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Selling Policy

For Commercial Sales

For knoll.com and Home Design shop orders, see Residential & knoll.com Selling Policy

This Selling Policy supercedes all previous selling policies. Prices, discounts and product offerings are subject to change without notice.

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Terms & Conditions Of Sale

Sales by Knoll, Inc. or Knoll North America Corp. (‘‘Seller’’) of Knoll Product Lines (hereinafter ‘‘Products’’) within the United States and Canada are made only on the terms which are contained in this Selling Policy. Seller hereby gives notice of its objection to any different or additional terms and conditions. This sale is expressly conditional upon Purchaser’s assent to the terms and conditions set forth below. Additional terms and conditions may apply to KnollStudio and KnollTextiles orders. These terms and conditions may be modified or supplemented only by a written document signed by an authorized representative of Seller. These terms and conditions supercede any prior and/or contemporaneous agreements or correspondence between Purchaser and Seller. Written quotations expire thirty (30) days from the date of issuance and can be withdrawn by written notice anytime during that period. Where Purchaser and Seller have entered into the Knoll Electronic Terms and Conditions, all orders, acknowledgements, invoices and other business communications placed or transmitted in accordance with the Knoll Electronic Terms and Conditions shall be deemed to be in writing and signed and shall be valid for all purposes as if they were originated and maintained in documentary form.

Ordering Information

All orders must be in writing. The product pattern number(s) contained on Seller’s order acknowledgement shall be the final expression of the order.

Order Confirmation

A purchase order is not binding on Seller until Purchaser has received Seller’s order confirmation or acknowledgment.

Pricing Policies

List prices are subject to change without notice.

List prices shall be those prices in effect on the date of receipt of a complete purchase order unless shipment is requested more than ninety (90) days after order entry in which case prices in effect on the date of shipment apply. List prices include specified freight costs. Unless specified in writing by Seller, no other charges are included in Seller's list prices.

Taxes

All sales, use, excise and other taxes applicable to the sale of the Products shall be paid by Purchaser. If Purchaser claims an exemption from any tax, Purchaser shall submit to Seller the appropriate exemption certificates.

Terms Of Payment

Payment for one hundred percent (100%) of the net order amount is due within thirty (30) days of the date of invoice, which is generally issued upon shipment. In case of any discrepancies, such as shortages, and Seller is notified in writing within ten (10) days of receipt of Product, only that portion may be deducted and the balance paid. For orders greater than $100,000 net, a fifty percent (50%) deposit is due at the time of order placement, with the remainder due within thirty (30) days of the date of invoice.

KnollStudio orders less than $2,000 require payment for one hundred percent (100%) of the net order amount (including any applicable sales tax and charges for inside delivery, special packaging, etc.), due at time of order placement. For KnollStudio orders greater than $2,000, a one-half (50%) deposit is due at time of order placement with the remainder (including any applicable sales tax and charges for inside delivery, special packaging, etc.) due prior to shipment.

If, in the judgment of Seller, Purchaser’s financial condition does not justify the terms of the payment, Seller may require full or partial payment in advance.

Past due accounts shall be charged one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month, or the highest rate permitted by law, whichever is less, and will be added to the outstanding balance. In the event Purchaser defaults on payment, Purchaser shall be liable for all collection costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

Changes and Cancellations

Purchase orders may not be changed or cancelled, in whole or in part, without prior written consent of Seller. Changes may effect delivery dates. Expenses incurred because of changes shall be charged to Purchaser. In the event of cancellations, Purchaser will be liable for reasonable cancellation charges established by Seller. Orders for special Product, orders including ‘‘COM’’ (hereinafter defined) material and orders pursuant to expedited delivery programs may not be canceled.

Freight Prepaid

Freight is prepaid and included in the price of all Products, except KnollTextiles, within the 48 contiguous United States for orders placed with Knoll, Inc. and within Canada, excluding the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Newfoundland for orders placed with Knoll North America Corp. Packing is tested for rigorous motion and transportation but is not guaranteed to protect furniture from all conditions. If special packaging is required for any reason, please consult with your sales representative or dealer. Seller shall select the method of shipment and routing. Freight for all KnollTextiles orders is prepaid and added to the invoice.

Delivery/Freight Charges

Shipments outside the contiguous 48 United States and Canada shall be shipped F.O.B. Origin. For shipments outside the contiguous United States and Canada, Purchaser is responsible for the cost of freight from point of embarkation, including any handling and transportation charges incidental to loading at the point of departure and unloading at the final destination.

Conditions beyond the control of Seller, including weather, available facilities and traffic conditions, may affect exact time of delivery. Seller shall not be responsible for specific carrier delivery date or time unless it has made a specific delivery commitment, in writing.

Nonstandard methods of shipment and/or additional services are available upon request. Purchaser will be billed for the differential cost of any special services in excess of standard surface carrier freight costs. Premium charges, at Purchaser’s request, will be added for airfreight, exclusive use of vehicle and extra, export or special packaging. Accessorial charges will be added for inside delivery, extra labor, reconsignment and redelivery.

Partial shipments may be made and invoiced by Seller.

Claims

All shipments for Knoll Products within the contiguous United States and Canada are F.O.B. Origin. All risk of loss passes to Purchaser at time of delivery to carrier. Purchaser shall inspect all Products upon receipt and notify Seller within ten (10) working days after receipt of any damage or defects which are, or should be, apparent from an inspection of the Product and its packaging. Failure of Purchaser to notify Seller during the ten (10) working day period shall constitute acceptance of the Products and waiver of any apparent defects, errors or shortages. For all claims relating to Product damaged in transit or for any other claims relating to or arising out of the transportation of the Product, Purchaser must seek recovery from the carrier and Seller has no liability to Purchaser for such claims. Seller may, upon request, assist Purchaser with filing of such claims with the carrier, but Seller will not be liable for any of these transportation related claims.

Seller's Security Interest

Until Seller receives the full payment for the Product, Seller shall have a security interest in the Product. Purchaser agrees to perform all acts, including but not limited to the execution and filing of documentation, which may be necessary to perfect and assure the security interest of Seller.

Returns

The return of Products without a written authorization by Seller shall not be accepted. To receive authorization for Product return, please call Customer Service. All Products that are returned pursuant to a valid authorization shall be subject to a twenty-five percent (25%) of list restocking charge. Products not currently offered for sale by Seller (including COM) shall not be authorized for return. All returned Products must be unused, in original condition and in the original Seller packing cartons. No refund or credit shall be given for damaged Products.

Warranty

Seller warrants to the original Purchaser only that the Products Seller manufactures and sells to Purchaser are free of defects in workmanship and materials, during the applicable warranty period set forth below.

Warranty period set forth below is for 24-hour, 7 days a week, multi shift use (includes parts and labor to repair).

Should any failure to conform with this limited warranty appear to a Product listed below during the applicable warranty period from the date of shipment, Seller shall, upon prompt written notice, repair or replace, at its option and costs, the affected part or parts.

Furniture and Accessories

Lifetime

(except cascade edge worksurfaces, operational parts, controls, electrical, digital locks, lighting, Series 2 Veneer Front Storage, upholstery, textiles and leathers, special or custom products. See below)

  • Antenna Workspaces non-wood components
  • AutoStrada
  • Calibre
  • Crinion Open Table
  • Currents
  • Dividends Horizon
  • Morrison
  • Reff Profiles laminate
  • Rockwell Unscripted
  • Series 2 Storage
  • Sit-to-stand tables with laminate worksurface
  • Quoin Storage
  • Template
  • Wexby
  • Other non-wood components
12 Years

(except seating upholstery, textiles, leathers and finishes. See below)

  • Chadwick
  • Essentials Work Chairs
  • Generation by Knoll
  • k. task
  • Life
  • Moment
  • MultiGeneration by Knoll
  • ReGeneration by Knoll
  • Sit-to-stand tables with veneer worksurface
  • Ollo
  • Reff Profiles Height Adjustable Desks base, mechanical and electrical (excluding Reff Profiles pneumatic center column tables)
  • Remix
  • Toboggan seating
  • Tone base, mechanical and electrical
  • Operational parts, controls, electrical
  • Veneer/Wood
10 Years
  • Anchor Storage (except digital locks)
  • Antenna Telescope
  • Antenna Workspaces wood components
  • AutoStrada wood components
  • Crinion Open Table wood components
  • Dividends Horizon Satellite Surfaces wood components
  • k.stand base, mechanical and electrical
  • Reff Profiles wood components
  • Rockwell Unscripted wood components
  • Quoin wood components
  • Template wood components
  • Series 2 Veneer Front Storage
  • Cascade edge worksurfaces
  • Wood Casegoods (The Graham Collection) (except wood casegoods upholstered surfaces, see below)
  • Reuter overheads
  • Reuter vertical storage
  • KnollExtra Sapper Monitor Arm Collection
  • Sapper XYZ Monitor Arm
  • Adjustable keyboard mechanisms and platforms
  • Communication Boards (except fabric board textiles, cork and FilzFelt, see below)
  • Smokador collection (except leathers, see below)
  • Orchestra Universal Systems Accessories
  • k. lounge structural components
  • Pixel and Propeller
7 Years
  • k.bench base, mechanical and electrical
5 Years
  • Lighting (except light ballasts, bulbs and power supply, see below)
  • Special or custom product
  • Currents handcrank
  • Interaction Counterforce
  • KnollStudio (excludes textiles, leather, outdoor finishes)
  • Reff Profiles pneumatic center column tables
  • Rockwell Unscripted wire bases
  • Spark Series seating structural elements
  • Structural elements of all KnollStudio outdoor products including all Richard Schultz designed products
  • KnollExtra CPU storage
  • All universal storage drawers
  • Power Cube and Power Disc
  • Pixel Lounge
  • LSM
  • Island Collection Veneer Worksurfaces
3 Years
  • Rockwell Unscripted upholstery (except textiles and leather)
  • Office Seating upholstery, textiles, leathers and finishes
  • Fabric boards textiles
  • Smokador Collection leathers
  • KnollExtra Pop Up Screens
  • k.base
  • k. screens
2 Years
  • Digital locks
  • All other KnollExtra products
1 Year
  • Light ballasts
  • Bulbs and power supply
  • Seating upholstered armpads and soft armpads
  • Wood casegoods upholstered surfaces
  • KnollStudio outdoor product finishes
  • k. lounge upholstery and k. lounge fabric
  • Rockwell Unscripted fabric and accessories.
  • Knoll Studio textiles, leathers
  • Pixel Lounge fabric
  • k. screen cork and PET
This warranty does not apply to:
  • Normal wear and tear or acts or omissions of parties other than Seller (including user modification, improper use or installation of Products).
  • COM or other third party materials applied to Products.
  • Products not installed by or under the auspices of a Knoll Dealer, or Knoll’s white glove agent network.
  • Dramatic temperature variations or exposure to unusual conditions.
  • Changes in surface finishes, including colorfastness due to aging or exposure to light.
  • Except as specifically noted above, textiles and upholstery supplied by KnollTextiles (consult current KnollTextiles price list for applicable warranty).
  • Natural variations occurring in wood, marble, and leather shall not be considered defects, and the Seller does not guarantee the colorfastness or matching of the colors, grains or textures, or surface hardness of such materials. The Seller also does not guarantee the colorfastness of fiberglass panel surfaces.

KnollTextiles Products

Knoll warrants to the original purchaser that all textiles products under normal wear and tear shall meet the specifications listed in the current KnollTextiles Price Catalogue under each product’s name, including lightfastness, durability and flame retardant rating for a period of one (1) year with remedies as follows: should any failure to conform with this limited warranty appear on the textile product during the first year after the date of shipment, upon prompt written notice Knoll will repair or replace, at its option, the affected textile, including upholstery materials only. KnollTextiles cannot guarantee consistency of color between dyelots.

This warranty does not apply to:
  • Acts or omissions of parties other than Knoll.
  • User modification.
  • Unusual atmospheric or environmental conditions.
  • Abnormal use of textile including cuts, spills, or other misuse of product.

Spinneybeck Leather and Filzfelt Products

Spinneybeck leather and Filzfelt products carry a one (1) year limited warranty from the date of shipment against manufacturing defects. For purposes of this warranty, manufacturing defects do not include normal wear, user modifications, acts or omissions of persons other than Spinneybeck, improper cleanings, adverse environmental conditions, surface blemishes, and/or other characteristics considered natural. Natural characteristics include, but are not limited to: healed scars, nicks and fat wrinkles. Leather that does not perform properly due to application is Your responsibility, as Spinneybeck does not guarantee workmanship. Because leather is a natural product, Spinneybeck cannot guarantee consistency of color between dyelots.

Disclaimers

THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS SELLING POLICY ARE THE ONLY WARRANTIES THAT KNOLL MAKES AND TAKE THE PLACE OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

Delay / Force Majeure

Seller shall not be liable for failure to perform or for delay in performance due to fire, flood, strike or other labor difficulty, act of God, act of any governmental authority or of the Purchaser, riot, embargo, fuel or energy shortage, wrecks or delay in transportation, inability to obtain necessary labor, materials or manufacturing facilities from usual sources or failure of suppliers to meet their contractual obligations, or due to any cause beyond its reasonable control. If any such event occurs, Seller may extend delivery dates by a period of time necessary to overcome the effect of such delay, allocate available Product or cancel any purchase order.

Compliance with Law

PURCHASER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS, RULES AND STANDARDS RELATING TO THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, USE AND OPERATION OF THE PRODUCTS.

Patents

Subject to the following provisions, Seller shall, at its own expense, defend or, at its option, settle any claim, suit or proceeding brought against the Purchaser, and/or its vendees, mediate and immediate, so far as based on an allegation that any Product or any part thereof furnished hereunder constitutes a direct or a contributory infringement of any claim of any patent of the United States or Canada. This obligation shall be effective only if Purchaser shall have made all payments then due hereunder and if Seller is notified promptly in writing and given authority, information and assistance for the defense of said claim, suit or proceeding. Seller shall pay all damages and costs awarded in such suit or proceedings so defended.The foregoing indemnity does not apply to the following:

- Products supplied according to a design other than that of Seller, and which is required by the Purchaser.
- Combination of the Product with another product not furnished hereunder unless Seller is a contributory infringer.
- Any settlement of a suit or proceeding made without Seller's written consent.

Limitations and Liability

SELLER, ITS CONTRACTORS, AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS OR SUPPLIERS OF ANY TIER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Purchaser’s remedies set forth herein are exclusive and the liability of Seller with respect to the breach of this agreement or any contract entered into between the parties pursuant hereto shall not exceed the price of the Product or part on which such liability is based.