Warranty Guide

Terms and Conditions
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THEPURCHASEPRICEPAIDBYYOUFORTHEPRODUCT.
FORTHESAKEOFCLARITY,THETERM“CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES”SHALLINCLUDE,BUTNOTBELIMITEDTO,
LOSSOFUSEANDLOSSORDAMAGETOPROPERTY,
ANDTHOSEINCIDENTALANDCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES
REFERENCEDIN§2-715OFTHEUCC.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation
of incidental or consequential damages, so the above
limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. Also, some
provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
incidental or consequential damages, so the above
limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
Dispute Resolution —
Mandatory Arbitration Provision
THISDISPUTERESOLUTIONPROVISIONONLYAPPLIES
TOCONSUMERSRESIDINGINTHEUNITEDSTATESWHO
PURCHASESTAINMASTER®CARPET.ITISIMPORTANT
THATYOUREADTHISENTIRESECTIONCAREFULLY.
THISSECTIONPROVIDESFORRESOLUTIONOFDISPUTES
THROUGHFINALANDBINDINGARBITRATIONOF
INDIVIDUALCASESBEFOREANEUTRALARBITRATOR
INSTEADOFINACOURTBYAJUDGEORJURYOR
THROUGHACLASSACTION.
Binding Arbitration Of All Claims. The arbitration process
established by this section is governed by the Federal
ArbitrationAct(“FAA”),9U.S.C.§§1-16.Alldisputes
arisingoutoforrelatedtothisWarranty(whetherbased
in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation or any
otherlegalorequitabletheory)(a“Claim”)shallberesolved
by final and binding arbitration of individual claims only
in accordance with this arbitration provision.
OnlyIndividualClaimsPermitted.NODISPUTEBROUGHT
BYEITHERYOUORINVISTAMAYBEJOINEDWITH
ANOTHERLAWSUITORINARBITRATIONWITHADISPUTE
OFANYOTHERPERSON,ORBEPURSUEDORRESOLVED
ONACLASS-WIDEBASIS.
Broadest Interpretation. Any question about whether
a Claim is subject to arbitration shall be resolved by
interpreting this arbitration provision in the broadest
manner permitted by law to allow its enforcement.
All such questions will be decided by the arbitrator.
How the Arbitration Works. The party must file a Claim
withtheNationalArbitrationForum(“NAF”),anarbitration
administrator. This administrator is independent from
INVISTA. You may obtain copies of the rules, forms
and instructions for initiating and conducting arbitration
by contacting NAF at:
National Arbitration Forum
P.O.Box50191
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Website: www.adrforum.com
800-474-2371
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•IfINVISTAdeterminesthatyourclaimiscoveredunder
one or more of the limited warranties, INVISTA will,
at its sole option, determine to repair the affected area
of your carpet, or, if repair cannot reasonably be made,
will determine to replace the affected area of carpet.
• Replacement of Wall-to-Wall Carpet: For wall-to-wall
carpet, any repair or replacement under these limited
warranties will be made by INVISTA and will be limited
to the affected area of the carpet. Bound rugs are not
covered. If replacement is necessary, the limited warranty
covers the removal and disposal of the original carpet and
the cost and installation of the comparable replacement
carpet, unless otherwise specified by a specific warranty
andissubjecttoproration(seescheduleonpage 10).
Any other labor charges, costs for moving furniture,
equipment or baseboards, any costs associated
with new carpet cushion, or other charges are your
responsibility and will not be paid by INVISTA.
This coverage applies to all brands of wall-to-wall
STAINMASTER® carpet.
 •IfINVISTAreplacesyourSTAINMASTER®carpetunder
any of these limited warranties, the remaining portion
of the Warranty Period will be based on your original
purchase date.
 •Iftheidenticalcarpetisnotavailable,aSTAINMASTER®
carpet of comparable quality, color and value will
be provided. Comparability in carpet specifications
is determined by INVISTA.
 •Cashrefundswillnotbeoffered.
 •YoumustreasonablycooperatewithINVISTAinitsefforts
to perform its obligations under these limited warranties.
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO ALL OF
THE LIMITED WARRANTIES INCLUDED
IN THIS BOOKLET:
These limited warranties give you specific legal rights,
and you may also have other legal rights which vary from
state to state. This may also be the case in Canada from
province to province. These limited warranties apply only
to wall-to-wall carpet installed and bound carpet purchased
in the U.S. or in Canada.
SUBJECTTOAPPLICABLELAW,UNDERNO
CIRCUMSTANCESSHALLINVISTABELIABLETOYOU
FORANYLOSTORPROSPECTIVEPROFITS,LOSSES
ORDAMAGESARISINGFROMDELAYINPERFORMANCE,
ORFROMATTEMPTSORFAILURESTOCLEANCOVERED
STAINS,REGARDLESSOFTHEFORMOFTHECLAIM
ORCAUSEOFACTION(WHETHERBASEDONCONTRACT,
INFRINGEMENT,NEGLIGENCE,STRICTLIABILITY,OTHER
TORTOROTHERWISE),ORFORANYCONSEQUENTIAL,
SPECIAL,INCIDENTAL,ORPUNITIVEDAMAGESARISING
OUTOFTHEPURCHASEORUSEOFTHEPRODUCT
ORRESULTINGFROMTHEBREACHOFTHISLIMITED
WARRANTY,ORANYIMPLIEDWARRANTY.INNOEVENT
SHALLTHECUMULATIVELIABILITYOFINVISTAEXCEED