Olympus SZ17 - Manual (Page 83)

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Provisions of warranty
1 If this product proves to be defective, although it has been
used properly (in accordance with the written Handling
Care and Operating instructions supplied with it), during the
applicable national warranty period and has been purchased
from an authorized Olympus distributor within the business
area of Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG as stipulated on
the website: http://www.olympus.com this product will be
repaired, or at Olympus’s option replaced, free of charge. To
claim under this warranty the customer must take the product
before the end of the applicable national warranty period to
the dealer where the product was purchased or any other
Olympus service station within the business area of Olympus
Europa SE & Co. KG as stipulated on the website: http://
www.olympus.com.
During the one year period of the World Wide Guarantee the
customer may turn the product in at any Olympus service
station. Please notice that not in all countries such Olympus
service station exists.
2 The customer shall transport the product to the dealer or
Olympus authorized service station at his own risk and shall
be responsible for any costs incurred in transporting the
product.
Provisions of Guarantee
1 “OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.” grants a one year World Wide
Guarantee. This worldwide Guarantee must be presented
at an Olympus authorized repair service station before any
repair can be made under conditions of this Guarantee. This
Guarantee is valid only if the Guarantee Certifi cate and proof
of purchase are presented at the Olympus repair service
station. Please note that this Guarantee is in addition to and
does not affect the customer’s legal warranty rights under the
applicable national legislation governing the sale of consumer
goods mentioned above.
2 This Guarantee does not cover the following and the
customer will be required to pay repair charge, even for
defects occurring within the Guarantee period referred to
above.
a. Any defect that occurs due to mishandling (such as an
operation performed that is not mentioned in the Handling
Care or other sections of the instructions, etc.)
b. Any defect that occurs due to repair, modifi cation, cleaning,
etc. performed by anyone other than Olympus or an
Olympus authorized service station.
c. Any defect or damage that occurs due to transport, a fall,
shock, etc. after purchase of the product.
d. Any defect or damage that occurs due to fi re, earthquake,
fl ood damage, thunderbolt, other natural disasters,
environmental pollution and irregular voltage sources.
e. Any defect that occurs due to careless or improper
storage (such as keeping the product under conditions
of high temperature and humidity, near insect repellents
such as naphthalene or harmful drugs, etc.), improper
maintenance, etc.
f. Any defect that occurs due to exhausted batteries, etc.
g. Any defect that occurs due to sand, mud, etc. entering the
inside of the product casing.
h. When the Guarantee Certifi cate is not returned with the
product.
i. When any alterations whatsoever are made to the
Guarantee Certifi cate regarding the year, month and date
of purchase, the customer’s name, the dealer’s name, and
the serial number.
j. When proof of purchase is not presented with this
Guarantee Certifi cate.
3 This Guarantee applies to the product only; the Guarantee
does not apply to any other accessory equipment, such as
the case, strap, lens cap and batteries.
4 Olympus’s sole liability under this Guarantee shall be limited
to repairing or replacing the product. Any liability under the
Guarantee for indirect or consequential loss or damage of
any kind incurred or suffered by the customer due to a defect
of the product, and in particular any loss or damage caused
to any lenses, fi lms, other equipment or accessories used
with the product or for any loss resulting from a delay in repair
or loss of data, is excluded. Compelling regulations by law
remain unaffected by this.
Notes regarding Guarantee maintenance
1 This Guarantee will only be valid if the Guarantee Certifi cate
is duly completed by Olympus or an authorized dealer or
other documents contain suffi cient proof. Therefore, please
make sure that your name, the name of the dealer, the
serial number and the year, month and date of purchase
are all completed or the original invoice or the sales receipt
(indicating the dealer’s name, the date of purchase and
product type) is attached to this Guarantee Certifi cate.
Olympus reserves the right to refuse free-of-charge service
if neither Guarantee Certifi cate is completed nor the above
document is attached or if the information contained in it is
incomplete or illegible.
2 Since this Guarantee Certifi cate will not be re-issued, keep it
in a safe place.
* Please refer to the list on the web site: http://www.olympus.
com for the authorized international Olympus service
network.