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 Software is free. The license to the Software is granted free of charge and without time limit to everyone who has registered an Account. There are two plans, both described in the Offer:
- Basic — free and without time limit: the entire Software, including local neural networks; cloud AI services within the monthly free tokens;
- Pro — paid: additionally online feedback, buying tokens and monthly tokens. The Pro plan does not change the scope of the license to the Software itself.
During the Launch Period, Pro features are available to everyone free of charge (Offer, clause 5.1). The Licensor may, at its own discretion, provide Pro free of charge 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. The Licensor announces changes of plans and the end of the Launch Period in the Software and on the website.
1.5. The following other documents, published at the same address, are related to this Agreement: "Public Offer: BF Designer Pro Plan, 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 Pro term and for unused and unexpired 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. The Account is the 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 is issued automatically upon registration of an Account and is linked to it. The license key has no time limit.
- Account (user account) — a record of the User on the Server, created using a mobile phone number; the phone number is its identifier. The license key, the plan and the token Balance are linked to the Account. A Telegram account may optionally be linked to the Account; it is not used for logging in or identification.
- Bot — the Telegram bot @bfdesigner_bot: an optional channel for notifications and generations for Users who have linked Telegram. It is not possible to create an Account, obtain a license key, log in, pay for an order or manage the plan 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. Website — pay.blenderfamily.com: sign-in by phone number and payment.
- Device — a computer on which the Software is activated.
- Basic plan, Pro plan, Launch Period, free tokens — as defined in the Offer.
- 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 on any plan, including Basic. 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 license is valid without time limit — for as long as the Agreement is in force and the User's Account exists.
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 license is granted free of charge. The fee for the Pro plan is payment for additional server features and tokens under the Offer, not remuneration for the license.
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 automatically upon registration of an Account (clause 5.1) and is valid without time limit. The Pro plan is connected to the same Account; the license key does not need to be entered again.
4.2. 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.
4.3. 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. The Licensor may stop providing Pro free of charge, including the Launch Period, by notifying Users in the Software and on the website at least 7 days in advance.
4.6. Online license key verification. If a network connection is available, the Software verifies the license key and the plan on the Server at launch and every 12 hours thereafter. Local features work without an internet connection. Cloud AI services, online feedback and purchases require a connection to the Server.
4.7. The data transmitted during license key verification and activation are described in the Policy.
4.8. If the Server was unavailable through the Licensor's fault, a User with an active Pro plan may demand that Pro be extended by the period of such unavailability.
5. Registration and Plans
5.1. Registration. The Account is created in the Software or on pay.blenderfamily.com: the User enters a Russian mobile phone number, receives a verification code — by a call or by SMS (if this method is enabled, by a Telegram message to the account linked to that number; this is only a way of delivering the code) — and enters it. Immediately after that, the Server issues a license key and credits the free tokens. Free tokens are provided to one Account per phone number and per computer; 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). Signing in on the website and in the Software uses the same number and code. Telegram may optionally be linked to the Account from the Software via a one-time link (Settings → License); without Telegram, the Software works fully.
5.2. Warnings. The Software warns 7 days before Pro expires. If auto-renewal is enabled, it shows 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 specified at payment (Offer, clauses 5.4 and 6.3).
5.3. After Pro ends, the Software runs on the Basic plan: the entire Software, including local neural networks and the User's projects, is available without restrictions; online feedback and token purchases are unavailable, and cloud AI services are available within the free tokens. Purchased tokens are retained under the rules of the Offer.
6. Pro Plan
6.1. The procedure for taking out the Pro plan, 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 Pro.
6.2. The Pro plan is connected to the User's Account for the paid term. In all other respects, this Agreement applies to a User with the Pro plan.
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 Software. If a material feature of the Pro plan is removed, a User with Pro may cancel it 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; available on the Pro plan and during the Launch Period). 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 on any plan, including Basic. 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 or plan restrictions; create several Accounts to receive free tokens repeatedly;
- 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 the Pro plan is limited to the amount paid for the current paid Pro 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 Pro 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 the User had Pro, the Licensor refunds the fee for the unused full months of Pro and for unused and unexpired purchased tokens 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 all Users.
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 on the website 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 the Pro plan who does not accept the new version may cancel Pro with a refund under the Offer.
13.3. The Server keeps an acceptance log: Account (phone number) and license key, document, version, date and time, place of acceptance (the Software or the website), 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 or to the User's e-mail (if provided). 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
Phone: +7 995 350-76-91 · Legal matters and claims: legal@blenderfamily.com
Support: the Support section of the Software, e-mail support@blenderfamily.com