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Last updated 30 October 2026

These terms apply when you use 3DGarden: the website, your account, the API and the MCP server. By creating an account or downloading a model, you accept them. They are written to be read; if anything is unclear, ask us.

Who we are

The service

3DGarden is a library of 3D models made for the web. Browsing and previewing models is open to everyone. Downloading needs a free account. Every model is free to download: there is no subscription, no paid tier and no download quota.

We work to keep the site available and the library growing, but we may change, add or remove features and models at any time. If we ever introduce paid features, we will say so clearly beforehand, and nothing you have already downloaded will be affected.

Your account

  • You must be at least 15 years old to create an account, or have the permission of a parent or guardian.
  • An account belongs to one person. Give a real email address that you can read: we use it to confirm the account and to let you reset your password.
  • Keep your password and your API keys to yourself. You are responsible for what is done with them. If you think someone else has them, reset your password or revoke the key from your account, and tell us.
  • If you sign in with Google, Google's own terms also apply to that sign-in.

Using the models

What you may do with the models you download is set out in the Licence. In short: use them freely, for personal and commercial work, and change them as you like; just never charge anyone for the model files themselves.

Fair use and the API

The API and the MCP server are offered on the same terms as the website, with the same account and the same licence. To keep the site fast and free for everyone:

  • respect the rate limits; requests above them are refused for a while;
  • do not try to get around a limit, for example by spreading requests over many accounts or keys;
  • do not mirror the library, or copy it in bulk to rebuild it elsewhere;
  • do not interfere with the site, probe it for weaknesses or overload it. If you find a security problem, please report it to us instead.

Coffees

A coffee is a voluntary contribution that helps fund the site and its 3D competitions for the community. It buys nothing and opens nothing: every model is free whether you give one or not.

  • A one-off coffee is a single payment.
  • A monthly coffee is charged every month, on the day you started it, until you stop it. You can stop it at any time from your account; the renewals end at once.
  • Payments are made through Stripe, which handles your card details. We never see or store them.
  • Because a coffee is a gift and not a purchase, it is not refunded, except where the law requires it. If you paid one by mistake, write to us and we will look at it.

Publishing models

If you publish models on 3DGarden as a creator, you confirm that you made them, or have every right needed to publish them, and that they infringe nobody's rights. You keep ownership of your work. You give us the right to host, display, preview, convert and distribute it, and to grant users the Licence, for as long as it is published, and without limit of time for copies already downloaded. We review submissions and may decline or remove any model.

Conduct

Do not use the site to break the law, to publish or send anything unlawful, hateful or infringing, or to harass anyone. Do not impersonate someone else, and do not use the contact form to send spam.

Closing an account

You can ask us to delete your account at any time from the contact page; see Privacy for what happens to your data. We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms, and will tell you why unless the law or the safety of the site prevents it. Either way, the licence for models you have already downloaded stays in force, unless the account was closed because those models were sold.

Liability

The site and the models are provided free and as they are. We do our best, but we cannot promise that the site will always be available or free of errors, or that a model will suit your purpose. As far as the law allows, we are not liable for indirect losses, such as lost profit or lost data, arising from your use of the site or the models. Nothing in these terms limits a liability that the law does not allow us to limit, or your rights as a consumer.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The date at the top of this page shows when they last changed. If a change matters to you, we will tell you by email or on the site before it applies. Continuing to use the site after that means you accept the new terms.

Law

These terms are governed by French law. If you are a consumer, you also keep the protection of the mandatory rules of the country where you live. Please write to us first if something goes wrong: most problems are solved that way. Otherwise, the courts competent under the applicable rules will decide.

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