terms and conditions

SciePro Distribution GmbH

Website Terms of Use

Effective date: 15 August 2025
Operator: SciePro Distribution GmbH (“SciePro”, “we”, “us”)
Address: Zum Exerzierhaus 15, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Contact: legal@sciepro.com • support@sciepro.com • sciepro.com

These Terms govern access to and use of SciePro’s website (sciepro.com and subdomains) (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to these Terms. Licensing and use of any downloaded or purchased content is governed exclusively by the SciePro Master Content License Agreement (Unified EULA). In case of conflict, the EULA controls.

1. Scope & Related Policies

These Terms apply to all visitors and registered account holders. They cover browsing, accounts, and preview materials on the Site. Purchases and licensed use are governed solely by the EULA. Processing of personal data is subject to our Privacy Policy and use of cookies to our Cookie Policy. Purchases and subscriptions are subject to our Refunds & Subscriptions Policy.

2. Eligibility

The Site is intended for users at least 18 years of age with capacity to contract. If acting on behalf of an organization, you confirm you are authorized to bind it. The Site primarily serves business and institutional customers. If you act as a consumer, your statutory rights remain unaffected, but you may not qualify for business pricing or terms.

3. Accounts & Security

You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activities under your account. Notify us promptly at support@sciepro.com of any unauthorized access. We may suspend or terminate accounts if we reasonably suspect misuse, fraud, or unlawful activity.

4. Acceptable Use

You may use the Site only in compliance with law and these Terms. You must not:

• Harvest, crawl, or bulk-download content or metadata.
• Remove or alter watermarks, attribution, or rights notices from previews.
• Use previews or files to train or evaluate machine learning or AI models.
• Circumvent rate limits, payment walls, or technical protections.
• Misrepresent your identity or intended use. Previews are for internal evaluation only and may not be used publicly or commercially without a valid license.

5. Intellectual Property

All materials on the Site (text, design, images, animations, 3D models, video, audio, software) are owned by SciePro or licensors and protected by IP laws. Availability of previews does not transfer rights. Previews may only be used internally to assess a potential purchase.

6. Purchases & Subscriptions

Orders placed via the Site are offers to purchase; we may accept or decline. Prices may change without notice; taxes/VAT apply where required. Content is delivered electronically. We may apply reasonable download limits. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled under the Refunds & Subscriptions Policy. Refunds are available only under that policy and applicable law. EU digital content: you may lose the statutory withdrawal right once download/streaming begins if you expressly agreed to immediate performance.

7. User Submissions & Feedback

If you provide us with reference files, briefs, or other materials, you confirm you have rights to do so and that they do not infringe others’ rights or contain unlawful content. Feedback or suggestions you submit may be used by SciePro without obligation.

8. Privacy & Cookies

Personal data is processed per our Privacy Policy. Cookies are used per our Cookie Policy. Do not submit sensitive personal data (e.g. patient data) unless explicitly requested and covered by a separate agreement.

9. Third-Party Services

The Site may link to third-party services for convenience. We are not responsible for their content, policies, or practices.

10. Availability & Changes

The Site is provided “as is” and “as available.” We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site at any time without liability.

11. Security

Do not probe, test, or bypass the Site’s security, or upload malicious code or harmful components.

12. Infringement Notices

If you believe material on the Site infringes your rights, email legal@sciepro.com with details (contact info, description, location, evidence of rights, and a good-faith statement of unauthorized use). We will review and act as required by law.

13. Warranties & Liability

SciePro is liable without limitation for intent, gross negligence, and injury to life, body, or health. For slight negligence, liability is limited to breaches of material obligations and to typical foreseeable damages. Liability under the German Product Liability Act (ProdHaftG) remains unaffected. Otherwise, the Site is provided without warranties.

14. Termination

We may suspend or terminate Site access for legitimate reasons, including breaches of these Terms. Termination does not affect accrued rights.

15. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The latest version with effective date will always be available on the Site. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance.

16. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by German law. Exclusive jurisdiction is Potsdam, Germany, unless mandatory law provides otherwise.

SciePro Distribution GmbH
Zum Exerzierhaus 15 • 14469 Potsdam • Germany
legal@sciepro.com • support@sciepro.com • sciepro.com

SciePro Distribution GmbH

Master Content License Agreement

(Unified EULA)

Covering Illustrations, Animations, and 3D Models

Effective Date: 12 March 2026
Licensor: SciePro Distribution GmbH (“SciePro”, “we”, “us”)
Address: Zum Exerzierhaus 15, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Registered: Amtsgericht Potsdam, HRB 40302
Managing Director: Sebastian Kaulitzki
VAT-ID: DE452496333
Contact: legal@sciepro.com • support@sciepro.com • sciepro.com

This Agreement governs all licensing of content you download or access from SciePro’s library, including illustrations, animations, and 3D models. By purchasing, downloading, or using any content, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you need rights beyond your selected license level, contact us for a custom agreement.

Order of precedence. This Agreement controls licensed content. The Website Terms of Use govern site access. If a signed custom agreement conflicts with this Agreement, the signed agreement controls.

Business customers (B2B). The Site and its services are designed exclusively for business and institutional customers (Unternehmer within the meaning of § 14 BGB). Registration requires a company name and, for EU-based customers, a valid VAT identification number. By registering and purchasing, you represent and warrant that you are acting in your capacity as a business or institutional customer and not as a consumer.

Consumer note. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, you are classified as a consumer under applicable law, your mandatory statutory rights (including, where applicable, the right of withdrawal under §§ 355 ff. BGB) remain unaffected. See Section 13.1 for details on the digital content withdrawal exception.

1. Definitions

“Licensed Content” means the specific files (illustrations, animations, video, stills, 3D models, textures, maps, rigs, and related metadata) you validly download or access under this Agreement, excluding watermarked previews.

“Organization” means the single legal entity identified as the Licensee at checkout. Affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, portfolio companies, and clients are separate entities and are excluded unless a custom agreement states otherwise.

“Licensee” means the natural person or Organization that is the contracting party. If you are a freelancer or contractor purchasing on behalf of a client, the client must be named as the Licensee at checkout (subject to Section 3.2); otherwise the license is personal to you.

“Permitted Users” means employees and individual contractors of the Licensee, engaged solely to perform services for the Organization, each bound in writing to confidentiality, no-reuse, and deletion-on-exit obligations. The number of Permitted Users (Seats) is determined by the subscription plan or order.

“Seat” means one individual Permitted User authorized to access and use Licensed Content under the Licensee’s plan. Single-seat plans are personal to the individual; multi-seat plans allow the specified number of named Permitted Users within the Organization.

“Derivative Work” means a work created by the Licensee that is based on or incorporates Licensed Content (e.g., edits, composites, color/material changes, cropping, retiming, re-lighting, mesh/geometry/rig modifications, rendered output).

“Compiled Form” means a packaged, encoded, compiled, or encrypted output that does not expose original project files (e.g., raw meshes, unencrypted textures, editable scenes, rigs, caches, or timelines). For web-based and WebGL applications, Compiled Form requires that 3D model files are not served as individually downloadable assets in standard interchange formats (e.g., .obj, .fbx, .glb, .gltf). The Licensee must implement reasonable obfuscation such as custom binary formats, encrypted asset bundles, or server-side rendering where feasible.

“Application Title” means a single named application or software product (including all versions, updates, and platform variants of that title) into which Licensed Content is embedded for distribution to end users. For the avoidance of doubt, different platform versions of the same application (e.g., iOS, Android, web) count as one Application Title. A rebrand or rename of an existing application does not create a new Application Title, provided the core functionality remains substantially the same.

“LMS” means a password-protected learning platform or intranet controlled by the Licensee, accessible only to Permitted Users.

“Physical Products” means tangible items manufactured or 3D-printed for distribution or sale (e.g., educational kits, simulators, anatomical models, merchandise, packaging).

“Template Product” means any template, theme, or design pack offered for third-party reuse or customization.

“License Level” means for illustrations and animations: one of Free, Educational, Standard, or Extended, as selected at checkout. For 3D models: one of 3D Print, Rendering, Realtime, or Multi-Purpose, as specified in the order.

“Subscription” means a time-limited plan that provides credits for downloading illustrations and animations during an active term. 3D models are excluded from credit-based subscriptions and are sold separately.

“Credits” means the download currency allocated under a Subscription. Each download deducts credits based on the asset type and License Level selected.

2. License Levels — Overview

The matrices below summarize permitted uses for convenience. The binding terms are in Sections 3–8.

2.1 Illustrations and Animations

2.2 3D Models

3. Grant of Rights

3.1 License Grant. Upon full payment and compliance with this Agreement, SciePro grants you a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual (except as noted for Institutional Subscriptions in Section 9.5), non-transferable, non-sublicensable, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, publicly display, perform, edit, and create Derivative Works of the Licensed Content within the scope of your License Level.

3.2 Non-Transferability and Licensee Identity. The license is granted solely to the Licensee identified at checkout. It may not be assigned, transferred, gifted, or sublicensed.

(a) Freelancers and agencies. If you are a freelancer or agency purchasing content specifically for a known client project, you must identify the client as the Licensee at checkout using the designated field. If you are purchasing content for your own portfolio, speculative work, or general business use (where no specific client has been identified), you may license the content to yourself. You may subsequently use self-licensed content in client Derivative Works, but the underlying Licensed Content remains licensed to you — the client receives only the Derivative Work, not a license to the Licensed Content itself. Exception for 3D Realtime and Multi-Purpose licenses: if you embed a 3D model in an interactive application developed for a client, a separate license is required for each client Application Title (see Section 6.3(b)).

(b) Compliance verification. If SciePro has reasonable grounds to believe that Licensed Content is being used by undisclosed parties in breach of this Agreement, SciePro may request, upon reasonable notice, a summary of the projects in which the Licensed Content has been used.

3.3 Subscriptions — Survival of Rights. For credit-based subscriptions (Individual, Business, Educator, Campus plans): rights to any Licensed Content downloaded during an active subscription term survive cancellation and remain perpetual, subject to this Agreement. You will not receive new downloads after cancellation. For Institutional Subscriptions, see Section 9.5.

3.4 Storage and Access. You may store Licensed Content and Derivative Works on Organization-controlled systems and secure cloud storage for use by Permitted Users. You must implement reasonable measures to prevent public access to original source files (e.g., no public endpoints serving raw assets).

3.5 Multiple Projects. Unless your order specifies a narrower scope, Licensed Content may be used in multiple projects by the Licensee, provided each use complies with this Agreement and the selected License Level.

3.6 Business Continuity. Perpetual licenses validly granted under this Agreement shall survive any change of control, reorganization, merger, acquisition, or dissolution of SciePro. In the event of SciePro’s liquidation, all perpetual licenses in effect at that time shall remain in full force and shall not be affected by the liquidation proceedings.

4. Restrictions (Apply to All License Levels)

Regardless of License Level, you may not:

(a) Resell or Redistribute. Resell, sublicense, share, gift, transfer, or redistribute Licensed Content or Derivative Works as standalone files, or in a way that competes with SciePro’s library.

(b) Template or Library Use. Include Licensed Content in any template, library, dataset, design pack, or training set intended for third-party reuse.

(c) Trademark Claims. Claim trademark, design-mark, or logo rights in Licensed Content or Derivative Works.

(d) Unlawful or Defamatory Use. Use Licensed Content unlawfully, deceptively, or in defamatory, pornographic, or hateful contexts, or in a manner that implies endorsement by SciePro or any depicted clinician or institution.

(e) Rights-Management Information. Remove or alter watermarks, copyright notices, or rights-management information in previews or deliverables.

(f) Enable Extraction. Deliberately or recklessly provide or enable end users to export, extract, download, or reverse-engineer Licensed Content in its original, editable, or substantially similar form. This applies to all asset types, including 3D model topology, textures, rigs, and animation data. Accidental or temporary technical exposure that is promptly remediated upon discovery does not constitute a breach of this clause, provided the Licensee notifies SciePro without undue delay and takes reasonable steps to prevent recurrence.

(g) Medical Claims. Use Licensed Content as medical advice, clinical decision support, diagnostics, or to make regulatory claims. You are solely responsible for compliance with medical, regulatory, and labeling rules.

(h) AI/ML Prohibition. Use Licensed Content to train, fine-tune, validate, or evaluate AI/ML systems; create, enhance, or contribute to datasets for such purposes; or prompt or seed generative models in a manner that allows reconstruction or substantially similar outputs. This prohibition applies to all License Levels without exception, including Multi-Purpose.

(i) Stock Media Redistribution. Publish or distribute Licensed Content or Derivative Works through any stock media clearinghouse, marketplace, or agency (whether your own or third-party), including as illustrations, animations, 3D models, design templates, or clip art. This prohibition applies to all License Levels without exception, including Multi-Purpose.

5. Illustrations and Animations — Level-Specific Terms

5.1 Free License (SciePro Free — Attribution, No Derivatives)

(a) Scope. Applies only to 2D illustrations explicitly marked “Free” at download. Free content is governed exclusively by this Section 5.1 and the common restrictions in Section 4. Any reference to Creative Commons licensing on earlier materials is superseded by this Agreement.

(b) Rights. Worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive right to use the illustration as-is for editorial, web, social media, presentations, and non-commercial purposes. Limited commercial use is permitted (e.g., commercial websites and social posts) with required attribution. No modifications are allowed beyond resizing or format conversion.

(c) Attribution (required). “© SciePro Distribution GmbH — sciepro.com” placed in a caption, credits, or metadata reasonably close to the image.

(d) Prohibited. Paid advertising, product/packaging use, broadcast/OOH, app/software distribution, physical products/3D prints, templates, resale/relicensing/stock redistribution, and any AI/ML use.

5.2 Educational License (Non-Commercial Institutional)

(a) Scope. Non-commercial teaching, learning, internal training, examinations, theses/dissertations, institutional repositories, academic conferences and posters, and scientific publications delivered by or for the Licensee.

(b) Delivery. LMS, intranet, or similar closed systems accessible only to Permitted Users. Open-access academic publication is permitted in Compiled Form without providing downloadable originals.

(c) Attribution (required). “© SciePro Distribution GmbH” with a link to the relevant library page where feasible.

(d) Promotional restriction. Marketing, fundraising, or admissions promotions are not Educational Use—obtain a Standard or Extended license.

(e) Publisher/platform originals. If a publisher or platform demands original source files or a broad sublicensable license, you must obtain SciePro’s prior written consent.

5.3 Standard License (Commercial)

(a) Scope. Use across web, print, editorial, presentations, paid advertisements, and video produced by or for the Licensee, with an aggregate print-run cap of 500,000 copies per file.

(b) Internal tools. Internal software tools are permitted where originals are not distributed to end users.

(c) Physical products. Allowed only for internal prototypes and evaluations (no sale, no wide distribution). For physical products for sale or distribution, obtain an Extended license.

(d) App/software distribution. Not included under the Standard license. Obtain an Extended license for public app distribution.

(e) Attribution. Not required unless stated in your order.

(f) Agencies and service providers. If you are an agency or service provider purchasing a Standard license to create campaign materials, presentations, or other deliverables for a client, you may deliver the finished Derivative Work to the client under Sections 3.2(a) and 7.4. The client receives the Derivative Work only and does not acquire a license to the underlying Licensed Content.

5.4 Extended License (Broad Commercial)

Includes everything in Standard, plus:

(a) Unlimited print runs, broadcast, theatrical, OTT, OOH without budget or territory limits

(b) Physical products for sale or distribution, including educational and simulation uses. Anti-extraction rules in Section 4(f) and Sections 7.1–7.2 apply.

(c) App/software distribution. Embed Licensed Content in one Application Title per file, across multiple platforms, in Compiled Form, with reasonable anti-extraction measures (asset packing, obfuscation, or encryption where feasible; disabled export; no direct hosting of raw assets). Use in additional Application Titles requires additional Extended licenses unless otherwise agreed.

(d) Attribution. Not required unless stated in your order.

(e) Agencies and service providers. If you are an agency or service provider purchasing an Extended license to create campaign materials, broadcast content, or other deliverables for a client, you may deliver the finished Derivative Work to the client under Sections 3.2(a) and 7.4. The client receives the Derivative Work only and does not acquire a license to the underlying Licensed Content.

6. 3D Models — Level-Specific Terms

3D models are licensed separately from illustrations and animations and are not included in credit-based subscriptions. Each 3D model license is purchased individually or under a custom agreement.

6.1 3D Print License

(a) Scope. Use of the 3D model for physical production, including 3D printing, mold-making, CNC machining, casting, and any other manufacturing process that produces a tangible object.

(b) Production volume. No cap on the number of physical units produced.

(c) Rendered marketing. You may create screenshots, renders, and video of the 3D model for marketing the resulting physical products.

(d) Not included. This license does not include rendering for standalone 2D output (obtain a Rendering license), interactive/real-time use (obtain a Realtime license), or any digital distribution of the model files.

6.2 Rendering License

(a) Scope. Use of the 3D model to render static illustrations, animations, or video for the Licensee’s own projects or for delivery to the Licensee’s clients.

(b) Client deliverables. Rendered output (images, animations, video) may be delivered to clients of the Licensee (e.g., a medical illustrator delivering rendered visuals to a pharmaceutical company). The client receives rights to the rendered output only; no rights to the underlying 3D model files are transferred.

(c) 2D derivative restriction. The Rendering license permits creation of 2D rendered output. It does not permit distribution of the underlying 3D model files in any format. The Rendering license does not permit systematic or bulk rendering of the Licensed Content for the purpose of creating a library, collection, or catalogue of images or animations for sale, licensing, or distribution, whether by the Licensee or any third party. Isolated client deliverables, project-specific renders, and marketing materials are permitted; industrial-scale rendering for stock or catalogue purposes is not.

(d) Not included. Physical production (obtain a 3D Print license), interactive/real-time use (obtain a Realtime license), or any digital distribution of the model files.

6.3 Realtime License

(a) Scope. Use of the 3D model in interactive, real-time applications, including but not limited to WebGL-based applications, Unity, Unreal Engine, and any other AR, VR, MR, XR, or real-time 3D engine or platform.

(b) Application distribution. The Licensee may embed the Licensed Content in unlimited Application Titles that are owned and published by the Licensee, provided the model is embedded in Compiled Form with reasonable anti-extraction measures (encryption, asset packing, obfuscation, disabled export). If the Licensee develops an application on behalf of a third-party client, a separate Realtime license (or Multi-Purpose license) is required for each client Application Title. For the avoidance of doubt, the Licensee’s own applications distributed to end users on multiple platforms count as the Licensee’s own products and do not require separate licenses.

(c) Protection obligation. The Licensee must ensure that the source files of the Licensed Content are never exposed, accessible, or downloadable by end users. The Licensee shall implement appropriate technologies to prevent extraction, decompilation, or unauthorized use. For web-based applications, serving raw 3D model files in standard interchange formats (e.g., .obj, .fbx, .glb, .gltf) via publicly accessible URLs does not satisfy the anti-extraction requirement, even if the URL is not linked from the user interface.

(d) Marketing and academic use. Screenshots, video recordings, and rendered animations from within Client Applications may be used for internal and external marketing (website, social media, conferences) and for academic publications, provided attribution to SciePro is given where reasonably possible.

(e) Subscription-based apps. The Licensee may offer Client Applications on a subscription basis, charging end users for access.

(f) Not included. Physical production (obtain a 3D Print license), standalone 2D rendering for sale or client delivery outside the application context (obtain a Rendering license).

6.4 Multi-Purpose License

(a) Scope. Combines the full scope of the 3D Print, Rendering, and Realtime licenses. The Licensee may use the 3D model for physical production, rendered output, and interactive/real-time applications under a single license. The per-client Application Title restriction in Section 6.3(b) applies equally to the Multi-Purpose license: a separate license is required for each client Application Title.

(b) Universal exceptions. Even under the Multi-Purpose license, the prohibitions in Section 4 apply in full, including without limitation: (i) no stock media redistribution (Section 4(i)), and (ii) no AI/ML training or dataset creation (Section 4(h)).

(c) All other terms. All protections, anti-extraction obligations, and restrictions from Sections 6.1–6.3 apply as applicable to each use case.

7. Source Files, Extraction, Contractors, and Service Providers

7.1 No Distribution of Source Files. Except for Permitted Users and tightly controlled service providers under NDA (see 7.3), you must not provide original project or source files (meshes, textures, scenes, rigs, caches, timelines, unflattened layered files) to third parties or enable end users to export or extract them.

7.2 No Competing Derivative Assets. You may not distribute Derivative Works in a form that allows extraction of the Licensed Content as a standalone file or a substantially similar substitute. For 3D models, you must not transform meshes, textures, or rigs into a replacement asset that competes with SciePro’s library (e.g., model packs, clip art packs, stock assets).

7.3 Contractors and Service Providers. You may grant third-party contractors access to Licensed Content exclusively within the scope of your permitted uses, provided: (a) the contractor acts under your direction and for your benefit; (b) you inform the contractor of SciePro’s copyright ownership and the terms of this Agreement; (c) the contractor is bound in writing to confidentiality and non-reuse obligations; and (d) upon completion of the contractor’s engagement, you revoke access and ensure all copies are deleted.

7.4 Production and Distribution Partners. You may disclose Licensed Content to printers, broadcasters, platforms, app stores, manufacturers, or hosting providers solely as necessary to produce or distribute your project on your behalf. Those parties acquire no reuse rights.

8. Attribution

8.1 Required for Free and Educational. Attribution is required for the Free license and for public academic outputs under the Educational license. Preferred credit: “© SciePro Distribution GmbH” with a link to the relevant library page where feasible.

8.2 Not required for Standard, Extended, or 3D Model licenses. Attribution is appreciated but not required unless stated in your order or editorial policy. For Realtime 3D uses, attribution to SciePro in academic contexts is encouraged where reasonably possible.

9. Subscriptions, Credits, and Institutional Access

9.1 Credit-Based Subscriptions (Illustrations and Animations Only)

Credit-based subscriptions provide a monthly or annual allocation of credits. Each download deducts credits based on the asset type (illustration or animation) and the License Level selected at checkout. 3D models are excluded from credit-based subscriptions.

9.2 Seats

Each subscription plan specifies the number of Seats (Permitted Users). Single-seat plans (Individual, Educator) are personal to the subscribing individual. Multi-seat plans (Business, Campus) allow the specified number of named Permitted Users within the Organization, sharing a common credit pool. Each Permitted User must be identified by name or unique account. Sharing of login credentials between individuals is prohibited. The Licensee may reassign a Seat to a different individual no more than once per calendar quarter, unless a Permitted User leaves the Organization, in which case the Seat may be reassigned immediately.

9.3 Credit Rollover and Expiry

Unused credits roll over and remain valid for six (6) months from the date each credit was issued. After six months, unspent credits expire automatically.

9.4 Cancellation and Frozen Credits

You may cancel your subscription at any time. Cancellation prevents the next renewal; you retain access until the end of the current paid term. Upon cancellation, unused credits are frozen but do not expire immediately. Frozen credits expire six (6) months after their original issue date. No new credits are issued after cancellation. Content downloaded during an active subscription remains licensed perpetually under this Agreement.

9.5 Institutional Subscription (Pure Access License)

The Institutional Subscription is fundamentally different from other plans. It grants the institution unlimited access to all illustrations and animations for the duration of the subscription. It is a pure access license, not a perpetual download license. The Institutional Subscription is available only to accredited educational institutions (schools, colleges, universities, and recognized non-profit research organizations). SciePro may require proof of accreditation or non-profit status. Content obtained under an Institutional Subscription may not be used, directly or indirectly, in connection with for-profit products, services, or courses, including through affiliated, parent, or related for-profit entities.

(a) During the subscription, the institution and its Permitted Users (unlimited seats) may download and use all available illustrations and animations under the Educational License terms.

(b) Grace period. Upon expiry or cancellation of the Institutional Subscription, the institution has a grace period of sixty (60) calendar days to wind down its use of Licensed Content obtained under this plan. During the grace period, the institution may continue to display Licensed Content in existing materials but may not create new works or begin new projects using the Licensed Content.

(c) End of grace period. At the end of the sixty (60) day grace period, all rights granted under the Institutional Subscription terminate. The institution must cease all use of Licensed Content and must delete or destroy all copies in its possession or control. Content already embedded in published academic works (e.g., printed textbooks, published papers, archived theses) need not be recalled, but no further use, reproduction, or distribution is permitted.

(d) Remediation for legacy systems. The institution shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remove Licensed Content from all systems within the grace period. If removal from certain legacy systems (e.g., archived LMS modules, exam databases) is not technically feasible within sixty (60) days, the institution shall notify SciePro in writing before the grace period expires and provide a remediation plan with a proposed timeline. SciePro may grant a reasonable extension at its discretion.

(e) Transition license option. As an alternative to deletion, the institution may request a one-time Transition License that converts previously downloaded content to perpetual Educational License terms. The Transition License fee and terms will be quoted by SciePro upon request. This option must be exercised before the expiry of the grace period.

(f) No perpetual rights without transition. Unless a Transition License is purchased, no perpetual license survives the expiry of the grace period (or any approved extension) following cancellation of the Institutional Subscription.

10. Enterprise and Custom Agreements

Enterprise subscriptions and custom licensing arrangements are available with tailored terms, including custom credit volumes, unlimited seats, dedicated account management, invoice billing, and bespoke usage rights. Enterprise terms are documented in a separate signed agreement, which takes precedence over this EULA where the two conflict.

11. Ownership and Intellectual Property

11.1 SciePro Retains Copyright. All title and copyright in and to the Licensed Content (including source code, images, graphics, animations, video, audio, 3D models, textures, rigs, maps, metadata, and related materials) are and remain the sole property of SciePro Distribution GmbH. This Agreement does not transfer any ownership rights to you.

11.2 Derivative Work Ownership. You own the rights to Derivative Works you create in accordance with this Agreement. You have no rights to Derivative Works created in breach of this Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement, the degree of modification does not determine whether a work is a Derivative Work. Any work that incorporates, is based on, or was created using Licensed Content as a starting point — regardless of how extensively modified — remains a Derivative Work under this Agreement and is subject to all restrictions herein, even if it might qualify as an independent work under copyright law.

11.3 Trade Names. You may not use SciePro’s trade names, trademarks, or service marks except as required for reasonable and customary use or attribution.

11.4 SciePro’s Right to License. SciePro retains the right to license the same Licensed Content to other parties without restriction.

12. Fees, Taxes, and Delivery

12.1 Fees. Fees are due as stated at checkout or on the invoice, exclusive of VAT and other applicable taxes.

12.2 Taxes. You are responsible for all applicable taxes. Prices are exclusive of VAT unless stated otherwise.

12.3 Delivery. Licensed Content is delivered electronically and may include visible or invisible watermarking or fingerprinting.

12.4 Records and Audit. Licensees on Business, Campus, Enterprise, or Institutional plans, and purchasers of 3D model licenses, shall keep commercially reasonable records mapping Licensed Content IDs to projects. On at least ten (10) business days’ written notice, no more than once in any twelve (12) months, SciePro may request reasonable documentation for a remote compliance review. SciePro bears the cost of the audit. If the audit reveals a material breach (including underpayment of 10% or more of the fees that would have been due), the Licensee shall reimburse SciePro’s reasonable audit costs. SciePro will treat your information as confidential.

13. Refunds and Withdrawal

13.1 Digital Content Withdrawal Exception

(a) B2B customers. This Site is designed for business customers. Business customers do not have a statutory right of withdrawal under EU consumer protection law. All sales to business customers are final upon delivery.

(b) Consumer safeguard. If you are classified as a consumer under applicable law, you have a statutory right of withdrawal of fourteen (14) days from purchase. However, you may lose this right for digital content if, at checkout, you: (i) expressly consent to SciePro beginning performance (i.e., making the download available) before the withdrawal period expires; and (ii) confirm your awareness that this consent results in the loss of your right of withdrawal. SciePro will provide confirmation of your consent on a durable medium (e.g., order confirmation email).

13.2 Voluntary Refund Policy — Illustrations and Animations

(a) Before download. If you have not yet accessed or initiated the download of a purchased file, you may request a full refund within fourteen (14) calendar days of purchase by contacting support@sciepro.com. SciePro may require confirmation that the file was not downloaded.

(b) After download. All sales of digital content are final once the download has been initiated.

13.3 Voluntary Refund Policy — 3D Models

(a) Inspection window. For 3D model purchases, you have five (5) business days from the time of download to inspect the model. If the model does not materially match its description on the Site (e.g., incorrect topology, missing textures, wrong file format, or substantially different geometry from what was advertised), you may request a refund within this inspection window by contacting support@sciepro.com with a description of the discrepancy.

(b) Assessment. SciePro will assess the claimed discrepancy in good faith by reference to the product description published on the Site at the time of purchase. If the parties cannot agree on whether a material discrepancy exists, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with Section 19.

(c) Conditions. To qualify for a 3D model inspection refund: (i) the request must be made within five (5) business days of download; (ii) the model must not have been integrated into a published product, distributed application, or manufactured item; and (iii) you must delete all copies of the model and any Derivative Works upon receiving the refund.

(d) Not covered. The inspection window does not cover dissatisfaction with creative style, artistic choices, or general suitability for your project. It applies only to material discrepancies between the advertised description and the delivered file.

13.4 Plan Upgrades and Downgrades

13.4.1 Upgrades.

Subscribers may upgrade their plan at any time during an active subscription period (for example, from Individual to Business, or from Educator to Campus). Upgrades take effect immediately upon confirmation. The subscriber will be charged a prorated amount for the remainder of the current billing period, calculated as the difference between the price of the new plan and the unused portion of the existing plan. The new plan's full price will apply from the start of the next billing period. Any additional credits, seats, or entitlements granted by the upgraded plan become available immediately upon the effective date of the upgrade.

13.4.2 Downgrades.

Subscribers may downgrade their plan at any time (for example, from Business to Individual, or from Institutional to Campus). Downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period, so that the subscriber retains the benefits of the higher-tier plan for the period already paid for. No refunds, prorated or otherwise, are issued for downgrades. From the start of the next billing period, the lower-tier plan's pricing, credit allowance, seat limits, and feature set apply.

13.4.3 Credits on Plan Changes.

Unused credits from the previous plan remain available until their normal expiration date and are not forfeited by an upgrade or downgrade. Credits granted under a higher-tier plan that exceed the allowance of the new lower-tier plan after a downgrade remain usable until their original expiration but are not replenished at the higher rate.

13.4.4 Licensing Scope After Plan Changes.

The license tier associated with assets already downloaded under a previous plan is not retroactively changed by an upgrade or downgrade. Assets downloaded under the Business plan remain licensed under Business terms; assets downloaded after a downgrade to Individual are licensed under Individual terms. Subscribers are responsible for ensuring their ongoing use of previously downloaded assets remains within the license tier under which those assets were originally acquired.

13.4.5 Cancellation Distinguished.

A downgrade is not a cancellation. For cancellation of the subscription in its entirety, see Section 9.4.

13.5 Subscriptions

(a) No prorated refunds. Subscriptions may be canceled at any time. Cancellation prevents the next renewal, but no prorated refund is issued for the remainder of the current billing period. You retain access until the end of the current paid term.

(b) Automatic renewal. Unless canceled, subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period at the then-current price.

(c) Trial and promotional pricing. If your plan began with a trial or promotional price, renewal occurs at the standard rate unless otherwise stated.

13.6 Exceptional Circumstances

SciePro may, at its sole discretion, grant refunds outside this policy in exceptional cases (e.g., duplicate charges, technical delivery errors). Refund requests for exceptional circumstances must be made within thirty (30) calendar days of the transaction.

13.7 Failed Payments

If a subscription renewal payment fails, access may be suspended until payment is completed. SciePro may retry charges. If payment remains unsuccessful, the subscription may be terminated. You remain responsible for any unpaid amounts.

14. Warranties and Medical Disclaimer

14.1 IP Warranty. SciePro warrants that it has the right to grant this license and that, to SciePro’s knowledge, normal use of unmodified Licensed Content under this Agreement does not infringe third-party intellectual property rights.

14.2 Conformity. SciePro warrants that Licensed Content conforms to its description on the Site at the time of delivery (including advertised file format, resolution, and content scope). Beyond this description, SciePro makes no further quality guarantees. Statutory warranty rights under German law (§§ 434 ff., 327a ff. BGB) remain unaffected to the extent they cannot be excluded or limited.

14.3 No Medical Advice. Licensed Content is illustrative and informational only. It is not medical advice, clinical decision support, or a diagnostic tool. You are solely responsible for compliance with medical, regulatory, labeling, and advertising rules in your jurisdiction.

14.4 Medical Accuracy. While SciePro strives for anatomical accuracy and subjects its content to review by a Medical Advisory Board, Licensed Content is not warranted as medically complete, error-free, or suitable for any specific clinical application. Anatomical visualization necessarily involves simplification, stylization, and editorial choices that may not reflect the full complexity or variability of human anatomy. The Licensee is solely responsible for independent verification of anatomical accuracy before use in clinical, educational, diagnostic, or regulatory contexts. SciePro accepts no liability for decisions made, treatments administered, or regulatory submissions filed in reliance on the anatomical accuracy of Licensed Content.

14.5 Suitability. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of the Licensed Content for your intended use and assume any risks associated with its use.

15. Indemnification

15.1 By Licensee. You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SciePro and its officers, employees, and contractors from claims, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of: (a) your breach of this Agreement; (b) your unlawful use of the Licensed Content; or (c) any claim by a third party arising from your Derivative Works or products, to the extent such claim does not arise from a defect in the Licensed Content as delivered by SciePro.

15.2 By SciePro (IP Claims Only). If a third party claims that Licensed Content, when used unmodified and in accordance with this Agreement, infringes its intellectual property rights, SciePro may, at its option and expense: (a) procure continued rights for you; (b) replace or modify the Licensed Content to be non-infringing; or (c) terminate the license for the affected file and refund the fee you paid for it. This is your sole and exclusive remedy for such claims.

16. Limitation of Liability (German Law)

16.1 SciePro is liable without limitation for damages resulting from intent or gross negligence and for injury to life, body, or health.

16.2 For slight negligence, SciePro is liable only for breach of a material contractual obligation (Kardinalpflicht), limited to typical, foreseeable damages.

16.3 Liability under the German Product Liability Act (ProdHaftG) remains unaffected.

16.4 Subject to Sections 16.1 through 16.3, SciePro’s aggregate liability under this Agreement shall not exceed the total fees you paid for the specific Licensed Content giving rise to the claim.

17. Term, Termination, and Survival

17.1 Term. This license begins upon purchase or download and continues perpetually unless terminated as provided herein (or, for Institutional Subscriptions, for the duration of the subscription plus the grace period).

17.2 Termination for Breach. SciePro may terminate this Agreement (or any file-specific license) if you materially breach it and fail to cure within ten (10) business days after written notice.

17.3 Immediate Termination. Termination is immediate and without cure period for deliberate or reckless non-curable breaches, including: deliberate redistribution of Licensed Content, dataset creation for AI/ML purposes, deliberate or reckless enabling of extraction of original files, stock media redistribution, or use for AI/ML training. For the avoidance of doubt, accidental technical exposure that is promptly remediated falls under the cure provision in Section 17.2, not this section.

17.4 Effect of Termination. Upon termination, you must: (a) cease all use of the affected Licensed Content; (b) stop further manufacture or distribution where reasonably feasible; and (c) delete or destroy copies in your possession or control, except for archival copies retained solely to comply with a specific, identified legal or regulatory obligation (e.g., a litigation hold or regulatory record-keeping requirement). Archival copies must be stored in a non-production environment, must not be used for any active purpose, and must be deleted when the specific legal obligation requiring retention expires. Upon request, the Licensee shall identify the specific legal obligation requiring retention. Previously printed or physically distributed items need not be recalled, but no further production may occur.

17.5 Survival. Sections 4, 7, 8, 11, 12.1–12.2, 14–19 survive termination.

18. EU Text and Data Mining, Export Controls, and Sanctions

18.1 TDM Reservation. SciePro expressly reserves all rights to the Licensed Content for text and data mining for purposes other than those expressly permitted by mandatory law. Any TDM for developing, training, or evaluating AI/ML systems is prohibited under this Agreement. SciePro implements machine-readable reservations (robots.txt, X-Robots-Tag, meta directives) as further notice. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to restrict text and data mining rights that are mandatorily granted under Art. 3 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 for scientific research by eligible research organizations, to the extent such use is strictly non-commercial.

18.2 Export Controls. You represent and warrant that you: (a) are not located in, under control of, or a national or resident of any embargoed country or on any sanctions list; (b) will not use the Licensed Content for prohibited end uses; and (c) will comply with applicable export control and sanctions laws. SciePro may suspend performance where required by law.

19. General Provisions

19.1 Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding its conflict-of-law rules.

19.2 Jurisdiction. For business customers (Unternehmer within the meaning of § 14 BGB), the exclusive place of jurisdiction is Potsdam, Germany. For consumers, the statutory venue rules of their habitual residence apply.

19.3 Assignment. You may not assign or transfer this Agreement without SciePro’s prior written consent. SciePro may assign to an affiliate or in connection with a reorganization, merger, or sale of assets.

19.4 Notices. Notices to SciePro must be sent to legal@sciepro.com and are deemed received upon confirmation of delivery.

19.5 Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force. The parties shall use reasonable efforts to agree on an enforceable replacement that achieves, to the greatest extent possible, the commercial intent of the original provision.

19.6 Waiver. Failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver. No waiver is effective unless specific, irrevocable, and in writing.

19.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with any signed custom agreement, constitutes the entire understanding between the parties regarding the Licensed Content and supersedes all prior agreements and negotiations.

19.8 Amendments. SciePro may amend this Agreement from time to time. Any amendment applies only to Licensed Content acquired after the effective date of the amended Agreement; Licensed Content already acquired remains governed by the version of the Agreement in effect at the time of acquisition.

(a) Non-material changes. SciePro may make non-material amendments (e.g., corrections of typographical errors, updates to contact information, adjustments to reflect changes in applicable law) at any time by publishing the updated Agreement on the Site with a new effective date.

(b) Material changes. For material amendments (changes to the license grant, restrictions, pricing structure, liability, or termination provisions), SciePro will notify you in text form (Textform per § 126b BGB) at least thirty (30) calendar days before the new effective date, summarizing the key changes. If you do not agree to a material amendment, you may terminate your subscription (if any) before the effective date without penalty. Your continued purchase of new Licensed Content after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the amended Agreement for such new content.

(c) Version pinning. Each download or purchase is governed by the version of this Agreement in effect at the time of that download or purchase, as identified by the effective date. For subscriptions, each individual download is governed by the version in effect at the time of that specific download, not the subscription start date. The applicable version is confirmed in the order confirmation email.

19.9 Language. This Agreement is drafted in English, which is the controlling language in case of conflict. A German-language translation is available at sciepro.com/legal for informational purposes and does not constitute an independent contractual instrument.

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Amtsgericht Potsdam, HRB 40302 • Managing Director: Sebastian Kaulitzki
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