Service Level Agreement

Service Level Agreement (SLA)
The Service Level Agreement (SLA) is applicable to all services delivered directly to Customers of Sparkstation Pte Ltd. The SLA is not applicable to unrelated third parties or third parties lacking privity of contract with Sparkstation. The uptime guarantees and the resulting SLA credits are applied in monthly terms unless specified otherwise. All SLA guarantees and information listed below are made in good faith and are subject to standard contract remedies.
SLA Credit Claim:To properly claim an SLA credit due, a master administrative user must open an SLA ticket located inside the customer portal at http://www.sparkstation.net within three (3) days of the purported outage. Customer must include service type, IP Address, contact information, and full description of the service interruption including logs if applicable. The SLA claim will be researched by the appropriate department manager and any credit issued will be issued to accounting and the ticket will be updated. SLA credits are issued as service credits on future billing cycles. SLA credits shall not be bartered or traded with other Sparkstation customers. Please allow up to fourteen (14) days for the process of SLA claims.
SLA Claim Fault:Customers currently in arrears for monthly services do not qualify for SLA claims. Customers who have been in payment arrears three or more times in the previous twelve months do not qualify for SLA claims. Valid SLA claims will not be credited to customer accounts until all abuse issues are resolved. Customers making false or repetitive claims will incur a one time charge of S$50 per incident for such claims. False or repetitive claims are also a violation of the Terms of Service and may be subject to service suspension. Customers participating in malicious or aggressive internet activities thereby causing attacks or counter-attacks, do not qualify for SLA claims and shall be in violation of the AUP.
Public Network:Sparkstation guarantees 99.9% uptime on all public network services to Customers located in our datacenters. All public network services include redundant carrier grade internet backbone connections, advanced intrusion detection systems, denial of service mitigation, traffic analysis, and detailed bandwidth graphs. Specific guarantees with SLA information are listed in the table herein.

Private Network:Sparkstation guarantees 99.9% uptime on the service network services to Customers located in our datacenters. All private network services include access to the secure VPN connection, unlimited bandwidth between servers, unlimited uploads/downloads to servers, access to contracted services, traffic analysis, and detailed bandwidth graphs. Specific guarantees with SLA information are listed in the table herein.
Redundant Infrastructure:Sparkstation guarantees 99.9% uptime on the power and HVAC services to Customers located in our datacenters. All computer equipment and related services are served by redundant UPS power units with backup onsite diesel generators. Specific guarantees with SLA information are listed in the table at right.

Uptime Guarantee SLA Credit
99.9% Guaranteed
99.5-99.9% 5%
99.0-99.5% 10%
Less than 99% 20%

 

Hardware:Sparkstation guarantees the replacement of failed hardware and hardware components located within our datacenters. Sparkstation guarantees a failed hardware component will be replaced within 1 business day of customer notification in the trouble ticketing system. Replacement of failed hardware does not include time required to reload the operating system or applications. Specific guarantees with SLA information is listed at right.

 

Replacement Guarantee SLA Credit
1 Business Day Guaranteed
1 Business Day + 4.1 to 8 Hours 5%
1 Business Day + 8.1 to 16 Hours 10%
1 Business Day + 16.1 to 24 Hours 15%
1 Business Day + More Than 24 Hours 20%

Hardware Upgrades:Sparkstation guarantees hardware upgrades will commence and complete within two hours of scheduled hardware upgrade maintenance windows. Hardware upgrades must be scheduled and confirmed in advance through the online ticketing system. Failure to install the hardware within the two hour time will result in a waiver of any one time installation fees. Extended hardware installation times from initial upgrade commencement shall result in SLA credits for the recurring fee associated with the hardware upgrade.

Replacement Guarantee SLA Credit
1 Business Day Guaranteed
1 Business Day + 4.1 to 8 Hours 5%
1 Business Day + 8.1 to 16 Hours 10%
1 Business Day + 16.1 to 24 Hours 15%
1 Business Day + More Than 24 Hours 20%

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