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• the warranty seal has been removed
from your Xbox 360 S;
• your Xbox 360 S or Accessory is used
for commercial purposes (including
rental, pay-per-play, etc.);
• your Xbox 360 S or Accessory is used
with products not sold or licensed by
Microsoft (including "pirated" games
and accessories not manufactured or
licensed by Microsoft);
• your Xbox 360 S or Accessory is
opened, modified, or tampered with
(including any attempt to defeat any
Xbox 360 S or Accessory security or
anti-piracy mechanism), or its serial
number is altered or removed;
• your Xbox 360 S or Accessory is
damaged by any external cause
(including inadequate ventilation, or
other failure to follow instructions in
the printed user instruction manual
packaged with the Xbox 360 S or
Accessory);
• your Xbox 360 S or Accessory is
repaired by anyone other than
Microsoft; or
• you attempt to defeat or circumvent
your Xbox 360 S or Accessory
security or anti-piracy system.
You also acknowledge that the
foregoing may cause your Xbox 360 S
or Accessory to stop working
permanently.
EXCEPT FOR ANY STATUTORY
GUARANTEE WHICH MICROSOFT MAY
OWE YOU UNDER ANY LOCAL LAW
APPLICABLE TO YOU, THIS
MANUFACTURER'S GUARANTEE IS THE
ONLY GUARANTEE GRANTED TO YOU
BY MICROSOFT WITH RESPECT TO
YOUR XBOX 360 S OR ACCESSORY AND
ANY PRODUCT MANUAL(S) OR OTHER
MATERIALS THAT MAY COME WITH IT.
IF ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW APPLICABLE
TO YOU GIVES YOU ANY IMPLIED
GUARANTEE, INCLUDING AN IMPLIED
GUARANTEE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
THE DURATION OF SUCH IMPLIED
GUARANTEE WILL BE LIMITED TO THE
MANUFACTURER'S GUARANTEE
PERIOD, UNLESS OTHERWISE
PROVIDED BY SUCH APPLICABLE LAW.
2. Process to obtain the manufacturer's
Guarantee Service
This Manufacturer's Guarantee
automatically becomes effective, in
accordance with the conditions set forth
herein, upon purchase of your Xbox 360
S or Accessory from an authorized
retailer. You do not need to register the
purchase of your Xbox 360 S or
Accessory to make this Manufacturer's
Guarantee effective.
Upon encountering a technical problem
with your Xbox 360 S or Accessory,
please first use Microsoft's
troubleshooting tips available at
http://xbox.com/support.
In the event that you do not manage to
resolve your technical problem with such
troubleshooting tips, then follow the online
process available at http://xbox.com/
support or call the number listed in this
manual for your country of residence for
phone assistance if you have no access to
the Internet.
Before sending your Xbox 360 S or
Accessory to Microsoft for service, please
ensure to make a copy of any data you
want to save, and delete anything you
consider confidential. You expressly
acknowledge that Microsoft is not
responsible for, and may erase, any of
your data stored in your Xbox 360 S or
Accessory when sent to Microsoft for
service.
3. microsoft's responsibility
After you have returned your Xbox 360 S
or Accessory to Microsoft, Microsoft will
inspect it and determine in its sole
discretion whether the malfunctioning of
your Xbox 360 S or Accessory occurred
during the Guarantee Period and under
normal conditions of use.
If your Xbox 360 S or Accessory is eligible
for Manufacturer's Guarantee service,
Microsoft will (at its option) repair or
replace it, or refund you with its purchase
price, unless a mandatory provision of
any local law applicable to you provides
otherwise.
You acknowledge that repair may use
new or refurbished parts, and that
replacement may be with a new or
refurbished unit.
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