Limited Warranty Statement
Sony Personal Entertainment Organizer Warranty
The limited warranty on your hardware covers parts and labor against defects in
material or workmanship for a period of three months from the original date of
purchase. You can extend the warranty period for an additional nine months by
registering your CLIE handheld. See “Customer registration” in Read This First. Once
you register your CLIE handheld, the limited warranty period is twelve months from
the original date of purchase.
For the purpose of this Limited Warranty “SONY” means SONY ELECTRONICS
INC. for Products purchased in the United States of America. SONY warrants this
CLIE handheld hardware product (“the Product”) against defects in material or
workmanship as follows:
1. Labor: For a period of ninety (90) calendar days from the original date of purchase from
SONY or a SONY authorized reseller, SONY will repair defects in material or
workmanship in the Product at no charge, or pay the associated labor charges to a SONY
authorized service facility. The ninety (90) day warranty period is extendible only to the
original purchaser, for an additional period of nine (9) months, for a total of twelve (12)
months from date of purchase when the Product is registered electronically prior to the
expiry of ninety (90) days from the original date of purchase. After the applicable period
you must pay for all labor charges.
2. Parts: For a period of ninety (90) calendar days from the original date of purchase from
SONY or a SONY authorized reseller, SONY will supply, at no charge, new or rebuilt,
at SONY’s option, replacement parts in exchange for defective parts. Any replacement
parts will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or ninety (90)
calendar days from installation by SONY’s authorized service facility, whichever is
longer. The ninety (90) day warranty period is extendible only to the original
purchaser, for an additional period of nine (9) months, for a total of twelve (12) months
from date of purchase when the Product is registered prior to the expiry of ninety (90)
days from the original date of purchase. All defective parts replaced under this
Limited Warranty will become the property of SONY.
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Limited Warranty Statement
This Limited Warranty covers only the hardware components packaged with the
Product. It does not cover the technical assistance for hardware or software usage and
it does not cover any software products whether or not contained in the Product.
SONY excludes all warranties express or implied in respect of any software provided
with the product and any such software is provided AS IS unless expressly provided
for in any enclosed software limited warranty. Please refer to the End User License
Agreements included with the Product for your rights and obligations with respect to
the software.
This Limited Warranty is non-transferable. Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale
(which is evidence that the Product is within the warranty period) must be presented to
obtain warranty service. In addition, if replacement parts are required and you wish to
receive the most expedient service available, you will be required to provide SONY with
a credit card authorization to bill your credit card in the event you fail to return the
original parts in the postage-paid envelope we provide. The credit card will only be
charged for SONY’s list price for the part if the original part has not been returned within
thirty (30) days.
With respect of certain components you may be entitled to express warranty service
during the warranty period, subject to certain restriction. Please contact SONY as
indicated below for further information.
With respect to all service provided, it is your responsibility prior to Product service to
backup the data stored in its memory. It is likely that the contents of the memory will
be lost or reformatted in the course of service and SONY will not be responsible for any
damage to or loss of any programs, data or other information stored on any media or
any part of any Product serviced hereunder or any consequential damages resulting
therefrom.
IF DURING THE REPAIR OF THE PRODUCT THE CONTENTS OF THE MEMORY
ARE ALTERED, DELETED OR IN ANY WAY MODIFIED, SONY IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE WHATSOEVER. YOUR PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU
CONFIGURED AS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF
SOFTWARE AND ANY SUBSEQUENT REVISION).
Be sure to remove all third party hardware, software, features, parts, options,
alterations, and attachments not warranted by SONY prior to sending the Product to
SONY for service. SONY is not liable for any loss or damage to these items.
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