SIGMA'S AMERICAS LIMITED WARRANTY
ENGLISH
SIGMA
Manufacturer's
Limited
Warranty
THIS
IS
THE
AMERICAS
ONE
YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
(VALID
IN
THE
ANQUILLA,
ANTIQUA
, ARGENTINA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, BARBADOS, BELIZE,
BERMUDA
, BOLIVIA,
BRAZIL,
CANADA,
CAYMAN
, CHILE, COLOMBIA,
COSTA
RICA, DOMINICA, DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC,
ECUADOR,
EL
SALVADOR,
GRENADA,
GUATEMALA,
GUYANA,
HAITI,
HONDURAS,
JAMAICA, MEXICO,
MONTSERRAT,
NICARAGUA,
PANAMA,
PARAGUAY,
PERU,
PUERTO
RICO
,
ST
. KITTS,
ST
. LUCIA,
ST.
MARTIN,
ST.
VINCENT, SURINAM,
TRINIDAD,
TURKS & CAICOS,
URUGUAY,
U.S.A
.,
U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS, VENEZUELA).
Only
valid for products that have been imported into the relevant Americas territory
by
an
authorised SIGMA importer.
Manufacturer's warranty provided by SIGMA Corporation
of
Japan, 2-4-16 Kurigi,
Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 215-8530 Japan.
This warranty is in addition to any existing statutory rights, and nothing in this warranty
will affect any
of
the consumer's statutory rights.
SIGMA provides the consumer with its own manufacturer's warranty for this product, for
a period
of
one year from the initial sale date, subject
to
the following conditions:
•
Should
the product exhibit deficiencies during
thi
s warranty period
on
account of material or
manufacturing defects, it will
be
repaired free of charge according
to
our best judgement or it
will
be
replaced with a defect-free product.
-~
• Tile prerequisite for claiming under this manufacturer's warranty
is
proof of the purchase date,
which
can
be
proven
by
submitting the original purchase receipt together
with
the original
SIGMA
warranty
card,
duly completed
by
the
dealer.
•
Repair
under
this
warranty must
be
carried
out
by
one
of
SIGMA's
own
repair workshops or
by
an
authorised
workshop
,
to
which
the
defected
piece
of equipment
should
be
sent
carriage
paid
.
Costs for repairs that
are
carried out
by
an
unauthorised workshop
will
not
be
reimbursed.
•
Repairs
under this warranty take place
at
authorized service stations, and length of time for
repairs
in
countries without such stations should account for time of transportation of product
to
such
a station.
•
Spare
parts
are
stored for a regulated period of time. After this
time
has
elapsed, if
these
spare
parts
are
depleted then it
may
prove impossible
to
carry
out
repairs
even
within the
specified
one
year period
from
data
of purchase. SIGMA may return unrepaired products after
inspection, or when
the
product
is
evaluated
as
unserviceable due
to
unavailability of
parts
,
or
repair
is
rejected after quotation,
or
other
reason
.
•
This
warranty does
not
apply
to
damage, defects or malfunctions caused
by
use
not
in
compliance with the instructions, improper
use,
impact,
being
dropped
or
contamination
caused
by
, for example, moisture,
sand
,
dust,
dirt or battery leakage.
•
This
warranty also does not apply
to
damage caused
by
or exacerbated
by
improper attempts
at
repair.
•
This
warranty does
not
include the
repair,
maintenance or replacement
of
components,
which
are
damaged or worn out
in
the regular course of normal
use.
•
This
warranty does not apply
to
any accessories, consumables
and
any software.
•
This
warranty does not apply
to
products
which
have been serviced
or
modified
by
anyone
other than authorized
SIGMA service stations.
•
This
warranty does
not
apply
to
defects caused
by
use
of accessories, attachments, products,
parts
or devices which do not conform
to
SIGMA specification. This warranty expires if
alterations
to
the product
are
undertaken without the express written approval
of
SIGMA.
--
• No claims under this warranty can be
made
if the model description and/or serial number has
been
removed, altered or rendered illegible.
This warranty is not transferable. This warranty only applies to those
SIGMA products
for which this warranty card has been issued.
SIGMA is only liable for damages based
on compelling, statutory
regulations, in particular in accordance with the terms
of
the
relevant product liability law, but not limited hereunto, and is only responsible for
repairing those
SIGMA products. In particular claims under this warranty do not include
replacement claims for destroyed films, wasted development costs, data
Joss,
batteries,
travel expenses, loss
of
income, fees
or
other consequential losses
of
any kind caused
by the material defect.
You
have responsibility to back up any data, as it may be lost
during repair.
All customer settings may also be lost due to repair.
All other warranties,
in
particular assumed warranties, which have been given by third
parties
in
an express
or
implied manner, are not binding on SIGMA, but rather
on
those
who have given these warranties.
Insofar as the buyer has acquired the SIGMA product as a consumer as per the
Jaw
, this
manufacturer's warranty does not affect his country-specific statutory rights arising
hereunder against the seller.
Important Notes
Upon purchase. please check that the dealer's name and date
of
purchase are shown
on the Warranty
Sticker.
If
they are not shown, please contact the dealer immediately.
Please attach the Warranty Sticker
to
the dedicated [Warranty Sticker column]
on
this sheet.
Only when this sticker is attached will this become an approved formal warranty card.
Please keep this warranty card in a safe place.
SIGMA is not liable for its loss and does
not issue any duplicates.
If
the product needs to be repaired, please send it in shock-proof packaging, with a
detailed description
of
the defect as well as the completed warranty card, the original
purchase receipt and, if possible, illustrative images that demonstrate the problem to the
authorised service centre responsible for your country.
In your own interest, please
ensure that the package is adequately insured.
SIGMA only accepts carriage-paid
packages which also cover the return cost
of
repaired products. Should you wish to
send your equipment carriage unpaid, please return it to the contracting party from the
purchase contract, i.e. your supplier.
Should SIGMA establish that, for any equipment returned under these warranty terms, a
claim for free-of-charge repair or replacement is not justified, the customer will be informed
of
this together with the likely repair costs. Should the customer not place a corresponding
repair order within two weeks the equipment
will be returned
to
him unrepaired.
For further information regarding service centers, and coverage areas to which each
regional warranty is applicable, please visit the following link.
http://sigma-photo.co.jp/english/networklindex.htm
FRAN~AIS
Garantie contractuelle limitee du fabricant
SIGMA
LA
PRESENTE GARANTIE D'UN
AN
EST LIMITEE AUX
PAYS
DU
CONTINENT AMERICAIN
(VALIDE
EN
ANGUILLA, ANTIGUA, ARGENTINE, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,
LA
BARBADE,
BELIZE, BERMUDES, BOLIVIE, BRESIL, CANADA,
CAYMAN,
CHill
, COLOMBIE,
COSTA
RICA,
DOMINIQUE, REPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE, EQUATEUR,
SALVADOR,
LA
GRENADE,
GUATEMALA,
GUYANE,
HAITI, HONDURAS, JAMAQUE, MEXIQUE, MONTSERRAT,
NICARAGUA,
PANAMA
,
PARAGUAY,
PEROU,
PORTO
RICO
,
ST.
KITTS,
ST.
LUCIE,
ST.
MARTIN,
ST.
VINCENT, SURINAM, TRINIDAD, TURKS & CAICOS,
URUGUAY,
U.S
.
A.
, ILES
HKA130402
SIGMA
VIERGES
U.S
., VENEZUELA).
Valide
seulement pour les produits importes dans les pays americains concernes par un
importateur
SIGMA autorise.
Garantie contractuelle SIGMA
La presente garantie ne s'applique qu'aux produits ayant ete importes legalement dans
le pays de residence de l'acheteur.
Garantie constructeur mondiale fournie par SIGMA Corporation
of
Japan, 2-4-16
Kurigi, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 215-8530 Japan.
lndependamment des droits legaux du consommateur existant dans le pays d'achat du
produit,
SIGMA assure a l'acheteur initial
Ia
presente garantie contractuelle pour une
periode d'un an
a compter de
Ia
date d'achat, aux conditions suivantes :
•
Si
le
produit presents
un
defaut de pieces
ou
de
montage durant
Ia
periode
de
garantie,
il
sera repare sans
coOt
de
main
d'oeuvre
ou
de pieces,
ou
remplace, selon
le
choix
du
fabricant
ou
de
son
representant.
•
Les
documents requis pour l'application
de
Ia
garantie sont
Ia
preuve de
Ia
date d'achat,
signifiee par
le
re~u
original
(ou
Ia
facture), jointe a
Ia
carte de garantie SIGMA
dOment
completee et tamponnee par
le
revendeur.
•
La
reparation doit etre assuree par
un
reparateur agree par SIGMA. auquel
le
produit aura
ete envoye
en
port
paye
.
Les
frais de reparation engages par
un
atelier
non
agree
ne
sauraient eire
pris
en
charge
ou
rembourses.
•
La
presents garantie ne couvre
pas
les
degats, detauts
ou
dysfonctionnements resultant d'un
usage
non
conforme
au
manuel d'instruction
ou
inapproprie, d'un choc
ou
de salissures telles
que
Ia
moisissure,
le
sable,
Ia
poussiere
au
un
ecoulement de batterie.
•
La
garantie
ne
s'applique
pas
pour
les
dommages causes
ou
accentues par
une
tentative de
reparation inappropriee.
•
La
garantie
ne
s'applique
pas
a
Ia
reparation,
au
remplacement,
ou
a l'entretien de
composants endommages
du
fait d'une utilisation anormale
du
produit.
•
La
garantie
est
caduque
si
une
modification
du
produit est entreprise sans I' accord explicite
du
fabricant.
• Aucune demande
ne
sera prise
en
consideration
si
le
nom
du
produit
eUou
le
numero de
serie ont
ete
enleves, alteres
ou
rendus illisibles.
Cette
garantie n'est pas transferable. Elle ne s'applique qu'aux produits SIGMA livres avec
une carte de garantie.
SIGMA n'est responsable que des defauts relevant directement
de ses obligations
et
du respect des lois, en particulier sur
Ia
conformite des produits
avec las normes en vigueur. Cette garantie ne couvre en aucun cas les demandes de
remboursement de sommes telles que
Je
remplacement de films endommages, le
coOt
de developpement inutilisables, des partes de donnees, des frais de voyages, des pertes
de revenus, des surcoOts au des pertes economiques consecutifs
a un defaut du materiel.
Las garanties autres que
Ia
presents garantie constructeur, notamment callas qui
auraient
ete accordees par una tierce partie, de maniere explicite au implicite, ne
sauraient
Jier
SIGMA en aucune maniere,
et
n'engagent que leurs auteurs.
Dans
Ia
mesure au l'acheteur a acquis
Je
produit SIGMA en tant que consommateur,
cette garantie contractuelle n'affecte pas les droits du consommateur
vis-a-vis de son
revendeur, prevus par
Ia
loi en vigueur dans le pays ou le produit a ate achete.
Remarques importantes
Lars de l'achat, verifiez que
Je
nom du revendeur et
Ia
date d'achat figurent sur
l'autocollant de garantie. Dans le cas contraire, contactez votre revendeur.
Veuillez placer l'autocollant de garantie
a l'emplacement [Warranty Sticker] reserve a
cet effet. La presente carte de garantie n'est valide que si elle comporte l'autocollant.
Veuillez garder
Ia
carte de garantie dans un lieu
sOr.
SIGMA ne saurait etre tenu pour
responsable de sa
perle
et
ne fournit aucun duplicata.
Si le produit necessite d'etre repare, veuillez le reporter chez votre revendeur, ou
l'envoyer directement
a un centre de reparation agree dans votre pays de residence,
protege par un emballage approprie, avec une description detaillee du defaut constate,
accompagne si possible de
cliches, et en joignant
Ia
carte de garantie, ainsi que Ia
preuve d'achat. Dans votre propre interet, verifiez que l'envoi est correctement assure.
SIGMA n'accepte que les envois en port paye.
S'il
est etabli par SIGMA qu'un produit est retourne aux fins d'application de cette
garantie de maniere
injustifiee, le consommateur en sera informe par l'etablissement
d'un davis correspondent aux frais
a engager pour
Ia
remise en etat. Si ce devis n'est
pas accepte sous un
delai de deux semaines,
Je
produit lui sera retourne non repare.
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