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.

1. The commitment

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.

2. Exclusions

The following are not counted as downtime:

3. Service credits

If we fall below the commitment we credit your account against the monthly fee for the affected service:

Monthly availabilityApproximate downtimeCredit
99.90% – 99.00%43 min – 7.2 hours10% of the monthly fee
99.00% – 98.00%7.2 – 14.4 hours25% of the monthly fee
98.00% – 95.00%14.4 – 36 hours50% of the monthly fee
Below 95.00%More than 36 hours100% of the monthly fee

On annual plans the monthly fee is one twelfth of the annual amount.

Claiming

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.

4. Free plans

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.

5. Support response targets

Support requests can be raised from the client area or by emailing {{ $company['email'] }}. Our target first-response times:

PriorityExampleTarget first response
CriticalSite entirely unreachable, server down1 hour
HighEmail not sending, SSL failure, severe slowness4 hours
NormalConfiguration questions, panel usage12 hours
LowInformation requests, upgrade questions24 hours

6. Data durability

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.

7. Sole remedy

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.