Service Level Agreement and Maintenance Support for Services
Last updated: January 1, 2024
1. Service Levels
1.1. Applicable Levels
Zenith Repo, LLC shall provide the Service to Customer with a System Availability of at least 98% during each calendar month. "System Availability" means the percentage of minutes in a month that the key components of the Service are operational. "System Availability" will not include any minutes of downtime resulting from scheduled maintenance, Force Majeure Events, malicious attacks on the system, to the extent not reasonably preventable, issues associated with Customer's computing devices, local area networks or internet service provider connections, or Zenith Repo, LLC's inability to deliver services because of Customer's failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement.
1.2. System Maintenance
Zenith Repo, LLC may take the Service offline for scheduled maintenances provided that it gives Customer written notice of the scheduled maintenances (this scheduled maintenance time will not count as System Availability), and may change its schedule of maintenances upon written notice to Customer.
2. Premium Support Services
Zenith Repo, LLC shall provide Customer with telephone or electronic support during Zenith Repo, LLC's normal business hours in order to help Customer locate and correct problems with the Service and any related software ("Premium Support"). Premium Support is included in the Subscription Fee. Premium Support entitles Customer to the following:
a) Electronic support in order to help Customer locate and correct problems with the Software.
b) Bug fixes and code corrections to correct Software malfunctions in order to bring the Service into substantial conformity with the operating specifications.
c) All extensions, enhancements and other changes that Zenith Repo, LLC makes or adds to the Service and which Zenith Repo, LLC offers, without charge, to all other Subscribers of the Service.
3. Response and Resolution Goals
Responses will be determined by the issue level of the problem as defined below. Zenith Repo, LLC support personnel shall use reasonable commercial efforts to promptly resolve requests for Support Services, either through electronic mail or by telephone, in accordance with the below. Zenith Repo, LLC and Customer will act in good faith to determine the issue level of each problem. In the event that Customer needs to escalate the issue level of a problem, or Zenith Repo, LLC fails to respond or provide an error correction within the above time periods, Customer may escalate the problem to Zenith Repo, LLC's Head of Customer Support, or if necessary, to Zenith Repo, LLC senior management team.
Issue Level 1
The Production system / application is down, seriously impacted and there is no reasonable workaround currently. Response Time: 24 hours. Issue Resolution Timeline: Upon confirmation of recipient, Zenith Repo, LLC will begin continuous work on the issue and a customer resource must be available at any time to assist with problem determination. Zenith Repo, LLC will provide reasonable effort for workaround or solution within 24 hours once Zenith Repo, LLC has identified the defect or the issue or reproducible.
Issue Level 2
The system or application is seriously affected, but the issue is not critical and does not comply with the Issue Level 1 conditions. Response Time: 24 hours. Issue Resolution Timeline: Work-around or fix within seven (7) business day of Zenith Repo, LLC identifying the problem as a Services application issue and once the issue is reproducible.
Issue Level 3
The system or application is moderately affected. The issue is not critical and the system has not failed. The issue does not hinder normal operation, or the situation may be temporarily circumvented using an available workaround. Response Time: 24 hours. Issue Resolution Timeline: Fix in the form or solution within ten (10) business days once the issue is reproducible.
Issue Level 4
Any non-critical issue that does not restrict the operation of the Services. Response Time: At Zenith Repo, LLC's discretion. Issue Resolution Timeline: Zenith Repo, LLC will seek during normal business hours to provide a solution in future.