Service Level Agreement

SLA Guarantees

Our commitment to reliability, performance, and support. Detailed service level agreements for all Athor.net services.

Last Updated: January 15, 2024

Service Level Guarantees

DDoS Mitigation

Uptime SLA99.99%
Max Downtime52.56 minutes/month
Response Time< 1 minute

WAF Protection

Uptime SLA99.99%
Max Downtime52.56 minutes/month
Response Time< 1 minute

CDN Network

Uptime SLA99.99%
Max Downtime52.56 minutes/month
Response Time< 1 minute

API Services

Uptime SLA99.95%
Max Downtime4.38 hours/month
Response Time< 5 minutes

Service Credit Schedule

Monthly UptimeService CreditDescription
99.99% - 100%
0%No service credit
99.90% - 99.99%
10%10% service credit
99.00% - 99.90%
25%25% service credit
95.00% - 99.00%
50%50% service credit
< 95.00%
100%100% service credit

Support Response Times

Critical

Service completely unavailable

< 15 minutes

High

Significant service degradation

< 1 hour

Medium

Minor service issues

< 4 hours

Low

General inquiries

< 24 hours

Uptime Calculation

Uptime is calculated as the percentage of time during a calendar month that our Services are available and operational, excluding scheduled maintenance windows and force majeure events.

Uptime % = (Total Minutes in Month - Downtime Minutes) / Total Minutes in Month × 100

Scheduled maintenance windows are communicated at least 48 hours in advance and do not count toward downtime calculations.

Service Credit Process

To request a service credit:

  1. Submit a service credit request within 30 days of the incident
  2. Include detailed information about the downtime or service issue
  3. Our team will review and verify the incident
  4. Service credits will be applied to your next billing cycle
  5. Service credits cannot exceed 100% of your monthly service fee

Service credits are your sole and exclusive remedy for any SLA failure. Service credits are not refundable and may only be used as credit toward future service fees.

Exclusions

The following are excluded from uptime calculations:

  • Scheduled maintenance windows (with 48+ hours notice)
  • Emergency maintenance for security issues
  • Force majeure events (natural disasters, war, etc.)
  • Issues caused by third-party services or providers
  • Issues resulting from your configuration or misuse
  • DDoS attacks exceeding our advertised mitigation capacity
  • Issues caused by your failure to follow our recommendations

Our Guarantees

99.99% uptime SLA for core services
Sub-minute response time for critical issues
24/7 monitoring and support
Transparent incident reporting
Automatic service credit application
Proactive maintenance notifications

Questions About Our SLA?

For questions about service level agreements, service credits, or to report an SLA issue, please contact us:

Athor Networks (DBA) | Spheres Hosting L.L.C.

Committed to Excellence

Our SLA guarantees reflect our commitment to providing reliable, high-performance services. We stand behind our promises with transparent metrics and service credits.

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