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Provisions of warranty
1. If this product proves to be defective, although it has been used properly (in accordance with the
written Handling Care and Operating instructions supplied with it), during a period of two years
from the date of purchase from an authorized Olympus distributor within the business area of
Olympus Imaging Europa GmbH as stipulated on the website: http://www.olympus.com this
product will be repaired, or at Olympus’s option replaced, free of charge. To claim under this
warranty the customer must take the product and this Warranty Certificate before the end of the
two year warranty period to the dealer where the product was purchased or any other Olympus
service station within the business area of Olympus Imaging Europa GmbH as stipulated on the
website: http://www.olympus.com. During the one year period of the World Wide Warranty the
customer may turn the product in at any Olympus service station. Please notice that not in all
countries such Olympus service station exists.
2. The customer shall transport the product to the dealer or Olympus authorized service station at
his own risk and shall be responsible for any costs incurred in transporting the product.
3. This warranty does not cover the following and the customer will be required to pay repair
charge, even for defects occurring within the warranty period referred to above.
(a) Any defect that occurs due to mishandling (such as an operation performed that is not
mentioned in the Handling Care or other sections of the instructions, etc.)
(b) Any defect that occurs due to repair, modification, cleaning, etc. performed by anyone other
than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station.
(c) Any defect or damage that occurs due to transport, a falI, shock, etc. after purchase of the
product.
(d) Any defect or damage that occurs due to fire, earthquake, flood damage, thunderbolt, other
natural disasters, environmental pollution and irregular voltage sources.
(e) Any defect that occurs due to careless or improper storage (such as keeping the product
under conditions of high temperature and humidity, near insect repellents such as
naphthalene or harmful drugs, etc.), improper maintenance, etc.
(f) Any defect that occurs due to exhausted batteries, etc.
(g) Any defect that occurs due to sand, mud, etc. entering the inside of the product casing.
(h) When this Warranty Certificate is not returned with the product.
(i) When any alterations whatsoever are made to the Warranty Certificate regarding the year,
month and date of purchase, the customer’s name, the dealer’s name, and the serial
number.
(j) When proof of purchase is not presented with this Warranty Certificate.
4. This Warranty applies to the product only; the Warranty does not apply to any other accessory
equipment, such as the case, strap, lens cap and batteries.
5. Olympus’s sole liability under this warranty shall be limited to repairing or replacing the product.
Any liability for indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind incurred or suffered by the
customer due to a defect of the product, and in particular any loss or damage caused to any
lenses, films, other equipment or accessories used with the product or for any loss resulting from
a delay in repair or loss of data, is excluded. Compelling regulations by law remain unaffected
by this.
Notes regarding warranty maintenance
1. This warranty will only be valid if the Warranty Certificate is duly completed by Olympus or an
authorized dealer or other documents contain sufficient proof. Therefore, please make sure that
your name, the name of the dealer, the serial number and the year, month and date of purchase
are all completed or the original invoice or the sales receipt (indicating the dealer’s name, the
date of purchase and product type) is attached to this Warranty Certificate. Olympus reserves
the right to refuse free-of-charge service if neither Warranty Certificate is completed nor the
above document is attached or if the information contained in it is incomplete or illegible.
2. Since this Warranty Certificate will not be re-issued, keep it in a safe place.
* Please refer to the list on the website: http://www.olympus.com for the authorized international
Olympus service network.
Disclaimer of Warranty
Olympus makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, by or concerning
any content of these written materials or software, and in no event shall be liable for any impelled
warranty purchase are all completed or the original invoice or the sales receipt of merchantability or
fitness for any particular purpose or for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages (including
but not limited to damages for loss of business profits, business interruption and loss of business
information) arising from the use of inability to use these written materials or software. Some states
do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the
above limitations may not apply to you.
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