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stipulated by the Authorized Reseller or D-Link Branch Office nearest to the place of
purchase.
If the product proves defective within the applicable warranty period, D-Link will provide
repair or replacement of the product. D-Link shall have the sole discretion whether to
repair or replace, and replacement product may be new or reconditioned. Replacement
product shall be of equivalent or better specifications, relative to the defective product,
but need not be identical. Any product or part repaired by D-Link pursuant to this
warranty shall have a warranty period of not less than 90 days, from date of such repair,
irrespective of any earlier expiration of original warranty period. When D-Link provides
replacement, then the defective product becomes the property of D-Link.
After an RMA number is issued, the defective product must be packaged securely in the
original or other suitable shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in transit,
and the RMA number must be prominently marked on the outside of the package. The
package must be mailed or otherwise shipped to D-Link with all costs of
mailing/shipping/insurance prepaid. D-Link shall never be responsible for any software,
firmware, information, or memory data of Purchaser contained in, stored on, or
integrated with any product returned to D-Link pursuant to this warranty.
Any package returned to D-Link without an RMA number will be rejected and shipped
back to Purchaser at Purchaser's expense, and D-Link reserves the right in such a case
to levy a reasonable handling charge in addition mailing or shipping costs.
Software:
D-Link warrants that its software products will perform in substantial conformance with
the applicable product documentation provided by D-Link with such software product, for
a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from D-Link or its Authorized
Reseller. D-Link warrants the magnetic media, on which D-Link provides its software
product, against failure during the same warranty period. This warranty applies to
purchased software, and to replacement software provided by D-Link pursuant to this
warranty, but shall not apply to any update or replacement which may be provided for
download via the Internet, or to any update which may otherwise be provided free of
charge.
D-Link's sole obligation under this software warranty shall be to replace any defective
software product with product which substantially conforms to D-Link's applicable product
documentation. Purchaser assumes responsibility for the selection of appropriate
application and system/platform software and associated reference materials. D-Link
makes no warranty that its software products will work in combination with any hardware,
or any application or system/platform software product provided by any third party,
excepting only such products as are expressly represented, in D-Link's applicable product
documentation as being compatible. D-Link's obligation under this warranty shall be a
reasonable effort to provide compatibility, but D-Link shall have no obligation to provide
compatibility when there is fault in the third-party hardware or software. D-Link makes no
