User`s guide

extent that those laws apply to the Product, the
exclusions andlimitations setforthabove maynot
applytoCustomer.
Section 4. Miscellaneous
4.1 Proprietary Rights.
The Product and
any accompanying Software and documentation
providedwith 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
ownershipofany intellectualproperty 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 enduser license
agreementaccompanying any Software furnished
by Synologyoran 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
boundby, and each partyspecifically objectsto,
anyterm,condition or other provisionthatconicts
with the provisions of this Warranty thatis made
by theotherpartyinany purchase order,receipt,
acceptance, confirmation, correspondence or
otherwise,unlesseachpartyspecicallyagreesto
suchprovisionin writing.Further,if thisWarranty
conicts with anyterms orconditions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 ic ab l e L a w.
U n l e ss e x p r e s sl 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 Re s o l u t i o n .
A n y d i s p u t e ,
controversyor 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
theUnited States andSynology will be resolved
exclusively and finally by arbitration under the
currentcommercialrulesoftheAmericanArbitration
Association,except as otherwise providedbelow.
The arbitration will be conducted before a single
arbitrator,andwill be limitedsolely to the dispute
betweenCustomerand Synology.Thearbitration,
or any portion of it, will not beconsolidated with
any other arbitrationandwill not beconductedon
aclass-wide orclass action basis.Thearbitration
shallbeheldinKingCounty, Washington, U.S.A.
bysubmissionof documents,by telephone, online
orinpersonasdeterminedby thearbitratoratthe
requestof the parties.Theprevailingparty 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
expresslyand knowingly waives thoserightsand
agrees to resolve any disputes through binding
arbitrationinaccordancewith theprovisionsofthis
Section4.5.ForCustomersnotresidingwithinthe
UnitedStates, any dispute, controversy or claim
describedinthissectionshallbenallyresolvedby
arbitration conductedby threeneutral arbitrators
inaccordance with theprocedures oftheR.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. Thearbitration awardshall be final and
bindingonthepartiesandmaybeenforcedinany
court having jurisdiction. Nothing in thisSection
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 toSynology's intellectual
propertyrights.
4.6 A tto r ney s ' F e es.
I n a n y a r bit r ati o n ,
mediation,or other legal action or proceedingto
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 S evera bility.
I f any p rovis ion 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 prioragreements, between Synology
andCustomerrelatedtothesubjectmatterhereof.
Noamendment,modicationorwaiverofanyofthe
provisions ofthisWarrantywillbe valid unless set
forth inawritteninstrumentsignedby theparty to
beboundthereby.