LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
WARRANTIES AGAINST HIDDEN OR LATENT DEFECTS,
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. IN SO FAR AS
SUCH WARRANTIES CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED, APPLE
LIMITS THE DURATION AND REMEDIES OF SUCH
WARRANTIES TO THE DURATION OF THIS EXPRESS
WARRANTY AND, AT APPLE’S OPTION, THE REPAIR
OR REPLACEMENT SERVICES DESCRIBED BELOW.
SOME STATES (COUNTRIES AND PROVINCES) DO NOT
ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED
WARRANTY (OR CONDITION) LASTS, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
WHAT IS COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY? Apple
warrants the Apple-branded hardware product and
accessories contained in the original packaging
(“Apple Product”) against defects in materials and
workmanship when used normally in accordance
with Apple’s published guidelines for a period
of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of original retail
purchase by the end-user purchaser (“Warranty
Period”). Apple’s published guidelines include
but are not limited to information contained in
technical specications, user manuals and service
communications.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY? This
warranty does not apply to any non-Apple branded
hardware products or any software, even if packaged
or sold with Apple hardware. Manufacturers,
suppliers, or publishers, other than Apple, may
provide their own warranties to you but Apple, in so
far as permitted by law, provides their products “AS
IS”. Software distributed by Apple with or without the
Apple brand (including, but not limited to system
software) is not covered by this warranty. Please
refer to the licensing agreement accompanying the
software for details of your rights with respect to its
use. Apple does not warrant that the operation of
the Apple Product will be uninterrupted or error-free.
Apple is not responsible for damage arising from
failure to follow instructions relating to the Apple
Product’s use.
This warranty does not apply: (a) to consumable
parts, such as batteries or protective coatings
that are designed to diminish over time, unless
failure has occurred due to a defect in materials or
workmanship; (b) to cosmetic damage, including
but not limited to scratches, dents and broken
plastic on ports; (c) to damage caused by use
with another product; (d) to damage caused
by accident, abuse, misuse, liquid contact, re,
earthquake or other external cause; (e) to damage
caused by operating the Apple Product outside
Apple’s published guidelines; (f) to damage
caused by service (including upgrades and
expansions) performed by anyone who is not a
representative of Apple or an Apple Authorized
Service Provider (“AASP”); (g) to an Apple Product
that has been modied to alter functionality
or capability without the written permission of
Apple; (h) to defects caused by normal wear and
tear or otherwise due to the normal aging of the
Apple Product, or (i) if any serial number has been
removed or defaced from the Apple Product.
IMPORTANT RESTRICTION Apple may restrict
warranty service to the country where Apple or its
Authorized Distributors originally sold the Apple
Product.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES YOU SHOULD MAKE
PERIODIC BACKUP COPIES OF THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED ON THE APPLE PRODUCT’S STORAGE
MEDIA TO PROTECT THE CONTENTS AND AS A
PRECAUTION AGAINST POSSIBLE OPERATIONAL
FAILURES.
Before receiving warranty service, Apple or its agents
may require that you furnish proof of purchase
details, respond to questions designed to assist
with diagnosing potential issues and follow Apple’s
procedures for obtaining warranty service. Before
submitting your Apple Product for warranty service
you should maintain a separate backup copy of the
contents of its storage media, remove all personal
information that you want to protect and disable all
security passwords.
DURING WARRANTY SERVICE THE CONTENTS
OF THE STORAGE MEDIA WILL BE DELETED AND
REFORMATTED. APPLE AND ITS AGENTS ARE
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF SOFTWARE
PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION
CONTAINED ON THE STORAGE MEDIA OR ANY OTHER
PART OF THE APPLE PRODUCT SERVICED.
Following warranty service your Apple Product or
a replacement product will be returned to you as
your Apple Product was congured when originally
purchased, subject to applicable updates. Apple
may install system software updates as part of
warranty service that will prevent the Apple Product
from reverting to an earlier version of the system
software. Third party applications installed on the
Apple Product may not be compatible or work with
the Apple Product as a result of the system software
update. You will be responsible for reinstalling all
other software programs, data and information.
Recovery and reinstallation of other software
programs, data and information are not covered
under this warranty.
Important: Do not open the Apple Product.
Opening the Apple Product may cause damage
that is not covered by this warranty. Only Apple
or an AASP should perform service on this Apple
Product.