Trust & safety
Acceptable Use Policy
PrintWhat supports legitimate repair, learning, prototyping, creative and production needs. These boundaries protect customers, creators and manufacturing partners.
Effective September 8, 2026
Prohibited requests
Do not use PrintWhat to create or obtain weapons, weapon components, unlawful surveillance tools, circumvention devices, counterfeit goods, regulated items without authorization, sexually exploitative material, hateful content, or anything intended to injure, threaten, defraud or violate another person’s rights.
Intellectual property
Do not upload confidential drawings, trademarks, scans or models unless you own them or have permission. Do not ask us to remove attribution, bypass access controls or misrepresent a third party’s work as your own.
Safety-sensitive parts
Requests involving medical devices, aircraft, vehicles, pressure systems, mains electricity, load-bearing structures, protective equipment or food contact require clear disclosure and may require qualified engineering review. We may provide research references while declining fabrication.
Enforcement
We may ask questions, limit visibility, reject a request, preserve relevant security records or notify appropriate authorities when reasonably required by law or imminent safety risk.