Winix America Inc.
220 N Fairway Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 551-9900

Effective Date: August 27, 2019 Notice Version 1.0

This page represents a legal document and is the Terms and Conditions (Agreement) for our Websites, www.winixmerica.com, and our Mobile Application, collectively and herein after called “Platform.”

Definitions
4“us”, “we”, and “our” refer to our company Winix America Inc. A “Visitor” is someone who merely browses our Platform. A “Member” is someone who has registered with us to use our Platform. The term “User” is a collective identifier that refers to either a Visitor or a Member.

All text, information, graphics, design, and data offered through our Platform, whether produced by our Members or by us, are collectively known as our “Content”. We distinguish content posted by our Members as “Member Content”.

Acceptance of Agreement
This Agreement is between you and Winix America Inc.
THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND OTHER PROVISIONS THAT LIMIT OUR LIABILITY TO YOU. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AS USING, ACCESSING, AND/OR BROWSING OUR PLATFORM CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND TO EACH AND EVERY TERM AND CONDITION SET FORTH HEREIN, PLEASE EXIT OUR PLATFORM IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT USE THEM ANY FURTHER.

Except as otherwise noted, this Agreement constitutes the entire and only Agreement between you and Winix America Inc. and supersedes all other Agreements, representations, warranties, and understandings with respect to our Platform, and the subject matter contained herein. However, for you to use our Platform, you may also be required to agree to additional terms and conditions. Those additional terms and conditions will be incorporated into this Agreement unless otherwise stated.

Privacy Notice
Our Privacy Notice is considered part of this Agreement and is available for you to review by clicking on this Privacy Policy.

Arbitration
Any legal controversy or claim arising from or relating to this Agreement and/or our Platform, excluding legal action taken by us to collect or recover damages for ”“ or obtain any injunction relating to ”“ intellectual property and our Platform, will be settled solely by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim will be arbitrated on an individual basis, and will not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.
The arbitration will be conducted in Lake County, IL and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof. You or we may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in Lake County, IL necessary to protect our or your rights or property pending the completion of arbitration. Each party will bear half the arbitration fees and costs.

Choice of Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement will be treated as if it were executed and performed in Lake County, IL and will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Illinois without regard to conflict of law provisions. In addition, you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. Any cause of action by you with respect to our Platform must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred.

Limited License
Winix America Inc. grants you a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable license to access and use our Platform strictly in accordance with this Agreement. Your use of our Platform is solely for internal, personal, noncommercial purposes unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement. No printout or electronic version of any part of our Platform may be used by you in any litigation or arbitration matter whatsoever under any circumstances.

Legal Compliance
You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of our Platform, and any software provided therein.

Our Relationship to You
This Agreement in no way creates any agency, partnership, joint venture, or employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship between you and Winix America Inc.

Our Intellectual Property
Our Platform may contain our service marks or trademarks as well as those of our affiliates or other companies in the form of words, graphics, and logos. Your use of our Platform does not constitute any right or license for you to use our service marks or trademarks without the prior written permission of Winix America Inc.

Our Content, as found within our Platform, is protected under United States and foreign copyrights. The copying, redistribution, use, or publication by you of any such Content is strictly prohibited. Your use of our Platform does not grant you any ownership rights to our Content.

Eligibility and Registration for Membership
To use our Platform, you must register with us to become a Member. Your Membership is not transferable or assignable and is void where prohibited. Our Platform is intended solely for Users who are at least (18) years of age or older. Any registration by, use of, or access to our Platform by anyone under that age is unauthorized, unlicensed, and in violation of these Terms and Conditions. By using our Platform, you represent and warrant that you are (18) years of age or older and agree to abide by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Winix America Inc. has sole right and discretion to determine whether to accept a Member and may reject a Member's registration with or without explanation.

When you complete the registration process, you will receive a password that will allow you to access our Platform. You agree to maintain the confidentiality of your password and are fully responsible for all liability and damages resulting from your failure to maintain that confidentiality as well as all activities that occur through the use of your password.

You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of security. You agree that our Platform cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with password security as discussed herein.

Errors, Corrections, and Changes
We do not represent or otherwise warrant that our Platform will be error-free or free from viruses or other harmful components, or that we will correct any errors. We do not represent or otherwise warrant that the information available on or through our Platform will be correct, accurate, timely, or otherwise reliable. Winix America Inc. reserves the right at our sole discretion to change any content, software, and other items used or contained in our Platform at any time without notice.

Disclaimer
Our Platform publishes content supplied by third parties, Users, advertisers, merchants, and sponsors. Winix America Inc. has no editorial control over such content. Any opinions or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers and Users of our Platform, are those of the respective author(s) and not of Winix America Inc. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose nor the legality of any content provided by any of these parties.

You understand that we do not operate or control the products or services offered by third-party merchants. These merchants are responsible for all aspects of order processing, fulfillment, billing, and customer service. We are not a party to the transactions entered into between you and merchants. You agree that use of or purchase from such merchants is AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND BY US. All rules, legal documents (including privacy policies), and operating procedures of merchants will apply to you while on any merchant websites.

Winix America Inc. is not responsible or liable in any manner for any Content posted on our Platform, whether posted or caused by Members of our Platform, or by Winix America Inc. Although we provide rules for Member conduct and postings, we do not control and are not responsible for what Members post, transmit, or share on our Platform, and are not responsible for any offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful, or otherwise objectionable content you may encounter using our Platform. Winix America Inc. is not responsible for the online or offline conduct of any User of our Platform.

Our Platform may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. Winix America Inc. assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction, unauthorized access to, or alteration of Member communications.

Winix America Inc. is not responsible for any technical malfunction or other problems of any telephone network or service, computer system, server or provider, computer or mobile phone equipment, or software, or for any failure of email on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, or for any combination thereof ”“ including injury or damage to Members' or any other person's computer, mobile phone, or other hardware or software ”“ related to or resulting from the use or downloading of materials in connection with our Platform, including, without limitation, any software provided through our Platform.

Under no circumstances will Winix America Inc. be responsible for any loss or damage, including any loss or damage, personal injury, or death resulting from anyone's use of our Platform, or any interactions between Users of our Platform, whether online or offline.

Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship, recommendation, or any affiliation with our Platform by third parties or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized by our Platform.

THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, AND DOCUMENTS FROM OR THROUGH OUR PLATFORM ARE PROVIDED ”˜AS-IS', ”˜AS AVAILABLE', WITH ”˜ALL FAULTS', AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DISCLAIMER OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). OUR PLATFORM MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS, OR OTHER LIMITATIONS.

WINIX AMERICA INC., INCLUDING ALL OUR AFFILIATES, HAS NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR YOUR USE OF OUR PLATFORM. WINIX AMERICA INC. CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM THE USE OF OUR PLATFORM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RELATED SOFTWARE. WINIX AMERICA INC. DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT OUR CONTENT, PLATFORM, OR ANY SOFTWARE FOUND WITHIN ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE USE AND DOWNLOADING OF ANY SUCH CONTENT OR SOFTWARE AND USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND REMOVE VIRUSES. ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES SOMEHOW ATTRIBUTED TO OUR CONTENT, PLATFORM, AND RELATED SOFTWARE IS DISCLAIMED.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN CONTENT AND RELATED SOFTWARE FROM OR THROUGH OUR PLATFORM AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE THEREOF AND ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER HARM OF ANY KIND THAT MAY RESULT. WE AND ALL OUR AFFILIATES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE NEGATION AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN YOU AND WINIX AMERICA INC.

OUR PLATFORM WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US THROUGH OUR PLATFORM WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL WINIX AMERICA INC. OR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OUR PLATFORM, OR ANY RELATED SOFTWARE ACCESSED THROUGH OR DOWNLOADED FROM OUR PLATFORM, EVEN IF WINIX AMERICA INC. IS AWARE OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, [OUR COMPANY]'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US FOR SERVICES ACCESSED DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.

Member Conduct
Members may post their content through our Platform (Member Content). Members and Visitors understand that by using our Platform, they may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent, or objectionable. We have no control over Member Content and do not in any way guarantee its quality, accuracy, or integrity. Winix America Inc. is not responsible for the monitoring or filtering of any Member Content. Should any Member Content be found illegal, Winix America Inc. will submit all necessary information to relevant authorities.

If any Member Content is reported to Winix America Inc. as being offensive or inappropriate, Ӭwe may ask the Member to retract or otherwise modify the questionable content within 24 hours of being notified by Winix America Inc. If the Member fails to meet such a request, ӬWinix America Inc. has full authority to restrict the Member's ability to post Member Content or to immediately terminate the Member's membership without further notice to the Member.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have sole discretion to remove any Member Content that violates this Agreement or that is otherwise objectionable in our sole discretion. Members are responsible for complying with all applicable federal and state laws for their content, including copyright and trademark laws. Members will respect copyright and trademark laws.

You warrant that you will not use our Platform to infringe on the intellectual property rights of others in any way. In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, we have adopted a policy of terminating Members whom we deem, in our sole discretion, to be infringers of others' intellectual property rights.

As a Member, you agree not to use our Platform to do any of the following:
Upload, post, or otherwise transmit any Member Content that:

1. Violates any local, state, federal, or international laws
2. Infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party
3. Harms, threatens, defames, promotes violence or illegal activities, or is otherwise vulgar, obscene, abusive, harassing, tortuous, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethically, or otherwise objectionable
4. Links directly or indirectly to any materials to which you do not have a right to link
5. Contains any private information of any third party, including, without limitation, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, and credit card numbers
6. Contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment, or to extract information from our Platform
7. Contains any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, solicitations, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation
8. In the sole judgment of Winix America Inc. is objectionable or restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying our Platform, or which may expose Winix America Inc., our affiliates, or our Users to any harm or liability of any type

Use our Content to:

1. Develop competing Platform
2. Create compilations or derivative works as defined under United States copyright laws
3. Redistribute it in any manner, including, but not limited to, sale, license, lease, rental, subscription, or any other distribution mechanism
4. Decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer our Platform, and any related software

Use of Information
You grant Winix America Inc. a license to use the information and materials you post to our Platform. By posting, displaying, transmitting, performing, or otherwise distributing information or other content (“Member Content”) to our Platform, you are granting Winix America Inc., its officers, directors, employees, agents, consultants, representatives, and affiliates, a license to use the Member Content in connection with the operation of the business of Winix America Inc., its directors, employees, officers, affiliates, representatives, consultants, and agents, including, without limitation, a right to distribute, copy, transmit, publicly display, reproduce, translate, edit, and reformat Member Content. You understand and agree that you will not be compensated for any Member Content. By posting Member Content on our Platform, you warrant and represent that you own the rights to the Member Content or are authorized to post, display, distribute, perform, or transmit Member Content.

Unlawful Activity
We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of this Agreement and to take any action we deem appropriate, including, but not limited to, reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses, and traffic information.

Linking to Our Platform
You may provide links to our Platform provided that (a) you do not remove or obscure any portion of our Platform by framing or otherwise, (b) your services do not engage in illegal or pornographic activities, and (c) you cease providing links to our Platform immediately upon our request.

Links to Other Websites
Our Platform may from time to time contain links to third-party websites. Inclusion of links for any website on our Platform does not mean that we endorse, guarantee, warrant, or recommend the services, information, content, and/or data of such third-party websites. ӬWinix America Inc. has no control over the legal documents and privacy practices of third-party websites; you access any third-party websites at your own risk. We recommend that you review the privacy notice and terms and conditions of those websites to fully understand what information is collected and how it is used.

Payments
You represent and warrant that if you are purchasing something from us, (i) any payment information you supply is true and complete, (ii) charges incurred by you will be honored by your bank or credit card company, (iii) you will pay the charges incurred by you at the posted prices, including any applicable taxes, and (iv) if your initial payment method is dishonored, you will still pay the incurred charges, including any surcharge we may incur due to the dishonored payment.

WARRANTY:

Winix® America's manufacturer Warranty is covered through products sold on our website and through authorized dealers and retailers. Winix warrants the parts of the machine to be free of defects and provides service and support for the duration of the warranty period from the date of purchase. If any part is found to be defective during the warranty period, Winix will repair or replace the defective part or unit.  

The Limited Warranty will be honored under the following circumstances:

• If purchased through an authorized dealer or retailer. (Independent sellers on Amazon, eBay, Depop, Poshmark and third party sellers are not considered authorized retailers)
• Purchase date is within the warranty period (see list for warranties on specific model numbers below).
• The unit has been confirmed defective after troubleshooting with the Winix America Customer Service Team.
• The unit has been operated based on the user manual instructions.
• Genuine Winix® Replacement Filters have been used in the unit and have been changed according to the longevity or filter reset light on the display panel.

The Limited Warranty will be voided if:

• Non-Winix Brand filters are used in the unit.
• One has tried to manipulate or make unauthorized technical changes to the unit.
• Physical damage, abuse, or mishandling has been done to the unit to where it doesn't function properly.
• The unit has failed to comply with the user manual instructions.
• The unit has been used outside of North America's voltage capacity outlets.

*Additional costs for spare parts and/or shipping costs may apply during warranty inspections by the Customer Service Team. This warranty does not apply in cases of abuse, mishandling, failure to comply with product usage standards, or unauthorized repair.

The Limited Warranty does not include or cover the machine's filters. For any damaged filters or concerns with efficiencies, please contact our Customer Service Team between 8am-6pm CST at (877)699-4649 or email us at info@winixinc.com.

Below are the steps for claiming your Warranty:

1. Login to your account at https://www.winixamerica.com/my-account/. If you don’t have an account yet, fill out the information to Register an account with us.
   • You can also go directly to https://www.winixamerica.com/my-account/warranty-services/ to begin the process.
2. You can then click the Warranty Services button on the left of the screen to get to our Warranty Form.
3. Once you fill out the Warranty Form, a member of our team will follow up if additional details are needed or to let you know the status of your claim.

We don't have extended Warranties through Winix® America. Depending on the purchase location, some retailers and dealers may offer extended Warranties.

1 YEAR LIMITED	2 YEAR LIMITED	3 YEAR LIMITED	5 YEAR LIMITED
L60	5300-2	*B151	*B451
L61	5500-2	*P300	*U300
L100	C535	*P450	*U450
L200	C545		*WDH851
L201	C555		*WDH871
C535 Refurbished	AM80		*DHD501
C545 Refurbished	AM90
6300-2 Refurbished	A230
AM80 Refurbished	A231
D480 Refurbished	T810
*5000	C909
*5000s	9800
*5300	XLC
*5500	XQ
*6300	D360
*6300-2	D480
*9000	*NK100
*9000s	*NK105
*9300	*QS
*9500	*AW600
*P150	*HR900
*T1	*HR950
*50BT	*HR951
*70BT	*HR1000

*discontinued models

RETURNS:

Winix America's return policy for all orders through www.winixamerica.com is 30 days from the date of purchase. If a product you purchased was through a third party, you must go back to that retailer or dealer and follow their return or exchange process.

In order to process a return, contact our contact our customer service department between 8am-5pm CST at 847-551-9900 or email us at info@winixinc.com.

When sending returns back, they must be in the originally packaging with all filters, manuals, and parts (Shipping costs for sending product back to Winix will be the owner's responsibility).

If and when provided a RA (Return Authorization) number, please place the number in big bold letters on the box.

Shipping Address:

Winix America Inc.
4224 District Blvd,
Vernon, CA 90058

We encourage returns to be sent via USPS in order to process them through our receiving department quickly.

EXCHANGES:

For any exchanges needed, we will need to receive the returned product first. Please follow the return process and once your reimbursement is paid back, you can order your new desired product.

For any questions, please contact our contact our customer service department between 8am-5pm CST at 847-551-9900 or email us at info@winixinc.com.

Termination of Membership
Your membership with us is effective until terminated by you or us. Your rights under these Terms and Conditions will terminate without our notice if you fail to comply with any term of these Terms and Conditions. Upon termination, you will stop representing yourself as a registered Member. You must delete or destroy any information or content (including all copies) obtained from our Platform. Certain provisions of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, copyrights, indemnity, trademarks, limitation of liability, warranty, and jurisdictional issues will survive the termination of this Agreement.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us and our partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, successors, assigns, third-party suppliers of information and documents, attorneys, advertisers, product and service providers, and affiliates free from any liability, loss, claim, and expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, related to your violation of this Agreement or use of our Platform.

Severability and Survival
Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. To the extent that any Content is in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement will take precedence. Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not be deemed a waiver of such a provision, nor of the right to enforce such a provision. Our rights under this Agreement will survive any termination of this Agreement.

Changes to Our Terms and Conditions
We reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time by giving you advance notice of the changes by email or in writing. We will also post these changes on our Platform. These changes will become effective 30 days after receipt of the notice. To avoid doubt, no unilateral amendment will retroactively change agreed dispute-resolution provisions of these Terms and Conditions, if any, including, for example, arbitration provisions for then-pending disputes unless the parties expressly agree otherwise. Your continued use of our Platform after any change to these Terms and Conditions and our notifying you will constitute your acceptance of such change. If you do not agree with the changes to these Terms and Conditions, you can choose to discontinue the use of our Platform.

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