Thank you for submitting your idea through Idea Bank. Whirlpool is committed to protecting the value from its innovations.
By submitting my idea or suggestions through Idea Bank, I understand that my submissions are being made in my capacity as a Whirlpool employee and by clicking "I understand", I a knowledge this submission as being applicable to Whirlpool's Confidentiality and Invention Protection Policy and hereby assign to Whirlpool all inventions and discoveries submitted through Idea Bank.
Further, if an idea submitted through Idea Bank is deemed to be at a stage where a formal Intellectual Property ("IP") assessment is needed, I agree to:
Welcome to Whirlpool Corporation’s Supplier Ideation Application. Through this application, suppliers can submit innovation, quality improvement or cost saving feedback, suggestions, concepts, recommendations and ideas (together, "Ideas"). Please read the Terms of Use. Whirlpool Corporation, together with its affiliates and subsidiaries, will hereafter be referred to as "Whirlpool."
To be eligible for consideration, Ideas must be related to Whirlpool Corporation’s current lines of business.
Terms of Use for Idea Submissions:
ou, both as an individual and on behalf of your company, ("You") agree and acknowledge that:
IMPORTANT: While we appreciate new ideas and suggestions to help Whirlpool Corporation, we must stress that any submission we receive does not create a confidential relationship with Whirlpool Corporation and all information is received only in a non-confidential manner. No legal rights are created or recognized except under applicable and valid patents. Therefore, we recommend seeking counsel and protecting your information via a patent or other protected means as Whirlpool Corporation will be free to use any information you provide to use as it will be deemed a public disclosure.
The undersigned party (hereinafter called "Submitter") represents that Submitter has one or more original suggestions, ideas, inventions, patents or patent applications, concepts or proposals (identified below and hereinafter called "Suggestion") and desires to interest Whirlpool Corporation and its subsidiaries in the merits of the Suggestion. Submitter acknowledges that Whirlpool Corporation and its subsidiaries will consent to Submitter's disclosure of the Suggestion only under the following conditions, and not otherwise.