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MakeWeb4U.Com is proud to offer an exceptional
level of performance, reliability, and service.
That is why we are making commitments to our
customers in the form of a Service Level
Agreement (SLA) which provides certain rights
and remedies regarding the performance of the
MakeWeb4U.Com network. The MakeWeb4U.Com Service
Level Agreement (SLA) guarantees our
network/equipment reliability and performance.
This Service Level Agreement (SLA) applies to
customers of MakeWeb4U.Com's web hosting,
reseller, dedicated server, co-location and
e-commerce.
Uptime Guarantee:
MakeWeb4U.Com strives to maintain a 99.5% network
and server uptime service level. This uptime
percentage is a monthly figure, and is is
calculated solely by MakeWeb4U.Com monitoring
systems or MakeWeb4U.Com authorized/contracted
outside monitoring services. If MakeWeb4U.Com
fails to meet it's 99.5% uptime guarantee, and
it is not due to one of the exceptions below,
credits will be made available to each client,
upon request, on a case by case basis.
MakeWeb4U.Com does not credit a full month's
service for minor downtime. This would not be
financially healthy for MakeWeb4U.Com, and in turn
would only negatively affect the service level
MakeWeb4U.Com provides to you. "Partial refunds
for partial downtime" is our standard policy. In
extreme circumstances, MakeWeb4U.Com may
distribute full month credits, but this is dealt
with on a case by case basis. Details on how
credit amounts are calculated can be found
below.
Exceptions:
Customer shall not receive any credits under
this SLA in connection with any failure or
deficiency of the MakeWeb4U.Com network caused by
or associated with:
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Circumstances
beyond reasonable control, including,
without limitation, acts of any governmental
body, war, insurrection, sabotage, embargo,
"Acts of God" (ie...fire, flood, earthquake,
tornado, etc...), strike or other labor
disturbance, interruption of or delay in
transportation, unavailability of or
interruption or delay in telecommunications
or third party services, failure of third
party software or inability to obtain raw
materials, supplies, or power used in or
equipment needed for provision of the
Service Level Agreement
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Telco Failure (ie...Verizon™
cutting a fiber line somewhere)
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Backbone peering
point issues (ie...UUnet™ having a router go
down in Virginia that wipes out internet
service for the entire East Coast)
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Scheduled
maintenance for hardware/software upgrades
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Hardware failure
(faulty hardware is rare, but cannot be
predicted nor avoided). MakeWeb4U.Com utilizes
only name brand hardware of the highest
quality and performance.
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Software
bugs/flaws (Exploits and bugs may develop
that cause security issues or downtime)
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DNS issues not
within the direct control of MakeWeb4U.Com
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Network floods,
hacks, attacks from outside parties or
individuals
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Failure or error
of any MakeWeb4U.Com monitoring or measurement
system
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Client’s acts or
omissions, including without limitation, any
negligence, willful misconduct, or use of
MakeWeb4U.Com service(s) in breach of
MakeWeb4U.Com Policy and Service Guidelines (AUP),
by Client or others authorized by Client.
Connectivity:
MakeWeb4U.Com's goal is to make the MakeWeb4U.Com
network available to Client free of outages for
99.5% of the time. An "outage” is defined as an
instance in which Client is unable to transmit
and receive IP packets due to a MakeWeb4U.Com
service failure for more than 15 consecutive
minutes, excluding service failures relating to
MakeWeb4U.Com's scheduled maintenance and
upgrades. The MakeWeb4U.Com network does not
include client premises equipment or any Telco
access facilities connecting Client's premises
to such infrastructure. MakeWeb4U.Com's goal is to
keep Average Round-Trip Latency on the
MakeWeb4U.Com network to 85 milliseconds or less.
MakeWeb4U.Com defines “Average Round-Trip
Latency”, with respect to a given month, as the
average time required for round-trip packet
transfers between the MakeWeb4U.Com network and
major US backbone peering points during such
month, as measured by MakeWeb4U.Com. MakeWeb4U.Com's
goal is to keep Average Packet Loss on the
MakeWeb4U.Com network to 1% or less. MakeWeb4U.Com
defines “Average Packet Loss”, with respect to a
given month, as the average percentage of IP
packets transmitted on the MakeWeb4U.Com network
during such month that are not successfully
delivered, as measured by MakeWeb4U.Com.
Measurement:
MakeWeb4U.Com will periodically (on average every
5 minutes) monitor MakeWeb4U.Com network and
server availability using software and hardware
components capable of measuring application
traffic and responses. Client acknowledges that
that such measurements may not measure the exact
path traversed by Client’s internet connection,
and that such measurements constitute
measurements across the MakeWeb4U.Com network but
not other networks to which Client may connect.
MakeWeb4U.Com reserves the right to periodically
change the measurement points and methodologies
it uses without notice to Client. Full network
and server reporting will be posted to a
location designated by MakeWeb4U.Com and made
available to Client.
Hardware Failure:
MakeWeb4U.Com stands behind all equipment on our
network. Faulty hardware is rare, but cannot be
predicted nor avoided. MakeWeb4U.Com utilizes only
name brand hardware of the highest quality and
performance. MakeWeb4U.Com will replace all faulty
hardware affecting performance levels of
equipment within 48 hours, which includes
hardware issues that cause server crashes or
speed issues. Hardware failure resulting in
complete network/server outage/downtime will be
corrected within two hours of problem
identification. Router failure is an exception
to this SLA guarantee, and may require on-site
Cisco™ engineers or backbone provider emergency
personnel to correct the problem. Router failure
is governed by current MakeWeb4U.Com contracts
with Cisco™ and backbone providers in regard to
the emergency repair service in case of such an
issue. MakeWeb4U.Com will replace all faulty
hardware on dedicated servers (rented or leased
servers), at no charge to the Client, with an
unlimited free replacement policy. This includes
parts ordered as upgrades. MakeWeb4U.Com will
replace all faulty hardware on all non-purchased
dedicated and wireless access customer premise
equipment, at no charge to the Client, unless
equipment has been tampered with, or damage is
caused by direct neglect/action(s) of Client.
Credits:
Credit requests must be made on the MakeWeb4U.Com
web site, by filling out the "Service Level
Agreement (SLA) Request" form. Each request in
connection with network/server outages/downtime
must be received by MakeWeb4U.Com within five days
of the occurrence. Each request in connection
with Average Round-Trip Latency or Average
Packet Loss in a calendar month must be received
by MakeWeb4U.Com within five days after the end of
such month. The total amount credited to a
Client for MakeWeb4U.Com not meeting SLA service
levels will not exceed the service fees paid by
Client MakeWeb4U.Com for such services for the
period in question. Each validly requested
credit will be applied to a Client invoice
within 30 days after MakeWeb4U.Com's™ receipt of
such request. Credits are exclusive of any
applicable taxes charged to Client or collected
by MakeWeb4U.Com. Upon Client’s request (in
accordance with the procedure set forth below),
MakeWeb4U.Com will issue a credit to Client for
network/server outages/downtime occurring during
any calendar month that are reported by Client
to MakeWeb4U.Com and confirmed by MakeWeb4U.Com's™
measurement reporting. Such credit will be equal
to one day’s worth (1/30th) of the monthly fees
paid by Client, (for all service fees paid if
network outage, or specific affected service
fees paid if individual server downtime)
multiplied by each hour (or portion thereof
rounded to nearest next hour) of the cumulative
duration of such outage/downtime. If Average
Round-Trip Latency on the MakeWeb4U.Com network
for a calendar month exceeds 85 milliseconds,
then upon Client's request, MakeWeb4U.Com will
issue a credit to Client equal to six day's
worth (1/5th) of the monthly service fees paid
by Client for such month. If Average Packet Loss
exceeds 1% during a calendar month, then upon
Client’s request, MakeWeb4U.Com will issue a
credit to Client equal to six day's worth
(1/5th) of the monthly service fees paid by
Client for such month.
General:
MakeWeb4U.Com reserves the right to change or modify
this SLA to benefit the Client, and will post
changes to location currently housing this SLA
at time of modification, which will be made
available to Client. Except as set forth in this
SLA, MakeWeb4U.Com makes no claims regarding the
availability or performance of the MakeWeb4U.Com
network or servers. Specific terms/points of
this SLA may be adjusted on a case by case basis
by the specific Service Agreement signed/agreed
by client. In case of difference terms/points in
SLA and Service Agreement, the Service Agreement
terms/points prevail over this general SLA
policy. The Service Agreement signed/agreed by
client, is above and beyond this SLA, and
Service Agreement terms are in affect,
including, but not limited to, limitations of
liability.
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