authorize us to transmit the clip and related text on your behalf to the network you chose.

Clips shared through the Game may carry a small in-frame attribution ("user-generated visualization via Timeline Blastar") so that recipients can see the clip is a user-driven output of a rendering tool, not editorial content produced by McGrinsey UG.

9. Neutral-tool status, notice and takedown, opt-out

Timeline Blastar is a general-purpose interactive renderer. The user decides which source feed, handle, post, podcast, or other public stream to load. The Game itself does not target specific persons, brands, or accounts; it applies the same animations, scoring rules, and interaction mechanics regardless of which content the user has chosen to load. We rely, where applicable, on safe-harbor provisions for hosting / intermediary services (including the EU Digital Services Act and equivalent rules in other jurisdictions).

Notice and takedown. If you believe content displayed through the Game infringes your rights or violates applicable law, send a notice to john@mcgrinsey.com with: (a) the specific content (post URL, handle, or in-game URL), (b) the right or law you believe is implicated, (c) your contact details, and (d) a statement that the information in the notice is accurate. We will review valid notices and act in good faith, including by removing the content from in-game discovery surfaces and from the rendering cache where appropriate.

Opt-out blacklist. Persons, brands, accounts, and platforms may request to be excluded from the Game's discovery surfaces — the daily mix, stumble feed, featured starters, podcast catalog, creator-level imports, and other curated lists. Once a verified opt-out request is granted, the listed handle / domain / show is filtered out at the source level and will not appear as an in-game target through curated paths. The opt-out does not affect content that an end user explicitly types in or pastes; that remains a user-initiated load under their own responsibility (Section 6). To submit an opt-out, use the form at /optout or email john@mcgrinsey.com with the subject "Opt-out request — Timeline Blastar".

Platform-agnostic clause. Timeline Blastar can load content from multiple sources. The user is responsible for ensuring they have the right to access and interact with whatever specific data stream they choose to load, and for complying with the terms, developer policies, and rate limits of the source platform. The Game is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any source platform unless expressly stated.

10. Availability + warranty

The Game is provided "as is". We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability, bug-free operation, or that every feature continues to exist forever. Where mandatory consumer law applies, statutory warranty periods are not affected.

11. Liability

Subject to mandatory law, our total aggregate liability for any claim arising from the Game is limited to the amount you have actually paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim. We are not liable for indirect or consequential damages including lost profits, lost data, or lost playtime.

12. Changes

We may update these Terms as the Game evolves. Material changes will be announced in-game on the title screen and, for paying customers, by email. Continued use of the Game after the announcement counts as acceptance.

13. Governing law + jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. The exclusive place of jurisdiction for disputes with merchants, legal entities under public law, or special funds under public law is Potsdam, Germany. For consumers, statutory jurisdiction rules apply.

14. Contact

Questions? Email john@mcgrinsey.com. For opt-out and takedown requests, see Section 9.

Last updated: 30 April 2026.