9Warranty( 1 ) Details of Warranty Warranty PeriodThe warranty period for a product that was purchased (hereinafter called “delivered product”) is one year from the timeof delivery to the location specified by the 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 defect attributable to Yaskawa occurs during thewarranty period above. This warranty does 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 limited service life.This warranty does not cover failures that result from any of the following causes.1. Improper handling, abuse, or use in unsuitable conditions or in environments not described in product catalogs ormanuals, or in any separately agreed-upon specifications2. Causes not attributable to the delivered product itself3. Modifications or repairs not performed by Yaskawa4. Abuse of the delivered product in a manner in which it was not originally intended5. Causes that were not foreseeable with the scientific and technological understanding at the time of shipment fromYaskawa6. Events for which Yaskawa is not responsible, such as natural or human-made disasters( 2 ) Limitations of Liability1. Yaskawa shall in no event be responsible for any damage or loss of opportunity to the customer that arises due tofailure of the delivered product.2. Yaskawa shall not be responsible for any programs (including parameter settings) or the results of program execu-tion of the programs provided by the user or by a third party for use with programmable Yaskawa products.3. The information described in product catalogs or manuals is provided for the purpose of the customer purchasingthe appropriate product for the intended application. The use thereof does not guarantee that there are no infringe-ments of intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of Yaskawa or third parties, nor does it construe alicense.4. Yaskawa shall not be responsible for any damage arising from infringements of intellectual property rights or otherproprietary rights of third parties as a result of using the information described in catalogs or manuals.