Subscription License
If you have a subscription on BestDigitalCut for Fonts, Graphics, Embroidery Designs and/or Crafts, all downloads are automatically covered under this license. Easy as that!
Version:You are reading version 1.3 of the license, valid since June 15, 2024.
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License Summary
Physical End Products
Digital End Products
Basic Print on Demand (POD) Usage
Full Print on Demand (POD) Usage
Embroidery
Full License Text
You will find an overview of how to use the licenses here. Scroll down to view usage details.
You are allowed to
- Create Unlimited Physical End Products*
- Create Unlimited Digital End Products*
- Create your own items that you sell on Print-on-Demand (POD) sites*
- Use fonts to digitize quotes, words, names or sayings and sell those designs digitally as well as physically*
- Convert templates to other formats for your clients*
- Keep selling products after you cancel your subscription. For example, you are allowed to keep selling existing “Quotes / Banners / Shirts / etc” that you created while you had an active subscription.
* Please read the right way to use the products below.
You are not allowed to
- Resell, sub-license, share or (re)distribute any of the digital files.
- Convert individual letters/numbers of fonts to different formats (for example SVG, Embroidery formats, etc) and sell those files.
- Install or embed on 3rd party platforms/servers
- Convert templates to other formats and sell those as new templates.
- Create new designs when you stop your subscription. For example: once you cancel your subscription, you are not allowed to create new “Quotes / Banners / Shirts / etc.” and sell those items (this limitation does not apply for craft files. You can keep using craft files forever, even when making new designs).
The Dos and Don’ts when creating physical products.
You are allowed to
- Download a design and print/transfer it on a physical item without making modifications and subsequently sell that physical item.
- Download a design, modify it, and print/transfer it on physical item and subsequently sell that physical item.
- Sell unlimited copies of the physical items that you create with a design.
- The physical product can be sold worldwide for an unlimited amount of time (for example, product packaging, apparel, and more).
- Create physical products that you give away, to friends or as part of a promotional product.
- Keep selling physical items after your subscription ends, providing that the design for the physical item was created while you had an active subscription.
You are not allowed to
- Provide a digital copy of the design of the original font/design with your physical product.
- Modify or create new designs after your subscription ends and print those on physical products that you sell (you can only do this if you created the design while you had an active subscription)
Digital End Products
Below, you will find examples on how to use your downloads for Digital End Products. A Digital End Product is a product in a digital format that is intended for sale to multiple people (for example a wedding invite template). Creating a logo or a website for 1 client is not considered an end product and is fully covered under this license.
The Dos and Don’ts when creating digital end products.
You are allowed to
- Use elements to create a new design. For example, you are allowed to use floral elements to create a floral themed wedding template.
- Create new designs combining multiple downloaded resources and adding items of your own, as long as the new design is flattened and the original items cannot be extracted.
You are not allowed to
- Create end products that compete with the original product. For example, you cannot bundle multiple designs and sell that as a new product, or simply change basic elements such as color and size and sell that as a new product.
- You cannot sell in a way that is directly competitive with the original item that you downloaded. For example, you cannot grab a resume template, change the elements and sell it as another resume template.
- Create a digital product that includes single elements or allows users to extract the elements that you’ve used (all designs must be flattened).
The Dos and Don’ts when using Basic POD Products.
With Basic POD Products you are allowed to
- Create and upload crafts and graphics to POD sites that are vastly different from the original. This means they have unique distinctive elements that are added by you. See an example below.
- You can use fonts to create quotes, sentences, word art, etc and upload those designs to POD sites.
- Generate unlimited sales via POD sites.
- Ship valid POD products worldwide.
With Basic POD Products you are not allowed to
- Simply upload designs without adding distinctive new design elements.
- Combine multiple products to create a ‘new’ design and sell that.
- Upload actual font files to POD sites.
- Upload patterns to POD sites.
The Dos and Don’ts when using Full POD products
With Full POD Products you are allowed to
- Create and upload designs to POD sites that are the same or similar to the original.
- You can use fonts to create quotes, sentences, word art, etc and upload those designs to POD sites.
- Generate unlimited sales via POD sites.
- Ship valid POD products worldwide.
With Full POD Products you are not allowed to
- Upload actual font files to POD sites.
- Make the digital files available for anyone to download, other then uploading it to the POD site for selling.
- Keep selling Full POD files without modification after you end your subscription. When your subscription is ended you need to remove the Full POD files from all POD sites.
If you use fonts, or make modifications to a design so it falls under Basic POD, this does not apply and you can keep selling after your subscription ends.
The Dos and Dont’s when using Embroidery Products
With Embroidery Products you are allowed to
- Download a design and stitch it out on a physical item without making modifications and subsequently sell that physical item.
- Download a design, modify it, and stitch it out on a physical item and subsequently sell that physical item.
- Sell unlimited copies of the physical item that you create with an embroidery design.
- Sell unlimited physical products created with an embroidery design for an unlimited amount of times (for example apparel, textile, and more).
- Create physical products that you give away for free (gifts, promotional products, etc.).
- Convert the Embroidery file format to another Embroidery file format for your own use.
- Continue to stitch embroidery designs and fonts onto physical products as long as your subscription is active.
With Embroidery Products you are not allowed to
- Provide a digital copy of the design of the original or modified embroidery design/font with your physical product. You are allowed to sell physical products only.
- Sell the digital file with or without modifications commercially, give it away without charge or re-distribute the digital file in any way.
- Stitch out new physical designs with the Embroidery font or design after your subscription ends. You are, however, allowed to continue selling the physical product with the embroidery design/font that you stitched out while your subscription was active.
Full License Text
This license is effective on all sales and downloads made on and after the 23rd of May 2018. This license is an agreement between You and BestDigitalCut. When downloading an item while you have an active subscription, You will receive the rights to use the items as defined in this license. Permitted Usage
- Products can be used to create unlimited projects and/or products (both physical & digital) for personal and commercial use.
- Fonts can be used to create quotes, texts, names, templates or may be incorporated in designs as much as you’d like.
- You are allowed to create digital end products that you sell. In all cases, the product that you create must have distinctive new features that will create a entirely new product that won’t compete with the original product. Combining multiple downloads into 1 product is not enough. E.g. If you download flowers to create a floral wedding template, you can sell that flattened template. If you download a flower and create a card with just that flower without making significant modifications to the original product, this is prohibited.
- Products can be used for Print on Demand (POD). Depending if the products is Basic POD or Full POD, the allowed usage differs. Basic POD will require alteration to products so it does not compete with the original product. Full POD allows you to use products without alteration.
- Embroidery designs and fonts can be stitched out on a physical product only. The physical end product can be sold commercially and, worldwide, for an unlimited amount of times; or can be shared without charge. It’s not allowed to sell or giveaway the digital Embroidery file with or without modifications.
- After your subscription ends, you can keep selling items that you created while you had an active subscription forever.
- After your subscription ends, you can create new items and designs using the craft files.
- This license is valid worldwide
- No attribution is required
Prohibited Usage The description in this license covers most scenarios. However, it can happen that a scenario is not covered. In case you are unclear if the product can be used for your intended use, you agree to contact us at hi@creativefabrica.com before you start using the product. This license may be updated over time with more use cases. In case these use cases don’t actually change the permitted use of the items and is for clarification purposes only, you will not be notified.
- Font files cannot be transferred to 3rd parties (e.g. clients, partners, customers). In case the 3rd party needs to receive the actual font file, a separate license needs to be purchased.
- It is prohibited to convert numbers & letters in fonts to individual or grouped files and sell those numbers & letters as a set or as individual items.
- It is prohibited to convert fonts into embroidery fonts and sell those fonts as your own product. You are allowed to convert fonts into embroidery fonts to create your own embroidery products.
- You are never allowed to resell, share, re-distribute or otherwise transfer items downloaded to other 3rd parties.
- You are not allowed to keep selling Full POD files after your subscription ends, unless modifications have been made so they fall under Basic POD.
- Fonts should be used as a design element. You are allowed to use fonts as the main or only design element (e.g. creating a quote design using a font and sell the SVG file as an end-product).
- After your subscription ends, you cannot use fonts & graphics to create new products/projects. You can keep selling existing products/projects that you made. You are allowed to use crafts to create new projects.
- You are allowed to create Digital End Products that you sell. At all cases, the product that you create must have distinctive new features that will create an entirely new product that won’t compete with the original product. Combining multiple downloads into one product is not enough. The exception to this rule are full POD items. E.g. If you download flowers to create a floral wedding template, you can sell that template. If you download a flower and create a card with just that flower without making significant modifications to the original product, this is prohibited.
- Embroidery designs and fonts cannot be sold as a digital end product. It’s not allowed to re-distribute the digital file in any way, with or without modifications.
- Embroidery designs and embroidery fonts cannot be used for any type of POD.
- After your subscription ends, you cannot stitch the Embroidery design & fonts on new physical products. You are, however, allowed to keep on selling the physical items with the embroidery font/design that you created while your subscription was active (stock).
- Digital End Products need to be flattened at all times, disabling customers/users from extracting the original design. E.g. using a flower to create a floral wedding template is allowed, as long as the user cannot extract the original flower image from the file you create.
- Graphics and patterns cannot be used as a library inside another tool, platform or application. For example, if you are developing a tool that allows users to create mails (e.g. Mailchimp), you cannot embed the products that you downloaded as a resource for these templates, e.g. letting users picking their own mail background.
- Items or end products cannot be registered as a trademark in any territory. This license gives you non-exclusive rights. Other users can download and use the products as well, so you cannot claim sole ownership.
Terms, Indemnification & Disclaimer
- You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BestDigitalCut. and its directors, employees, partners & affiliates from and against all allegations, suits, claims, actions, demands, damages, liabilities, obligations, losses, settlements, judgments, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) which arise out of using any of the products obtained from this site.
- In case You did not breach the terms & conditions of this license and suffer damages because of a product used, we will indemnify You by refunding the full charge of your latest subscription charge, provided that you inform us within 3 working days after damage occur. Decisions regarding settlements of indemnification will be made at BestDigitalCut’s sole discretion.
- BestDigitalCut is not responsible for settlements, legal fees and/or other costs made by any party without prior agreement from BestDigitalCut’s directors.
- You understand that items are created and added by 3rd parties. While we do our best to remove content that might breach copyrights or trademarks, BestDigitalCut cannot be held responsible for items that are added. As soon suspicion arises that items might breach (local) laws or trademarks, you will notify us as soon as possible at hi@creativefabrica.com.
- This license cannot be re-sold or transferred to any third party.
- In case parts of this license will be void or invalid, the rest of the license will remain into full effect.
In case you have any questions, you can contact us at contact@bestdigitalcut.com.