Warranty

Western Digital warrants to the original end user that the hardware in the Platform Product (“Product”), when properly installed, used, and maintained, will be free from defects in materials and workmanship and will substantially conform to Western Digital’s specifications for such Product during the Warranty Period, as described below. This Limited Warranty for HGST and Western Digital Brand Platform Products (the “Limited Warranty”) applies to new HGST and Western Digital Brand Products purchased through Western Digital’s authorized sales channel by the original end user for normal use and not for resale. The warranty is not transferrable from the original end user.

The Limited Warranty does not cover non conformance resulting from (i) misuse, accident, negligence, modification or alteration to the hardware; (ii) use of the Product outside Western Digital’s specified operating environment;(iii)failure to perform required maintenance or the improper performance of maintenance; or (iv) failures caused by a product for which Western Digital is not responsible. There is no warranty of uninterrupted or error‐free operation or defects in design. There is no warranty for loss or damage of data. Data Recovery is not covered under this warranty and is not part of the warranty returns process. The Limited Warranty does not cover support of the Product. Support for the Product may be purchased separately, under Western Digital’s support agreement terms and conditions and support offerings definitions.

The Warranty Period for Western Digital’s offerings varies by product. The Warranty Period for specific HGST or Western Digital products, including the Product, can be found at www.westerndigital.com. The WarrantyPeriodforany spare parts purchased for the Products begins from the date of shipment from Western Digital, regardless of when the spare parts are actually installed for use.

Before seeking limited warranty service, users should first follow the troubleshooting procedures that Western Digital or your reseller/distributor provides.

Unless unavailable, Western Digital will provide replacements at the Field Replacement Unit (FRU) level. Western Digital will ship the FRUs transportation prepaid. FRUs may be previously used, repaired and tested to meet Western Digital’s specifications. Title to the FRU transfers upon delivery to the carrier at the Western Digital shipping point. Western Digital retains title to the returned Product. You are responsible for importation of the FRU, if applicable. Western Digital will not return the defective part, therefore, the end user is responsible for moving data to another media and/or deleting sensitive data before returning. Western Digital FRU is warranted for the remainder of the original Product warranty or 90 days, whichever is greater.

If Western Digital cannot provide replacements at the FRU level, it may instead provide a product with at least equivalent capabilities to the failed Product. The equivalent product is warranted for the remainder of the original Product warranty or 90 days, whichever is greater. If Western Digital cannot provide a replacement at the FRU level or an equivalent product, it may instead provide the user with a credit based on the Product’s original purchase price and remaining warranty term. If Western Digital elects an equivalent product replacement or credit, user must return, and Western Digital must receive, the complete failed Product before such product or credit will be provided.

To obtain limited warranty service, you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization, the applicable FRU, and ship‐to address by contacting the appropriate Call Center listed at http://www.westerndigital.com/support. Returns must be in Western Digital approved packaging. All returns for the Product must be sent to the Western Digital designated return location. You are responsible for all transportation charges, duties and insurance in shipping the returned hardware to WesternDigital.Youshould remove all personal information from the Product prior to its return.

OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN, WESTERN DIGITAL DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. WESTERN DIGITAL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURNING TO YOU PRODUCT WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. WESTERN DIGITAL AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS,ANDRESELLERSARENOTLIABLEFORANYOFTHE FOLLOWING:1)THIRD‐PARTYCLAIMS AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES (OTHER THAN BODILY INJURY INCLUDING DEATH AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY; 2) LOSS OF, OR DAMAGE TO, YOUR DATA; OR 3) SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OR FOR ANY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS), EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. WESTERN DIGITAL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE LIMITED WARRANTY TERMS AT ANY TIME.

This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. Any claim or dispute shall be resolved exclusively by the state or federal courts in the County of Santa Clara, California. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.

This Limited Warranty applies to new Western Digital Ultrastar and HGST SSDs (“Product”) purchased from an authorized dealer by the original purchaser for normal use and not for resale. 

Western Digital Product warranties for SSD Products last for different periods of time and are limited by the useful life of the flash media used for the Product. To determine the warranty time period for your specific Product, please visit www.westerndigital.com. The warranty for the product will expire on the earlier of (i) the date when the flash media has reached one-percent (1%) of its remaining life or (ii) the expiration of the time period associated with the Product. You may determine the remaining useful life of the flash media by using the “SMART” feature (E9) (“Lifetime Remaining Percentage”) of the Drive Manager software. Drive Manager software is available as a free download from Western Digital. A valid proof of purchase may be required to prove eligibility. If you do not have a valid proof of
purchase, the limited warranty period will be measured from the date of sale from Western Digital to the authorized distributor

If you are having trouble with a Product, before seeking limited warranty service, first follow the troubleshooting procedures that Western Digital or your reseller/distributor provides. To obtain limited warranty service, you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization and ship-to address by contacting the appropriate Western Digital Call Center listed at https://www.westerndigital.com/support. You must return the covered Product using approved packaging to our logistics center. Packaging guidelines can be found at: https://www.westerndigital.com/support/packaging-instructions. You must pay any associated transportation charges, duties and insurance in shipping the drive to our logistics center. You should remove all personal information from the Product prior to its return. 

Western Digital will replace the Product with a functionally equivalent replacement Product, transportation prepaid. Western Digital may replace your Product with a product that was previously
used, repaired and tested to meet Western Digital specifications. You receive title to the replaced Product at delivery to the carrier at the Western Digital shipping point and Western Digital retains title
to the returned Product. You are responsible for importation of the replaced Product, if applicable. Western Digital will not return the original drive to end users; therefore, the end user is responsible for
moving data to another media before returning. Data Recovery is not covered under this warranty and is not part of the warranty returns process. Western Digital warrants that the replaced Products are
covered for the remainder of the original Product warranty or 90 days, whichever is greater. 

The limited warranty does not cover damage resulting from misuse, accident, negligence, modification or alteration to hardware or software, tampering, unsuitable physical or operating environment
beyond Product specifications, improper maintenance, or failure caused by a product for which Western Digital is not responsible. There is no warranty of uninterrupted or error-free operation or
defects in design. There is no warranty for loss or damage of data—you must regularly back up the data stored on your Product to a separate storage product. There is no warranty for Product with removed or altered identification labels. There is no warranty for any software related to or associated with the Product, including without limitation, software drivers, tools, or applications and all software is provided AS IS. WESTERN DIGITAL DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. WESTERN DIGITAL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURNING TO YOU PRODUCT WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. 

WESTERN DIGITAL AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND RESELLERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES (OTHER THAN BODILY INJURY INCLUDING DEATH AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY; 2) LOSS OF, OR DAMAGE TO, YOUR DATA; OR 3) SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OR FOR ANY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS), EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. WESTERN DIGITAL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THESE WARRANTY TERMS AT ANY TIME. 

THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.

Western Digital ("WD") schätzt Ihr Unternehmen und ist stets bemüht, Ihnen den besten Service zu bieten.

Eine Garantie durch WD besteht nur, wenn Ihr WD Produkt ("Produkt") von einem autorisierten Distributor oder einem autorisierten Fachhändler erworben wurde. Distributoren könne Produkte an Reseller verkaufen, die sie an Endkunden weiterverkaufen. Informationen zur Garantie und zur Inanspruchnahme von Serviceleistungen finden Sie weiter unten. Der Garantieservice wird nur gewährt, wenn das Produkt an ein autorisiertes Rückgabezentrum in der Region, in die das Produkt ursprünglich von WD geliefert wurde, zurückgegeben wird (als Regionen gelten im Hinblick auf die Garantie Kanada, USA, Lateinamerika, Europa, der Nahe und Mittlere Osten, Afrika, Asien-Pazifik, Indien und Thailand). Möglicherweise gelten besondere regionsspezifische Garantiebedingungen.

Wenn Sie Ihr Produkt als eine von einem Systemhersteller in ein System integrierte Komponente erworben haben, bietet WD dafür keine Garantie. Wenden Sie sich in diesem Fall für Garantieservice an die Verkaufsstelle oder direkt an den Systemhersteller.