asdf club - 3D Printing Marketplace

This is a convenience translation. The legally binding version is the German document.

Note on language: This English version is provided as a convenience translation for international users. The legally binding version is the German one. In case of any inconsistency between the two versions, the German version prevails.

Last updated: May 2026

Part A — Foundations

Scope, contractual parties, definitions
Role of the platform, intermediation, payment processing
Beta-phase notice
Language, applicable law, jurisdiction

Part B — User account 5. Registration, account, sign-in 6. User obligations and prohibitions 7. Suspension, termination, account deletion 8. Availability and maintenance

Part C — Buyers (Shoppers) 9. Contractual parties for purchases 10. Order process and price display 11. Payment and fees 12. Delivery of physical products 13. Provision of digital content (STL files) 14. Withdrawal, cancellation, refunds

Part D — Reviews and communication 15. Reviews and comments 16. Notifications, emails and inbox

Part E — Creators (Designers and Makers) — common rules 17. Creator account and Stripe Connect 18. Platform fees 19. Payouts

Annex 1 — Designer terms 20. Designer rights attestation and content responsibility 21. Designer license grants

Annex 2 — Maker terms 22. Production, delivery and same-country rule 23. Verified Maker status and application process 24. Product safety (GPSR) and packaging register (LUCID)

Annex 3 — STL Personal-Use License for buyers 25. Scope of license, permitted uses, prohibitions

Part F — General 26. Notice and takedown of unlawful content 27. Liability 28. Data protection 29. Changes to these Terms 30. Final provisions

Part A — Foundations

§ 1 Scope, contractual parties, definitions

(1) Scope. These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") apply to all contracts concluded between the operator and the users via the online marketplace platform asdf club, accessible at https://www.asdf-club.com (the "Platform"). They also apply to the brokering of purchase contracts between users on the Platform.

(2) Operator. The platform operator is:

Ludovicus Gees Aryo Herwastho

Rudi-Arndt-Straße 14

10407 Berlin

Germany

Email: contact@asdf-club.com VAT ID: DE360632948

Hereinafter "operator" or "we".

(3) Definitions. For the purposes of these Terms:

Shopper: a user who purchases products through the Platform (consumer within the meaning of § 13 BGB or trader within the meaning of § 14 BGB);
Designer: a user who offers digital 3D model files (in particular STL files) for sale on the Platform;
Maker: a user who offers physical, 3D-printed products for sale on the Platform;
Creator: the collective term for Designers and Makers;
STL file: a digital 3D model file (also in STEP, 3MF or comparable format) intended for self-printing by the Shopper or for printing by a Maker;
Verified Maker: a Maker with the initial-verification status pursuant to § 23;
Consumer: any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly outside their trade, business or profession (§ 13 BGB);
Trader: a natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity who, when entering into a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of their trade, business or profession (§ 14 BGB).

(4) Deviating terms. Deviating general terms and conditions of users do not become part of the contract unless we expressly agree in writing to their application.

§ 2 Role of the platform, intermediation, payment processing

(1) Intermediary. asdf club is an online marketplace. The operator acts as an intermediary between Shoppers and Creators. The operator is not the seller of the physical products or digital STL files offered on the Platform, unless expressly stated otherwise.

(2) Sellers. The sellers are the respective Creators:

for physical products, the Maker who produces and ships the product;
for digital STL files, the Designer who offers the file for sale;
for so-called hybrid purchases (a physical product based on a Designer model), the Maker (with respect to the physical product) and the Designer (with respect to the underlying digital model, in accordance with the license terms in Annex 3).

(3) Merchant of record. The operator acts as merchant of record for payment processing via Stripe Connect. The operator receives Shopper payments in its own name and pays out the respective shares, less platform fees, to the Creators. The intermediary position of the operator vis-à-vis the underlying purchase contract remains unaffected.

(4) Handling of withdrawal, cancellation and refunds. As the operator acts as merchant of record, withdrawals, cancellations and refund requests are handled exclusively via the Platform. Details are set out in the Withdrawal Instructions and in § 14 of these Terms.

§ 3 Beta-phase notice

(1) The Platform is currently in a beta phase. Functions, processes and user interfaces may change at short notice or be temporarily unavailable. No specific service level is warranted.

(2) The beta phase does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer. In particular, the right of withdrawal, the statutory warranty rights and the obligation to deliver the goods ordered remain unaffected.

(3) We reserve the right to adapt, deactivate or remove individual functions of the Platform for testing or development purposes at any time, provided this is reasonable for users and the contractual use of the Platform is not significantly impaired.

§ 4 Language, applicable law, jurisdiction

(1) Contract language. The language of the contract is German. The English version of these Terms and of the other legal documents (Legal Notice, Privacy Policy, Withdrawal Instructions) is provided as a convenience translation only; in case of inconsistencies, the German version prevails.

(2) Applicable law. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). For consumers with their habitual residence in another European country, mandatory consumer-protection provisions of the country of residence remain unaffected (Art. 6 (2) Rome I Regulation).

(3) Jurisdiction. The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms is – where the parties are merchants, legal entities under public law or special funds under public law, or where a party does not have a general place of jurisdiction in Germany – the operator's place of business. For consumers, the statutory places of jurisdiction apply.

(4) Consumer dispute resolution. With regard to participation in consumer dispute resolution procedures, the statement in the Legal Notice applies.

Part B — User account

§ 5 Registration, account, sign-in

(1) Registration. A user account is required to use chargeable functions of the Platform (in particular placing orders and offering products as a Creator). Registration is possible either by providing an email address and password or by using "Continue with Google" (Google OAuth).

(2) Mandatory information. Registration via email/password requires a valid username (unique, 3–30 characters), a full name, a shopping country, an email address, and a password. For registration via "Continue with Google", email address, name and – where available – profile picture are imported from Google; any missing required fields (in particular username and country) are completed on a profile-completion page. The full name is displayed only on your public profile page; reviews, comments and other public listings use your username (see Privacy Policy).

(3) Minimum age. The Platform is directed at persons aged 16 and over. Persons under 16 are not permitted to register or place orders. By registering, you confirm that you are at least 16 years old. To conclude contracts via the Platform, you must additionally have legal capacity; minors aged 16 to 18 require the consent of their legal guardian.

(4) Truthfulness. You are obliged to provide truthful information when registering and to keep it up to date throughout the term of the contract. In particular, your email address and – for physical orders – your delivery address must be correct at all times.

(5) Secrecy of credentials. You are obliged to keep your password secret and not to grant third parties access to your account. In the event of loss or suspicion of unauthorised use, you must inform us without delay and change your password.

(6) No right to registration. There is no entitlement to the conclusion of a usage contract or to activation as a Creator. The operator may refuse a registration or activation without giving reasons, in particular where there are justified doubts about the identity of the user or about compliance with these Terms.

§ 6 User obligations and prohibitions

(1) General obligations. You undertake to use the Platform only within the framework of applicable law and these Terms.

(2) Prohibited conduct. The following is prohibited in particular:

the publication or transmission of unlawful content (in particular criminal, youth-endangering, offensive, discriminatory, glorifying violence, or pornographic content);
the infringement of copyright, trademark, patent, personality or other rights of third parties, in particular the uploading of STL files for which you do not hold sufficient rights;
impersonation, in particular the unauthorised use of names, trademarks or images of third parties;
the creation and use of multiple accounts to circumvent suspensions or to abuse discounts or reviews;
the manipulation of reviews, including the submission of false or purchased reviews, and the extortion of reviews;
automated data queries or "scraping" of the Platform unless expressly authorised;
attempts to circumvent technical protection measures of the Platform, including unauthorised access to other users' STL files;
the use of the Platform for unlawful advertising, spam or phishing.

(3) Creator obligations. Creators are subject to the additional obligations under §§ 17 ff. and in Annexes 1 and 2.

(4) Consequences of violations. In the event of violations of these Terms, the operator may – depending on severity and in accordance with § 7 – temporarily hide or remove content, restrict functions, suspend the account, or terminate the usage contract for cause.

§ 7 Suspension, termination, account deletion

(1) Ordinary termination by the user. You may terminate the usage contract at any time without observing a notice period, with effect for the future. Termination is made via the "Delete account" function in your account settings or by email to contact@asdf-club.com.

(2) Ordinary termination by the operator. The operator may terminate the usage contract with a notice period of 14 days to the end of a month. The right to extraordinary termination remains unaffected.

(3) Extraordinary termination. Both parties may terminate the usage contract for good cause without observing a notice period. For the operator, good cause exists in particular in cases of serious or repeated violations of § 6 or where there are justified indications of legal violations.

(4) Consequences of termination. Upon termination, your account is deactivated. Orders already concluded are still fully processed; statutory retention obligations (in particular for order and invoice data) remain unaffected. For details on data processing after account deletion, see the Privacy Policy.

(5) Access to purchased STL files after account deletion. After deletion of your account, access to STL files already purchased (the stl_access library) lapses, as sign-in is required. We recommend that you download and locally save all purchased files before deletion.

(6) Creator accounts with active content. As long as you have active listings, open orders, open refunds or unpaid balances as a Creator, account deletion is only possible after these matters have been concluded. We will inform you of any open items.

§ 8 Availability and maintenance

(1) The operator endeavours to make the Platform available to the greatest possible extent, but does not warrant any specific service level. In particular during the beta phase, outages or brief limitations may occur.

(2) Planned maintenance is announced in advance where reasonable. In case of disruptions, please contact us at contact@asdf-club.com.

Part C — Buyers (Shoppers)

§ 9 Contractual parties for purchases

(1) Contractual parties. Upon completion of an order, purchase contracts are concluded exclusively between the Shopper and the respective Creator:

for a physical order, with the Maker who produces and ships the product;
for an STL order, with the Designer who offers the file for sale;
for a hybrid order, with the Maker (for the physical product) and, where applicable, with the Designer (for the underlying digital model under Annex 3).

(2) Identity of sellers. The Creator's username and – where provided – full name and profile are visible on the Platform. Upon request, Shoppers will receive further identity or contact information about the Creator in connection with specific orders, where this is required by law or necessary to assert legitimate claims.

(3) Role of the operator. The operator does not become a party to the purchase contract. However, as merchant of record, it accepts payment in its own name and handles withdrawals, cancellations and refunds via the Platform (see § 2 (3) and (4), § 14).

§ 10 Order process and price display

(1) Offer and acceptance. The display of products on the Platform does not constitute a binding offer but an invitation to you to submit an offer. By clicking the pay button ("Pay" / "Buy now") and successfully completing payment via Stripe, you submit a binding offer to conclude a purchase contract. The purchase contract is concluded upon confirmation of the order by the operator – in the name and on behalf of the respective Creator – at the latest upon dispatch of the order confirmation by email.

(2) Order confirmation. After the order is completed, you will receive an order confirmation by email. For STL purchases, this includes the documentation of the confirmed withdrawal waiver (durable medium within the meaning of § 312f (3) BGB). The order confirmation for STL purchases is always sent, even if you have opted out of other order confirmations.

(3) Price display. Creators set listing prices in EUR. Amounts shown on the Platform in another currency are non-binding estimates, converted from those EUR prices based on your selected shopping country (see paragraph (6)); where no local-currency estimate is available, USD may be shown. The final amount and currency shown on Stripe Checkout immediately before payment are authoritative; that is what you pay. The operator records transactions for accounting purposes in EUR (settlement currency).

(4) Value-added tax. In the current functional scope of the Platform, prices are provided by Creators as fixed EUR amounts. The Platform does not separately calculate, state or remit VAT at the individual-order level. Responsibility for the correct VAT treatment of the sale (in particular registration, calculation, statement and remittance of VAT) lies with the respective Creator as seller; Creators should set their prices such that any VAT they owe is reflected therein. We reserve the right to introduce country-specific VAT-inclusive price display and a calculation of platform fees on a net basis in a later version; any such change will be announced in advance.

(5) Shipping costs. For physical orders, shipping costs are set by the Maker and shown separately during checkout before the order is completed.

(6) Shopping location and product availability. In the navigation bar, you may select any shopping country. This determines the display currency used for non-binding price estimates. Physical products (printed goods) are offered only when your selected shopping country is a full market within the current functional scope of the Platform (member states of the European Union, United States of America, Canada). In all other countries, only STL file downloads are offered; physical products are not displayed and cannot be ordered. STL files may be purchased worldwide regardless of shopping country.

§ 11 Payment and fees

(1) Payment service provider. All payments are processed exclusively via Stripe. The operator's contractual counterparty for the general payment-processing services is Stripe Payments Europe, Limited, a company incorporated under Irish law with its registered office in Dublin (Ireland). The regulated payment services within the meaning of PSD2 (in particular execution of payment transactions, acquiring) are provided by Stripe Technology Europe, Limited ("STEL"), an electronic money institution authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland with its registered office in Dublin (Ireland). You enter your payment data (card or account information) solely with Stripe; the operator does not receive or store this data. The Stripe Privacy Policy applies to payment processing.

(2) Accepted payment methods. The accepted payment methods are displayed to you during checkout and may change depending on country and Stripe's technical capabilities.

(3) Currency — settlement and presentment. You pay the final amount and currency shown on Stripe Checkout immediately before payment. Where Stripe Adaptive Pricing is available for your location, this is typically your local currency; otherwise checkout may be shown in EUR. Creators' listing prices and the operator's internal accounting are maintained in EUR (settlement currency). Differences between non-binding estimates on the Platform and the Stripe Checkout amount, and any exchange-rate or card-issuer fees charged by Stripe or your bank, are borne by the Shopper.

(4) No additional platform fees for Shoppers. Beyond the final amount displayed during checkout, the operator does not charge any additional fees to the Shopper. Any payment-method surcharges (e.g. for specific card types) are permissible only insofar as legally permitted and transparently displayed before the order is completed.

§ 12 Delivery of physical products

(1) Same-country rule. For legal and logistical reasons, physical products are shipped only within the same country (e.g. US Maker → US Shopper, DE Maker → DE Shopper). Cross-border deliveries – including within the EU – do not take place in the current functional scope of the Platform. When selecting the delivery address, only Makers in the country of the delivery address can be chosen.

(2) Delivery time. Processing and delivery times stated are estimates by the respective Maker. Binding delivery dates require the express written confirmation of the Maker.

(3) Order lifecycle. The order status is shown in your order view (pending → processed → shipped → delivered). You are also notified by email and via the Platform's inbox of status changes.

(4) Tracking. If the Maker provides a tracking number, it will be displayed to you in the order view.

(5) Passing of risk. For consumers, the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods passes upon handover of the goods to the consumer (§ 475 BGB). For traders, the risk passes upon handover to the carrier.

§ 13 Provision of digital content (STL files)

(1) Subject matter. Upon purchase of an STL file, you acquire the right of permanent access to the respective file in your personal library (stl_access) and a simple, non-exclusive license under Annex 3 (STL Personal-Use License).

(2) Withdrawal waiver. Provision of the STL file requires the express consent to the withdrawal waiver within the meaning of § 356 (5) no. 2 BGB. Checkout cannot be completed without this consent. With your confirmation of the declaration and the commencement of contract performance (unlocking of the file in your library), your right of withdrawal expires; for details, see Withdrawal Instructions § 4.

(3) Documentation. The exact wording of your consent and the time of confirmation are stored in our systems and documented to you in the order confirmation by email.

(4) Versions and updates. Designers may publish new versions of an STL file. You will be notified by email and in your inbox; new versions are made available within your existing access right in your library, where the Designer so provides.

(5) Personal use. The license granted is limited to personal, non-commercial use. In particular, redistribution, reproduction for the purpose of distribution, resale, or commercial use (including commercial 3D printing for resale to third parties) is prohibited. Details are set out in Annex 3.

(6) Warranty rights. Your statutory warranty rights under §§ 327d ff. BGB remain unaffected by the withdrawal waiver. If an STL file is defective (e.g. not printable, missing geometry, unusable mesh) or, despite successful payment, fails to be unlocked in your library for technical reasons, you may submit a request via the "Request a refund" button. In justified cases, the full purchase price will be refunded.

§ 14 Withdrawal, cancellation, refunds

(1) Statutory right of withdrawal. For physical products, a statutory right of withdrawal applies in accordance with the Withdrawal Instructions. For STL files, the specific rules under § 13 and Withdrawal Instructions § 4 apply.

(2) Cancellation before production begins (physical orders). In addition to the statutory right of withdrawal, you may cancel a physical order at any time before production begins (status pending) via the "Cancel order" button. In such a voluntary cancellation, the order amount will be refunded to you less the non-refundable payment processing fee withheld by Stripe. The amount of this fee will be displayed to you transparently before you confirm the cancellation. This applies exclusively to voluntary in-app cancellations in pending status.

(3) Refunds approved by the Maker or by the administration. For refunds approved by the Maker or by the operator due to defects, delivery problems or disputes, you will be refunded 100 % of the amount paid; any Stripe fees in such cases are borne by the operator.

(4) Notice of defects and refund requests. Notices of defects and refund requests are submitted via the "Request a refund" button in the order view. You can upload evidence (e.g. photos of a defective product), accessible only to the parties involved (Shopper, Maker, Designer, administration).

(5) Refund route. Refunds are processed via Stripe to the original means of payment used at checkout. If you paid in a currency other than EUR (as shown on Stripe Checkout), the refund is generally credited in that same currency on your statement, proportionally to the refunded amount (subject to Stripe and your payment provider). The operator maintains its internal accounts in EUR; redirection to a different payment method or bank account is not possible.

(6) Warranty. Your statutory warranty rights (§§ 434 ff. BGB for physical goods; §§ 327d ff. BGB for digital content) remain unaffected by these provisions. Limitation periods follow from statute.

(7) Chargebacks. We reserve the right to assert civil claims for abusive chargebacks or unjustified reversals and to temporarily or permanently suspend the account.

Part D — Reviews and communication

§ 15 Reviews and comments

(1) Truthfulness. Reviews and comments on the Platform must be truthful. Reviews can only be submitted by Shoppers who have demonstrably purchased the relevant product. We mark reviews as "verified reviews" where they are based on a completed order.

(2) Content. You are prohibited from publishing content that violates § 6 of these Terms, in particular reviews containing false factual statements, offensive, discriminatory or unlawful content.

(3) Manipulation. The manipulation of reviews is prohibited, in particular the submission of purchased reviews, the extortion of reviews, and reciprocal positive reviews without an actual purchase ("review swap").

(4) Removal of reviews. We reserve the right to review and, in accordance with applicable law and our notice-and-takedown rules (§ 26), to remove or temporarily hide reviews and comments.

(5) Creator's right of reply. The reviewed Creator may respond to reviews in a factual manner. Replies are also subject to the provisions of this section.

§ 16 Notifications, emails and inbox

(1) Inbox. Within the Platform, we operate a persistent notifications inbox showing events relevant to your account (orders, shipping, refunds, payouts, etc.).

(2) Transactional emails. We send transactional emails via the service provider Resend (see Privacy Policy). The order confirmation for STL purchases is always sent for statutory reasons (§ 312f (3) BGB); other emails can be unsubscribed in your account settings.

(3) Reachability. You are obliged to keep the email address stored in your account up to date. Communications we send to that address are deemed received.

Part E — Creators (Designers and Makers) — common rules

§ 17 Creator account and Stripe Connect

(1) Prerequisite. Anyone who wishes to offer products for sale on the Platform as a Designer or Maker requires – in addition to user registration – a Stripe Connect Express account. Onboarding takes place via a link in your creator dashboard.

(2) Contractual relationship with Stripe. By opening the Stripe Connect account, you as a Creator conclude a separate contract directly with Stripe. The Stripe Connected Account Agreement and Stripe's other terms apply. Compliance with Stripe's identification and compliance requirements (KYC) is a prerequisite for payouts.

(3) Status. The status of your Stripe account (in particular onboarding status and payout capability) is shown in your dashboard. Until onboarding is complete, payouts are not possible.

(4) Responsibility for own information. You are solely responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of the information provided to Stripe (in particular bank details, tax identification).

(5) Tax information for Makers and Designers (§§ 22f, 25e UStG). Makers and Designers who are liable for tax in Germany or who supply goods or digital services with their destination in Germany are obliged to provide the operator with their VAT identification number (USt-IdNr.) pursuant to § 27a UStG. Small-business operators within the meaning of § 19 UStG without a VAT identification number must declare this status to the operator accordingly. The operator is subject to record-keeping obligations under §§ 22f, 25e UStG and may be held jointly liable for VAT not remitted by the Creator. In case of missing or evidently incorrect information, the operator may block the publication of listings or withhold payouts until the information is provided or corrected.

§ 18 Platform fees

(1) Fee rates. The operator charges the following platform fees to Creators:

STL sales (digital content): 20 % of the STL price set by the Designer;
Physical sales — Maker share: 10 % of the Maker product share, calculated as the print price set by the Maker minus the commission set by the Designer for the underlying model (print_price − designer_commission); shipping costs are excluded from the calculation basis;
Physical sales — Designer share: 10 % of the commission set by the Designer for the underlying model (designer_commission).

(2) Calculation basis. Fees are calculated on the checkout allocation basis stored in the code (EUR amount set by the Creator within the meaning of § 10 (4)). We reserve the right to switch to a net basis (excluding VAT) in a later version, once the Platform technically separates VAT; any such change will be announced in advance.

(3) Shipping costs. No platform fees are charged on shipping costs displayed separately at checkout.

(4) Individual rates. The operator may agree individual, deviating fee rates with specific Creators (e.g. strategic partners or campaign participants). Any such individual rate is transparently displayed in the Creator's dashboard and applies exclusively to that Creator.

(5) Stripe fees. In addition to the platform fees, Stripe charges payment processing fees. These are settled by Stripe directly and are governed by the relevant Stripe agreement of the Creator.

§ 19 Payouts

(1) Payout cycle. Payouts to Creators are made in principle monthly on the 1st of the following calendar month via Stripe Connect, provided the Stripe account is capable of payouts and a minimum amount is reached.

(2) Verified Maker status for accelerated payouts. Makers who, having successfully completed at least three (3) orders without justified complaints, have been classified as "Verified Makers" may, in a later functional scope of the Platform, become eligible for payout before the end of the monthly cycle. Details on Verified Maker status are set out in § 23.

(3) Hold-backs and reserves. The operator and Stripe may, in justified cases (in particular open disputes, suspicion of abuse or a high chargeback rate), temporarily withhold payouts. The Creator will be informed of the reasons.

(4) No right of set-off. A set-off by the Creator against claims of the operator is only permissible with undisputed or legally established counter-claims.

(5) Adjustments to earnings. In the event of cancellations, refunds or chargebacks, outstanding or already-paid-out earnings are reduced accordingly; the operator is entitled to offset paid-out amounts against future payouts or to reclaim them.

Annex 1 — Designer terms

§ 20 Designer rights attestation and content responsibility

(1) Rights attestation on upload. By uploading an STL file and publishing the associated listing, the Designer warrants that they:

hold all copyrights and rights of use required for publication and licensing via the Platform, and/or
have created the uploaded content themselves or have the express permission of the rights holder to offer it via the Platform;
do not infringe any trademark, patent, personality or other rights of third parties by publishing on asdf club;
have ensured that the uploaded content contains no unlawful, youth-endangering, offensive, discriminatory, violence-glorifying or pornographic depictions.

(2) Documentation. The rights attestation is stored at upload with a timestamp and a reference to the relevant listing (preservation of evidence). It is a prerequisite for the publication of the listing.

(3) Prohibited content. Designers must not, in particular, offer the following content for sale:

models reproducing protected trademarks, logos or wordmarks of third parties (e.g. sports or film brands) without a corresponding licence;
models reproducing protected characters, figures or designs from films, series, computer games, comics or other media (e.g. Disney, Marvel, Nintendo figures);
models of real identifiable persons without their consent;
models suitable for or intended for use in committing criminal offences (in particular fully functional firearms or firearm components within the meaning of the German Weapons Act);
models violating youth protection law, criminal law or other protective provisions.

(4) Content reports and takedown. The operator is entitled to assess contested content under § 26 and to temporarily hide or permanently remove it. The Designer is obliged, upon request and in the course of an assessment, to provide suitable evidence (e.g. licence agreements, proof of own creation).

(5) Indemnity. The Designer indemnifies the operator against all third-party claims asserted against the operator in connection with a breach of the obligations under this § 20, to the extent the Designer is responsible for the breach. The indemnity also covers the costs of an appropriate legal defence.

§ 21 Designer license grants

(1) License to the operator. The Designer grants the operator a simple, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license, for the duration of the publication of a listing on the Platform, to reproduce the uploaded content (STL files, preview images, descriptions), make it publicly available, technically process it within the Platform, and – to the extent necessary to perform the purchase contract – deliver it to buyers and engaged Makers.

(2) License to buyers (personal-use license). Upon purchase of an STL file, the Designer grants the buyer the personal-use license set out in Annex 3. This license is granted directly between Designer and buyer; the operator merely intermediates.

(3) License to Makers for fulfilling physical orders. For hybrid purchases or for the sale of physical products based on a Designer model, the Designer grants the engaged Maker a license of use limited to the fulfilment of the specific order.

(4) Withdrawal of a listing. The Designer may withdraw a listing at any time. Personal-use licenses already granted to buyers remain unaffected; buyers continue to have access to STL files already purchased via their library.

Annex 2 — Maker terms

§ 22 Production, delivery and same-country rule

(1) Same-country rule. Makers may accept orders only from Shoppers in the same country in which they are registered as a Maker. This restriction is enforced technically on the Platform.

(2) Production. The Maker is obliged to produce and ship an accepted order with the stated quality, the stated material and the stated build resolution within a reasonable time. The processing and delivery times stated in the listing are binding self-disclosures and must be realistic.

(3) Shipping. Shipping takes place via carriers selected by the Maker. The Maker is obliged to use suitable packaging to avoid damage in transit and – where available – to enter a tracking number on the Platform.

(4) Seller status. The Maker is the seller of the physical product vis-à-vis the Shopper (§ 9). Warranty rights, shipping responsibility, packaging responsibility and producer liability lie with the Maker; the intermediary role of the operator (§ 2) remains unaffected.

(5) Cancellation by the Maker. The Maker may, exceptionally, cancel an order that has not yet entered production (status pending) where fulfilment is not possible for reasonable grounds (e.g. unavailable material). In such a case, the Shopper is refunded 100 %; any Stripe fees are borne by the operator.

§ 23 Verified Maker status and application process

(1) Onboarding. Registration as a Maker requires the successful opening of a Stripe Connect Express account (§ 17) and the completion of the Maker profile (printer model, materials, build volume, weekly capacity).

(2) Verified Maker status. Makers obtain the status of "Verified Maker" after the successful completion of at least three (3) orders without justified complaints. The Verified Maker status is displayed on the public profile and in listings, and may be linked to further Platform functions (see § 19 (2)).

(3) Revocation. The operator reserves the right to temporarily or permanently revoke the Verified Maker status in case of repeated complaints, serious breaches of duty or safety concerns.

(4) Application as a Designer. Verified Makers may apply on the Platform to also become Designers ("Apply for Designer Role"). The operator decides on the application at its discretion.

§ 24 Product safety (GPSR) and packaging register (LUCID)

(1) GPSR. The Maker is obliged to provide, for each physical listing, the product-safety information required under Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (General Product Safety Regulation, "GPSR"), in particular product identification, warnings, safety information and the identity of the economic operator responsible for product safety.

(2) LUCID (German Makers). Makers established in Germany or with a German delivery address are obliged, before commencing sales, to register in the LUCID packaging register of the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR) and to enter their LUCID registration number on the Platform. As an electronic marketplace, the operator is obliged under § 3 (14b) VerpackG to verify the registration and may block the sale of physical products in case of missing or invalid registration.

(3) Note. In the current functional scope (beta), the sale of physical products by German Makers is not yet enabled. Activation will follow only after implementation of the LUCID verification.

(4) Other obligations. Where further statutory obligations apply to the Maker's activity (e.g. German law on electrical waste, batteries, food or toy safety), the Maker is responsible for compliance.

(5) Indemnity. The Maker indemnifies the operator against all third-party claims asserted against the operator in connection with a breach of the obligations under this § 24, to the extent the Maker is responsible for the breach. The indemnity also covers the costs of an appropriate legal defence.

Annex 3 — STL Personal-Use License for buyers

§ 25 Scope of license, permitted uses, prohibitions

(1) Subject of the license. Upon purchase of an STL file, the buyer acquires a simple, non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual license to use the file within the scope described in this § 25. The license is granted directly between Designer and buyer; the operator merely intermediates.

(2) Permitted uses. The buyer may:

reproduce and 3D-print the purchased STL file for personal, non-commercial purposes (either themselves or via a Maker on the Platform);
make technical adaptations for personal use (e.g. scaling, slicing, repairing faulty geometry);
share within their private household with family members.

(3) Prohibited uses. The following is prohibited in particular:

the resale or onward transfer of the STL file or of any derivative file to third parties, including platforms, cloud storage or file-sharing services;
commercial 3D printing for resale to third parties – whether the printed pieces are offered on the Platform or elsewhere – without a separate commercial license from the Designer;
use in films, series, advertising, games or other commercial media without a separate license;
removal or falsification of the Designer attribution;
the use of the file for unlawful purposes, in particular to infringe the trademark, patent, personality or other rights of third parties;
the use to manufacture objects suitable for or intended for the commission of criminal offences (in particular fully functional firearms).

(4) Commercial Maker printing on the Platform. The printing and sale of physical products based on a Designer's STL file is permitted to Makers on the Platform only within the framework of the Maker terms (§§ 22 ff.) and the separate license under § 21 (3) of these Terms. Commercial printing taking place outside the Platform requires a separate agreement with the Designer.

(5) Consequences of a breach. In the event of a serious breach of these license terms, the Designer may revoke the license with effect for the future; existing claims for damages under general statutory provisions remain unaffected. The operator may also suspend the buyer's account under § 7.

(6) Own creations and derivatives. The buyer's own creative modifications that constitute a sufficient creative-authorship contribution by the buyer are not covered by the license to the extent that they detach sufficiently from the source work. Publication or commercial use of such own creations is, however, at the buyer's own risk; in particular, the question of whether the source Designer can assert rights against the derivative remains subject to copyright-law assessment on a case-by-case basis.

Part F — General

§ 26 Notice and takedown of unlawful content

(1) Reporting channels. Rights holders, users and other affected parties may report potentially unlawful content to contact@asdf-club.com. Requirements for the content of a report are set out in the Legal Notice.

(2) Assessment. The operator assesses each report within a reasonable time. Where there are justified indications of a legal violation – in particular obvious or documented trademark or copyright infringements – the operator may temporarily hide or permanently remove contested content before final clarification.

(3) Creator statement. The affected Creator will be informed of the action and – where permissible – of the underlying report, and will be given an opportunity to respond. In the case of unfounded reports, hidden content will be restored without delay.

(4) Repeat infringers. In the case of repeated violations, the operator may suspend or terminate the Creator's account in accordance with § 7.

(5) Legal basis. This provision is without prejudice to the operator's statutory obligations under the directly applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act) and under § 7 DDG.

§ 27 Liability

(1) Unlimited liability. The operator is liable without limitation:

for damages arising from injury to life, body or health resulting from a breach of duty by the operator, its legal representatives or vicarious agents;
for other damages based on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by the operator, its legal representatives or vicarious agents;
in case of an assumed guarantee;
under the German Product Liability Act (ProdHaftG);
under mandatory statutory provisions (in particular consumer protection law).

(2) Liability for simple negligence. In case of simple-negligent breach of essential contractual obligations (so-called cardinal obligations) – being obligations the fulfilment of which makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and the observance of which the contracting party regularly relies upon – liability is limited to the foreseeable damages typical for the contract.

(3) Exclusion. Any further liability of the operator for simple negligence is excluded.

(4) Intermediary status. Insofar as the operator acts merely as an intermediary, no warranty is given for the quality, availability, lawfulness or characteristics of the products offered by Creators. The respective seller (the Maker for physical products, the Designer for STL files) is liable for defects within the statutory framework.

(5) User content. The operator is not liable for content uploaded by users (in particular STL files, product descriptions, reviews). The liability limitation for hosting service providers under Art. 6 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act) and § 7 DDG remains unaffected.

(6) Beta phase. During the beta phase, the operator does not accept liability for damages resulting from unwarranted availability or functional or performance limitations, to the extent this is compatible with the foregoing paragraphs and reasonable for consumers.

§ 28 Data protection

The operator processes personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy and the GDPR. By using the Platform, you confirm that you have taken note of the Privacy Policy.

§ 29 Changes to these Terms

(1) Right to amend and its limits. The operator may amend these Terms in accordance with the following paragraphs. An amendment may not, to the detriment of the user, shift the balance between performance and consideration or the essential contractual rights and obligations of the parties in a way that effectively restructures the contract as a whole.

(2) Active acceptance for material changes. For material changes to these Terms — in particular changes to platform fees (§ 18), to the payout rules (§ 19), to the liability regime (§ 27), to the subject matter of the contract, or to comparably significant matters — the amended version only takes effect if the user expressly accepts it (for example, by confirming via a corresponding prompt at the next sign-in to the Platform). Until the user accepts, the version they last accepted continues to apply to them. If the user permanently refuses to accept the change, the operator is entitled to terminate the usage contract ordinarily on reasonable notice.

(3) Notice and right to object for other changes. Other changes that

serve to adapt the Terms to changed statutory requirements or supreme-court case law,
are purely editorial, or
do not alter the user's position, or alter it only in immaterial ways (in the user's favour or without significant disadvantage),

will be communicated to the user in text form at least 30 days before they take effect. The user may object to the change within that period in text form; in case of a timely objection, the operator is entitled to terminate the usage contract ordinarily with effect from the planned effective date of the change. Silence within the period combined with continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of the change; this consequence will be expressly pointed out in the notice of change.

(4) Emergency adjustments. Adjustments that are required at short notice to comply with mandatory statutory requirements or official orders may be implemented without observing the 30-day period; notice is given without undue delay.

§ 30 Final provisions

(1) Text form. Amendments and supplements to this contract must be made in text form (email is sufficient). This also applies to the amendment of this text-form clause.

(2) Severability. Should individual provisions of these Terms be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. The statutory provision shall take the place of the invalid provision.

(3) Assignment. A transfer of rights and obligations under this contract by a user to third parties requires the operator's prior written consent. The operator is entitled to transfer its rights and obligations under this contract to a legal successor in the course of a business or asset succession.

(4) Version. These Terms apply in the version published on the Platform at the relevant time. Previous versions are made available on request.

End of Terms and Conditions.

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