DSA Transparency

Effective date: 10 June 2026 Last updated: 10 June 2026 Reporting period of this statement: N/A — first publication, no reporting period yet.

This page provides the transparency information required from online platform providers under the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065).

1. About Simuze under the DSA

Simuze, operated by Atypisch.nl, qualifies as a hosting service and an online platform under the DSA. We allow users to upload content (music, profiles, posts) and to enter into contracts with other users (sales of downloads and tickets) at a distance.

We are not currently a very large online platform (VLOP) as defined in DSA art. 33. The strict reporting and risk-assessment obligations that apply to VLOPs do not apply to us. If we ever cross that threshold (45 million average monthly active recipients in the EU), additional obligations kick in and this page will be expanded accordingly.

Some obligations applicable to micro and small enterprises are reduced. We aim to meet the full standard regardless where it's reasonable to do so.

2. Reporting and our size

Simuze is operated by Atypisch.nl as a micro-enterprise within the meaning of the DSA, meaning fewer than 10 people and under 2 million euro in annual turnover. Under DSA art. 15(2) and art. 19, micro and small enterprises are exempt from the periodic transparency-reporting obligations, including the average monthly active recipients reporting in art. 24. There is no statutory reporting date that applies to us at this stage.

We choose to be open about how we moderate and how we handle complaints regardless. If Simuze ever grows past these thresholds, or becomes a Very Large Online Platform, we will start publishing the figures the law requires at that point.

3. Single point of contact

Our single point of contact for authorities, users, and the European Commission is:

Electronic: admin@simuze.com
Postal: Atypisch.nl, attn. DSA SPoC, Europalaan 2b, 3525KS Utrecht
Languages: English, Dutch.

4. Terms and policies relevant to the DSA

Terms of Service: /legal/terms
Acceptable Use Policy: /legal/acceptable-use — sets out content rules and moderation procedures.
Copyright Policy: /legal/copyright — sets out the notice-and-action procedure for copyright.
Seller Terms: /legal/sellers — covers trader obligations under DSA art. 30.
Privacy Policy: /legal/privacy.

5. Notice-and-action mechanism (DSA art. 16)

We provide a clear and easy-to-use mechanism for reporting illegal content and content that breaches our policies:

In-product reporting button on tracks, comments, profiles, groups, and events.
Email to admin@simuze.com for cases that require detail or evidence.
The procedure, the required information for a valid notice, and what to expect after submitting one are described in the Acceptable Use Policy at /legal/acceptable-use and (for copyright) the Copyright Policy at /legal/copyright.

Decisions on notices include a clear statement of reasons, in line with DSA art. 17.

6. Internal complaints handling (DSA art. 20)

Users who have been the subject of a moderation decision (content removal, account restriction, suspension, termination) can appeal:

Procedure: described in Acceptable Use Policy section 3.4.
Timeframe for our response: 14 days from receipt.
Conducted by a person not involved in the original decision.

7. Out-of-court dispute settlement (DSA art. 21)

Users whose appeal we have decided can refer the dispute to a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body. As of 10 June 2026, the list of certified bodies is maintained by the European Commission and Member States; we will identify and link the relevant Dutch certified body in our decision messages once such a body is certified and operating.

Use of out-of-court dispute settlement is voluntary; it does not replace your right to go to court.

8. Trusted flaggers (DSA art. 22)

We have not, at the time of this publication, entered into any specific arrangements with entities recognised as trusted flaggers under DSA art. 22. We will treat notices from any entity certified as a trusted flagger with priority once recognised.

9. Measures against misuse (DSA art. 23)

We may suspend, for a reasonable period after warning, accounts that frequently:

Provide manifestly illegal content; or
Submit notices or complaints that are manifestly unfounded.

These measures are described in Acceptable Use Policy sections 3.5 and 3.6.

10. Transparency report (DSA art. 15 / 24)

We are required to publish a transparency report at least once per year, covering at minimum:

Orders received from Member State authorities for action against illegal content or user information (DSA art. 9, 10).
Notices received under our notice-and-action mechanism.
Moderation decisions taken on our own initiative.
Complaints received and resolved through our internal complaints system.
Use of automated moderation tools (relevant only where we use them).
Suspensions imposed under DSA art. 23.

The first full report will be published once we have a meaningful reporting period (at least six months of operation) and will cover the relevant period.

11. Trader compliance (DSA art. 30, 31, 32)

We collect, verify, and (where applicable) publish information about sellers who act as traders on Simuze. See Seller Terms at /legal/sellers, section 9.

Specifically:

Traders provide name, address, identification, contact details, payment details, and registration documents.
We make reasonable efforts to verify the information.
Where information is unreliable or incomplete, we ask the trader to correct it; if they don't, we suspend their ability to use Simuze for selling.
Trader information is made available on the trader's public Simuze page where the DSA requires it.

12. Recommender systems (DSA art. 27)

Simuze surfaces content through:

Geographic groups (city, province, country) for discovery.
Following relationships chosen by the user.
Search results based on the user's query.
Editorial selections by Simuze staff (e.g. featured releases).

We do not use behavioural profiling to drive recommendations. We do not personalise based on tracking of your activity beyond what's necessary to show you content you've followed or saved.

There are no opaque algorithmic feeds on Simuze.

13. Advertising (DSA art. 26, 28)

Simuze does not display advertising. None of the DSA's advertising-transparency obligations apply, because there's nothing to disclose. If this ever changes, this section will be updated and we'll comply with the full set of obligations.

14. Protection of minors (DSA art. 28)

The minimum age to register on Simuze is 16. Simuze does not run features specifically targeted at children.

15. Changes to this Statement

This Statement is updated whenever the underlying obligations or our practices materially change, and at least with each annual transparency report.