E-8Warranty Details of Warranty Warranty PeriodThe warranty period for a product that was purchased (hereinafter called “deliv-ered product”) is one year from the time of delivery to the location specified bythe customer or 18 months from the time of shipment from the Yaskawa factory,whichever is sooner. Warranty ScopeYaskawa shall replace or repair a defective product free of charge if a defectattributable to Yaskawa occurs during the warranty period above. This warrantydoes not cover defects caused by the delivered product reaching the end of itsservice life and replacement of parts that require replacement or that have a lim-ited service life.This warranty does not cover failures that result from any of the following causes.• Improper handling, abuse, or use in unsuitable conditions or in environmentsnot described in product catalogs or manuals, or in any separately agreed-upon specifications• Causes not attributable to the delivered product itself• Modifications or repairs not performed by Yaskawa• Use of the delivered product in a manner in which it was not originally intended• Causes that were not foreseeable with the scientific and technological under-standing at the time of shipment from Yaskawa• Events for which Yaskawa is not responsible, such as natural or human-madedisasters Limitations of Liability• Yaskawa shall in no event be responsible for any damage or loss of opportu-nity to the customer that arises due to failure of the delivered product.• Yaskawa shall not be responsible for any programs (including parameter set-tings) or the results of program execution of the programs provided by the useror by a third party for use with programmable Yaskawa products.• The information described in product catalogs or manuals is provided for thepurpose of the customer purchasing the appropriate product for the intendedapplication. The use thereof does not guarantee that there are no infringe-ments of intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of Yaskawa orthird parties, nor does it construe a license.• Yaskawa shall not be responsible for any damage arising from infringements ofintellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of third parties as a resultof using the information described in catalogs or manuals.