99.99% Uptime Commitment

Service Level Agreement

Clear commitments. Clear consequences.

Last updated: February 03, 2026

1 Purpose and Scope

This Service Level Agreement ("SLA") sets forth the availability targets, support protocols, and remedies offered by PeaceWeb B.V., trading as Steadcloud, for our cloud and managed hosting services.

This SLA forms an integral part of our Terms & Conditions and applies to clients with active paid subscriptions. Services used with promotional credit are subject to this SLA.

Monthly Uptime Target

99.99%

For all core infrastructure services

2 Service Availability

Steadcloud targets a minimum monthly uptime of 99.99% for the following services:

Virtual Instances

Compute resources with full lifecycle control

Block Storage

Persistent SSD storage volumes

Networking

Public IPs, private networks, firewalls

Managed Hosting

Fully managed infrastructure environments

Exclusions: Uptime calculations exclude scheduled maintenance (announced 48h in advance), emergency security patches, force majeure events, and issues caused by client actions or third parties.

3 Service Credits

If we fail to meet our uptime commitment, you are entitled to service credits as follows:

Monthly Uptime Service Credit
99.9% - 99.99% 10% of monthly fee
99.0% - 99.9% 25% of monthly fee
95.0% - 99.0% 50% of monthly fee
Below 95.0% 100% of monthly fee

Service credits must be requested within 30 days of the incident. Credits are applied to future invoices and cannot be exchanged for cash.

4 Support Response Times

We provide technical support through our ticketing system. Response time targets vary by priority:

U

Urgent

Complete service outage

1 hour

24/7 including weekends

H

High

Significant impact on operations

4 hours

Including weekends

M

Medium

Moderate impact, workaround available

12 hours

Business hours

L

Low

General inquiries, minor issues

24 hours

Business hours

Business hours: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00 CET, excluding Dutch national holidays.

5 Managed Hosting Premium Support

Clients on Managed Hosting plans receive enhanced support:

  • Dedicated account manager
  • 24/7 proactive monitoring
  • Priority escalation path
  • Monthly performance reviews
  • Custom SLA terms available upon request

6 SLA Exclusions

The following events are excluded from uptime calculations and do not qualify for service credits:

  • Scheduled maintenance announced at least 48 hours in advance
  • Emergency security patches required to protect infrastructure
  • Force majeure events (natural disasters, war, government actions)
  • Issues caused by your actions, applications, or third-party services
  • DDoS attacks or other malicious activities targeting your resources
  • Network issues outside of Steadcloud's network infrastructure
  • Accounts with exceeded credit limits and unpaid invoices

7 Requesting Service Credits

To request service credits, follow this procedure:

  1. 1
    Submit a written claim

    Contact support@steadcloud.com within 7 calendar days of the incident

  2. 2
    Include required information

    Account ID, affected services, date/time of incident, description of impact

  3. 3
    Verification

    Our team will verify the claim against our monitoring data within 5 business days

  4. 4
    Credit application

    Approved credits will be applied to your next invoice

Important: Claims submitted after the 7-day period will not be eligible for service credits. Service credits are the sole and exclusive remedy for any failure to meet SLA commitments.

8 Credit Limitations

Service credits are subject to the following limitations:

  • Maximum credit per calendar month: 100% of that month's fees for affected services
  • Credits are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash
  • Credits expire if not used within 12 months of issuance
  • Multiple incidents in the same month may be combined but cannot exceed monthly maximum

9 SLA Modifications

Steadcloud reserves the right to modify this SLA. Material changes will be communicated via email at least 30 days before taking effect. The version of the SLA in effect at the time of an incident will apply to any credit claims for that incident.

10 Contact

For questions about this SLA or to report an issue:

PeaceWeb B.V. trading as Steadcloud
Hedikhuizerweg 7F, 5222 BC 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
KvK: 88526461 | VAT: NL864668788B01