Licensing

Commercial Redistribution License Agreement

Version 1.4 – Effective 3/31/26

This Commercial Redistribution License Agreement (the “Agreement”) is a legally binding agreement between Model Forge LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company (“Licensor”), and the individual or entity that purchases, downloads, accesses, or uses any of the Files (“Licensee”).

By purchasing, downloading, accessing, or using any of the Files, Licensee acknowledges that Licensee has read, understood, and agrees to be bound by this Agreement. If Licensee does not agree to these terms, Licensee must not purchase, download, access, or use the Files.

1. Definitions

For purposes of this Agreement:

“Files” means any digital content provided by Licensor, including but not limited to STL, 3MF, OBJ, CAD, source files, archives, digital model files, accompanying documentation, and related digital assets.

“Printed Products” means physical 3D-printed items created from the Files.

2. License Grant

Subject to this Agreement, Licensor grants Licensee a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to use the Files solely as expressly permitted herein.

No ownership interest in the Files is transferred to Licensee.

3. Permitted Uses

Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, Licensee may:

a. use the Files to create Printed Products;

b. sell Printed Products created from the Files; and

c. modify the Files for Licensee’s own personal or commercial use, provided that no modified file or derivative digital file is shared, distributed, sold, licensed, transferred, or otherwise made available to any third party.

4. Prohibited Uses

Licensee may not, and may not permit any third party to:

a. share, distribute, sell, resell, license, sublicense, assign, transfer, publish, or otherwise make any of the Files available in digital form to any third party;

b. share, distribute, sell, license, or otherwise make available any modified version of the Files or any derivative digital file;

c. upload any of the Files or any modified version of the Files to any website, repository, digital marketplace, cloud storage service, file-sharing service, or similar platform;

d. rent, lease, lend, or otherwise transfer the Files or any rights granted under this Agreement to any third party;

e. represent the Files as Licensee’s own original digital design; or

f. remove any proprietary notice, branding, or identifying information included with the Files, if any.

Licensee shall use reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized access to, copying of, or distribution of the Files.

5. Ownership and Intellectual Property

All right, title, and interest in and to the Files, including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights embodied in the Files, remain the exclusive property of Licensor.

Licensee acknowledges that this Agreement grants only a limited license to use the Files and does not transfer any ownership rights in the Files.

To the extent Licensee creates any modification, adaptation, or other derivative based on the Files, Licensee receives no right under this Agreement to distribute, sell, share, sublicense, or otherwise make such modified or derivative digital file available to any third party.

All rights not expressly granted to Licensee are reserved by Licensor.

6. Attribution

Licensee may not claim authorship of the original File design.

Attribution to Model Forge LLC is appreciated but not required.

7. Updates and Future Versions

Unless Licensor expressly states otherwise in writing, purchase of a File does not include future updates, revisions, expansions, or new versions. Any such updates, revisions, expansions, or new versions may be sold separately.

8. No Refunds for Digital Files

Because the Files are digital goods that can be downloaded or accessed immediately, all sales are final unless otherwise required by applicable law or expressly agreed by Licensor in writing. 

9. Termination

This Agreement terminates automatically and immediately if Licensee breaches any provision of this Agreement. Licensor may also terminate this Agreement at any time upon notice to Licensee if Licensee is in breach.

Upon termination, Licensee must immediately:

a. stop using the Files;

b. stop selling Printed Products created from the Files;

c. permanently delete all digital copies of the Files and any modified or derivative digital files in Licensee’s possession or control; and

d. cease any further reproduction of the Files in any form.

Sections 5 and 8 through 15 shall survive termination.

10. Indemnification

Licensee shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Licensor and its officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns from and against any and all third-party claims, demands, actions, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to:

a. Licensee’s use of the Files;

b. Licensee’s manufacture, marketing, distribution, or sale of Printed Products;

c. Licensee’s violation of any law, regulation, or third-party right; or

d. Licensee’s breach of this Agreement.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE FILES AND ANY RELATED DESIGNS, MODELS, DOCUMENTATION, AND PRINTED PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LICENSOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FILES WILL BE ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR SUITABLE FOR ANY PARTICULAR MACHINE, MATERIAL, PRINTER, PROCESS, OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSE.

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LICENSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE FILES, EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LICENSOR’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE FILES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY LICENSEE FOR THE APPLICABLE FILES.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles, except that issues governed by United States federal copyright law shall be governed by applicable federal law.

Any dispute, claim, or action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Files shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Charleston County, South Carolina, and Licensee irrevocably consents to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those courts.

14. Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Licensor and Licensee concerning the Files and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings, communications, representations, or agreements, whether oral or written, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

No amendment, modification, or waiver of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Licensor.

15. Severability and Waiver

If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect to the maximum extent permitted by law.

No failure or delay by Licensor in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that right or remedy, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

BY PURCHASING, DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING, OR USING ANY OF THE FILES, LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LICENSEE HAS READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT.