After-sales Policy
1. Purpose
Kowoll After-sales Policy (hereinafter referred to as “the policy”) is hereby formulated to standardize the return & refund, replacement, maintenance and other after-sales service terms and conditions, and improve the quality and level of after-sales service.
2.1 Scope of Application
The policy warrants that customers can request return & refund service, replacement service, warranty repair service and other after-sales services for the products purchased from Kowoll authorized sales channels.
2.2 Definition
In this policy, Kowoll Technology or Kowoll refers to Kowoll Technology Co., Ltd. and its affiliated subsidiaries, which will be hereinafter referred to as "we". "You" refers to the end consumer who purchases the products specified in Section 2.3 of this policy, and does not include distributors or resellers who purchase products for re-sale business.
2.3 Applicable Product
This Policy is applicable for the products purchased from Kowoll authorized sales channels.
3. Return & Refund Service
For products purchased from Kowoll Official Site, within fourteen (14) calendar days of the purchasing date on valid proof-of-purchase, original receipts or invoices or delivery date (if the delivery date is later than the purchasing date), you can request Return & Refund Service without providing any reason and shall be responsible for the return shipping fee, but only if the product has not been used.
For products purchased from Kowoll Official Site, within fourteen (14)calendar days of the purchasing date on valid proof-of-purchase, original receipts or invoices or delivery date (if the delivery date is later than the purchasing date), if the product has a manufacturing defect, you can contact Kowoll after-sales service team and request Return & Refund Service. We will be responsible for the return shipping fee. Within fourteen (14)calendar days after receiving the returned goods, the original purchase price will be refunded to your account.
For products purchased from Online Official Store of Amazon, AliExpress and other Platforms, please refer to the return & refund policy of the platform. For more details, you can contact the seller to confirm specific terms and conditions.
For products purchased from other Kowoll authorized sales channels, please contact the seller to confirm its return & refund policy.
3.1 Notes of Return & Refund- When applying for the return & refund service, please provide valid proof-of-purchase, the original receipt or invoice. Besides, the original packaging and all accessories and gifts originally included with the Product shall also be provided.
- The returned goods shall be packed in good condition, and the labels and various logos of the returned goods and accessories show no signs of tampering or alteration. If there are any gifts, please return with the goods.
- When returning the goods, please return the full set of goods (including the original packaging, all accessories and gifts) with valid proof-of-purchase, the original receipt or invoice. Relevant payee shall be responsible for the refund.
- When returning the goods, please return them to the designated address. The shipping fee shall be prepaid.
- Unauthorized return or cash on delivery without the seller’s consent will be rejected.
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If the Product to be refunded was purchased together with other products that resulted in a bundle discount, we reserve the right to void such discount, by deduction or revocation, upon refund.
3.2 Return & Refund Service will not be covered in any of the following circumstances:
- Valid proof-of-purchase, original receipts or invoices are not provided, or show signs of tampering or alteration.
- Request for return & refund service out of non-quality issues or without giving relevant return reason is made more than fourteen 14 calendar days of the purchasing date on valid proof-of-purchase, original receipts or invoices or delivery date.
- The returned goods, packaging, accessories, gifts and user manuals are not intact.
- Any fault or damage of the product caused by man-made errors, or any quality problem caused by unauthorized modification, improper installation, and incorrect use or operation not in accordance with the instructions of the official instructions or manuals are found after all appropriate tests are conducted.
- After the confirmation of return & refund service, corresponding goods are not sent within seven 7 calendar days.
- Customers who receive the product and use it within 14 days are not eligible for a return without valid reason, unless the product itself has any issues or defects.
4. Replacement Service
For products purchased from Kowoll official site, within fourteen 14 calendar days of the purchasing date on valid proof-of-purchase, original receipts or invoices or delivery date (if the delivery date is later than the purchasing date), if the product has a manufacturing defect, you can contact Kowoll after-sales service team and request the Replacement Service. We shall be responsible for the replacement shipping fee.
For products purchased from Online Official Store of Amazon, AliExpress and other Platforms, please refer to the replacement policy of the platform. For more details, you can contact the seller to confirm specific terms and conditions.
For products purchased from other sales channels, please contact the seller to confirm its replacement policy.
- When applying for the replacement service, please provide valid proof-of-purchase, the original receipt or invoice.
- The returned goods should be packed in good condition, and the labels and various logos of the returned goods and accessories show no signs of tampering or alteration.
- When returning the goods for replacement, please return the full set of goods (including the original packaging, all accessories) with valid proof-of-purchase, the original receipt or invoice. After examination and confirmation, you will get a new product of the same model and specification.
- Valid proof-of-purchase, original receipts or invoices are not provided, or show signs of tampering or alteration.
- Request for replacement service is made more than fourteen 14 calendar days from the purchasing date on valid proof-of-purchase, original receipts or invoices or delivery date.
- The returned goods for replacement, outer packaging, and user manuals are not intact.
- The returned goods for replacement are found to have no quality issues after all appropriate tests are conducted.
- Any fault or damage of the product caused by man-made errors, or any quality problem caused by unauthorized modification, improper installation, and incorrect use or operation not in accordance with the instructions of the official instructions or manuals are found after all appropriate tests are conducted.
- After the confirmation of replacement service, corresponding goods are not sent within seven 7 calendar days.
5. Warranty Repair Service
If the product has a manufacturing defect during the warranty period, you can contact Kowoll after-sales service team or authorized distributor/retailer. Once the quality problem is verified, you can apply for free Warranty Repair Service.
| Warranty Period of Main Components |
| Product or Accessories | Warranty Period |
| Robotic Lawn Mower | 2 Years |
| Charging Station | 2 Years |
| 3D Lidar | 1 Year |
| Battery | 1 Year |
6. Definition of Warranty Period
- The warranty becomes effective from the purchasing date on valid proof-of-purchase, original receipts or invoices or delivery date. (if the delivery date is later than the purchasing date).
- If the valid proof-of-purchase, original receipts or invoices are lost, please provide us QR Code on the machine, we will check the product activation date.
- After you obtain the replacement service, the warranty period will start from the replacement date, which requires for valid proof of replacement.
- Repaired or replaced accessories are warrantied for 3 months from the date of repair or replacement, or for the remainder of the original product's warranty period, whichever is longer.(Note: it is the warranty period of accessories, not the machine warranty)
7. Limitations on Warranty
Kowoll products are engineered and constructed for normal lawn in the courtyard purposes. If the Kowoll product is used in non-domestic environment, then the warranty service will not be effective, please initiate a paid repair service if needed.
The warranties set forth do not cover:
Ⅰ. Failures caused by:
- Use of a Kowoll product which is not in accordance with the “Usage Restrictions” in the User Manual.
- Do not use automatic lawn watering systems while the lawn mower is operating, because the watering equipment may become damaged and the likelihood of water penetrating into the lawn mower is greatly increased.
- Do not ride on the lawn mower, push the lawn mower, or use it for anything other than its intended purpose.
- Do not operate the machine in rainy weather.
- Ensure that batteries are charged using the correct charger recommended by the manufacturer. Incorrect use may result in electric shock, overheating or leakage of corrosive liquid from the battery.
- Servicing of the machine must be according to manufacturer´s instructions.
- Connect the machine and/or its peripherals only to a supply circuit protected by a residual current device (RCD) with a tripping current of not more than 30 mA.
- Clear the lawn of small (less than 100 mm high) rocks and stones and any stones with a round or sloped edge. The Robotic Mower might try and climb such rocks instead of recognising them as a barrier. A Robotic Mower getting stuck on such a stone requires user intervention to restart mowing. Contact with stones can result in damage to the blades.
- Please do not disassemble the machine privately
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- Products purchased from unauthorized dealers or sellers
- Damage caused by improper use, maintenance, and storage.
- Products and accessories found to be defective after the warranty period has expired.
- Products damaged due to improper dismantling by the customer or unauthorized third parties.
- Products damaged due to force majeure, including without limitation, acts of God, strikes, riots, labor disturbances, material shortages, nonperformance by subcontractors or suppliers, abnormal manufacturing conditions or costs, delays or failures of carriers or communications, fire, flood, storms, ice, snow, accident, war, explosion, accidents, epidemics, governmental orders or regulations or inability to secure any necessary governmental or other permits, court orders, or any other reason beyond the reasonable control of us.
- Product failure or damage subjected to misuse or abuse, whether by accident or man-made causes (including but not limited to operation errors, liquid inlet, improper swap, scratch, bump during transportation or carrying, inappropriate voltage, etc).
- After the confirmation of warranty repair service, corresponding goods are not sent within seven 7 calendar days.
- After receiving the defective product sent by the customer, Kowoll Repair Center or its authorized Repair center will inspect the product to determine whether it is within the warranty. If the product’s quality defect is covered by the warranty, we will bear the inspection fees, material costs, labor costs and shipping costs.
- For products damaged due to man-made causes or products outside warranty, you will need to pay for repair fees, parts costs, and one-way shipping costs if you request repair service.
- If you cancel the repair service for products damaged due to man-made causes or products outside warranty, you will have to bear the round-trip shipping costs.
9. After-sales Service Terms for Accessories
You can request return & replacement service for accessories of Kowoll products purchased from Kowoll after-sales service team or direct-sale stores within seven 7 calendar days from the date of receipt if discrepancies, damaged or missing products, and quality defects caused by non-artificial factors are found and relevant proof can be provided. After verification, the return & replacement service shall be provided. Otherwise, it will be viewed as a confirmation on your side that the product is not damaged or missing and functions well.
10. Limitations Of Action and Liability
No claim or action against Kowoll for breach of this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereunder may be asserted or brought more than one year after the cause of action or claim accrues. In all circumstances our maximum liability shall not exceed the purchase price paid for the product.
11. Other Notes- Except for special requirements, please do not send back seriously damaged batteries with problems such as damaged battery cells, swollen cells, or liquid leakage; if they have been sent, they will be scrapped by Kowoll.
- Only products purchased from Kowoll or its authorized distributors can enjoy the after-sales service provided by this policy.
- The after-sales service for products purchased from Kowoll distributors shall be provided by corresponding distributors and that for products purchased from Kowoll Online Official Stores shall be provided by Kowoll after-sales service team.
- If the consignee address provided by the customer is incorrect, or the recipient refuses to receive the goods, the resulting loss shall be borne by the customer.
- In case of non-delivery or return upon rejection, we will custody the goods for you, and the resulting storage fees and any other possible costs shall be borne by you. If the goods are not claimed for more than thirty (30) calendar days, Kowoll repair center has the right of final disposal.
- Before sending the product for maintenance, please carefully deal with the characteristic items and decorations (including but not limited to decorative stickers, UAS stickers, paint spraying, etc.) attached to the original product. Kowoll repair center is not liable for any damage or loss of these personalized items and decorations.
- To ensure your rights and interests, upon receiving the purchased product, please check whether it is in good condition (whether there are any damages due to logistics problem or other causes). If the outer packaging of the product is damaged, please refuse to sign for it and return it by the courier company. If the consignee authorizes the courier company to send the package to the designated place without signing for it in person, he/she will be responsible for the loss or damage caused. If the outer packaging is intact, and the internal physical objects are abnormal or damaged due to logistics transportation, you should contact Kowoll distributor or Kowoll after-sales service team to report within 24 hours, otherwise such problems shall not be handled.
12. If there is any change to the policy, the recently updated document shall prevail.
13. If any of the terms and conditions of the policy conflict with national or local laws, the law shall be the standard. The policy shall be the standard when all the terms and conditions comply with relevant laws and regulations.
14. For any questions about this policy, please contact our after-sales service team via email: support@kowoll-garden.com
15. The policy will be put into effect from June 1, 2023