Warranty
Exclusions
The warranty coverage described
herein excludes all
defects or damage that are not the direct fault of BSH,
including without limitation, one or more of the following:
o Use of the Product in anything other than its normal,
customary
and intended manner (including
without
limitation, any form of commercial
use, use or storage
of an indoor product outdoors,
use of the Product in
conjunction
with air or water-going
vessels).
o Any party's willful misconduct,
negligence,
misuse,
abuse, accidents,
neglect, improper
operation, failure
to maintain, improper or negligent installation,
tampering,
failure to follow operating instructions,
mishandling,
unauthorized
service (including
self-
performed "fixing" or exploration
of the appliance's
internal workings).
o Adjustment,
alteration or modification
of any kind.
o A failure to comply with any applicable
state, local,
city, or county electrical, plumbing
and/or building
codes, regulations,
or laws, including failure to install
the product in strict conformity
with local fire and
building codes and regulations.
o Ordinary wear and tear, spills of food, liquid, grease
accumulations,
or other substances
that accumulate
on, in, or around the Product.
o Any external, elemental and/or environmental
forces
and factors, including without limitation, rain, wind,
sand, floods, fires, mud slides, freezing temperatures,
excessive
moisture or extended exposure to humidity,
lightning, power surges, structural failures surrounding
the appliance, and acts of God.
In no event shall BSH have any liability or responsibility
whatsoever for damage to surrounding
property,
including cabinetry, floors, ceilings, and other structures
or objects around the Product. Also excluded from this
warranty are Products on which the serial numbers have
been altered, defaced, or removed; service visits to teach
you how to use the Product, or visits where there is
nothing wrong with the Product; correction
of installation
problems (you are solely responsible
for any structure
and setting for the Product, including all electrical,
plumbing
or other connecting
facilities, for proper
foundation/flooring,
and for any alterations
including
without limitation cabinetry, walls, floors, shelving, etc.);
and resetting of breakers or fuses.
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THIS WARRANTY
SETS OUT YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES WITH
RESPECT TO PRODUCT, WHETHER THE CLAIM ARISES
IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY,
OR NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE.
THIS WARRANTY
IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ANY WARRANTY IMPLIED BY
LAW, WHETHER FOR MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE,
SHALL BE EFFECTIVE ONLY FOR THE PERIOD THAT
THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY IS EFFECTIVE. IN
NO EVENT WILL THE MANUFACTURER
BE LIABLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT,
"BUSINESS LOSS", AND/OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES,
LOSSES, OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION TIME AWAY FROM WORK, HOTELS AND/
OR RESTAURANT MEALS, REMODELLING EXPENSES
IN EXCESS OF DIRECT DAMAGES WHICH ARE
DEFINITIVELY CAUSED EXCLUSIVELY BY BSH, OR
OTHERWISE.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, AND SOME STATES DO
NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED
WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU
SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE
OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
No attempt to alter, modify or amend this warranty shall
be effective unless authorized in writing by an officer of
BSH.
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