NuForce DAC-9 - NuForce Limited Warranty Information; Consumer Rights Addition; Limited Warranty Terms; Obtaining Warranty Service

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NuForce’s Limited Warranty and Limitation of Liabilities
ADDITIONALRIGHTS
FORCONSUMERS,WHOARECOVEREDBYCONSUMERPROTECTIONLAWSORREGULATIONSINTHEIRCOUNTRYOFPURCHASEOR,IFDIFFERENT,
THEIRCOUNTRYOFRESIDENCE,THEBENEFITSCONFERREDBYTHISWARRANTYAREINADDITIONTOALLRIGHTSANDREMEDIESCONVEYEDBY
SUCHCONSUMERPROTECTIONLAWSANDREGULATIONS.THISWARRANTYDOES
NOTEXCLUDE,LIMITORSUSPENDANYRIGHTSOF
CONSUMERSARISINGOUTOFNONCONFORMITYWITHASALESCONTRACT.SOMECOUNTRIES,STATESANDPROVINCESDONOTALLOWTHE
EXCLUSIONORLIMITATIONOFINCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESORALLOWLIMITATIONSONHOWLONGANIMPLIEDWARRANTYOR
CONDITIONMAYLAST,SOTHELIMITATIONS
OREXCLUSIONSDESCRIBEDBELOWMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.THISWARRANTYGIVESYOUSPECIFIC
LEGALRIGHTS,ANDYOUMAYALSOHAVEOTHERRIGHTSTHATVARYBYCOUNTRY,STATEORPROVINCE.THISLIMITEDWARRANTYISGOVERNED
BYANDCONSTRUEDUNDERTHELAWSOFTHECOUNTRYINWHICHTHEPRODUCTPURCHASETOOKPLACE.
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LIMITEDWARRANTY
ForaperiodofTHREE(3)YEARfromthedateofretailpurchasebytheoriginalend‐userpurchaser(“WarrantyPeriod”),NuForcewarrants(i)this
productagainstdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship,and(ii)thateachProduct,unmodifiedandundernormaluseandconditions,will
substantiallycomplywithNuForce’applicable
writtentechnicaldocumentationfortheProduct.NuForcereservestherighttomakesubstitutions
andmodificationsfromtimetotimeinthespecificationsofProductssoldbyNuForce,providedthatsuchsubstitutionsormodificationsdonot
materiallyaffectoverallProductperformance.
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Ifahardwaredefectexistsandavalidclaimis
receivedwithintheWarrantyPeriod,atitsoptionandtotheextentpermittedbylaw,Nuforcewill
(1)repairthehardwaredefectatnocharge,usingneworrefurbishedreplacementparts,(2)exchangetheproductwithaproductthatisnewor
whichhasbeenmanufacturedfromneworserviceableused
partsandisatleastfunctionallyequivalenttotheoriginalproduct,or(3)refundthe
purchasepriceoftheproduct.Nuforcemayrequestthatyoureplacedefectivepartswithuser‐installableneworrefurbishedpartsthatNuforce
providesinfulfillmentofitswarrantyobligation.Areplacementproduct/partassumestheremaining
warrantyoftheoriginalproductorninety
(90)daysfromthedateofreplacementorrepair,whicheverprovideslongercoverageforyou.Whenaproductorpartisexchanged,any
replacementitembecomesyourpropertyandthereplaceditembecomesNuforce'sproperty.Whenarefundisgiven,yourproductbecomes
Nuforce's
property.
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OBTAININGWARRANTYSERVICE
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IfyoupurchasedtheproductintheU.S.,delivertheproduct,atyourexpense,toanyNuforceServiceCenterlocatedintheU.S.Ifyoupurchased
theproductoutsideoftheU.S.,delivertheproducttoanyNuforceAuthorizedImporterinthecountrywhereyoupurchased
theproduct.Be
aware,however,thatnotallcountrieshaveNuforceAuthorizedServiceProviders(‘NASP’)andnotallAuthorizedServiceProvidersoutsidethe
countryofpurchasehaveallpartsorreplacementunitsfortheproduct.Iftheproductcannotberepairedorreplacedinthecountryitisin,itmay
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needtobesenttoadifferentcountryorreturnedtothecountryofpurchaseatyourexpenseforrepairorreplacement.Ifyouseekserviceina
countrythatisnotthecountryoforiginalpurchase,youwillcomplywithallapplicableimportandexportlawsandregulationsand
beresponsible
forallcustomduties,V.A.T.andotherassociatedtaxesandcharges.Whereinternationalserviceisavailable,Nuforcemayrepairorexchange
defectiveproductsandpartswithcomparableproductsandpartsthatcomplywithlocalstandards.
YoucanalwaysdelivertheproducttoNuForce’sU.S.mainservicecenterforobtaining
warrantyservice,however,youmayhavetopayforreturn
shippingcost.
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Nuforcemaysendyouuser‐installableneworrefurbishedreplacementproductorpartstoenableyoutoserviceorexchangeyourownproduct
(“DIYService”).Uponreceiptofthereplacementproductorpart,theoriginalproductorpart
becomesthepropertyofNuforceandyouagreeto
followinstructions,including,ifrequired,arrangingthereturnoforiginalproductorparttoNuforceinatimelymanner.
WhenprovidingDIYServicerequiringthereturnoftheoriginalproductorpart,Nuforcemayrequireacreditcardauthorizationassecurityfor
the
retailpriceofthereplacementproductorpartandapplicableshippingcosts.Ifyoufollowinstructions,Nuforcewillcancelthecreditcard
authorization,soyouwillnotbechargedfortheproductorpartandshippingcosts.Ifyoufailtoreturnthereplacedproductorpartasinstructed
orthereplacedproductorpartisnoteligibleforwarrantyservice,Nuforcewillchargethecreditcardfortheauthorizedamount.
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EXCLUSIONSANDLIMITATIONS
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ThisLimitedWarrantyappliesonlytohardwareproductsmanufacturedbyorforNuforcethatcanbeidentifiedbythe"Nuforce"trademark,
tradename,orlogoaffixed
tothem.TheLimitedWarrantydoesnotapplytoanynon‐Nuforcehardwareproductsoranyaccessories,evenif
packagedorsoldwithNuforcehardware.Non‐Nuforcemanufacturers,suppliers,mayprovidetheirownwarranties.Otheraccessoriesdistributed
byNuforceundertheNuforcebrandnamearenotcoveredunderthisLimited
Warranty.Thiswarrantydoesnotapply:(a)todamagecausedby
accident,abuse,misuse,misapplication,liquidcontact,fire,earthquake,non‐Nuforceproducts,orotherexternalcauses;(b)todamagecausedby
serviceperformedbyanyonewhoisnotaNASP;(c)toaproductorapartthathasbeenmodified
withoutthewrittenpermissionofNuforce;(d)
toconsumableparts,suchasbatteries,orprotectivecoatingsdesignedtodiminishovertimeunlessfailurehasoccurredduetoadefectin
materialsorworkmanship;(e)tocosmeticdamage,includingbutnotlimitedtoscratches,dents,andbrokenplasticonports;(f)
todefectscaused
bynormalwearandtearorotherwiseduetothenormalagingoftheproduct;or(g)ifanyNuforceserialnumberhasbeenremovedordefaced.
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Important:Donotopenthehardwareproduct.Openingthehardwareproductmaycausedamagethatisnotcoveredbythiswarranty.
Only
NuforceoraNASPshouldperformserviceonthishardwareproduct.
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THISWARRANTYANDREMEDIESSETFORTHABOVEAREEXCLUSIVEANDINLIEUOFALLOTHERWARRANTIES,REMEDIESANDCONDITIONS,
WHETHERORALORWRITTEN,EXPRESSORIMPLIED.NUFORCESPECIFICALLYDISCLAIMSANYANDALLIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,INCLUDING,
WITHOUTLIMITATION,WARRANTIES
OFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.IFNUFORCECANNOTLAWFULLY
DISCLAIMIMPLIEDWARRANTIESUNDERTHISLIMITEDWARRANTY,ALLSUCHWARRANTIES,INCLUDINGWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY
ANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEARELIMITEDINDURATIONTOTHEDURATIONOFTHISWARRANTY.NoNuforcereseller,agent,or
employeeisauthorizedto
makeanymodification,extension,oradditiontothiswarranty.
NUFORCEISNOTRESPONSIBLEFORDIRECT,SPECIAL,INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESRESULTINGFROMANYBREACHOFWARRANTY
ORCONDITION,ORUNDERANYOTHERLEGALTHEORY,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOLOSTPROFITS,DOWNTIME,GOODWILL,DAMAGETO
ORREPLACEMENTOFEQUIPMENTAND
PROPERTY,ANYCOSTSOFRECOVERING,REPROGRAMMING,ORREPRODUCINGANYPROGRAMORDATA
STOREDINORUSEDWITHNUFORCEPRODUCTS,ANDANYFAILURETOMAINTAINTHECONFIDENTIALITYOFDATASTOREDONTHEPRODUCT.
NUFORCESPECIFICALLYDOESNOTREPRESENTTHATITWILLBEABLETOREPAIRANYPRODUCTUNDERTHISWARRANTYORMAKE
APRODUCT
EXCHANGEWITHOUTRISKTOORLOSSOFPROGRAMSORDATA.
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