14 Guarantee Terms
Note
•In order to apply the guarantee, you should contact your retailer or Philips helpdesk at 0845 090 0315* or visit www.philips.co.uk/support
•Proof of purchase will be required. Should any malfunctioning arise, the retailer or Philips helpdesk will advise you what to do.
If you bought your equipment from Philips directly, the following shall apply:
1)Philips undertakes to remedy by repair, free of charge for labour and replacement parts, any defects in the equipment during a period of twenty four (24) months from the date of original delivery of the equipment, where those defects are a result of faulty workmanship. During this
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Document and to the extent permitted by law, Philips makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, statuette or otherwise, and to such extent, all terms and conditions implied by law are hereby excluded. This guarantee does not affect the Customer's statutory rights.
2)Exclusions from Guarantee
Philips shall have no liability under the guarantee in respect of:
•damage, defects breakdown or malfunction due to:
•failure to properly follow the installation process and instructions for use, or
•an external cause to the equipment (including but not limited to, lightning, fire, shock or water damage of any nature), or
•modifications made without the written approval of Philips, or
•a failure or neglect to maintain the equipment or inappropriate maintenance, or
•unsuitable operating conditions, particularly of temperature and humidity, or
•repair or maintenance of the equipment by persons not authorised by Philips,
•the removal and/or destruction of the label positioned on the fixation screw of the lower plastic cover,
•wear and tear from normal daily use of the equipment and its accessories,
•damage due to insufficient or bad packaging of equipment when returned to Philips,
•supply of new versions of software,
•work on any equipment or software modified or added without the prior written consent of Philips,
•malfunctions not resulting from the Equipment or from software installed in user workstations for the purpose of use of the equipment,
•communication problems related to an unsuitable environment, including:
•problems related to access and/or connection to the Internet such as interruptions by access networks or malfunction of the line used by the subscriber or his correspondent,
•transmission faults (for example poor geographical coverage by radio transmitters, interference or poor line quality),
•the local network fault (wiring, servers, workstations) or the failure of the transmission network,
•the normal servicing (as defined in the user guide supplied with the equipment) as well as malfunctioning due to servicing not being carried out, servicing costs are in any event always borne by the customer.
* 3.95 pence per minute from all fixed lines, tariff cost effective from 01/09/2009
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