This document sets out the uptime we commit to for our hosting services and what we do if we miss it. It forms part of the Terms of Service.
On paid hosting plans we commit to 99.9% network and server availability measured per calendar month. That corresponds to roughly 43 minutes of unplanned downtime per month.
The commitment covers the availability of the server and the network. It does not cover your own application failing through its own fault.
The following are not counted as downtime:
If we fall below the commitment we credit your account against the monthly fee for the affected service:
| Monthly availability | Approximate downtime | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 99.90% – 99.00% | 43 min – 7.2 hours | 10% of the monthly fee |
| 99.00% – 98.00% | 7.2 – 14.4 hours | 25% of the monthly fee |
| 98.00% – 95.00% | 14.4 – 36 hours | 50% of the monthly fee |
| Below 95.00% | More than 36 hours | 100% of the monthly fee |
On annual plans the monthly fee is one twelfth of the annual amount.
Credits are not automatic; you must claim them. Open a support ticket within 30 days of the end of the month in which the downtime occurred, stating the dates and times. We compare your claim against our own monitoring records and decide within 10 business days.
Credits are applied to your account balance and used against future invoices. No cash payment is made. Total credits in a calendar month cannot exceed that month's service fee.
The free Hermes promotional plan is outside this SLA. We make every reasonable effort to keep it running but give no commitment, and no credits apply.
Support requests can be raised from the client area or by emailing {{ $company['email'] }}. Our target first-response times:
| Priority | Example | Target first response |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | Site entirely unreachable, server down | 1 hour |
| High | Email not sending, SSL failure, severe slowness | 4 hours |
| Normal | Configuration questions, panel usage | 12 hours |
| Low | Information requests, upgrade questions | 24 hours |
These are targets, not commitments, and missing one does not generate a credit. Our servers are monitored automatically around the clock and critical alarms reach us immediately, but we do not offer 24/7 live telephone support. We would rather be precise about what we provide than promise something we cannot keep.
Automatic backups run on the Apollo, Ares and Zeus plans and are accessible from the Panelica control panel. The free Hermes plan does not include backups.
Backups are a convenience, not an archival guarantee; you should keep your own independent copy. Where a backup proves incomplete or unrestorable, our liability is limited to the service fee for the month concerned.
The credits described here are your sole and exclusive remedy for a failure to meet the uptime commitment. That limit does not apply to damage arising from our wilful misconduct or gross negligence, nor to mandatory consumer rights.