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TERMS & CONDITIONS

FOR APPLIANCE

DEFINITIONS:-

Appliance : Water Purifier / Air Purifier / Bidet / Water Softener / Outdoor Water Filter (POE) or any other similar product marketed under the brand name COWAY, as referred to in the Schedule.

Coway : Coway (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., and includes its successors and permitted assigns.

Customer : The person or organization purchasing or renting the Appliance.

Agreement : This Sales Order Form including the Schedule, which may be modified, amended or supplemented by Coway from time to time.

Schedule : The Order and Payment Information Schedule contained in the first page of this Sales Order Form.

INTERPRETATION: -

A. Words denoting a natural person include any body or person, corporate or incorporated; and the use of any gender includes the other genders.

B. The word “including” or “includes” shall be deemed to be followed with “but not limited to” whether or not followed by such phrase or words of like import.

The Customer agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of purchase or rental, as the case may be, of the Appliance as set out herein.
GENERAL

The provisions in this section (GENERAL) apply to both SECTION A (TERMS APPLICABLE FOR OUTRIGHT PURCHASE) and SECTION B (TERMS APPLICABLE FOR RENTAL).

1. Coway reserves the right to accept or reject any orders after this Agreement is signed by the Customer. This Agreement shall become effective and binding upon the Customer on the date the Appliance is installed (“Installation Date”).
2. Coway may sell or assign either absolutely or by way of security any or all of Coway’s rights under this Agreement to any third party, and the Customer agrees to do all things necessary to give effect to such sale or assignment.
3. Personal Information / Personal Data
   1. Coway’s privacy notice made available at http://www.coway.com.my/privacy-notice (“Privacy Notice”) forms an integral part of this Agreement.
   2. The Customer acknowledges that he has read and understood the Privacy Notice and agrees to the processing of his personal data as set out therein. Coway may use reasonable efforts to bring any significant changes to the Privacy Notice to the Customer’s attention.
   3. The Customer authorises Coway, at any time, to disclose his personal data to any third party appointed by Coway to perform the services or any part there of as contemplated under this Agreement.
   4. The Customer also authorises Coway, at any time and from time to time to process (including access, obtain, verify and/or use) any data or information from any source (including credit reference agencies, credit reporting agencies (“CRA”) as defined in the Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010, Bank Negara Malaysia, credit bureau and/or the Central Credit Reference Information System (CCRIS) and such relevant authorities) for the purposes of evaluating the Customer’s credit standing, as Coway deems fit in connection with this Agreement. 
4. Installation
   1. Coway or its appointed technician shall install the Appliance at the Customer’s premises at no additional charge. However, Coway will notify the Customer if a booster pump is needed (i.e. low water pressure), wherein the costs for the booster pump and installation of the same shall be borne separately by the Customer.
   2. Coway will only install the Appliance after:
      1. all relevant payments are made by the Customer to Coway;
      2. Coway has verified the Customer’s credit standing and other information provided by the Customer; and
      3. Coway has verified the suitability of the proposed premises/location for installation of the Appliance.
5. Refund

   All payments made by the Customer towards this Agreement including the rental processing fee (“RPF”), advance monthly rental fee, and Registration Fee (as defined in Clause 1 of Section B below), if any, is refundable provided that the order is cancelled by the Customer in writing, prior to the installation of the Appliance. Upon receiving such request, Coway will process the refund as follows:

   Mode of Customer’s Payment	Mode of Refund to Customer	Refund Time (Business Days)
   Cash / Cheque	Online Transfer	14
   	Cheque	30
   Debit / Credit Card	Debit / Credit Card	30

6. Warranty
   1. The warranty period for the Appliance commences on the Installation Date for a period of one (1) year for an outright purchase and throughout the Rental Period (as defined in Clause 2 of Section B below) for rental of the Appliance, as the case may be (each, a “Warranty Period”).
   2. Warranty for the Appliance includes free replacement parts as deemed necessary by Coway, maintenance services (as defined in Clause 7A below), free reinstallation of the Appliance (subject to Clause 8B below, limited to once per year) within the Warranty Period, and covers defects to the Appliance due to faulty workmanship or materials during ordinary consumer use (collectively “Warranty”, subject to the exclusions described in Clause 6C below and as stipulated in Coway’s warranty policy made available at www.coway.com.my (“Coway Warranty Policy”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Coway Warranty Policy forms an integral part of this Agreement; and in the event of any discrepancies between the terms of the and conditions herein contained and the Coway Warranty Policy, the latter shall take precedence).
   3. This Warranty does not cover / excludes Appliance issues caused by or as a result of any other reasons; or under any other circumstances, including but not limited to:
      1. damages caused by acts of God, flood, fire, lightning or other natural disasters, wars, abnormal voltage output / unexpected surge in electrical power or other events / causes beyond Coway’s control;
      2. damage or malfunction due to the existence of mineral components, petrochemicals or other contaminants in the water source;
      3. damage or malfunction that arise from the Customer’s or a third party’s negligence;
      4. modifications of any type to the Appliance or its parts for any reason;
      5. misuse, abuse, improper or incorrect use or operation of the Appliance, including its parts, or other activities inconsistent with the Appliance’s user manual or contradictory to the technical specifications relating to the Appliance;
      6. failure to make proper routine or preventive maintenance of the Appliance (e.g. replacement of consumable parts including water or air filters (where applicable), or cleaning of the Appliance);
      7. unauthorized repairs, modifications, disassembly, variations or adjustments to the Appliance or installation, relocation or removal of the Appliance by the Customer or a third party not authorised by Coway;
      8. damages due to the usage of a third party’s filters, parts or accessories (“Third Party Items”);
      9. damages due to any relocation, removal or reinstallation of the Appliance;
      10. normal wear and tear, or otherwise due to the normal aging of the Appliance, including its parts or accessories.
   4. In addition to the foregoing, the Warranty shall be rendered null and void in circumstances where the Customer utilises Third Party Items in the Appliance. Coway reserves the right, at its option, to cease provision of the Maintenance Services and / or to replace the Third Party Items with Coway’s filters, parts, or accessories, with all associated costs to be borne by the Customer.
   5. The Customer shall be liable and shall indemnify Coway for any damages to the Appliance as a result of any acts contemplated under paragraphs (iii)-(viii) of Clause 6C above.
   6. A Warranty claim shall be submitted in accordance with the Coway Warranty Policy, by contacting us via our toll-free Careline at 1800-888-111; or by sending an enquiry or engaging in a live chat with our operator at www.coway.com.my.
   7. Coway reserves the right to repair or replace the Appliance or any parts thereof at its sole discretion if there are defects to the Appliance during the Warranty Period. Such right includes any decisions to change the filters of the Appliance. Upon any replacement of the Appliance or any parts thereof (the “Old Appliance”), the Old Appliance shall remain the property of Coway.
7. Maintenance Services
   1. Coway will provide scheduled maintenance services for the Appliance (“Maintenance Services”) in accordance with its current maintenance policy. For the avoidance of doubt, the schedule for the Appliance’s Maintenance Services and filter change, may vary based on the applicable promotion offered by Coway from time to time, as subscribed by the Customer. Subject to Clause 6D above, Coway reserves the right to charge the Customer separately for the cost of additional maintenance services as Coway deems necessary, where, for example, the same is due to improper use of the Appliance or usage of                Third Party Items; or if the water source is contaminated, necessitating more frequent filter changes than the planned filter change timeline.
   2. The Customer must allow Coway to conduct regular Maintenance Services as per its maintenance policy. Frequent postponements of the same by the Customer will be viewed as a breach of this Agreement.
   3. If the Customer requests for a scheduled Maintenance Service to be cancelled, Coway shall not be held liable in any manner whatsoever for any losses or damages arising from the cancellation. No additional Maintenance Services will be provided in replacement of the cancelled Maintenance Service. In addition to the foregoing, if the Customer requests for the Maintenance Services for two (2) or more Appliances to be on the same schedule, the expiry date of the Maintenance Services for all Appliances shall be deemed the same and no additional Maintenance Services will be provided.
   4. Coway reserves the absolute right to not conduct Maintenance Services if the Customer relocates the Appliance to a new location without its prior written consent, which includes instances where the Customer relocates the Appliance to a location outside of Malaysia or an ‘off-road’/’block area’, as determined by Coway.
8. Relocation of the Appliance
   1. In the event the Customer intends to have the Appliance relocated, the Customer shall obtain Coway’s written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) prior to the intended relocation. For the sake of clarity, Coway has the absolute discretion to reject any request for relocation if the Customer intends to relocate the Appliance to a location outside Malaysia or an ‘off-road/block area’, as determined by Coway.
   2. The Customer shall be solely responsible for the relocation of the Appliance whilst Coway shall provide dismantling and reinstallation services in respect of any relocation so approved by Coway pursuant to Clause 8A above. All costs incurred for such relocation shall be borne by the Customer. Without prejudice to the foregoing, Coway shall be entitled to impose labour charges for each request to dismantle and/or reinstall the Appliance if the Customer makes such a request more than once in a calendar year (except for POE, which shall be subject to labour charges even in the case of the first request).
   3. Any damage to the Appliance incurred during the relocation shall be excluded under the Warranty.
9. Discontinuance of the Appliance

   If Coway intends to discontinue the sale or rental of the Appliance, Coway may use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Customer of the said discontinuance. Coway will endeavour to provide Maintenance Services for the discontinued Appliance on a best effort basis, for a reasonable period thereafter. In any event, Coway will continue to provide Maintenance Services until the expiry of the Rental Period or the Maintenance Services package, as the case may be, as subscribed to by the Customer prior to the said discontinuance. In any case, Coway shall have no obligation, or liability in connection with the failure, to provide such Maintenance Services and the Customer shall have no right to claim for any damages or compensation from Coway on the same.

10. Force Majeure

    Coway shall be excused from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, to the extent that such performance is prevented by force majeure including an act of God, acts of terrorism, compliance with any regulation, law or order of any government, war, acts of war (whether war be declared or not), labour strike or lock-out, civil commotion, epidemic, pandemic, failure or default of public utilities, destruction of production facilities or materials by fire, earthquake, flood or like catastrophe.

11. Liability

    No liability whatsoever shall be attached to Coway either in contract or in tort for loss, injury or damage sustained by reasons of any defect in the Appliance whether such defect be latent or apparent on examination; and neither shall Coway be liable to indemnify the Customer in respect of any claims made by a third party for any such loss, injury or damage.

12. Miscellaneous
    1. The Customer shall inform Coway in writing of any changes to his personal details (address, contact details, bank account / credit or debit details etc.) as soon as possible. Coway shall not be responsible for any losses or damages suffered by the Customer as a result of issues that arise due to the Customer’s failure to comply with the foregoing.
    2. Coway reserves the right to request additional supporting documents for verification purposes; and the right to take legal action against the Customer if any information/documents provided by the Customer is false/forged.
    3. Coway reserves the absolute right to make the final decision on any dispute arising from this Agreement.
    4. This Agreement shall supersede any and all prior written and oral agreements. In executing this Agreement, the Customer shall not rely upon any promise, representation or statement not embodied herein. Coway’s representatives shall have no right to enter into any settlement or special agreement with the Customer other than as stated herein.
    5. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Malaysia.

SECTION A: TERMS APPLICABLE FOR OUTRIGHT PURCHASE OF APPLIANCE

The terms and conditions in this Section A shall only apply where the Appliance is purchased outright by the Customer.

1. Payment Conditions
   1. A one-time payment as stated in Item (v) of the Schedule (“Appliance Price”) shall be made by the Customer to Coway by way of cash, credit / debit card or any other methods approved by Coway, upon the execution of this Agreement. Partial payment is not accepted.
   2. Except as provided in Clause 5 of the General provisions above, such payment made is not refundable, transferable or exchangeable for any other promotions or services.
2. Maintenance Services Period
   1. Coway shall provide Maintenance Services for the Appliance for a period of one year (1) from the Installation Date, after which, the Customer may execute a separate agreement with Coway for Maintenance Services for a further minimum period of one (1) year.

SECTION B: TERMS APPLICABLE FOR RENTAL OF APPLIANCE

The terms and conditions in this Section B shall only apply where the Appliance is rented by the Customer.

1. Rental Processing Fee and Registration Fee

   The Customer shall pay the RPF as stated in Item (vi) of the Schedule for internal processing purposes. Once Coway completes its credit assessment on the Customer, the RPF shall be deducted from the Customer’s debit / credit card or bank account, whichever applicable.

2. Rental Period

   The rental period shall commence on the 1st day of the month following the Installation Date (“Rental Commencement Date”) and continue for a period as stated in Item (iv) (a) of the Schedule (“Minimum Rental Period”) after which it will automatically be extended for a period as stated in Item (iv) (b) of the Schedule (“Extended Period”), unless terminated by the Customer upon expiry of the Minimum Rental Period by written notice to Coway. The Minimum Rental Period and Extended Period shall collectively be referred to as the “Rental Period”.

3. Maintenance Services Period

   Subject to Clause 7 of the General provisions and Clause 6 below, Coway shall provide Maintenance Services for the Appliance throughout the Minimum Rental Period or the Rental Period, as the case may be.

4. Monthly Rental Fee
   1. The Customer shall pay the monthly rental fee as stated in Item (vii) of the Schedule by way of direct debit / auto debit of the Customer’s credit / debit card or bank account or any other modes of payment as approved by Coway from time to time. The Customer shall, upon signing this Agreement, complete and execute the relevant payment authorisation form as annexed herein.
   2. If the Customer elects to pay via a method not described in Clause 4A above, Coway reserves the right to charge the Customer a handling fee of RM10.00 per month (“Rental Collection Handling Fee”), for each month payment is made via such method.
   3. Coway also reserves the right to charge a Rental Collection Handling Fee in cases where it has failed to obtain payments from the Customer through direct debit/auto debit for any reason whatsoever and where there is no advance payment of rental fee by the Customer. The Rental Collection Handling Fee will be charged on a monthly basis beginning from the month immediately following the month in which the Customer fails to make payment via direct debit /auto debit.
   4. The Customer shall inform Coway in writing as soon as possible of any changes to his bank account details which may affect payment collection or deduction, to avoid any disruption in the provision of the Maintenance Services.
   5. Where Coway does not receive the full monthly rental fee from the Customer due to insufficient balance in the Customer’s bank account on the date payment is due, Coway shall be entitled to appropriate a sufficient sum from the Customer’s bank account to fulfil any outstanding amount due to Coway at a later date. There may be more than one attempt to charge the Customer’s credit / debit card or bank account, as the case may be, to ensure that the monthly rental fee due to Coway is paid in full.
   6. Coway shall be entitled to increase the monthly rental fee in order to take into account any increase in its operating costs in respect of the Appliance including any increase in the cost of labour, materials or transport, or any increase due to the imposition of government and / or sales and service taxes.
5. Billing
   1. Regardless of the Rental Commencement Date or expiry or termination date of the Minimum Rental Period or the Rental Period, as the case may be, the monthly rental fee stated in Item (vii) of the Schedule shall be charged in full on a calendar month basis from the month following the Installation Date until the month on which, the Agreement expires or is terminated as stipulated herein.
   2. The Customer shall pay each monthly rental fee within thirty (30) days from the date of the respective invoice. In the event of termination of this Agreement either by Coway or the Customer, all monies owing to Coway shall become due and payable immediately.
   3. Any dispute regarding billing must be communicated by the Customer to Coway in writing within fourteen (14) days from the date of the relevant invoice failing which, the invoice is deemed to be accurate. Notwithstanding a dispute on the amount in the invoice, the Customer shall promptly pay any outstanding amount which is not in dispute.
   4. Coway reserves the right to change the mode of billing from time to time without prior notice to the Customer.
6. Non-Payment of Rental
   1. Coway shall be entitled to take necessary measures to recover all outstanding rental fees owed by the Customer, including listing the Customer with a CRA, engaging a collection agency and/or commencing legal proceedings.
   2. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Coway has the right to suspend provision of the Maintenance Services if the Customer fails to pay the monthly rental fee for a continuous period of three (3) months or more.
7. Appliance Ownership

   The Appliance rented to the Customer remains the property of Coway throughout the Minimum Rental Period or the Rental Period, as the case may be. Subject to Clause 6 of the General provisions above, the Customer shall not, and under no circumstances attempt to, dismantle, repair, undertake maintenance work or replace any parts of the Appliance or procure a third party other than Coway to do the same. Coway shall not be liable for any losses or damages incurred by the Customer in the abovementioned events.

8. No Transfer, Sublease, Resale or Rental of the Appliance

   The Customer shall not, and under no circumstances attempt to transfer, sublease, resell or rent the Appliance to any third party throughout the Minimum Rental Period or the Rental Period, as the case may be. 

9. Termination of this Agreement
   1. The Customer shall not terminate this Agreement prior to the expiration of the Minimum Rental Period, or else, the Customer shall be liable to pay the penalty stipulated in Clause 10A below. The termination shall only be effective upon the Appliance being returned to Coway in good condition, failing which, this Agreement shall remain in force and the Customer shall be liable to pay the monthly rental fees in full until the expiry of the Minimum Rental Period or the Rental Period, as the case may be.
   2. Coway reserves the absolute right to terminate this Agreement at any time during the Minimum Rental Period or the Rental Period, as the case may be, by giving seven (7) days’ notice to the Customer, and retrieve the Appliance under the following circumstances:-
      1. poor environmental conditions, abnormal usage of the Appliance, transfer and/or sublease of the Appliance, unauthorized modification of the Appliance; or
      2. the monthly rental fee has been overdue for a consecutive three (3) months or more; or
      3. breach of any other terms of this Agreement by the Customer.
   3. Notwithstanding the preceding Clause 9B, Coway reserves the absolute right to terminate this Agreement for any reason whatsoever and retrieve the Appliance, at any time during the Minimum Rental Period or the Rental Period, as the case may be, by giving fourteen (14) days’ notice to the Customer.
10. Early Termination
    1. If the Customer terminates this Agreement prior to the expiration of the Minimum Rental Period, the Customer is deemed to be in breach and shall be liable to pay an early termination penalty amounting to fifty per centum (50%) of the total monthly rental fees for the remainder of the Minimum Rental Period calculated on a calendar month basis.
    2. In addition to the above, the Customer shall not be allowed to enter into another agreement on rental terms with Coway for a period of three (3) months after such early termination.
11. Appliance Loss Fee

    If the Appliance cannot be located or is damaged beyond repair due to any reason whatsoever, including a fire, howsoever caused, or any natural disasters, the Customer shall be liable to pay a penalty (“Appliance Loss Fee”) calculated as follows:- Appliance Loss Fee= (Appliance Price x 90%) – [(Appliance Price/Rental Period (in months)] x Number of Months Monthly Rental Fee Paid]

12. The Customer’s Options upon the Expiration of the Rental Period

    Upon full and prompt payment of the monthly rental fees continuously throughout the Rental Period, the Customer may opt to either:

    1. Return the Appliance to Coway and enter into a new agreement for the rental of another Appliance within the same appliance category (“New Appliance”), wherein the Customer shall pay the new monthly rental fee persuant to the new agreement; or
    2. Submit his application for transfer of ownership wherein, Coway, at its sole and absolute discretion, may transfer the title or ownership of the Appliance to the Customer, and subject to Clause 9 of the General provisions above, the Customer may, at his option, execute an agreement with Coway for Maintenance Services only.

Disclaimer: This is to notify Customers that save and except for our official stores on Shopee and Lazada, Coway does not collaborate with any third party online shopping platforms to promote or sell the Appliance nor does Coway sell the Appliance through any third party retail chains. Coway does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the contents of such third party platforms nor for the Appliances offered through such third party online platforms or retail chains.

FOR MATTRESS AND/OR BEDFRAME

DEFINITIONS:-

Product                           : Air conditioner / Mattress and / or Bedframe / Massage Chair or any other similar products marketed under the brand name ‘COWAY’, as referred to in the Schedule.                           

Coway                            :  Coway (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., and includes its successors and permitted assigns.

Customer                        :  The person purchasing or renting the Product.

Agreement                     :  This Sales Order Form including the Schedule which may be modified, amended or supplemented by Coway from time to time.

Schedule                         : The Order and Payment Information Schedule contained in the first page of this Sales Order Form.