Terms of Use

This website, including all subpages accessible from the home page (collectively, the “Website”), is operated by Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or related companies (collectively, “Kidde”). Kidde offers this Website to you and the legal entity you may represent (hereinafter “you” or “your”) to provide you with online access to information about Kidde and its products, services, and opportunities. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Website. BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE.

Limited License

Subject to the Terms of Use set forth herein and all applicable local laws and regulations, Kidde grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal, limited right to access, use, and display this Website and the materials and/or information about Kidde’s products, services, and opportunities contained therein. This permission does not constitute a transfer of ownership of the Website and the materials contained therein and is subject to the following restrictions: (1) You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices on all copies of the Website and the materials; and (2) You may not modify the website or the materials in any way or reproduce, publicly display, perform, distribute, or otherwise use the website and materials for public purposes, except as expressly permitted herein. Kidde does not warrant that your use of the materials on this website will not infringe the rights of third parties not affiliated with Kidde.

Legal Notice and Ownership

The trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on this website are registered and unregistered trademarks of Kidde, its licensors or content providers, or other third parties. All such trademarks, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Nothing on this website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo, or service mark displayed on the website without the prior written permission of the owner, unless otherwise described herein. Kidde reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the website and its contents.

Disclaimer

The information presented on this website is for informational purposes only and is provided without warranty. It should not be relied upon as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete, or more current sources of information. Although Kidde makes every effort to keep the information and documents on this website accurate, complete, and up-to-date, Kidde makes no representations or warranties with respect to this website or its contents. Any reliance on the material on this website is at your own risk. This website may contain certain historical information. Historical information is not necessarily current and is provided for reference purposes only.

Changes

Kidde may revise these Terms of Use from time to time. The changes will not apply retroactively, and the most current version of the Terms of Use, which is always located on the website, will govern the relationship between Kidde and you. Kidde will attempt to notify you of any material changes, such as through a service announcement on the website. Your continued use of the website constitutes your agreement to such changes. You should visit this page periodically to review the current Terms of Use.

Restrictions on use of the website

While accessing and using this website, you may not:

  1. Devices, programs, algorithms, or methods, or similar or equivalent manual procedures to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any part of the website or content, or to reproduce or circumvent the navigation structure or presentation of the website or content in any way, in order to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents, or information that are not intentionally made available through the website;
  2. attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part or function of the website or any other system or network connected to the website or any Kidde server, or any service offered on or through the website, through hacking, password mining, or other illegal means;
  3. probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Website or any network connected to the Website, or breach the security or authentication measures on the Website or any network connected to the Website;
  4. trace, track, or attempt to trace information about other users or visitors to the website or other Kidde customers, including Kidde accounts that do not belong to you, back to the source, or use the website or any service or information made available or offered by or through the website in a manner intended to disclose information, including, but not limited to, personally identifiable information or information that is not your own information, as provided on the Website. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Website or Kidde’s systems or networks, or on systems or networks connected to the Website or Kidde;
  5. use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website or any transaction being conducted on the Website or with any other person’s use of the Website;
  6. Falsify headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers to disguise the origin of any message or transmission you send to Kidde on or through the Website or any service offered on or through the Website;
  7. pretend to be someone else or represent someone else, or impersonate any other person or entity;
  8. the website or any content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal act or other act that infringes the rights of Kidde or others;
  9. use the contact information provided on the website for unauthorized purposes, including marketing;
  10. use any hardware or software designed to damage or interfere with the proper functioning of the website, or attempt to do so, or secretly intercept systems, data, or personal information from the website;
  11. the operation of the website in any way.

Kidde reserves the right to restrict or terminate your access to or use of the Website at any time without notice, at its sole discretion. Termination of your access or use does not waive or affect any other rights or remedies Kidde may have at law or in equity.

User Submissions

You acknowledge that you are responsible for all materials you submit through the website, including the legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright of such materials. You may not upload, distribute, or otherwise publish through this website any content that

  1. confidential, proprietary, false, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, infringing on intellectual property rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable;
  2. constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law; or
  3. software viruses, political campaigning, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “spam.”

When you submit material, unless otherwise specified, you grant Kidde an unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such material worldwide in any media. You further agree that Kidde is free to use any ideas, concepts, or know-how that you or anyone acting on your behalf provides to Kidde. You grant Kidde the right to use the name you submit in connection with such materials, if Kidde chooses to do so.

Some features that may be available on this website require registration and/or the use of a password. You are responsible for protecting your password. You agree that you are responsible for all statements, actions, or omissions made through the use of your password. If you have reason to believe or become aware of any loss, theft, or unauthorized use of your password, notify Kidde immediately.

Hyperlinks and Third-Party Websites

Certain links provided on this website lead to Internet sites that are not under Kidde’s control. Kidde provides these external links solely as a service to you, and the provision of such a link does not constitute an endorsement by Kidde of that website or the content, products, or services contained or offered on it. Accordingly, Kidde makes no representations or warranties regarding the availability of any website or content, including sublinks found on those websites.

If you register for, order, or purchase products or services from a party whose website link is provided on this website, you are entering into an agreement with that third party. In such cases, you should read and understand the terms of use, privacy policy, and cookie policy published by that third party before registering, ordering, or purchasing. Unless expressly stated herein, the agreement provided by Kidde herein does not apply in these cases. Kidde strives to work with companies that share Kidde’s privacy concerns. However, Kidde cannot and does not control how these parties use or collect information or conduct their business.

Disclaimer and limitations of liability

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, KIDDE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTY THAT THE MATERIALS ON THE WEBSITE ARE COMPLETE, CORRECT, ACCURATE, USEFUL, RELIABLE, OR NON-INFRINGING, AS WELL AS IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM THE COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR THE COURSE OF BUSINESS, THAT ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT THE WEBSITE IS SECURE, THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE WEBSITE AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES, OR THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE IS COMPLETE, CORRECT, OR UP-TO-DATE.

IF YOU DOWNLOAD MATERIALS FROM THIS WEBSITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM DOWNLOADING SUCH MATERIALS.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU SEND OR RECEIVE DURING YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE. IN RECOGNITION OF THIS, YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER KIDDE NOR ITS SUPPLIERS OR THIRD PARTIES PROVIDING CONTENT CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERFORMANCE FAILURES, COMPUTER VIRUSES, FILE CORRUPTION , COMMUNICATION FAILURES, NETWORK OR SYSTEM FAILURE, YOUR LOSS OF PROFITS OR THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION, LOSS OR USE OF RECORDS OR DATA), PUNITIVE DAMAGES, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE ACCESSED THROUGH A LINK FROM THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY ACTIONS TAKEN BY KIDDE AS A RESULT OF COMMUNICATIONS YOU SEND TO KIDDE, OR THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ADVERTISED ON OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, REMOVAL OR DELETION OF MATERIALS SUBMITTED OR POSTED TO THE WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF KIDDE OR ONE OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Kidde and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, and suppliers from any claims, losses, liabilities, claims, or costs (including attorneys’ fees) asserted by third parties against Kidde arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website and the content you provide, as well as arising out of or in connection with any violation of these Terms of Use.

If you cause a technical malfunction of the Website or the systems that transmit the Website to you or others, you agree to be responsible for all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, arising out of or resulting from that malfunction. Kidde reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with Kidde in the defense of such matter.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

This website is maintained and controlled by Kidde in the State of Florida, United States of America. Kidde makes no representation that the materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing this website from territories where the contents of this website are illegal is prohibited. If you access this website from locations outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. The laws of the State of Florida govern the content and use of this website, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

Last updated: November 8, 2024