purchased the Covered Equipment;
(i) To repair any damage to Covered Equipment with a serial number that has been altered, defaced or
removed;
(j) To repair damages caused by fire, earthquake or other external causes;
(k) The loss of, loss of use of, damage to, corruption of, inability to access, or inability to manipulate any
electronic hardware or software, or components thereof, that are used to store, process, access,
transmit, or receive information within Covered Equipment as a result of any cause or loss other than
covered losses specifically stated in this Plan, including any unauthorized access or unauthorized use of
such system, a denial of service attack, or receipt or transmission of malicious code; or
(l) the loss of, loss of use of, damage to, corruption of, inability to access, or inability to manipulate any
electronic data stored within Covered Equipment, including any such loss caused by unauthorized
access or unauthorized use of such data, a denial of service attack, or receipt or transmission of
malicious code.
Installation of third-party parts may affect your coverage. As a condition of receiving Hardware or ADH
Services, all Covered Equipment must be returned to Apple in its entirety including all original parts or
Apple-authorized replacement components. The restriction does not prejudice your consumer law rights.
4.2 Technical Support
Apple will not provide Technical Support in the following circumstances:
(a) For use of the OS and Consumer Software as server-based applications;
(b) For issues that could be resolved by upgrading software to the then-current version;
(c) For third-party products or their effects on or interactions with the Covered Equipment;
(d) For your use of a computer or OS that is not related to Consumer Software or to connectivity issues
with the Covered Equipment;
(e) For software other than the Consumer Software;
(f) For any Consumer Software designated as “beta,” “pre-release,” or “preview,” or similar designation;
(g) For damage to, or loss of, any software or data that was residing or recorded on the Covered
Equipment (note: the Plan does not cover the recovery or reinstallation of software programs and user
data);
(h) The loss of, loss of use of, damage to, corruption of, inability to access, or inability to manipulate any
electronic hardware or software, or components thereof, that are used to store, process, access,
transmit, or receive information within Covered Equipment as a result of any cause or loss other than
covered losses specifically stated in this Plan, including any unauthorized access or unauthorized use of
such system, a denial of service attack, or receipt or transmission of malicious code; or
(i) The loss of, loss of use of, damage to, corruption of, inability to access, or inability to manipulate any
electronic data stored within Covered Equipment, including any such loss caused by unauthorized
access or unauthorized use of such data, a denial of service attack, or receipt or transmission of
malicious code.
5. How to Obtain Service and Support?
You may obtain service or Technical Support by calling Apple or accessing support.apple.com/en-ca.
You must provide the Plan Agreement Number or Covered Device serial number. You must also, upon
request, present your Plan Confirmation, and the original sales receipt for your Covered Device and your
Plan.
6. Service Options
Apple will provide hardware services to you through one or more of these options:
(a) Carry-in service. Carry-in service is available for most Covered Equipment. Return the Covered
Equipment to an Apple-owned retail store location or to an Apple Authorized Service Provider (“AASP”)
that offers carry-in service. Service will be performed for you at the store, or the store may send the