Limited Manufacturer’s Warranty
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Limited Manufacturer’s Warranty
Part of Europe & Africa Region
This limited warranty shall apply in part of Nokia Mobile Phones’
Europe & Africa Region unless a local warranty exists. Nokia Mobile
Phones Ltd ("Nokia") warrants that this NOKIA product ("Product") is at
the time of its original purchase free of defects in materials, design and
workmanship subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. This limited warranty is given to the end-purchaser of the Product
("Customer"). It shall neither exclude nor limit i) any mandatory statu-
tory rights of the Customer or ii) any of the Customer’s rights against
the seller/dealer of the Product.
2. The warranty period is twelve (12) months from the date on which
the first Customer purchased the Product. In case of a subsequent pur-
chase or other change of owner/user, such warranty period shall con-
tinue for the remaining part of the twelve (12) month period and
otherwise remain unaffected. This limited warranty is only valid and
enforceable in the following countries: Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cy-
prus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, any member state of the European
Union, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta,
Norway, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland
and Turkey.
3. During the warranty period Nokia or its authorized service company
will repair or replace, at Nokia’s sole discretion, a defective Product.
Nokia will return the repaired Product or another Product to the Cus-
tomer in good working condition. All parts or other equipment for
which replacements have been provided shall become the property of
Nokia.
4. A repaired or replaced Product will not be given a prolonged or re-
newed warranty period.
5. This limited warranty will not cover painted covers or other similar
personalized parts. In all cases that require unlocking or locking of an
operator SIM-lock, Nokia will first direct the Customer to such operator
for unlocking or locking of the operator SIM-lock before repairing or
replacing the Product.
6. This limited warranty shall not apply to deteriorations due to normal
wear and tear. This limited warranty shall further not apply if:
(i) The defect was caused by the fact that the Product has been sub-
jected to: use in contradiction with the owner's/user manual, rough
handling, exposure to moisture, dampness or extreme thermal or envi-
ronmental conditions or rapid changes in such conditions, corrosion,
oxidation, unauthorized modifications or connections, unauthorized
opening or repair, repair by use of unauthorized spare parts, misuse,
improper installation, accident, forces of nature, spillage of food or liq-
uid, influence from chemical products or other acts beyond the reason-
able control of Nokia (including but not limited to deficiencies in
consumable parts, such as batteries which all by their nature have a
limited lifetime, and breakage or damage to antennas) unless the de-
fect was caused directly by defects in materials, design or workman-
ship;
(ii) Nokia or its authorized service company was not notified by the
Customer of the defect within thirty (30) days after the appearance of
the defect within the warranty period;
(iii) the Product was not returned to Nokia or its authorized service
company within thirty (30) days after the appearance of the defect
within the warranty period;
(iv) the Product serial number, the accessory date code or the IMEI
number has been removed, erased, defaced, altered or is illegible;
(v) the defect was caused by a defective function of the cellular net-
work;