This article outlines the Service Level Agreement (SLA) and uptime guarantees customers can expect when hosting with us.
What is SLA & Uptime Guarantee?
- An SLA (Service Level Agreement) is a contract between you (the customer) and us, defining the level of service (availability, uptime) we promise to deliver.
- Uptime guarantee refers to the percentage of time your service should remain operational (accessible) over a billing period (usually a month).
Our Uptime Commitment
We are committed to providing a 99.95% uptime for all shared hosting and game hosting services.
- If your service is unreachable for more than 15 consecutive minutes, you may be eligible for an SLA credit.
- For every hour of downtime beyond those first 15 minutes, you can receive 1% credit of the affected service’s monthly cost, up to 100% of its value.
- Example: If your hosting plan costs $10/month and you experience 2 hours of downtime (past the initial 15 minutes), you may receive a 2% credit ($0.20) unless the downtime qualifies for more under the rules.
What Counts as “Service Downtime”
“Downtime” is defined as any unplanned interruption during which you cannot access the service as described.
- The interruption must stem from our network or infrastructure.
- It is measured over consecutive minutes/hours in a calendar month.
Exclusions & What the SLA Does Not Cover
The SLA does not apply in cases including (but not limited to):
- Acts of God
- Natural disasters, severe weather, or other external events beyond our control.
- Illegal Activities / Customer-caused outages
- DDoS attacks, misuse, violations of the Acceptable Use Policy, or other unlawful behavior.
- Client-Side Issues
- Network outages on your side, DNS misconfiguration under your control, or local connectivity issues.
- Resource Limit Exceedance
- If the outage is caused by you exceeding the resource limits (CPU, memory, I/O) of your hosting plan.
- Fraudulent Claims
- If we determine the SLA claim to be invalid or fraudulent.
How to Claim SLA Credit
If you believe your service has breached the SLA, follow these steps:
- Log in to your client area.
- Open a billing/support ticket.
- State clearly:
- The affected service (domain, game server, hosting plan, etc.)
- The date and time (UTC or your local time) of when downtime began and ended
- Any supporting logs or evidence (screenshots, monitoring data)
We will review your claim and, if approved, issue a credit according to the SLA terms.