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will be warranted for the remainder of the original Warranty Period from the date or
original retail purchase. If a material non-conformance is incapable of correction, or
if D-Link determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to replace the non-
conforming Software, the price paid by the original licensee for the non-conforming
Software will be refunded by D-Link; provided that the non-conforming Software (and
all copies thereof) is first returned to D-Link. The license granted respecting any
Software for which a refund is given automatically terminates.
Non-Applicability of Warranty:
hardware and software of D-Link's products, will not be applied to and does not
cover any product purchased through the inventory clearance or liquidation sale or
other sales in which D-Link, the sellers, or the liquidators expressly disclaim their
warranty obligation pertaining to the product and in that case, the product is being
sold "As-Is" without any warranty whatsoever including, without limitation, the Limited
Warranty as described herein, notwithstanding anything stated herein to the
contrary.
Submitting A Claim: Any claim under this limited warranty must be submitted in
writing before the end of the Warranty Period to an Authorized D-Link Service Office.
The customer must submit as part of the claim a written description of the
Hardware defect or Software nonconformance in sufficient detail to allow D-Link
to confirm the same.
The original product owner must obtain a Return Material Authorization ("RMA")
number from the Authorized D-Link Service Office and, if requested, provide
written proof of purchase of the product (such as a copy of the dated purchase
invoice for the product) before the warranty service is provided.
After an RMA number is issued, the defective product must be packaged
securely in the original or other suitable shipping package to ensure that it will
not be damaged in transit, and the RMA number must be prominently marked
on the outside of the package. Do not include any manuals or accessories in
the shipping package. D-Link will only replace the defective portion of the
Product and will not ship back any accessories.
The customer is responsible for all shipping charges to D-Link. No Charge on
Delivery ("COD") is allowed. Products sent COD will either be rejected by D-
Link or become the property of D-Link. Products should be fully insured by the
customer and shipped to D-Link Systems, Inc., 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street,
Fountain Valley, CA 92708.
packages that are lost in transit to D-Link. The repaired or replaced packages
will be shipped via UPS Ground or any common carrier selected by D-Link, with
shipping charges prepaid. Expedited shipping is available if shipping charges
are prepaid by the customer.
D-Link may reject or return any product that is not packaged and shipped in strict
compliance with the foregoing requirements, or for which an RMA number is not
visible from the outside of the package. The product owner agrees to pay D-Link's
reasonable handling and return shipping charges for any product that is not
packaged and shipped in accordance with the foregoing requirements, or that is
determined by D-Link not to be defective or non-conforming.
What Is Not Covered: This limited warranty provided by D-Link does not cover:
Products, if in D-Link's judgment, have been subjected to abuse, accident, alteration,
modification, tampering, negligence, misuse, faulty installation, lack of reasonable
care, repair or service in any way that is not contemplated in the documentation for
The Limited Warranty provided hereunder for
D-Link will not be held responsible for any
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