Body Armor Limited Warranty

Subject to the Qualifications and Limitations contained herein, by NFM Group (the "Company") warrants that:

1. the body armor system(s) sold in connection herewith shall meet the Ballistic Performance Specifications set forth below for a period of sixty (60) months after the date of issue;
2. the ballistic panel portion(s) of the body armor system(s) sold in connection herewith shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of sixty (60) months after the date of issue; and
3. the outer shell carrier portion(s) of the body armor system(s) sold in connection herewith shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of issue.

A. Definitions.
Protective panel means:

1. Basic Protection inserts, soft textile antiballistic panels which provide protection against hand-gun bullets and/or fragmentation
2. Reinforcement Protection inserts hard/rigid antiballistic composite inserts which provide protection against small arms fine caliber projectiles
3. Special Protection inserts, soft, semi-rigid and/or rigid panel which provide protection against stabs, blows, slashes and/or strokes.

B. Qualifications.
Each body armor system sold by the Company is an integrated system consisting of an outer shell carrier and multiple protective panels. Body armor systems always should be worn in accordance with the Use, Care and Maintenance instructions contained in the applicable “Body Armour User Guide” and “Care and Maintenance manual” accompanying each body armor system sold by the Company.
This warranty does not apply if the Company's examination determines that the body armor system has been subjected to misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, alteration, breakage, interruption, damage, improper storage or handling, or unauthorized repair or service. FAILURE TO CLOSELY FOLLOW THE USE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE USE AND CARE MANUAL ACCOMPANYING THIS PRODUCT WILL AUTOMATICALLY VOID THIS WARRANTY IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOIDING ANY PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE WARRANTY.
Any body armor system that has been heavily worn (for example, moderate-to-heavy set wrinkles throughout the ballistic panels, open breaks in the outer shell carrier, the outer shell carrier is heavily stained and worn), regardless of its age, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE ABUSED AND AUTOMATICALLY VOIDS THIS WARRANTY IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOIDING ANY PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE WARRANTY.
This body armor system has been designed and manufactured so that the protective panels shall perform with the removable outer shell carrier as a system. (1) INTERCHANGING OR REPLACING THE COMPANY'S PROTECTIVE PANELS WITH THOSE FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER, (2) INTERCHANGING OR PLACING THE COMPANY'S PROTECTIVE PANELS INTO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S OUTER SHELL CARRIER, (3) WEARING THE OUTER SHELL CARRIER WITHOUT INSERTING THE PROTECTIVE PANELS, (4) INSERTING THE PROTECTIVE PANELS INTO THE OUTER SHELL CARRIER IN THE INCORRECT DIRECTION, AND/OR (5) USING THIS VEST IN ANY OTHER UNAUTHORIZED CONFIGURATION, AUTOMATICALLY VOIDS THIS WARRANTY IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOIDING ANY PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE WARRANTY. Contact the Company's Customer Service Department if you have any questions about authorized configurations

C. Limitations.
This warranty is the sole and exclusive warranty by the Company relating to its body armor system(s). It shall not be enlarged by any representations, descriptions, course of dealing, trade usage, rendering of technical advice, service, samples, models, or otherwise. Furthermore, it shall not be altered or expanded by any acts, statements, or agreements of any dealer, employee, or agent of the Company (other than by a duly authorized officer of the Company). THE COMPANY MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ANTICIPATED OR LOST PROFITS, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF TIME, OR OTHER INDIRECT LOSSES OR EXPENSES THAT ARISE FROM ANY CAUSE RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S BODY ARMOR SYSTEM(S), REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY (TOGETHER WITH THE LIABILITY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS) EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE ACTUALLY PAID FOR THE BODY ARMOR SYSTEM THAT GIVES RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
The foregoing disclaimers are subject to any applicable laws that regulate product warranties.

D. Protective Performance Specifications.
NEW BODY ARMOR SYSTEMS: Each body armor system sold in connection herewith has been certified by the Company to meet the threat level designated on the body armor system label. This certification by the Company is only valid as of the time of sale, and is not applicable to any used body armor system.
USED BODY ARMOR SYSTEMS: Notwithstanding any contrary provision or representation, compliance with Protective Performance Specifications for any used body armor system shall be determined exclusively by the Company. Any protective (anti-ballistic and/or anti-stab) performance or other tests performed by a buyer, user, government agency, laboratory, or any other party not expressly authorized by the Company shall not be valid in any manner whatsoever for purposes of this warranty. These Protective Performance Specifications are limited to only those threats designated on the body armor system label, and do not include any special or other threats.

E. Warnings.
LIMITED IMPACT PROTECTION. The Company's protective vests are intended to reduce or prevent injuries from specific threats. Body armor is not bulletproof and cannot protect against all threats. Impact forces can result in serious injury or death.
THIS BULLET RESISTANT VEST CAN NOT PROTECT AGAINST ALL THREATS. The wearer of this protective vest is expressly informed that wearing such a vest does not release the wearer from undertaking appropriate self-protection measures when in a situation posing a threat.
PROTECTIVE PANELS CAN NOT PROTECT WHAT THEY DO NOT COVER. Protective panels offer protection to only those areas that they cover. Strenuous movements or physical altercations may cause protective panels to shift on the wearer's body thus affecting actual coverage. Substantial weight gain or loss, or changes in body shape or contour, can also cause previously protected areas to become exposed. VESTS THAT DO NOT FIT PROPERLY MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE VEST'S PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE. THE VEST MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED - OR REPLACED!
PROPER FIT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE USEFUL LIFE OF A VEST. Vests that fit improperly (for example - too long or too wide in the chest area) can develop set wrinkles in the ballistic fabric. VESTS THAT DO NOT FIT PROPERLY OR WHICH HAVE SET WRINKLES MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE VEST'S PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE. THE VEST MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED - OR REPLACED!
THE COMPANY'S REMOVABLE OUTER SHELL CARRIER DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY BALLISTIC OR STAB/STROKE PROTECTION. Wearing the outer shell carrier WITHOUT the protective panels provides NO protection!

PROTECTIVE PANELS ARE DESIGNED TO DEFEAT CERTAIN THREATS ONLY IF PROPERLY INSERTED INTO THE FABRIC OUTER SHELL FACING IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION. The materials in the protective panels are oriented to work in only one direction. The label permanently affixed to the panel indicates which side is the "BODY SIDE" - meaning the side that must face the body. Since protective panels generally are removable and it is possible to fit the panel into the carrier facing in the wrong direction, it is CRITICAL that the wearer ensure that the protective panels are properly inserted into the carrier in the proper direction. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious injury or death.
PROTECTIVE PANELS MUST NOT BE USED IN ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S REMOVABLE OUTER SHELL CARRIER OR IN ANY OTHER UNAUTHORIZED CONFIGURATION. Protective panels are designed to perform with the removable outer shell carrier as a system. INSERTING THE COMPANY'S PROTECTIVE PANELS IN ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S CARRIER AND/OR IN ANY OTHER UNAUTHORIZED CONFIGURATION MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE VEST'S PROTECTIVE COVERAGE AND/OR PERFORMANCE WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
A BULLET RESISTANT VEST WORKS BY DISSIPATING ENERGY ACROSS THE FIBERS OF THE VEST. Should the vest be struck by a threat close to an edge, the vest's ability to dissipate the energy may be negatively impacted. Such an event may result in the vest not being able to defeat the threat.
THE GREATER THE ANGLE AT WHICH A ROUND STRIKES THE VEST (OPPOSITE OF A "HEAD ON" SHOT), THE GREATER THE POSSIBILITY THE ROUND MAY RICHOCHET OR SLIDE OFF THE SIDE OF THE VEST. A ricochet may travel at a high rate of speed which could result in severe injury or death.

A MULTIPLE ROUND BURST STRIKING A VEST IN A TIGHT SHOT PATTERN MAY SUFFICENTLY WEAKEN THAT AREA OF THE VEST AND RESULT IN A COMPLETE PENETRATION OF THE VEST. Since a protective vest is dependent upon the many layers of material working together to provide sufficient resistance to a threat, multiple rounds striking the vest in a tight shot pattern may result in a penetration of the vest causing severe injury or death.
UNLESS THE BULLET RESISTANT VEST MODEL SPECIFICALLY STATES OTHERWISE, THIS PRODUCT IS NOT WARRANTED TO DEFEAT SPIKES, PICKS, KNIVES OR OTHER SHARP OBJECTS. TO ACHIEVE SUCH PROTECTION THE SPECIAL PROTECTION INSERTS ARE REQUIRED.
Protective panels that are broken, interrupted or damaged may NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE VEST'S PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE. THE VEST MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED!
THE RESISTANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF PROTECTIVE PANELS ARE KNOWN TO CHANGE WITH TIME AND WEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. Body armor should be stored: (1) in good and dry ambiance and not exposed to UV (2) not in contact with water or humidity, gasoline, oil and others chemical substances (3) removed from outer carrier (4) in original casing and unfolded (5) without any damage on casing fabric
Exposure to such extreme environmental conditions and improper storage may negatively impact the vest's protective performance.
FAILURE TO CLOSELY FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE WARNINGS CONTAINED IN THIS WARRANTY AND IN THE “USER GUIDE” AND “CARE AND MAINTANANCE MANUAL” ACCOMPANYING THIS PRODUCT AUTOMATICALLY VOIDS THIS WARRANTY IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOIDING ANY PROTECTIVE WARRANTY, AND COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.