days after the date of purchase, and this is verified by 3Com, it will be considered dead- ordefective-on-arrival (DOA) and a replacement shall be provided by advance replacement. The replacementproduct will normally be shipped not later than three (3) business days after 3Com’s verification of the DOAproduct, but may be delayed due to export or import procedures. When an advance replacement is providedand Customer fails to return the original product to 3Com within fifteen (15) days after shipment of thereplacement, 3Com will charge Customer for the replacement product, at list price.3Com shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, information, or memory data of Customercontained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to 3Com for repair, whether underwarranty or not.ADDITIONAL SERVICES:Telephone Support. This SuperStack II® product comes with telephone technical support for ninety (90) days.The ninety (90) day period begins on the date of Customer's product purchase.The telephone technical support is available from 3Com from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time, Monday throughFriday, excluding local holidays. Telephone technical support is limited to the 3Com products designatedabove and may include assistance with installation, product specific configuration, and identification ofequipment problems. Please refer to the Technical Support appendix in the User Guide for telephonenumbers.Response to requests for telephone technical support will be in the form of a return call from a 3Comrepresentative by close of business the following business day.To qualify for this 90 days of telephone technical support, you must register on the 3Com Web site athttp://support.3Com.com/index.htm, and provide your date of purchase, product number, and serialnumber. 3Com reserves the right to modify or cancel this telephone support offering at any time, withoutadvance notice. This offer is not available where prohibited or restricted by law.WARRANTIES E XCLUSIVE IF A 3COM PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER'S SOLE REMEDY FORBREACH OF THAT WARRANTY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICEPAID, AT 3COM'S OPTION. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ANDREMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, TERMS, OR CONDITIONS,EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDINGWARRANTIES, TERMS, OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,SATISFACTORY QUALITY, CORRESPONDENCE WITH DESCRIPTION, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, ALL OFWHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. 3COM NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TOASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE ORUSE OF ITS PRODUCTS.3COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THATTHE ALLEGED DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BYCUSTOMER'S OR ANY THIRD PERSON'S MISUSE, NEGLECT, IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING,UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO OPEN, REPAIR OR MODIFY THE PRODUCT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYONDTHE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING, OTHER HAZARDS, OR ACTS OFGOD.L IMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, 3COM ALSO EXCLUDES FOR ITSELF AND ITS SUPPLIERS ANYLIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), FOR INCIDENTAL,CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE ORPROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA, OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUTOF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE, ORINTERRUPTION OF ITS PRODUCTS, EVEN IF 3COM OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THEPOSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND LIMITS ITS LIABILITY TO REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THEPURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT 3COM'S OPTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WILL NOT BEAFFECTED IF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.D ISCLAIMER Some countries, states, or provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or thelimitation of incidental or consequential damages for certain products supplied to consumers, or thelimitation of liability for personal injury, so the above limitations and exclusions may be limited in theirapplication to you. When the implied warranties are not allowed to be excluded in their entirety, they will belimited to the duration of the applicable written warranty. This warranty gives you specific legal rights whichmay vary depending on local law.G OVERNING L AW This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A. excluding its conflicts oflaws principles and excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale ofGoods.3Com Corporation5400 Bayfront PlazaSanta Clara, CA 95054(408) 326-500016985ua.bk Page 62 Thursday, October 14, 1999 4:48 PM