Terms and Conditions

OUR SERVICES

The Services available to you vary depending upon whether you interact with our free Service or as a Priority 3dConnect member. These terms apply to all Services offered by us to consumers, and the Terms apply to providers of 3D printing services and sales who list their details on the Site ('Suppliers').

When you use our Service, you will be able to upload 3D print model files, share access to the files with third parties by private collaboration hyperlinks (including with Suppliers) and synchronize your private user interface across multiple devices.

Our Services do NOT include facilities for messaging other users.

To use the service, you must consent to our use of cookies, which help recognise your browser and maintain functionality. Disabling cookies may result in loss or corruption of your material.

OWNERSHIP AND USE OF YOUR FILES

You retain full ownership of Your Material and do not grant us any rights beyond what is necessary for service functionality.

To provide our services—including hosting, collaboration, and supplier connections—we require limited access to Your Material. While we do not actively view Your Material, access may be necessary for proper functionality. Your consent extends to our affiliates and trusted third parties.

If a third party holds proprietary or moral rights over Your Materials or other content uploaded, you must ensure they also consent to our required use under these Terms.

SHARING YOUR MATERIALS

Our Services allow you to share Your Material with others. We recommend you exercise caution when sharing Your Material with third parties.

We do not provide any guarantees in relation to the use of Your Material when shared with a third party. We recommend you form your own agreements with third parties to protect Your Material prior to sharing it.

LICENCE TO USE SITE

We grant you a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable licence to use the Site in accordance with these Terms.

You may access and use the Site (including any incidental copying that occurs as part of that use) in the normal manner.

You must not add any content to the Site:

• (a) Unless you hold all necessary rights, licences, and consents to do so.
• (b) That would cause you or us to breach any law, regulation, rule, code, or other legal obligation.
• (c) That is obscene, inappropriate, defamatory, offensive, or in breach of privacy.
• (d) That would bring us, our Services, or the Site into disrepute.
• (e) That infringes the intellectual property or other rights of any person.

The Site contains links to other websites as well as content added by people other than us. We do not endorse, sponsor, or approve any user-generated content or any content available on linked websites.

You acknowledge and agree that:

• (a) We retain complete editorial control over the Site and may alter, amend, or cease its operation at any time at our sole discretion.
• (b) The Site will not operate on a continuous basis and may be unavailable from time to time (including for maintenance purposes).

SUPPLIERS

We may be paid remuneration from Suppliers for advertising on the Site.

Suppliers are third parties, and if you engage a Supplier from the Site, the engagement is between you and the Supplier. Any rights and obligations arising from the engagement of a Supplier are between you and the Supplier, not 3dConnect.

We do not verify information provided by Suppliers on the Site, and we recommend that you conduct your own inquiries before engaging a Supplier.

Suppliers who list information on our Site hereby warrant and represent to 3dConnect that:

• (a) The Supplier provides 3D printing services and/or printer sales.
• (b) The Supplier is a registered business operating in Australia.
• (c) All information provided to 3dConnect and through the Site is true, correct, and not misleading in any way.

Suppliers will be responsible for and indemnify 3dConnect against liability for all loss, damage, or injury to any person or property caused as a result of the Supplier’s breach of these Terms.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Nothing in these Terms constitutes a transfer of any intellectual property rights. You acknowledge and agree that, as between you and us, we own all intellectual property rights in the Site.

You retain all ownership rights to Your Materials, and we will only use Your Materials in accordance with clauses 2.2 and 2.3 of these Terms.

The licence in clauses 4.1 to 4.3 above will survive any termination of these Terms.

You represent and warrant to us that you have all necessary rights to grant the consent set out in clause 2.2 of these Terms.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

You are responsible for your own conduct. You must not misuse our Services or assist anyone else to. You must not do or attempt any of the following:

• (a) Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network.
• (b) Breach or circumvent any security or authentication measures.
• (c) Access, interfere with, or use non-public areas of the Services.
• (d) Interfere with or disrupt any user or network.
• (e) Access, search, or create accounts for the Services other than through public interfaces (e.g., scraping).
• (f) Send unsolicited communications, promotions, or advertisements.
• (g) Send false or misleading information through the Site.
• (h) Promote or advertise products or services without permission.

We may review your use of the Service, including Your Material, for compliance with these Terms; however, we have no obligation to do so. We are not responsible for the content people post and share through the Service.

We recommend using strong passwords when accessing the Services and keeping all credentials secure. You should not share passwords with third parties.

You must only use the Services in accordance with Australian law and the laws of your country of residence.

MEMBERSHIP (Priority 3dConnect)

We offer access to our Service on an annual basis (365 days) or a monthly basis (30 days). Payment must be made upfront upon purchase. Learn more...

You will be provided access to the privileged contact details of our suppliers for either 12 months or 30 days, commencing on the date of your purchase.

We reserve the right to charge GST on any amounts paid for the Services.

You may pay for the Service in regular automatic instalments, in which case you authorize 3dConnect to deduct the corresponding amount from your nominated transaction account by selecting the Auto-renew membership option. Payments will be deducted from your account 1-2 days into the next period.

Membership will automatically renew for the next period (30 days or 365 days), provided you have selected the Auto-renew option (as detailed in clause 8.4 above), located above the ‘Sign out’ button. If you do not want your membership renewed or prefer to pay at an alternative convenience, you should de-select this option.

If a membership payment is declined or not paid when due, we may, at our sole discretion, cease providing our Services to you.

You will be liable to pay all expenses incurred by ASBII arising from a default in payment by you, including but not limited to debt recovery costs, legal fees, and disbursements on an indemnity basis.

The obligation to pay membership fees under these Terms survives termination of the Terms.

Refunds are not provided for a change of mind and will only be provided as required by the Australian Consumer Law.

We may charge Suppliers a fee at any time; however, we will give notice to you using the private contact details provided by you on the Supplier signup form.

If your account is hacked, you must notify us immediately. We may suspend your account while undertaking an investigation of the hack.

CONFIDENTIALITY

We will use our best endeavours to keep all information that we acquire about you strictly private and confidential, including Your Material. We will not disclose such information to any person without obtaining your prior written consent, unless we are required by law to do so.

You undertake to keep all information that you acquire about us, and about users, including material uploaded to the Site by other users, strictly private and confidential. You must not disclose any information obtained through the Site to any person without prior consent from the person who disclosed it to you ('Discloser'). You must only use information disclosed to you for the purpose stated by the Discloser.

A breach of clause 9.2 constitutes a breach of these Terms and gives us the rights applicable when a breach occurs. However, to secure additional protection, you should consider forming individual agreements when sharing Your Material to ensure its use aligns with your expectations.

WARRANTIES

You represent and warrant to us that:

• (a) You have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
• (b) You have complied with clause 4.3 of these Terms.

LIABILITY

To the full extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability in respect of loss of data, loss or corruption of Your Material, interruption of business, or any consequential or incidental damages.

To the full extent permitted by law, we exclude all representations, warranties, or terms (whether express or implied) other than those expressly set out in these Terms.

These Terms are to be read subject to any legislation that prohibits or restricts the exclusion, restriction, or modification of any implied warranties, conditions, guarantees, or obligations. If such legislation applies, we limit our liability in respect of any claim to, at our option:

• (a) Supply the Services again.
• (b) Pay you the cost of having the Services supplied again.

INDEMNITY

You will be responsible for and indemnify 3dConnect against liability for all loss, damage, or injury to any person or property caused as a result of your breach of these Terms.

TERMINATION

These Terms terminate automatically if, for any reason, we cease to operate the Site.

You are free to stop using the Site at any time. Clause 8.8 of these Terms applies to the cessation of paid membership.

We may otherwise terminate these Terms immediately, on notice to you, if:

• (a) You have breached these Terms in any way.
• (b) You use the Services in a manner that would cause a real risk of harm or loss to us or other users.
• (c) You fail to pay your membership fees as and when due.

We will provide you with reasonable notice, where we have your contact details, to allow you to remedy the activity that has caused us to notify you and give you the opportunity to remove any of Your Material from our Service. If after that notice, you fail to take the steps we have asked you to take, we will terminate or suspend your access to the Service and the Site.

ARBITRATION

Any dispute or difference arising between you and 3dConnect out of or in connection with these Terms ('Issue') should first be negotiated between you and 3dConnect.

You and 3dConnect agree to negotiate any Issue in good faith.

Where an Issue is not resolved within thirty (30) days of the Issue arising, either you or 3dConnect may give the other party a written request to agree to the appointment of an arbitrator.

Failing agreement of an arbitrator within fourteen (14) days after notice being given under clause 14.3 above, upon the application of either you or 3dConnect, the dispute shall be determined by an arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Victorian Bar.

The parties are to share equally the cost of the arbitration.

BREACHES OF THESE TERMS

If we suspect that a breach of these Terms has occurred, we may, at our discretion:

• (a) Issue a formal warning.
• (b) Suspend or prohibit access to the Site.
• (c) Take legal action against you.
• (d) Suspend or delete your account.
• (e) Report the matter to law enforcement.

If we suspend, block your access to our Site, or cancel your account, any action taken to circumvent these measures will be considered a further breach of these Terms.

GENERAL

You must not assign, sublicense, or otherwise deal in any other way with any of your rights under these Terms.

If a provision of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, it is to be read down or severed to the extent necessary without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.

We may assign our rights to any of our affiliates, subsidiaries, or to any successor in interest of any business associated with the Services.

We may revise these Terms from time to time. If an update affects your use of the Services, we will notify you prior to the change taking effect. If you do not accept the changes, please cease using the Services before they take effect. By continuing to use the Services and the Site after the changes are made, you agree to be bound by the updated Terms.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia, and each party submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria.