Appendix D. Limited Warranty - SanDisk CompactFlash Product Manual

Appendix D. Limited Warranty

I. WARRANTY STATEMENT
SanDisk warrants its products to be free of any defects in materials or workmanship that would prevent them from
functioning properly for one year from the date of purchase. This express warranty is extended by SanDisk
Corporation.
II. GENERAL PROVISIONS
This warranty sets forth the full extent of SanDisk's responsibilities regarding the SanDisk CompactFlash. In
satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, SanDisk, at its sole option, will either repair, replace or refund the purchase
price of the product.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, THE EXPRESS
WARRANTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER AS SET FORTH IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, ARE IN
LIEU OF, AND BUYER EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL OTHER OBLIGATIONS, GUARANTIES AND
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
INFRINGEMENT, TOGETHER WITH ANY LIABILITY OF SELLER UNDER ANY CONTRACT,
NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR LOSS OF USE,
REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOST DATA, OR COSTS
OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, TECHNOLOGY OR SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE SELLER BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT,
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT, TO THE FULL EXTENT SUCH
MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW.
SanDisk's products are not warranted to operate without failure. Accordingly, in any use of products in life support
systems or other applications where failure could cause injury or loss of life, the products should only be
incorporated in systems designed with appropriate redundancy, fault tolerant or back -up features.
III. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS
For products found to be defective within one year of purchase, SanDisk will have the option of repairing or
replacing the defective product, if the following conditions are met:
A. The defective product is returned to SanDisk for failure analysis as soon as possible after the failure occurs.
B. An incident card filled out by the user, explaining the conditions of usage and the natur e of the failure,
accompanies each returned defective product.
C. No evidence is found of abuse or operation of products not in accordance with the published specifications, or of
exceeding storage or maximum ratings or operating conditions.
All failing products returned to SanDisk under the provisions of this limited warranty shall be tested to the product's functional
and performance specifications. Upon confirmation of failure, each product will be analyzed, by whatever means necessary, to
determine the root cause of failure. If the root cause of failure is found to be not covered by the above provisions, then the
product will be returned to the customer with a report indicating why the failure was not covered under the warranty.
This warranty does not cover defects, malfunctions, performance failures or damages to the unit resulting from use
in other than its normal and customary manner, misuse, accident or neglect; or improper alterations or repairs.
SanDisk reserves the right to repair or replace, at its discretion, any product returned by its customers, even if such
product is not covered under warranty, but is under no obligation to do so.
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CompactFlash Memory Card Product Manual, Rev. 10.0 © 2002 SANDISK CORPORATION D-1