PRIVACY, TERMS OF USE, DISCLAIMER AND PURCHASE POLICY
Please read the following Privacy, Terms of Use, Disclaimer and Purchase Policy ("policy") before using this Web Site ("Site"). By using this Site, you agree to this Policy. Kinetico Incorporated ("Kinetico") reserves the right to modify, alter or update this Policy. Effective Date: This Policy was last updated on July 21st, 2004.This Site is controlled by Kinetico from its location in Newbury, Ohio, USA. It may be accessed from any other state as well as other countries. Because each of these places have laws that may differ from those of Ohio's, by accessing this Site you agree that the laws of Ohio will apply to all matters arising out of the use of this Site. This Policy represents the only agreement between us regarding the use of this Site for any purpose.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

We want your visit to our site to be as informative and convenient as possible. In order to maximize your benefit, please review the following policies designed to enrich your experience.

PRIVACY AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Kinetico respects your privacy. We will not sell, rent, loan or otherwise provide any of your personal information to any third-party entity without your permission, except in the case of providing information to authorized Kinetico dealers, distributors and sales agents so they may assist you with water analyses and other water treatment information.

Kinetico also reserves the right to use any information submitted as a resource for the introduction of valuable offers, new product information, and water related releases or alerts. If you do not wish to receive this information, simply follow the instructions provided with the communication to remove your name from our distribution list.

Kinetico may share non-personal summary data (such as Web site volume information, for example) with other parties.

Information submitted by minors should not be done without permission from their parents or guardians. Kinetico recommends using the parents' or guardians' e-mail address for any submissions.

Copyright
Unless otherwise noted in this Site, all content of the Site is the property of Kinetico, ©1999 Kinetico Incorporated, All rights reserved. Portions of the Site may be electronically copied and hard copied for the sole purpose of educating you about Kinetico, its products or services, or for placing an order with Kinetico. Any other use or copying, including reproduction for purposes other than noted above, modification, distribution or republication, without the express written consent of Kinetico, is prohibited

Trademarks
"Kinetico," the Kinetico logo and other trademarks, service marks and trade names (the "marks") used to identify Kinetico products and services are the exclusive property of Kinetico. Other marks may appear from owners who have given Kinetico the right and license to display such marks.

Licenses
HERO® is a registered trademark used under exclusive license from Deb Mukhopadhyay. US Patent number granted is 5,925,255.

EPOC™ is manufactured under exclusive license for BBV EPOC Ltd. Patent numbers for various countries include:

External Sites
This Site may contain links to other Sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties. You acknowledge that Kinetico is not responsible for the availability, content and ramifications of your use of such third party Sites.

Your Communication to Kinetico
Excluding our obligations to you under our Privacy policy, any communication or material you submit to our Site by electronic mail or otherwise, may be made available to Kinetico employees, sales agents or strategic business partners. Any such communication or material may be reproduced, distributed, posted and publicized by Kinetico for internal business purposes. Kinetico is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any such communication or material for any purpose, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing its products and services.

Disclaimer
ALL CONTENT AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Your use of this Site is at your own risk. Kinetico will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from your use, or inability to use, this Site, including but not limited to those that result from interruptions, mistakes, deletions of files, viruses or any failure of performance whether or not caused by acts of God. Some states do not permit the exclusion of special or consequential damages and in those states Kinetico's liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.