SLA POLICY (ENTERPRISE SAAS)
Connecticut Jurisdiction
1. DEFINITIONS
- Availability: (Total Minutes - Downtime) / Total Minutes in month.
- Downtime: Minutes when Production environment is unavailable to all Users due to Provider-controlled causes.
- Excluded Downtime: Scheduled Maintenance, force majeure, Customer-caused issues, third-party networks outside Provider control, beta features.
- Scheduled Maintenance: Planned maintenance with at least [X hours/days] prior notice, not exceeding [Y hours] per month.
2. UPTIME COMMITMENT
- Monthly Availability target: [99.9%] (or negotiated). Measured per calendar month per Production environment.
3. MEASUREMENT AND EXCLUSIONS
- Measured via Provider monitoring tools; Customer logs considered in good faith for validation.
4. SERVICE CREDITS
| Monthly Availability | Credit (% of monthly fee for affected service) |
|---|---|
| < 99.9% to >= 99.5% | [5%] |
| < 99.5% to >= 99.0% | [10%] |
| < 99.0% | [15%] |
- Credits are Customer's sole and exclusive remedy for SLA failures, except as provided in Section 5.
- Credits cap at [one month] of fees for the affected service.
5. CHRONIC FAILURE AND TERMINATION RIGHT
- If Availability falls below [99.0%] in [2] of [3] consecutive months, Customer may terminate the affected Order on [30] days' notice and receive a pro-rata refund.
6. CLAIM PROCESS
- Customer must submit a credit request within [30] days after the month in which the SLA shortfall occurred.
- Provider reviews and responds within [15] days.
7. MAINTENANCE WINDOWS
- Scheduled Maintenance: [day/time window, timezone]; emergency maintenance on notice as practicable.
8. CHANGES TO SLA
- Provider may update prospectively with [30] days' notice; material reductions require mutual agreement.
9. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
- This SLA is subject to the SaaS Agreement; if conflict, SaaS Agreement controls except for Availability/credits.
10. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- Governing Law: Laws of the State of Connecticut.
- Venue: State and federal courts located in [Hartford County / Fairfield County / New Haven County], Connecticut.
- Jury Waiver: TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY CONNECTICUT LAW, EACH PARTY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
11. CONNECTICUT-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
- Trade Secrets: Protected under the Connecticut Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 35-50 et seq.).
- Electronic Signatures: Valid under the Connecticut Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 1-266 et seq.).
- Consumer Protection: Nothing limits rights under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 42-110a et seq.).
- Privacy Compliance: Provider shall comply with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 42-515 et seq.) to the extent applicable.