1. Parties to the Agreement
1.1. This Agreement is an open license. Under it, Individual Entrepreneur Andrey Vladimirovich Shkil (INN 561017656972, OGRNIP 325565800076010; the "Licensor") grants any person who has accepted the terms of this Agreement (the "User") the right to use the BF Designer software.
1.2. The Agreement is concluded without signing a paper copy. The User accepts it by checking "I accept the license agreement and confirm that I am at least 18 years old" at the first launch of the Software. From that moment the Agreement is deemed concluded on the terms set out herein (clause 3 of Article 1286.1 and clause 3 of Article 438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). The Software may not be used without accepting the Agreement.
1.3. The Software has "early access" status: it is under active development, features are being added and changed and may be removed, and errors are possible. The User accepts the Agreement taking this status into account.
1.4. The Agreement operates in several access modes, all described in this single text:
- start license — 7 days of the full version free of charge for everyone who has registered an Account in the Software (Section 5); the Software can be downloaded without registration;
- free license keys at the Licensor's discretion — the Licensor may, at its own discretion and free of charge, extend the term of the license key and credit bonus tokens to individual Users, for example students of the Licensor's courses; this does not create an obligation to do the same for others;
- paid subscription — applies from the moment the Licensor opens its sale; the payment terms are set out in the Offer (see Section 6 of this Agreement).
The Licensor announces a change of mode in the Software and in the Bot. The Licensor may temporarily suspend the issuance of start licenses, announcing this at registration. Free license keys may continue to be issued after sales begin.
1.5. The following other documents, published at the same address, are related to this Agreement: "Public Offer: BF Designer Subscription, Tokens and AI Services" with its "Pricing" appendix (the "Offer"), "Personal Data Processing Policy" (the "Policy") and "Information on Third-Party Components". Until the release of the Software version with registration by phone number, the appendix "Transitional Provisions" also applies; it is displayed together with this Agreement and accepted by the same checkbox.
1.6. Age. Only a person who has reached 18 years of age may accept the Agreement and use the Software. By checking "I accept…", the User confirms that they are at least 18 years old; the Licensor relies on this confirmation and does not request documents proving age. If the Licensor becomes aware that the User is under 18, the Licensor cancels the license key and deletes the User's data (Policy, Section 12). The fee for the current paid subscription term and for unused purchased tokens is refunded in full upon a request from the legal representative to legal@blenderfamily.com — within 10 days, by the same method used for payment. It is sufficient to state the phone number of the Account or the payment number from the cash receipt in the request.
1.7. Phone number. Registration requires a number of a Russian mobile network operator (+7 9…). Without it, an Account cannot be created and a license key cannot be obtained: confirmation by subscriber number is one of the authorization methods provided for by Part 10 of Article 8 of Federal Law No. 149-FZ, and the Licensor uses it. Foreign numbers, including +7 7… (Kazakhstan), are not accepted as of the date of this version.
2. Definitions
- Software — the BF Designer computer program for Windows with all updates (upon release of a macOS version, the Agreement also extends to it), including the Management, Notes, Canvas, Editing, 3D and Feedback areas, the AI assistant "Alyosha" and local neural networks.
- License key — a license key that activates the Software for a specific term. The license key is issued automatically upon registration of an Account and is extended by payment or by decision of the Licensor.
- Account (user account) — a record of the User on the Server, confirmed by a mobile phone number; the license key and the token Balance are linked to it. A Telegram account may optionally be linked to the Account.
- Bot — the Telegram bot @bfdesigner_bot: an optional channel for notifications, support and generations for Users who have linked Telegram. It is not possible to create an Account, obtain a license key or log in to an Account through the Bot.
- Balance — the number of BFT tokens on the Account (Offer).
- Server — the Licensor's server license.blenderfamily.com, which verifies license keys, stores documents and supports cloud services.
- Device — a computer on which the Software is activated.
- Start license — a free 7-day license that the Licensor grants once upon registration of an Account (Section 5). Start tokens — bonus tokens credited upon registration in the amount specified in the "Pricing" appendix to the Offer.
- Restricted mode — the Software's operating mode after the term of the license key expires, described in Section 5.
- Cloud AI services — generation by neural networks on the servers of third-party providers in exchange for internal tokens. They are governed by the Offer, not by this Agreement.
- Local neural networks — neural network models that the User may, at their option, download and run on their own hardware.
- Third-party components — programs, libraries and models of other rights holders used by the Software (for example, FFmpeg).
3. Rights Granted to the User
3.1. The Licensor grants the User a simple (non-exclusive) license to the Software: the right to install it (record it in the memory of a device) and to use it for its intended purpose, for both personal and commercial purposes. The territory is the whole world.
3.2. Commercial use is permitted, including under a free license key and under the start license. This permission concerns the BF Designer Software itself; local neural networks and other third-party components are subject to their own licenses, and some models prohibit commercial use (clause 8.7).
3.3. The term of the license coincides with the validity period of the license key, including the start license. After the term expires, the User retains the right to use the Software in restricted mode (clause 5.3) free of charge and without time limit.
3.4. The scope of the license does not include:
- third-party components — these are subject to the licenses of their rights holders listed in the "Information on Third-Party Components". The User may study, modify, replace and distribute components under free licenses, including FFmpeg, on the terms of their licenses; the restrictions of Section 9 do not apply to them;
- cloud AI services — these are a service under the Offer.
3.5. The start license and the license under a free license key are granted free of charge. The license under a paid subscription is granted for a fee according to the plans set out in the Offer (see Section 6 of this Agreement).
3.6. The exclusive right to the Software remains with the Licensor. The User receives only the rights expressly listed in the Agreement.
4. License Key, Devices and License Verification
4.1. The license key is issued in the Software automatically upon registration of an Account (clause 5.1). The term of the license key is extended by payment for a subscription under the Offer or free of charge by decision of the Licensor (clause 1.4).
4.2. Term of the license key: start license — 7 days; paid subscription — 1, 3, 6 or 12 months; free extension — for the term set by the Licensor. Upon renewal the same license key is extended; it does not need to be entered again.
4.3. The license key is linked to the User's Account. One license key may be used to activate the Software on no more than two devices. The User can log in on a new device using their phone number and a verification code (call or SMS): the Software receives the license key and the Balance of the Account. A slot can be freed in the Software (Settings → License, the device unlink button): the license key is deleted from that computer. If the previous device is unavailable (broken, sold or lost), the link is reset by support upon request; each reset is recorded in a log. The Licensor notifies the User of each login from a new device in the Software on the previous devices and in the Bot, if Telegram is linked.
Changing the phone number is done in the Software, with confirmation by codes sent to the previous and the new number. If the previous number is unavailable, the number is changed by support upon a request to support@blenderfamily.com after the User confirms that the Account belongs to them by the payment number from the cash receipt.
4.4. A license key is intended solely for the User to whom it was issued. The license key may not be sold, resold, transferred, made available for temporary use, or made accessible to other persons.
4.5. A free license key provides the same features as a paid one. The Licensor may at any time stop issuing free license keys and may revoke free license keys already issued, after notifying Users in the Software (and users who have linked Telegram — also in the Bot) at least 7 days in advance.
4.6. Online license key verification. If a network connection is available, the Software verifies the license key on the Server at launch and every 12 hours thereafter. All local features work without an internet connection within the time limits of this clause. Without a connection to the Server, the Software works as usual for up to 5 days; on the 6th and 7th days it displays a warning; if there has been no successful verification for more than 7 days, the Software switches to restricted mode until the next successful verification. Under the start license, if there is no connection for more than 3 days, the Software switches to restricted mode immediately until the next successful verification.
4.7. The data transmitted during license key verification and activation are described in the Policy.
4.8. If the license key could not be verified because the Server was unavailable through the Licensor's fault, a User with a valid license key may demand that the term of the license key be extended by the period of such unavailability.
5. Registration, Start License, Warnings and Restricted Mode
5.1. Registration and start license. The Account is created in the Software: the User enters a mobile phone number, receives a verification code — by a call with a code or by SMS — and enters it. Immediately after that, the Server issues a license key with a start license for 7 days of the full version of the Software and credits the start tokens. The start license is granted once per phone number and once per device; for this purpose the Server stores the hardware fingerprint and a hash of the phone number, including after the Account is deleted (see the Policy). Payment for a subscription during the start license extends the term of the license key from the date of its expiry: the free days are not lost. Telegram can optionally be linked from the Software via a one-time link (Settings → License); without Telegram the Software works in full.
5.2. Warnings. The Software warns of upcoming expiry with a persistent banner: 7 days in advance for a paid license key and 3 days in advance for the start license. The banner shows the expiry date and what will happen after it; if auto-renewal is enabled, the date and amount of the charge; while repeated charge attempts are ongoing, that the payment could not be charged. In addition, the Licensor sends a reminder 3 days before the end of the paid term and before each automatic charge to the e-mail address given at payment and, to users who have linked Telegram, also in the Bot (Offer, clauses 5.4 and 6.3).
5.3. Restricted mode is enabled when the term of the license key, including the start license, has expired, and also when the Software has been unable to verify the license key for longer than permitted (clause 4.6). In restricted mode:
- all neural networks are unavailable — cloud AI services and local neural networks, including the AI assistant;
- new projects cannot be created;
- projects previously created by the User remain available: they can be opened, further worked on and output (export, render) without restrictions — without a watermark and without internal markers in files.
5.4. Restricted mode is provided free of charge and without time limit, so that the User can finish work already started. After the license key is renewed or successfully verified, all features are restored.
6. Paid Subscription
6.1. A paid subscription is a license to the Software for a paid term. The procedure for taking out a subscription, prices, payment, auto-renewal and refunds are established by the Offer and its "Pricing" appendix. Only a person who has reached 18 years of age may pay for a subscription.
6.2. Payment for a subscription extends the validity of the User's license key by the paid term. In all other respects, this Agreement applies to the paid subscription.
7. Updates and Changes to Features
7.1. The Software checks for updates on its own, downloads and installs them, verifying their digital signature. By accepting the Agreement, the User consents to the installation of updates.
7.2. "Early access" status means that the Licensor may add, change and remove features of the Software, notifying Users in the Bot and in the Software. If a material feature is removed, a User with a paid subscription may cancel the subscription with a refund under the Offer.
8. User Data and Work Results
8.1. Projects are stored only on the User's device, in a folder chosen by the User. Projects, media files, notes, voice recordings and settings are not sent to the Server, and the Licensor has no access to them. The exceptions are what the User themselves sends to cloud AI services (prompts, references, voice requests and audio for transcription; this is governed by the Offer and the Policy) and what they send through online feedback (clause 8.4). Synchronization of projects with the server may be introduced in the future: in that case enabling it will be a separate choice of the User, and the Agreement and the Policy will be supplemented accordingly.
8.2. Backing up projects is the User's responsibility. If the Software offers a feature for duplicating projects to a backup folder, the User may use it for this purpose.
8.3. Everything the User creates in the Software belongs to the User. The Licensor claims no rights to the User's projects and work results. Rights to outputs of cloud neural networks are determined by the Offer.
8.4. Feedback. A review file (an HTML page with annotations, the author's voice and a pointer) is created on the User's device and shared by the User on their own. In online feedback, the User connects with another user by feedback code and sends them works, reviews and messages through the Server. The Server only delivers them and stores files for no longer than the periods stated in the Policy; the main copy remains with the participants, and delivery and storage are not guaranteed. By sending materials, the User confirms that they are entitled to share them: images and voices of other people — with their consent (Article 152.1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation), their personal data — on a lawful basis. The sender is responsible for the contents of what is sent and for sending it, and the recipient for the further use of what is received. The Licensor does not review the contents but may delete materials and disable online feedback for the User in the event of a breach of the law or of this Agreement, including upon a complaint.
8.5. External services at the User's option. If the User connects a third-party service (for example, Google Calendar) to the Software, the Software accesses it directly from the User's device under the rules of that service; the Licensor does not receive the data of such a service or the User's credentials for it.
8.6. Blender bridge. The AI assistant may execute commands and code in Blender on the User's device, and only at the User's request. The User is responsible for the consequences of these actions in the scene. It is recommended to save the scene before the assistant starts working.
8.7. Local neural networks (image generation, generative fill, background removal, depth blur, a local language model and others) run on the User's hardware, free of charge and without an internet connection. They are available with a valid license key, including the start license; in restricted mode they are unavailable (clause 5.3). Models are downloaded at the User's option directly from the websites of their authors; before downloading, the Software shows the right holder, the license and whether commercial use is permitted. Each model has its own license, and some of them restrict commercial use; the User must comply with these licenses (see the "Information on Third-Party Components"). The quality of outputs of local neural networks is not guaranteed.
9. Prohibited Actions
The User may not:
- circumvent, disable or modify license key verification, registration, the restrictions of the start license, or the conditions of restricted mode;
- decompile, disassemble or modify the Software, except in cases expressly permitted by Article 1280 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation;
- sell, transfer or rent out the license key, or give other persons access to it;
- distribute the Software's installation files or copies of the Software;
- use the Software for unlawful activities or to infringe the rights of others, including sending advertising or materials through online feedback without the recipient's consent.
These prohibitions concern the BF Designer Software itself and do not apply to third-party components under free licenses (FFmpeg and others): these may be studied, modified, replaced and distributed on the terms of their licenses (clause 3.4).
10. Liability
10.1. The Software is provided "as is", with early access status. The Licensor does not guarantee that it will work without errors or interruptions or that it will be suitable for the User's specific purposes.
10.2. The Licensor is not liable for:
- loss of projects and data on the User's device, unless caused by intentional acts of the Licensor;
- consequences of actions performed by the assistant in Blender at the User's request;
- the operation of third-party components and local neural networks;
- disruptions caused by lack of internet access, blocking, or failures of Telegram (for users who have linked it), telecommunications operators, the phone verification service and hosting.
10.3. To the extent that the law permits limitation of liability, the Licensor's liability to a User with a paid subscription is limited to the amount paid for the current paid term. This limitation does not apply where the law does not permit it.
11. Termination of the Agreement and Project Closure
11.1. The User may stop using the Software at any time by uninstalling it. Cancellation of a paid subscription and refunds are governed by the Offer.
11.2. The Licensor may cancel a license key if the User has transferred or sold the license key, circumvented the Software's protection or otherwise materially breached the Agreement. Before cancelling, the Licensor notifies the User in the Software and, if the User has linked Telegram, also in the Bot. If a license key with a paid subscription is cancelled, the Licensor refunds the fee for the unused full months under the rules of the Offer.
11.3. Project closure. If the Licensor stops developing and supporting the Software, the Licensor will:
- notify Users in the Software, by e-mail (if provided) and in the Bot (if Telegram is linked) at least 30 days in advance;
- release a final version of the Software without license key verification, so that the Software continues to work for everyone holding a valid license key on the closure date.
What happens to purchased tokens upon project closure is described in the Offer.
12. User Effects
The terms on which Users will be able to publish the effects they have created in a shared library will be established in a separate addendum to the Agreement when the feature becomes available in the Software.
13. Amendments to the Agreement
13.1. The Licensor may amend the Agreement by publishing a new version at license.blenderfamily.com/legal/. The Licensor gives notice of material changes in the Software and, to users who have linked Telegram, also in the Bot, at least 7 days before they take effect.
13.2. At the first launch after a new version takes effect, the Software will ask the User to accept it. The Software cannot continue to be used without accepting the new version. A User with a paid subscription who does not accept the new version may cancel the subscription with a refund under the Offer.
13.3. The Server keeps an acceptance log: Account (phone number) or license key, document, version, date and time, place of acceptance (the Software, the Bot or the payment page) and, for the Software and the payment page, the IP address and information about the Software or the browser, the version of the checkbox text and, upon payment, the payment number. This log confirms the conclusion of the Agreement.
14. Disputes and Governing Law
14.1. The Agreement is governed by the law of the Russian Federation.
14.2. Before going to court, a party sends a claim: the User to legal@blenderfamily.com, the Licensor in the Software, to the User's e-mail (if provided) or via the Bot (if Telegram is linked). The time limit for responding to a claim is 10 days.
14.3. Disputes are heard by the court at the Licensor's location. A User who is a consumer may bring an action in the court at their place of residence or stay; this right cannot be restricted (Article 17 of the RF Law "On Protection of Consumer Rights").
15. Language
The Agreement is drawn up in Russian. An English translation is published for convenience; in case of discrepancy, the Russian text prevails.
16. Licensor's Details
Individual Entrepreneur Andrey Vladimirovich Shkil
INN 561017656972 · OGRNIP 325565800076010
Registered on 5 August 2025 by the Interdistrict Inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service of Russia No. 10 for the Orenburg Region
Location: Orenburg
E-mail for requests and claims: legal@blenderfamily.com · Phone: +7 995 350 76 91
Support: the Support section of the Software, e-mail support@blenderfamily.com, Telegram bot @bfdesigner_bot