Warranty Policy
One-Year Limited Warranty Policy
Vowood offers a one (1) year limited warranty (“Warranty”) on all Products. This Warranty is valid and enforceable only if you purchased a new Product from us or from one of our authorized retailers or resellers in a jurisdiction in which we sell Products and the Product was originally sold to you in its original, sealed packaging. Do not use a Product until you have read the terms of this Warranty.
Warranty Coverage. This Warranty is your exclusive remedy for defective mechanical parts or materials in your Product. Vowood warrants that the hardware will be free from manufacturing defects and, under its intended and ordinary consumer use, will function substantially in accordance with Vowood’s technical specifications for a period of one (1) year from the date your Product was delivered to you or picked up by you (the “Warranty Period”).
Additionally, Any unusual damaged such as drop, open irregularly parts, water damaged, is not covered by warranty and it will be charged for fees of parts and labors.
How To Start a Warranty Claim.
To get a Warranty claim started:
Contact Customer Service. Visit our ‘SERVICE’ page, you’ll find specific instructions about how to begin a Warranty claim. Please have your warranty number, the Product serial number, and your proof of purchase handy.
Prepare your Product for Shipment. Pack your Product in the shipping materials (e.g., a shipping box or shipping label) we provide you to deliver your Product back to us. Once we receive your Product, we’ll determine if it has a defect or malfunction covered by our Warranty.
Vowood’s watch is possible to fix by local watch shop as a other watches like ex)Replacing the battery, Strap Resizing, buckle replacement. It must uses with proper tools to open back panel otherwise it might get damaged.
Warranty Service. If you start a warranty claim and we confirm that your Product does not perform according to its Warranted Functionality, we’ll replace, repair or refund it (in our discretion). If we replace or repair it, we’ll make sure it performs substantially in accordance to our Warranted Functionality. We may replace or repair it using new, refurbished, or remanufactured hardware and materials (in our discretion). If we replace or repair your Product, we warrant that the replacement or repaired Product will be materially free of faulty materials or mechanical parts for the remainder of your original Warranty Period or for 30 days after the replacement or repaired Product is delivered to you, whichever is later.
Items Outside of this Warranty. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Warranty does not cover (and Vowood is not responsible for):
Excluded Products, which include (a) resold Products, (b) Products purchased from outside of the Authorized retailer, (c) Products not purchased directly from us or one of our authorized retailers or resellers, (d) hardware or accessories not manufactured by Vowood, even if bundled or sold with Vowood hardware.
Misuse of Products, which includes (a) damage to the Product or loss of the Product resulting from an accident, theft, improper storage, misuse or abuse, mishandling, neglect, physical or electric modifications, exposure to water or other liquids, exposure to moisture, exposure to extreme conditions (e.g., heat, dirt or sand), (b) use with an unsuitable product not sold or licensed by Vowood, (c) use with inadequate ventilation, (d) use by children under 14, (e) circumvention of our security mechanisms, (f) reverse engineering, (g) defects or damage caused by unauthorized repairs, and (i) any other use that is not in compliance with the recommendations in this document, our online materials, related documentation, and other user materials made available to you. We presume any cosmetic damage (e.g., scratches) resulted from misuse, abuse, or failure to operate the Product as instructed.
Wear and Tear of Products, which includes damage resulting from normal wear and tear and normal depletion of parts (e.g., batteries) unless occurring due to defective mechanical parts or materials in the hardware of your Product.
Voided Warranty. This Warranty will be void and your Product will be ineligible for authorized repair (even for a fee) if you (a) circumvent any of our security mechanisms, (b) resell your Product, (c) remove the serial number or any legal notices from the Product, (d) use the Product in violation of any laws or your agreements with us.
Disclaimer and Limited Liability. Nothing in this section will limit or exclude liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE ONLY EXPRESS WARRANTY VOWOOD PROVIDES FOR THE PRODUCTS, AND THE ABOVE REMEDY IS YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, VOWOOD EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, REGARDING THE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, VOWOOD IS NOT LIABLE TO YOU: (a) UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR LOSS OF, DAMAGE TO, COMPROMISE OR CORRUPTION OF DATA), OR (b) FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTS OR THIS WARRANTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOSS OF DATA OR ANY FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION STORED IN THE PRODUCTS, WHETHER OR NOT VOWOOD HAS BEEN ADVISED OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSSES ARISING. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, VOWOOD’S TOTAL LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTS OR THIS WARRANTY WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY PAID VOWOOD, OUR AFFILIATES OR OUR AUTHORIZED RETAILERS FOR THE PRODUCTS.
Repairs Outside of Warranty. If you purchased a new Product from us or from one of our authorized retailers or resellers and your Product is not covered by this Warranty, please contact our Customer Service team. While we cannot accept a return or exchange, we may be able to send you a quote for repairing your Product. Most importantly, we want to know what happened and make sure you’re happy with your experience.
No Insurance. This Warranty is not insurance and does not cover any perils (e.g., fire, theft or loss). At this time, we do not offer insurance. If you purchase a separate insurance policy for your Product from a third-party insurer, please coordinate reimbursement directly with the third party providing you insurance.
Extended Warranty Policy (Worldwide)
Vowood provide extended warranty for straps. Please contact us through Customer Service team in order to apply replacing or parts for straps. During the process of extended warranty, shipping charge may apply depends customers’ location.
Special Terms for our International Friends
Hey, International Friends! These special terms set forth additional rights and supplemental terms that may apply to you and your Product. If there is a provision in these policies that is inconsistent with these special terms, the applicable special terms for your jurisdiction will apply.
European Union
General. If you are a resident in the United Kingdom (“UK”) or the European Union (collectively, “EU Customers”) you have certain rights in relation to the things you buy, and to the legal liability of others, which are provided by both national and EU or UK law and which may apply regardless of the provisions set out in the Warranty above. Please review the applicable section below for more information.
France. If you are an EU Customer who is a resident of France and qualify as a consumer (i.e., you are a natural person who enters into this Agreement for purposes that predominantly are outside your trade, business or profession), the following special terms also apply:
The following statutory warranties apply in addition to (and regardless of) the rights granted to you in the policies above:
We are liable for any non-conformity of the Products ordered under the Warranty (Articles L. 217-4 to L. 217-16 of the French Consumer Code, provided below) and any hidden defects in the conditions set forth in Articles 1641 to 1648 and 2232 of the French Civil Code.
You may decide to enforce your rights granted by this statutory warranty against hidden defects within the meaning of Article 1641 of the French Civil Code. In such a case, you may choose between the rescission of the sale or a reduction of the sale price in accordance with Article 1644 of the French Civil Code.
If you bring a claim on the basis of a statutory warranty of conformity, you:
have the right to bring an action within a period of two years following the delivery of the Product;
may choose between the repair or replacement of the Product, provided that your choice does not lead to a manifestly disproportionate cost in relation to the other option, given the value of the product or the extent of the defect; and
are not required to provide proof of the existence of the Product non-conformity during a period of 24 months following delivery of the Product.
Relevant Articles of the French Consumer Code are provided below:
Article L. 217-4: The seller is required to deliver a product which is conformed to the contract and is held liable for any lack of conformity which exists upon delivery. He is also held liable for any lack of conformity caused by the packaging or the assembly instructions, or the installation if he assumed responsibility therefor or had it carried out under his responsibility.
Article L. 217-5: To be conformed to the contract, the product must be suitable for the purpose usually associated with such a product and, if applicable: correspond to the description given by the seller and have the features that the seller presented to the buyer in the form of a sample or model; have the features that a buyer might reasonably expect it to have considering the public statements made by the seller, the producer or his representative, including advertising and labelling; or have the features defined by mutual agreement between the parties or be suitable for any special requirement of the buyer which was made known to the seller and which the latter agreed to.
Article L. 217-12: The claim resulting from the non-conformity lapses two years after delivery of the product.
Article L. 217-16: When the buyer, during the term of the commercial warranty provided by the seller, asks that the seller repairs the product, any immobilization period of at least 7 days shall be added to the remaining term of the warranty. This 7 day period starts from the date of the consumer’s request or at the date where the product has been handed to the seller for repair, if this date occurs after the consumer’s request for repair.
Relevant Articles of the French Civil Code are provided below for your reference:
Article 1641: A seller is bound to a warranty as to hidden defects of the thing sold which render it unfit for the use for which it was intended, or which so impair that use that the buyer would not have acquired it, or would only have given a lesser price for it, had he known of them.
Article 1648 §1: The action resulting from hidden defects must be brought by the buyer within two years following the discovery of the defect.
Only the following limitations of liability apply (to the extent permitted by law):
We are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breach of the terms of the Warranty or our negligence. We are not responsible for any loss or damage that (a) it not foreseeable, beyond our control and which we cannot avoid through appropriate actions or (b) which is caused by your breach of the terms of Vowood’s policies. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it was an obvious consequence of our breach or if it was contemplated by you and us at the time that you purchased the Product.
Nothing in Vowood’s policies limit Vowood's liability to compensate you for losses you suffer because of a breach of any of Vowood's obligations.
Pursuant to Article L. 213-1 of the French Consumer Code, you are entitled to request access to all agreements entered into with you for a value of €120 or more. Your right to access such agreements may be exercised at any time by contacting Vowoodwatch@gmail.com
Germany. If you are an EU Customer who is a resident of Germany and qualify as a consumer (i.e., you are a natural person who enters into this Agreement for purposes that predominantly are outside your trade, business or profession), the following special terms also apply:
The German statutory law provisions on representation and warranties apply in addition to (and regardless of) the rights granted to you in the policies above. No provision of such policies should be understood as a promise of a guarantee, except where specifically named as such.
Only the following limitations of Vowood’s liability apply (to the extent permitted by law):
Vowood shall be liable to you under these policies in accordance with the following provisions: (a) Vowood shall be liable for losses caused intentionally or with gross negligence by Vowood, (b) Vowood shall be liable for damages to life, body or health caused with intent or negligence of Vowood, its legal representatives or vicarious agents, (c) Vowood shall be liable in accordance with the German Product Liability Act in the event of product liability or any other liability that may not be restricted or excluded pursuant to German law, (d) Vowood shall be liable for losses caused by the slightly negligent breach of its primary obligations by Vowood, its legal representatives or vicarious agents. Primary obligations are such duties which form the essence of the policies, which were decisive for the conclusion of the Agreement and on the performance of which you may rely (so called ‘cardinal duties’), Vowood’s liability in this regard is limited to damages which are typical and foreseeable at the time you agreed to the terms of these policies, and (e) Vowood shall be liable for loss of data only up to the amount of typical recovery costs that would have arisen if proper and regular data backup measures had been taken.
Italy. If you are an EU Customer who is a resident of Italy and qualify as a consumer (i.e., you are a natural person who enters into this Agreement for purposes that predominantly are outside your trade, business or profession), the following special terms also apply:
The warranty rights referred to in the policies above are in addition to the statutory rights and remedies available to you under Part IV, Title III, Chapter I of the Italian Legislative Decree no. 206 of September 6, 2005 (“Italian Consumer Code” ).
Per Section 130 of the Italian Consumer Code, in case of a lack of conformity, you may request Vowood to repair or replace the defective Product free or charge and at your discretion (unless the remedy you request is disproportionately more expensive than the other option or is impossible to implement).
You may require an appropriate reduction in the price of a Product or require termination of the sale if one of the following circumstances occurs: (a) the repair or replacement is impossible to implement or disproportionate, (b) Vowood has not completed the repair or replacement within a reasonable period of time, or (c) the repair or replacement previously carried out caused you significant inconveniences.
Per Section 132 of the Italian Consumer Code, for 26 months from the date the Product was delivered to you, Vowood will be held liable vis-à-vis you if (a) a lack of conformity becomes apparent within two years from the date the Product was delivered, and (b) you notify Vowood about the lack of conformity within two (2) months from detecting the defect. If the defect appears in the last month of the applicable warranty period, you will have two additional months to notify Vowood about the lack of conformity.
The Italian Consumer Code considers Products in conformity with the sale if: (a) they fit for the purposes for which products of the same type are normally used, (b) they comply with the description Vowood provides and have the qualities of products that Vowood presents to you as a sample or model, (c) they show the quality and performance that are normal in products of the same type and which you can reasonably expect, given the nature of the products and taking into account any public statements on specific characteristics of the products made about them by Vowood or a Vowood representative, particularly in Vowood advertisements or labels, and (d) they fit for any particular purpose for which you require them and that were made known to Vowood at the time the sale was made and which Vowood accepted (implicitly or expressly).
Spain. If you are an EU Customer who is a resident of Spain and qualify as a consumer (i.e., you are a natural person who enters into this Agreement for purposes that predominantly are outside your trade, business or profession), the following special terms also apply:
Notwithstanding the above Disclaimer and Limited Liability sections in the policies, (a) Vowood does not limit or exclude any liability for defective Products under Articles 128 and 134 of the Spanish Customer Protection Act (“SPCA”), and (b) per SPCA Article 123, you have two years from the delivery of a Product to obtain a repair or replacement of such Product.
Notwithstanding the above Warranty Service section in the policies, (a) per SPCA Article 119, you may choose between a replacement device or a repair, unless one of the options is disproportionately more expensive than the other option or impossible to implement, and (b) per SPCA Article 120120(c) , if we replace or repair your Product, we warrant that the replacement or repaired Product will be materially free of faulty materials or workmanship for the remainder of your original Warranty Period or for six months following delivery of the repaired Product (whichever is greater), and (iii) per SPCA Article 120(c), there is a presumption that a lack of conformity in a Product is due to the same cause when defects in the Product are the same as those that required the initial repair or replacement.
UK. If you are an EU Customer who is a resident of the UK and qualify as a consumer (i.e., you are a natural person who enters into this Agreement for purposes that predominantly are outside your trade, business or profession), the following special terms also apply:
The UK statutory rights with respect to Product quality apply in addition to (and regardless of) the rights granted to you in the policies above.
We are under a legal duty to supply you Products that are in conformity with our Terms and Condition. In addition to any other rights you may have, as set out above, you have the benefit of other legal rights in connection with the goods, services and digital content that you buy from us, which provide protection if there are defects or errors.
The following is a brief summary of key UK statutory rights with respect to Product quality (subject to exceptions). If you purchase a Product, it must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality when you receive it. If it is not then, during the first 30 days after delivery, you are entitled to reject the Product and claim a refund. If the first 30 days after delivery have elapsed, you can alternatively ask for a defective Product to be repaired or replaced, and if the repair or replacement is not successful you can claim a refund (or a price reduction if you wish to keep the Product). For more detailed information about your rights and exceptions to those rights please contact Citizens Advice or another legal/consumer affairs adviser in the UK.
Only the following limitations of Vowood’s liability apply (to the extent permitted by law):
Subject to the provisions below, Vowood shall not be responsible for any loss or damage you may suffer if the loss or damage was: (a) not caused by any breach or failure by Vowood, (b) not reasonably foreseeable to both you and Vowood, or (c) caused by events which neither Vowood nor its suppliers could have foreseen or forestalled even if Vowood or they had taken reasonable care;
Vowood shall not be liable for any loss of revenue, profits, sales, commercial opportunity, anticipated savings, wasted expenditure, data or goodwill or any business-related damages, costs or losses;
Vowood does not limit or exclude any liability Vowood may have to you for death, or personal injury caused by its negligence or the negligence of its employees, agents or subcontractors, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, for breach of the legal rights summarised above in this UK section of the special terms, or for defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987, or for any liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law; and
Vowood will not be liable for damage to your device which you could have avoided by following Vowood's advice to apply a free update, patch or replacement or for damage which was caused by you failing to correctly follow installation instructions or minimum system requirements advised by Vowood.
Japan
If you are an EU Customer who is a resident of Japan and qualify as a consumer (i.e., you are a natural person who enters into this Agreement for purposes that predominantly are outside your trade, business or profession), the following special terms also apply:
· Vowood does not limit or exclude any liability for Products under the Consumer Contract Act (Act No.c61 of 2000).
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