ZIPPER MASCHINEN GmbH www.Zipper-Maschinen.at 41ZI-HDR40V-AKKU22 WARRANTY GUIDELINES1.) Warranty:Company ZIPPER Maschinen GmbH grants for mechanical and electrical components a warrantyperiod of 2 years for amateur use; and warranty period of 1 year for professional use, starting withthe purchase of the final consumer. In case of defects during this period, which are not excluded byparagraph 3, ZIPPER will repair or replace the machine at its own discretion.2.) Report:In order to check the legitimacy of warranty claims, the final consumer must contact his dealer. Thedealer has to report in written form the occurred defect to ZIPPER. If the warranty claim islegitimate, ZIPPER will pick up the defective machine from the dealer. Returned shippings by dealerswhich have not been coordinated with ZIPPER, will not be accepted and refused.3.) Regulations:a) Warranty claims will only be accepted, when a copy of the original invoice or cash voucher fromthe trading partner of ZIPPER is enclosed to the machine. The warranty claim expires if theaccessories belonging to the machine are missing.b) The warranty does not include free checking, maintenance, inspection or service works on themachine. Defects due to incorrect usage of the final consumer or his dealer will not be accepted aswarranty claims either. Some examples: usage of wrong fuel, frost damages in water tanks, leavingfuel in the tank during the winter, etc.c) Defects on wear parts are excluded, e.g. carbon brushes, collection bags, knives, cylinders,cutting blades, clutches, sealings, wheels, saw blades, splitting crosses, riving knives, riving knifeextensions, hydraulic oils, oil/air/fuel filters, chains, spark plugs, sliding blocks, etc.d) Also excluded are damages on the machine caused by incorrect or inappropriate usage, if it wasused for a purpose which the machine is not supposed to, ignoring the user manual, force majeure,repairs or technical manipulations by not authorized workshops or by the customer himself, usage ofnon-original ZIPPER spare parts or accessories.e) After inspection by our qualified personnel, resulted costs (like freight charges) and expenses fornot legitimated warranty claims will be charged to the final customer or dealer.f) In case of defective machines outside the warranty period, we will only repair after advancepayment or dealer’s invoice according to the cost estimate (incl. freight costs) of ZIPPER.g) Warranty claims can only be granted for customers of an authorized ZIPPER dealer who directlypurchased the machine from ZIPPER. These claims are not transferable in case of multiple sales ofthe machine.4.) Claims for compensation and other liabilities:The liability of company ZIPPER is limited to the value of goods in all cases. Claims for compensationbecause of poor performance, lacks, damages or loss of earnings due to defects during the warrantyperiod will not be accepted. ZIPPER insists on its right to subsequent improvement of the machine.