Service Level Agreement

This Service Level Agreement (“SLA”) was last updated on June 6, 2023. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this SLA shall have the definitions ascribed to them in Springtime’s Terms of Service located at https://www.itsspringtime.com/terms-of-service/.


Offering Availability Generally


Except as described below, Springtime will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain an uptime of at least 99.99% of the time in a calendar year.


Springtime Maintenance and Support


The following are Springtime’s response protocol for maintenance and support requests:


1. As appropriate, Springtime will notify its customers of any scheduled maintenance that is expected to impact the delivery of any Offerings. Springtime schedules all maintenance to be done outside of business hours and during low usage periods.


2. Springtime anticipates that each calendar quarter, the total scheduled downtime (“Downtime) for its Offerings will not exceed twenty-four (24) hours. Downtime is primarily for ongoing updates or maintenance. As appropriate, Springtime may provide advance notice for Downtime if it is expected to exceed (2) hours, and if the downtime will have an impact on the delivery of Service.


Network, Data Center, and Infrastructure Availability


1. Springtime expects to provide its network Infrastructure and data center infrastructure (“Infrastructure”) available 99.99% of the time in a particular month excluding exceptions or scheduled maintenance as described in Section 2 below. We use a third-party application to monitor and record such availability. Springtime also leverages the AWS Infrastructure for hosting and delivery. Per the Introduction to AWS Security, AWS White Paper:


The AWS infrastructure has been architected to be one of the most flexible and secure cloud computing environments available today. It is designed to provide an extremely scalable, highly reliable platform that enables customers to deploy applications and data quickly and securely.


This infrastructure is built and managed not only according to security best practices and standards, but also with the unique needs of the cloud in mind. AWS uses redundant and layered controls, continuous validation and testing, and a substantial amount of automation to ensure that the underlying infrastructure is monitored and protected 24x7. AWS ensures that these controls are replicated in every new data center or service.


2. Infrastructure will not be considered to be unavailable for any unavailability that results from (i) any maintenance performed for which Customers were notified at least 24 hours in advance; (ii) during a standard maintenance window.


Springtime Response and Resolution Protocol


Springtime Offerings are generally supported for application and system errors (“Errors”). In the event that a customer identifies a potential Error with an Offering, the customer should send an email to support@itsspringtime.com. The email must provide Springtime with sufficient technical information to permit Springtime to reproduce the Error (the “Error Data”), the name and telephone number of the customer’s contact and any troubleshooting steps performed. The email should also classify the Error as referenced below. Once Springtime receives the email, it will use appropriate efforts to respond and resolve the Error, if possible.


Springtime will respond to, and attempt to resolve, any Error in a time frame that Springtime deems appropriate in light of the seriousness and business impact of the Error. Springtime will keep customers updated on error resolution and expected time of restoration of full functionality as it deems appropriate.


Error Classification, Expected Response and Level Identification


Each reported to Springtime should be classified based on the following criteria:


Severity 1: Fatal: Errors preventing all useful work from being performed.


Severity 2: Severe Impact: Errors, which disable major functions from being performed.


Severity 3: Degraded: Operations:  Errors disabling only certain nonessential functions.


Severity 4: Minimal Impact: Includes all other.


Springtime expects to respond to reported Errors according to the following schedule:


ERROR CLASSIFICATION: LEVEL 1: LEVEL 2

Severity 1: 1 to 2 hours


Severity 2: 2 to 6 hours


Severity 3: 24 to 48 hours


Severity 4: 24 to 72 hours


Springtime will use the following levels with respect to the Error


Level 1 -- Acknowledgment of receipt of Error report.


Level 2 -- Provide patch, workaround, temporary or permanent fix and documentation correction pages.


Should Springtime determine it is unable to provide a commercially acceptable resolution within a reasonable time frame, Springtime will provide a written work plan stating the nature of Springtime’s efforts to cure the Error and the expected time for a proposed resolution thereto.


The terms of this SLA shall only apply if the customer has a specific Order or agreement requiring Springtime to meet the service obligations herein. Furthermore, if Springtime is in breach of its obligations herein, customer’s sole and exclusive remedy will be (i) for Springtime to promptly correct such breach or (ii) if Springtime does not correct such breach within a reasonable amount of time customer shall have the right to terminate the applicable Service. The other Limitations of Liability referenced in the Springtime Terms of Service shall also apply.

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