Preface
8 Version 2008v2
Warranty stipulations concerning the scooter
In he following warran y and liabili y s ipula ions he erms and defini ions as summed up hereaf er mus be
explained as follows:
• Produc : The hand-opera ed or elec rical wheelchair or scoo er manufac ured and delivered by
Handicare.
• Cus omer: The person who direc ly ob ains a Produc from Handicare or an au horized represen a ive.
• Dealer: The person who delivers a Produc ob ained from Handicare o cus omers or hird par ies.
• User: The person who uses a Produc manufac ured by Handicare.
Irrespec ive of wha is de ermined concerning warran y condi ions applicable o he Produc , in any case he
following applies wi h regard o he warran y:
1. Excep insofar as described o herwise Handicare guaran ees he Produc for i s sui abili y for he purpose for
which he Produc is in ended - all of hese poin s as described in his manual - and for he quali y of he
ma erial of which he Produc is made and he manner in which he Produc is manufac ured.
2. Repairs or replacemen of par s of he Produc ha may be necessary as a resul of faul s ha are based on
quali a ively faul y ma erial or manufac uring errors will be execu ed free of charge, as long as such faul s
occurred wi hin one (1) year af er he da e of delivery of he Produc o he Cus omer. The par s o be
replaced mus be shipped pos -paid o Handicare. Disassembly or assembly of hese par s is for he
expense of he Cus omer. Therefore he following cases are no eligible for free repair or replacemen as
mean above:
- The repair or replacemen ha is necessary in connec ion wi h faul s ha arise af er one (1) year af er
he da e of delivery of he Produc o he Cus omer;
- The repair or replacemen ha is required in connec ion wi h faul s due o improper or careless use of
he Produc or ha are based on he Produc being used for ano her purpose han he one for which i is
in ended, in which regard i applies ha if he Cus omer is a Dealer, his Dealer will indemnify Handicare
agains possible claims from Users or o her hird par ies for faul s based on an incorrec or careless use
of he Produc ;
- Par s ha are subjec o wear, and he need for repair or replacemen of he par s are he ac ual
consequence of normal wear. These can include, bu are no limi ed o, ires, shrouds, arm-pads,
sea ings e c.
3. Irrespec ive of ha s ipula ed under 2, i applies as far as an elec ric Produc is concerned ha wi h regard o
he ba ery ha forms par of he Produc warran y is only given in case of faul s or non-func ioning of he
ba ery ha are demons rably he direc consequence of ma erial or manufac uring errors. A faul or non-
func ioning of he ba ery as a resul of normal wear is no covered by he warran y as mean in hese
warran y s ipula ions. Similarly no covered by he warran y are faul s or non-func ioning ha are he
consequence of improper or unprofessional use of he Produc or he ba ery ha is par of he Produc ,
including he incorrec charging of he ba ery and he failure o carry ou imely and good main enance, in
which con ex i also applies ha if he Cus omer is a Dealer, his Dealer will indemnify Handicare agains
possible claims from Users or o her hird par ies ha are based on he above men ioned improper or
unprofessional use of he Produc or he ba ery ha is par of he Produc . Handicare does no guaran ee
ba eries provided by dealers or purchased by he cus omer.
4. The warran y condi ions as men ioned in above s ipula ions in any case become null and void if:
- The guidelines of Handicare for he main enance of he Produc are no , or insufficien ly, followed;
- A necessary repair or replacemen of par s is based on neglec , damage or abuse of he Produc or a
use of he Produc for ano her purpose han he one for which i was in ended;
- Par s of he Produc are replaced by par s of ano her origin han hose which Handicare uses and/or
par s of he Produc are replaced wi hou he permission of Handicare.
5. The warran ies as men ioned in s ipula ions 1 hrough 3 also become null and void if wha is involved is re-
used by a new user wi hin he warran y period and ha such re-use necessi a es adap a ions o he produc
and hose adap a ions are carried ou wi hou he ins ruc ions and/or a he order of Handicare.
6. To re ain righ s under he above delinea ed warran ies he Cus omer mus , in case of damage or o her
calami ies, as rapidly as possible con ac Handicare and inform hem as fully as possible. The possibili y of
aking recourse o he above-men ioned warran y condi ions becomes null and void for he Cus omer in any
case af er 20 workdays af er he claim si ua ion or he calami y arises ha was he reason for he recourse o
he guaran ee.
7. The replacemen of a par or he repair or he recondi ioning of he Produc wi hin a curren warran y period
does no ex end he warran y period.
8. Handicare gives no warran y on repair o or recondi ioning of he Produc carried ou o her han under order
of and/or a he ins ruc ions of Handicare. If repairs and/or recondi ioning are execu ed by or on behalf of a
Cus omer, he Cus omer indemnifies Handicare wi h respec o he claims of hird par ies who resul , in he
broades sense of he word, from such repairs or recondi ioning.
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