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Appendix
LIMITED WARRANTY
LIMITED WARRANTY
EIZO Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “
EIZO
”) and distributors authorized by EIZO (hereinafter referred to as the
“
Distributors
”) warrant, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this limited warranty (hereinafter referred to as the
“
Warranty
”), to the original purchaser (hereinafter referred to as the “
Original Purchaser
”) who purchased the product
specifi ed in this document (hereinafter referred to as the “
Product
”) from EIZO or Distributors, that EIZO and Distributors
shall, at their sole discretion, either repair or replace the Product at no charge if the Original Purchaser becomes aware
within the Warranty Period (defi ned below) that the Product malfunctions or is damaged in the course of normal use of
the Product in accordance with the description in the instruction manual attached to the Product (hereinafter referred to
as the “
User’s Manual
”).
The period of this Warranty is limited to (i) five (5) years from the date of purchase of the Product; or, limited to the
expiration of (ii) 30,000 hours of its use of the Product (hereinafter referred to as the “
Warranty Period
”). However, the
brightness of the Product shall be warranted only if the Product has been used within the recommended brightness
described in the User’s Manual. The Warranty Period for the brightness is also limited to fi ve (5) years from the date of
purchase of the Product subject to the usage time being less than or equal to 10,000 hours. EIZO and Distributors shall
bear no liability or obligation with regard to the Product in relation to the Original Purchaser or any third parties other than
as provided under this Warranty.
EIZO and Distributors will cease to hold or store any parts (excluding design parts) of the Product upon the expiration of
fi ve (5) years after the production of such parts is discontinued. In repairing the monitor, EIZO and Distributors will use
renewal parts which comply with our QC standards. If the unit cannot be repaired due to its condition or the stockout of
a relevant part, EIZO and Distributors may offer the replacement by a product with equivalent performance instead of
repairing it.
The Warranty is valid only in the countries or territories where the Distributors are located. The Warranty does not restrict
any legal rights of the Original Purchaser.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Warranty, EIZO and Distributors shall have no obligation under this Warranty
whatsoever in any of the cases as set forth below:
(a) Any defect of the Product caused by freight damage, modifi cation, alteration, abuse, misuse, accident, incorrect
installation, disaster, faulty maintenance and/or improper repair by third party other than EIZO and Distributors;
(b) Any incompatibility of the Product due to possible technical innovations and/or regulations;
(c) Any deterioration of the sensor;
(d) Any deterioration of display performance caused by the deterioration of expendable parts such as the LCD panel
and/or backlight, etc. (e.g. changes in brightness, changes in brightness uniformity, changes in color, changes in
color uniformity, defects in pixels including burnt pixels, etc.);
(e) Any deterioration of the Product caused by the use at higher brightness than the recommended brightness
described in the User’s Manual;
(f) Any defect of the Product caused by external equipment;
(g) Any defect of the Product on which the original serial number has been altered or removed;
(h) Any normal deterioration of the product, particularly that of consumables, accessories, and/or attachments (e.g.
buttons, rotating parts, cables, User’s Manual, etc.); and
(i) sAny deformation, discoloration, and/or warp of the exterior of the product including that of the surface of the LCD
panel.
To obtain service under the Warranty, the Original Purchaser must deliver the Product, freight prepaid, in its original
package or other adequate package affording an equal degree of protection, assuming the risk of damage and/or loss
in transit, to the local Distributor. The Original Purchaser must present proof of purchase of the Product and the date of
such purchase when requesting services under the Warranty.
The Warranty Period for any replaced and/or repaired product under this Warranty shall expire at the end of the original
Warranty Period.
EIZO OR DISTRIBUTORS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO, OR LOSS OF, DATA OR OTHER
INFORMATION STORED IN ANY MEDIA OR ANY PART OF ANY PRODUCT RETURNED TO EIZO OR DISTRIBUTORS
FOR REPAIR.
EIZO AND DISTRIBUTORS MAKE NO FURTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO
THE PRODUCT AND ITS QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
USE. IN NO EVENT SHALL EIZO OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGE WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF PROFIT, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY
LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR IN ANY CONNECTION WITH THE
PRODUCT, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN
IF EIZO OR DISTRIBUTORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS EXCLUSION
ALSO INCLUDES ANY LIABILITY WHICH MAY ARISE OUT OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST THE ORIGINAL
PURCHASER. THE ESSENCE OF THIS PROVISION IS TO LIMIT THE POTENTIAL LIABILITY OF EIZO AND
DISTRIBUTORS ARISING OUT OF THIS LIMITEDWARRANTY AND/OR SALES.
