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Service Level Agreement

10 min readLast updated: Jan 7, 2026

Quick Summary

  • We guarantee 99.5%–99.95% uptime depending on your plan.
  • If we miss our uptime target, you get service credits (10%–100% of your monthly fee).
  • Support response times range from 30 minutes (Enterprise critical) to 48 hours (Pro low priority).
  • Your data is backed up every 6 hours with 30-day retention and 99.999999999% durability.
  • Check status.glincker.com for real-time system status and incident updates.

Service Level Agreement

Last Updated: January 7, 2026

This Service Level Agreement ("SLA") describes the service level commitments Glincker makes to customers on paid plans. This SLA is incorporated into and forms part of our Terms of Service.

Service Availability

Uptime Commitment

We commit to maintaining the following uptime levels for the Glincker platform:

PlanMonthly UptimeQuarterly Uptime
Pro99.5%99.7%
Team99.9%99.9%
Enterprise99.95%99.95%

Uptime is calculated as: ((Total Minutes - Downtime Minutes) / Total Minutes) × 100

What Counts as Downtime

Downtime begins when our monitoring detects that the core service is unavailable and ends when the service is restored. The following do count as downtime:

  • Complete inability to access the Glincker application
  • Inability to save or load documents
  • Authentication system failures
  • API endpoints returning errors for all users

The following do not count as downtime:

  • Scheduled maintenance (with 72-hour notice)
  • Issues caused by factors outside our control (see Exclusions)
  • Degraded performance that doesn't prevent core functionality
  • Problems limited to specific users due to their configuration
  • Beta or preview features

Service Credits

If we fail to meet our uptime commitments, you may be eligible for service credits:

Uptime AchievedCredit (% of Monthly Fee)
99.0% - 99.5%10%
98.0% - 99.0%25%
95.0% - 98.0%50%
Below 95.0%100%

Credit Cap: Total credits in any billing period shall not exceed 100% of that period's fees.

How to Claim: Submit a credit request to [email protected] within 30 days of the incident. Include dates, times, and description of the issue.

Response Times

Support Response SLA

We commit to initial response times based on issue severity:

SeverityDescriptionProTeamEnterprise
CriticalComplete outage, data loss risk4 hours2 hours30 minutes
HighMajor feature unavailable8 hours4 hours2 hours
MediumFeature degraded, workaround exists24 hours12 hours4 hours
LowQuestions, minor issues48 hours24 hours8 hours

Response hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm in your local timezone (excluding public holidays)

Enterprise 24/7: Enterprise customers with 24/7 support add-on receive response times regardless of time or day.

Severity Definitions

Critical (Severity 1)

  • Complete service outage affecting all users
  • Data loss or corruption
  • Security breach or vulnerability actively being exploited

High (Severity 2)

  • Major feature completely unavailable
  • Significant performance degradation affecting business operations
  • Unable to access critical data

Medium (Severity 3)

  • Feature partially working or degraded
  • Workaround available
  • Non-critical functionality impacted

Low (Severity 4)

  • Questions or guidance requests
  • Minor cosmetic issues
  • Feature requests

Scheduled Maintenance

Maintenance Windows

We perform scheduled maintenance during the following windows to minimize disruption:

  • Regular Maintenance: Saturdays, 2:00 AM – 6:00 AM UTC
  • Emergency Maintenance: As needed with minimum 4-hour notice

Notification Policy

Maintenance TypeNotice PeriodNotification Method
Planned (non-disruptive)72 hoursEmail, Status Page
Planned (potential disruption)7 daysEmail, Status Page, In-app
EmergencyBest effort (min 4 hours)Email, Status Page

Maintenance Commitments

  • Maximum 4 hours of scheduled maintenance per month
  • No scheduled maintenance during critical business periods (quarter-end, fiscal year-end) without customer consent for Enterprise plans
  • Maintenance that extends beyond scheduled window counts toward downtime

Data Protection

Backup and Recovery

AspectCommitment
Backup FrequencyEvery 6 hours
Backup Retention30 days
Point-in-Time RecoveryAvailable for Enterprise
RPO (Recovery Point Objective)6 hours
RTO (Recovery Time Objective)4 hours

Data Durability

We maintain 99.999999999% (11 nines) data durability through:

  • Redundant storage across multiple availability zones
  • Real-time replication
  • Regular integrity checks
  • Encrypted backups stored separately from primary data

Exclusions

This SLA does not apply to:

  1. Force Majeure: Natural disasters, war, terrorism, government actions
  2. Third-Party Issues: Failures in internet service, DNS, or third-party integrations
  3. Customer Actions: Issues caused by customer's code, configuration, or usage
  4. Abuse: Violations of our Terms of Service or Acceptable Use Policy
  5. Alpha/Beta Features: Features explicitly marked as experimental
  6. Free Plans: This SLA applies only to paid plans
  7. Exceeding Limits: Issues caused by exceeding plan limits

Monitoring and Status

Status Page

Real-time service status is available at status.glincker.com, including:

  • Current system status
  • Incident history
  • Scheduled maintenance calendar
  • Historical uptime metrics

Incident Communication

During incidents, we will:

  1. Acknowledge the issue within 15 minutes
  2. Provide updates every 30 minutes during active incidents
  3. Publish a post-incident report within 72 hours for Critical/High severity
  4. Identify root cause and preventive measures

Enterprise SLA Enhancements

Enterprise customers may negotiate additional SLA terms, including:

  • Custom Uptime Targets: Up to 99.99%
  • Dedicated Infrastructure: Isolated resources
  • Custom Maintenance Windows: Tailored to your business hours
  • Named Support Contacts: Dedicated support representatives
  • Executive Escalation: Direct access to engineering leadership
  • SLA Reporting: Monthly/quarterly SLA compliance reports

Contact [email protected] to discuss custom SLA terms.

Termination for SLA Breach

If we fail to meet our uptime commitment for three consecutive months, you may terminate your agreement without penalty by providing 30 days written notice. This right must be exercised within 60 days of the third qualifying month.

Changes to This SLA

We may update this SLA to improve our commitments or clarify terms. We will:

  • Provide 30 days notice for material changes
  • Never reduce commitments during an active subscription term
  • Notify customers via email for any changes

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This SLA should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

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