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HARDWARE DEV ICE. THE FOREGO ING APPLIES EVEN IF MI CROSOFT OR ANY SUPPLIER, AFFILIATE OR AGENT HA S BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POS SIBILITY OF SU CH LOSSES OR DAMAGES; AND E VEN IN THE EVENT OF FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE ), STRICT OR PROD UCT LIABILI TY, MISREPRESENTATION OR OTHER RE ASON.
Some jurisd ictions do not all ow the exclusion or limitation of incid ental or conse quential dama ges, so the abov e limitation or
exclusions m any not apply to You.
D. EXCLUSIONS FROM COVER AGE. This Limited Warrant y shall not apply an d Microsoft has no liability un der this Limite d
Warranty if th e SOFTWARE or Ha rdware Devi ce:
- is used for comm ercial purpos es (includin g rental or leas e) or purposes beyond the scope of the SO FTWARE lice nse;
- is modied or tampered with ;
- is damaged by Ac ts of God, power su rge, misuse, ab use, negligence, accident, wear and tear, mishan dling, misapplication,
or other caus es unrelated to defects in the Ha rdware Device or the SOFTWAR E;
- is damaged by pr ograms, data, viruses , or les, or during sh ipments or tran smissions;
- is not used in accor dance with the acc ompanying doc umentation an d use instruc tions; or
- is repaired , modied or alte red by other than a Microsoft auth orized rep air center and the una uthorized ce nter causes or
contributes to any defect or dam age.
This Limite d Warranty does n ot include any warranty regarding legal right s or abilities, such as any warrant y regarding tit le,
quiet enjoym ent or lack of infrin gement.
E. REGISTR ATION. You need not reg ister Your acquisition of the SOFT WARE and Hardware Device for the Limi ted Warranty
to be effec tive.
F. BENEFICIARY. To the extent allowed by applicable law, th e Limited Warrant y is only made to You, the r st license d user
of the SOFT WARE or purchase r of the Hardware De vice, and there are no third part y beneci aries of the Limite d Warranty.
Except as re quired by law, this Lim ited Warrant y is not intended for and does not apply to anyone else, including anyone to
whom You make any transf er as authoriz ed in the Agreeme nt.
G. FURTHER INF ORMATION. Micros oft is the warra ntor under this Lim ited Warrant y. To receive instruct ions for obtain ing
perfor mance of this Limit ed Warranty You must e ither contac t the Microsof t subsidiar y servin g Your country, or write to:
Microsof t Sales Inform ation Center, One Micr osoft Way, Redmon d, WA 98052-6399, USA , or visit Microsoft on the Worl d
Wide Web at http: //www.microsoft.com .
You must also:
1. Submit proo f of payment in the form of a bona de, dated re ceipt, or invoice (or a copy) evidencing th at You are the
benecia ry of this Limite d Warranty and that Your request for a rem edy is made with in the Warranty Per iod;
2. Follow Micros oft’s shipp ing and other ins tructions if i t determines th at all or part of Your Hardw are Device or SOF TWARE
requires r eturn. To obtain the Lim ited Warrant y perform ance, You must take or del iver the item in eith er its original
packaging o r packaging that pr ovides an equa l degree of prote ction to the loc ation speci ed by Microsof t. Except as
otherw ise require d by legislation in Your jurisdiction , costs assoc iated with trans port (incl uding packagi ng) for warrant y
servi ce shall be at Your expens e.
3. Delete or re move any les or data You cons ider private or condential prior to sending the it em to Microsof t.
Failure to follow th e above instru ctions may res ult in delays, ca use You to incur additional charges, or may vo id Your
warrant y.
This Limite d Warranty gives You specic legal righ ts and You may also have othe r rights which var y from juris diction to
jurisdic tion. Where any te rm of this Limited War ranty is proh ibited by such laws , it shall be null and void, but the remaind er
of the Limited Warranty shall re main in full force an d effect if it s allocation of r isks is not mater ially disturbed.