User`s guide

exclusionor limitation ofcertaindamages.  To the
extent that those laws apply to the Product, the
exclusions andlimitationsset forth above maynot
applytoCustomer.
Section 4. Miscellaneous
4.1 Proprietary Rights.
  The Product and
any accompanying Software and documentation
provided withthe Product includeproprietary and
intellectualpropertyrightsofSynologyanditsthird
partysuppliersandlicensors.Synologyretainsand
reservesallright,title,andinterestintheintellectual
property rights of the Product, and no title to or
ownership of any intellectual property rights in or
to the Product, any accompanying Software or
documentationandanyothergoodsprovidedunder
thisWarrantyistransferredtoCustomerunderthis
Warranty.Customerwill(a)complywiththeterms
and conditions of the Synology end user license
agreement accompanying anySoftware furnished
by Synology oranauthorized Synology distributor
orreseller;and(b)notattempttoreverseengineer
anyProductorcomponentthereoforaccompanying
Softwareorotherwisemisappropriate,circumventor
violateanyofSynology'sintellectualpropertyrights.
4.2 Assignment.
Customerwillnotassignany
ofitsrightsunderthisWarrantydirectly,byoperation
oflaworotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenconsent
ofSynology.
4.3 No Additional Terms.
Exceptasexpressly
permitted by this Warranty, neither party will be
bound by,and each party specifically objects to,
anyterm,condition or other provisionthatconicts
with the provisions ofthisWarranty that ismade
by the other partyinany purchase order,receipt,
acceptance, confirmation, correspondence or
otherwise,unlesseach partyspecically agrees to
suchprovisioninwriting.Further,if this Warranty
conictswithany termsor conditionsof any other
agreement enteredintoby the partieswith respect
totheProduct,thisWarrantywillprevailunlessthe
otheragreementspecicallyreferencesthesections
ofthisWarrantythatitsupersedes.
4.4 A p p l i ca b l e Law.
  U n l e s s  e x p r e s s l y
prohibitedbylocal law,this Warrantyis governed
by the laws of the State of Washington, U.S.A.
withoutregardtoanyconictoflawprinciplestothe
contrary.The 1980U.N. Conventionon Contracts
fortheInternationalSaleofGoodsoranysuccessor
theretodoesnotapply.
4.5 D i s p u t e R e s o l u t i o n .
  A n y  d i s p u t e ,
controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
this Warranty, the Product or services provided
by Synology withrespect to theProduct or the
relationship between Customers residing within
the United States and Synology will be resolved
exclusively and finally by arbitration under the
currentcommercialrulesoftheAmericanArbitration
Association, except asotherwise provided below.
The arbitration will be conducted before a single
arbitrator,and will be limited solelytothe dispute
betweenCustomerandSynology.Thearbitration,
or any portion of it, will notbe consolidated with
any otherarbitration and will not beconducted on
aclass-wide or class action basis.The arbitration
shall be held inKingCounty,Washington,U.S.A.
bysubmission of documents, bytelephone,online
orinpersonasdetermined bythearbitrator atthe
request ofthe parties.Theprevailing party in any
arbitrationorlegalactionoccurringwithintheUnited
States or otherwise shall receive all costs and
reasonableattorneys’fees,includinganyarbitration
fee paid by the prevailing party.Any decision
rendered in such arbitration proceedings will be
final and binding on the parties, andjudgment
maybeenteredthereon in anycourtofcompetent
jurisdiction. Customer understands that, in the
absenceofthisprovision,Customerwouldhavehad
aright to litigateanysuch dispute,controversy or
claiminacourt,includingtherighttolitigateclaims
onaclass-wideorclass-actionbasis,andCustomer
expressly and knowingly waives those rights and
agrees to resolve any disputes through binding
arbitrationinaccordancewiththe provisionsofthis
Section4.5.ForCustomersnotresidingwithinthe
United States, any dispute, controversy or claim
describedinthissectionshallbenallyresolvedby
arbitration conductedby three neutral arbitrators
in accordance with the procedures of theR.O.C.
ArbitrationLawandrelatedenforcement rules.The
arbitrationshalltakeplaceinTaipei,Taiwan,R.O.C.,
andthearbitrationproceedings shall be conducted
inEnglishor,if bothpartiessoagree,inMandarin
Chinese.The arbitration award shall befinaland
bindingonthepartiesandmaybeenforcedinany
court having jurisdiction.  Nothingin this Section
shall be deemed to prohibit or restrict Synology
fromseekinginjunctiverelieforseekingsuchother
rightsandremediesasitmayhaveatlaworequity
foranyactualorthreatenedbreachofanyprovision
of this Warrantyrelating to Synology's intellectual
propertyrights.
4.6 At t o rn e y s' Fe e s.
 I n  a n y a rbi t rat i on,
mediation, or other legal action or proceeding to
enforcerightsorremediesunderthisWarranty,the
prevailingpartywillbeentitledtorecover,inaddition
toanyotherrelieftowhichitmaybeentitled,costs
andreasonableattorneys'fees.
4.7 Export Restrictions.
  You acknowledge
that the Productmay be subject to U.S. export
restrictions.Youwillcomplywithallapplicablelaws
andregulationsthatapplytotheProduct,including
without limitation the U.S. ExportAdministration
Regulations.
4.8 Severabil ity.
  If a ny provision  of thi s
Warrantyisheldbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction
tobeinvalid,illegal,orunenforceable,theremainder
ofthisWarrantywillremaininfullforceandeffect.
4.9 E n t i r e A g r e e m e n t .
  T h i s  Wa r r a n t y
constitutes theentireagreement,andsupersedes
any and all prior agreements, between Synology
andCustomerrelatedtothesubjectmatterhereof.
Noamendment,modicationorwaiverofanyofthe
provisionsofthisWarrantywill bevalidunless set
forth inawritteninstrumentsignedbythe party to
beboundthereby.