Terms and Conditions

Thank you for your interest in Makertech 3D Ltd. and its affiliated companies (collectively, “Makertech”) and in the various websites provided by Makertech, including our website at www.makertech3d.com and all associated sites linked to www.makertech3d.com by Makertech (collectively, the “Site”). Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. By accessing the Site or any of the services provided to you through the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions and the Makertech Privacy Policy (available at https://www.makertech3d.com/privacy-policy) (together, these “Terms”). If you are not eligible or do not agree to any of the Terms, then you may not access the Site.


Makertech designs, develops, manufactures and distributes Open-source Desktop/Hobbyist grade 3D Printers and related platforms and products. You understand and agree that (i) our Desktop/Hobbyist grade 3D Printers and other hardware and physical products, and the firmware contained therein (collectively, “Makertech Hardware”) and (ii) our software controlling the Makertech Hardware (“Makertech Software”) are not considered part of the Site. The terms and any warranties that apply to Makertech Hardware and Makertech Software are included with such Makertech Hardware and Makertech Software.



1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years of age to access the Site. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are at least 13 years of age; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Site; and (c) your access to the Site is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. If you are accessing the Site on behalf of an entity, organization, or company, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms and you agree to be bound by these Terms on behalf of that organization.



2. Accounts and Registration

To access certain features of the Site, such as when you participate in the Makertech Forum, you may be required register for a Makertech account. When you register for a Makertech account, you will be required to provide us with some information about yourself, such as your email address or other contact information. You represent and warrant that the information you provide to us is accurate and that you will keep it accurate and up-to-date at all times. When you register, you will be asked to provide a password. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Makertech account and password, and you accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your Makertech account.



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3. Purchases and their additional terms.

Purchases of goods or services, and specific sections of the Site may be subject to additional terms and conditions; all additional terms are incorporated into these Terms by reference. You agree to abide by all such other terms and conditions, including representations of having sufficient legal age to use certain portions of the Site or services. If there are any conflicts between these Terms and terms that are specific to a section of the Site or specific to a particular service offered by the Site, you agree that the latter terms will control with respect to your use of that section of the Site or those particular services.


4. User Content

4.1 User Content Generally.

Certain features of the Site, such as the Makertech Forum, may permit users to upload content to the Site, including messages, reviews, photos, video, images, folders, data, text, and other types of works (“User Content”) and to publish User Content on the Site. You retain copyright and any other proprietary rights that you may hold in the User Content that you post to the Site.


4.2 Limited License Grant to Makertech.

By posting or publishing User Content, you grant Makertech a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense) to host, store, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, modify for the purpose of formatting for display, and distribute your User Content, in whole or in part, in any media formats and through any media channels now known or hereafter developed.


4.3 Limited License Grant to Other Users.

By posting or sharing User Content with other users of the Site, you grant those users a non-exclusive license to access and use that User Content as permitted by these Terms and the functionality of the Site.


4.4 User Content Representations and Warranties.

You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing User Content. By posting or publishing User Content, you affirm, represent, and warrant that:

a). you are the creator and owner of the User Content, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to authorize Makertech and users of the Site to use and distribute your User Content as necessary to exercise the licenses granted by you in this section, in the manner contemplated by Makertech, the Site, and these Terms;

b). your User Content, and the use of your User Content as contemplated by these Terms, does not and will not: (i) infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (ii) slander, defame, libel, or invade the right of privacy, publicity or other property rights of any other person; or (iii) cause Makertech to violate any law or regulation.


4.5 User Content Disclaimer.

Makertech is under no obligation to edit or control User Content that you or other users post or publish, and will not be in any way responsible or liable for User Content. Makertech may, however, at any time and without prior notice, screen, remove, edit, or block any User Content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable. You understand that when accessing the Site you will be exposed to User Content from a variety of sources and acknowledge that User Content may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. You agree to waive, and do waive, any legal or equitable right or remedy you have or may have against Makertech with respect to User Content. We expressly disclaim any and all liability in connection with User Content. If notified by a user or content owner that User Content allegedly does not conform to these Terms, we may investigate the allegation and determine in our sole discretion whether to remove the User Content, which we reserve the right to do at any time and without notice. For clarity, Makertech does not permit copyright-infringing activities on the Site.




5. Using the Site

By using the Site, and by entering into these Terms, you represent and warrant that your use of the Site complies and will comply with all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations, and that you will not use the Site except as expressly permitted under these Terms.



6. Prohibited Conduct

By using the site you agree not to:

6.1 Access the Site for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;

6.2 Conduct activities that may be harmful to others or that could damage Makertech‘s reputation;


6.3 Violate, or encourage others to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third party intellectual property right or violating any third party’s right to privacy;

6.4 Interfere with security-related features of the Site, including by:

(a) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use or copying of any content; or

(b) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Site except to the extent that the activity is expressly permitted by applicable law;

6.5 Interfere with the operation of the Site or any user’s enjoyment of the Site, including by:

(a) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code;

(b) making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user of the Site;

(c) attempting to collect personal information about another user or third party without consent; or

(d) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Site, or violating any regulation, policy, or procedure of any such network, equipment, or server;

6.6 Perform any fraudulent activity in connection with your obtaining or accessing the Sites, including impersonating any person or entity, claiming a false affiliation, accessing any other Makertech account without permission, or falsifying your age or date of birth;


6.7 Sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials (as defined in Section 10) or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Materials;


6.8 Bypass any security or other features of the Site designed to control the manner in which the Site is used, harvest or mine User Content from the Site, or otherwise access or access the Site in a manner inconsistent with individual human usage;

6.9 Use any robot, spambot, spider, crawler, scraper or other automated means or interface not provided by us to access the Site or to extract data;


6.10 Use, display, mirror, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose the Site or User Content, or any portion thereof, unless and solely to the extent Makertech makes available the means for embedding any part of the Site or the User Content;

6.11 Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Site, Makertech ’s (and any of its hosting company’s) computer systems and infrastructure, or the technical delivery systems of Makertech ’s providers;

6.12 Access the Site in any manner to harass, abuse, stalk, threaten, defame or otherwise infringe or violate the rights of any other party;

6.13 Sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Material;

6.14 Attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 6, or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 6.


7. Termination of Use; Discontinuation and Modification of the Site

If you violate any provision of these Terms, your permission from us to access the Site will terminate automatically. In addition, Makertech may in its sole discretion terminate your Makertech account or suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice.

We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Site or features of the Site at any time, temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. We will have no liability whatsoever on account of any change to the Site or any suspension or termination of your access to or access to the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, you understand and agree that in any termination or suspension of your account or the Site, you will not have access to any data or content posted to the Site or otherwise contained in the Site, and we will have no responsibility to provide you access to such data or content. You may terminate your Makertech account at any time by contacting customer service at info@makertech3d.com.


8. Privacy Policy; Additional Terms

8.1 Privacy Policy

Please read the Makertech Privacy Policy at https://www.makertech3d.com/privacy-policy carefully for information relating to our collection, use, storage and disclosure of your personal information. The Makertech Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.


8.1 Additional Terms

Your access to the Site is subject to all additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Site (the “Additional Terms”), such as the Makertech Forum Rules or the Makertech Store’s Terms of Sale. All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into and made a part of these Terms.





9. Modification of these Terms

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change these Terms on a going-forward basis at any time. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Modified versions of these Terms are effective upon their publication. If we make material changes to the Terms, we will attempt to provide you reasonable notice before such changes become effective. By continuing to access the Site, you agree to be bound by the updated, amended, or modified Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by the modified Terms, you must immediately cease your access to or use of the Site. Disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved in accordance with the version of these Terms that was in effect at the time the dispute arose.





10. Ownership and Proprietary Rights

The Site is owned and operated by Makertech . The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Site (“Materials”) provided by Makertech are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials contained in the Site are the property of Makertech and its third-party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by Makertech , you may not make use of the Materials. Makertech reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.





11. Feedback

If you choose to provide input or suggestions regarding problems with, or proposed modifications or improvements to, the Site or any of the services or products made available by Makertech (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant Makertech an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right to exploit such Feedback in any manner and for any purpose with no duty to make any payments to you for such exploitation.





12. Indemnity

You are responsible for your access to the Site. You will defend and indemnify Makertech and its officers, directors, employees, consultants, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents (together, the “Makertech Entities”) from and against every claim, liability, damage, loss, and expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) your access to, use of, or alleged use of, the Site; (b) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy, right; or (d) any dispute or issue between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of that claim.





13. Governing Law

This Agreement (and any further rules, polices, or guidelines incorporated by reference) shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of United Kingdom, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

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14. General

These Terms and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and Makertech regarding your access to the Site. Except as expressly permitted above, these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of all parties to these Terms. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms at any time without notice or consent. The failure to require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require performance at any other time after that, nor will a waiver by us of any breach or default of these Terms, or any provision of these Terms, be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. Use of section headers in these Terms is for convenience only and will not have any impact on the interpretation of any provision. If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect. Upon termination of these Terms, Sections 3 through 16, along with the Privacy Policy and any other accompanying agreements, will survive.


18. Consent to Electronic Communications

By accessing the Site, you consent to receiving certain electronic communications from us as further described in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more about our electronic communications practices. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that those communications be in writing.


19. Contact Information


The Site is offered by Makertech 3D Ltd.

If there are any questions regarding these terms you may contact us.