Service Level Agreement
Our commitment to service availability and reliability.
1. Service Availability
Cention commits to the following uptime guarantees:
- Starter Plan: 99.5% monthly uptime
- Pro Plan: 99.9% monthly uptime
- Enterprise: 99.99% monthly uptime (custom SLA)
2. Uptime Calculation
Monthly uptime percentage is calculated as:
(Total Minutes - Downtime Minutes) / Total Minutes x 100
Downtime is measured from when the issue is detected or reported until service is restored.
3. Exclusions
The following are excluded from uptime calculations:
- Scheduled maintenance (announced 48 hours in advance)
- Emergency maintenance for security issues
- Issues caused by factors outside our control (force majeure)
- Issues caused by Customer's equipment or third-party services
- Features in beta or preview status
4. Service Credits
If we fail to meet the uptime commitment, eligible customers may receive service credits:
| Monthly Uptime | Service Credit |
|---|---|
| 99.0% - 99.9% | 10% of monthly fee |
| 95.0% - 99.0% | 25% of monthly fee |
| Below 95.0% | 50% of monthly fee |
5. Credit Request Process
To request a service credit:
- Submit a request to support@cention.io within 30 days of the incident
- Include dates and times of unavailability
- We will verify the claim and apply credits to your next billing cycle
6. Support Response Times
| Severity | Starter | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical (Service down) | 4 hours | 1 hour | 15 minutes |
| High (Major impact) | 8 hours | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Medium (Partial impact) | 24 hours | 8 hours | 4 hours |
| Low (Minor issue) | 48 hours | 24 hours | 8 hours |
7. Scheduled Maintenance
Planned maintenance windows:
- Standard maintenance: Saturdays 02:00-06:00 UTC
- Advance notice: Minimum 48 hours
- Expected duration provided in notification
8. Status Page
Real-time service status and incident updates are available at status.cention.io