Warranty

LIMITED WARRANTY
BY USING YOUR MICROSOFT SURFACE PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED RETAILER (“MICROSOFT
HARDWARE”), OR MICROSOFT BRANDED ACCESSORY PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED RETAILER
(“ACCESSORY”), YOU AGREE TO THIS WARRANTY. BEFORE USING IT, PLEASE READ THIS WARRANTY
CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS WARRANTY, DO NOT USE YOUR MICROSOFT HARDWARE
OR ACCESSORY. RETURN IT UNUSED TO YOUR RETAILER OR MICROSOFT FOR A REFUND. See
www.microsoft.com/surface/warranty for more information.
If You live in the United States, Section 8 contains a binding arbitration clause and class action waiver.
It affects Your rights about how to resolve a dispute with Microsoft. Please read it.
This warranty gives You specific legal rights. You may also have other rights which vary from State to
State or Province to Province.
1. Warranty
(a) For 1 year from the date You purchased Your Microsoft Hardware or Accessory from an
authorized retailer (“Warranty Period”), Microsoft warrants, only to You, that the Microsoft
Hardware or Accessory will not malfunction due to a defect in materials or workmanship under
Normal Use Conditions.
(b) This is the only warranty Microsoft gives for Your Microsoft Hardware or Accessory. Microsoft
gives no other guarantee, warranty, or condition. No one else may give any guarantee, warranty,
or condition on Microsoft’s behalf.
(c) IF YOUR STATE’S OR PROVINCE’S LAW GIVES YOU ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING AN
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ITS
DURATION IS LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD. Some States or Provinces do not allow
limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so this limitation may not apply to You.
(d) Other Definitions. “Youmeans the original end-user. “Normal Use Conditions means ordinary
consumer use under normal conditions according to the instruction manual. “State” means a
State, the District of Columbia, and any other United States territory or possession. “The United
States of America” includes all of them.
2. How to Get Warranty Service
(a) Before starting the warranty process, please use the troubleshooting tips at
www.microsoft.com/surface/support.
(b) If the troubleshooting tips do not resolve Your problem, then follow the online process at
www.microsoft.com/surface/warranty.
(c) Back up Your Hard Drive and Delete Confidential Information. Before sending Your Microsoft
Hardware or Accessory to Microsoft or taking it to an authorized retailer for service, be sure to:
(I) BACK UP YOUR HARD DISK DRIVE AND KEEP A COPY OF ANY DATA (INCLUDING
PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS, VIDEO, MUSIC, ETC.) OR PROGRAMS YOU WANT TO SAVE.
MICROSOFT AND RETAILERS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DATA OR PROGRAMS AND MAY
ERASE THEM.
(II) DELETE ANYTHING YOU CONSIDER CONFIDENTIAL. MICROSOFT AND RETAILERS ARE
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PRIVACY IF YOU LEAVE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ON YOUR
DEVICE.
For more information, please see: www.microsoft.com/surface/warranty.

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