This Privacy Policy describes how 42 STUDIO ("we", "us", "our"), operating the website 42prints.com, collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website or use our services, including the storefront, subscriptions, and our Business / Custom Model Order service for companies.
1. Information We Collect
Automatically collected:
Pages visited and time of visit
Referring website URL
Browser type and device information
Anonymized visitor identifier (hashed IP + user agent, not personally identifiable)
Information you provide when creating an account or using the service:
Email address and display name (when you sign up or sign in via Google)
Avatar image (uploaded by you or imported from your Google account)
Profile data you add voluntarily (bio, social links, language preference)
Content you post: comments, reviews, makes (photos / videos of your prints), slicer profiles, concept ideas, wiki tips, chat messages in the Republic community
Cart contents, favorites, downloads history
Information you provide when submitting a Business / Custom Model Order:
Business contact email (required)
Contact name and company name (optional)
Service type (custom model, batch print, white-label, consulting, other)
Any files or briefs you upload as part of the order
We use this information solely to evaluate, communicate about, and fulfill your business request. We do not share it with anyone outside our small team and the contractors directly assigned to your project.
Payment information: We process subscriptions and one-time purchases through Stripe (PCI-DSS compliant). 42 STUDIO never sees or stores your full card number. We retain only a transaction reference, the last 4 digits, billing email and country (required for invoicing and tax compliance).
2. How We Use Your Information
To create and maintain your account, process subscriptions and orders
To deliver downloads, bonuses, and achievements you earn on the platform
To respond to inquiries, business briefs, and provide customer support
To process referral and creator-program payouts (if you join the affiliate or creator tier)
To send transactional emails (order confirmations, password resets, billing notices) and optional product updates you can unsubscribe from at any time
To analyze traffic, prevent fraud, and improve the website
3. Business / Custom Model Orders
If you submit a request via our /business form or business contact email, we additionally:
Store the brief and any attached files for the duration of the engagement plus 12 months for legal / accounting purposes;
Share the brief with the specific contractor(s) (3D modeller, printer, illustrator) assigned to your project, who are bound by confidentiality;
Use your contact details only to communicate about the project. We do not add business contacts to marketing mailing lists without explicit consent.
You can request a copy or deletion of any business-order data at [email protected] — except where retention is required by tax law.
4. Analytics
We use a self-hosted, privacy-friendly analytics system. We do not use Google Analytics or any third-party advertising trackers. Our analytics:
Do not use cookies
Do not track users across other websites
Do not collect personally identifiable information
Store only anonymized, aggregated data for up to 90 days
5. Cookies & Local Storage
Our website does not use cookies for advertising or cross-site tracking. When you sign in, a session token (JWT) is stored in your browser's local storage for authentication only. Stripe and Cloudflare set their own essential cookies on the payment / checkout flow — see their privacy policies for details.
6. Third-Party Services
Stripe — subscription billing and one-time payments
Google Sign-In (OAuth) — optional account creation; we receive only name, email, avatar URL
YouTube — embedded videos (loaded only when you click play)
Google Fonts — for typography
7. Data Retention
We keep account data for as long as your account is active. Analytics data is retained for up to 90 days. Order, subscription, and business-order records are retained for at least 5 years for tax and accounting compliance. You can request deletion of your account at any time via [email protected]; we will remove personal data within 30 days, except where law requires us to keep transactional records.
8. Your Rights
You have the right to:
Request access to any personal data we hold about you
Request correction or deletion of your personal data
Export your account data in a machine-readable format
Opt out of marketing communications at any time (transactional emails about your orders / account cannot be opted out of while the account is active)
Withdraw a business-order request before work begins; we will delete the brief on request
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS / TLS 1.3), encrypted database backups, role-based admin access, and Stripe-handled card-data isolation. Business-order briefs and uploaded files are stored in a private Cloudflare R2 bucket reachable only through time-limited signed URLs.
10. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes (especially anything that broadens how your data is used) will be announced via an in-app notice or email at least 14 days before they take effect. The current revision date is shown at the top of this page.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: