GBICS.com Limited Lifetime Warranty – Advanced Replacement
Overview
GBICS.com Optical Transceivers, Active Optical Cable and Direct Attach Cables.
GBICS.com (GBICS) branded optical transceivers (the “product(s)”) have a limited lifetime warranty and are warranted against defects in materials and manufacture to the original purchaser for so long as GBICS/or its supplier continues to manufacture the purchased product.
This lifetime limited warranty applies only to the original purchaser; it may not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise.
Advanced Replacement Warranty Service: Under the terms of the Limited Lifetime Warranty, GBICS will ship a replacement unit directly to you if the product you purchased is diagnosed as defective. On receiving the replacement unit, you will be required to return the defective unit back to GBICS, in the packaging that arrives with the replacement unit, within a defined period of time, normally five (5) days. GBICS will incur all shipping and insurance costs to return the defective unit to GBICS. Failure to return the defective unit may result in GBICS billing you for the replacement unit.
GBICS.com Limited Lifetime Warranty
The sole remedy for defects in materials or manufacture of the Product shall be repair or replacement of the product, at GBICS option. To receive factory service under this warranty, contact your point of purchase for return authorisation and shipping instructions.
Except for the limited warranties set forth above, GBICS and its affiliates disclaim all other warranties, express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
The disclaimer in this paragraph shall not be limited to the original purchaser; it shall also apply to any subsequent purchaser or other applicable party.
In no event shall GBICS or any of its affiliates have any liability for any incidental, special, indirect, or consequential damages. In addition, in no event shall the liability of GBICS or its affiliates for any damages arising out of or in connection with the product exceed the amount paid or payable by you for the product principally responsible for such damages. The limitations of liability herein shall apply to any damages regardless of the theory of liability, whether derived from contract, tort (including but not limited to negligence), or otherwise, even if GBICS or its affiliates has been advised of the possibility of such damages and regardless of whether the limited remedies hereunder fail of their essential purpose. The limitation of liability in this paragraph shall not be limited to the original purchaser; it shall also apply to any subsequent purchaser or other applicable party.
Duration of Hardware Warranty: As long as the original End User continues to own or use the Product. In the event of discontinuance of product manufacture, GBICS warranty support is limited to one (1) year from the announcement of discontinuance.
GBICS.com reserves the right to refund the purchase price as its exclusive warranty remedy.
To Receive a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) Number: Please contact the party from whom you purchased the product. If you purchased the product directly from GBICS.com, contact your GBICS.com Sales and Service Representative.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN THIS WARRANTY SECTION, ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, NON-INTERFERENCE, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, LAW, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY GBICS.COM, ITS SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS. TO THE EXTENT AN IMPLIED WARRANTY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, SUCH WARRANTY IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE EXPRESS WARRANTY PERIOD. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. THESE WARRANTIES GIVE CUSTOMER SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND CUSTOMER MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
This disclaimer and exclusion shall apply even if the express warranty set forth above fails of its essential purpose.