Service Level Agreement

OnRelay has a zero bug tolerance policy, and strives to fix all reported errors. However, the service is being continuously developed, subsystems, platforms and similar 3rd party dependencies may change, so unforeseen incidents and software errors may therefore occur.

If you are a paying customer, the following Service Level Agreement (SLA) applies for incidents experienced with commercial use of the service and faults encountered in OnRelay’s software:

TypeDescriptionIncidentFault
Critical
The system is out of service or unavailable for all users

or

The performance of the system is unacceptable for all users
Response Time: 
30 minutes during working hours

Recovery:
4 working hours

Updates:
Every 1 hour

Workaround / Patch:
5 working days

Permanent Fix:
Next software release

Updates:
Estimated time of workaround provided within 1 working day
Major
Major components or core functionality of the system are unavailable or not usable for some users

or

The system is unavailable for one or more users

or

The performance of the system is unacceptable for one or more users
Response Time: 
1 hour during working hours

Recovery:
8 working hours

Updates:
Every 4 hours
Workaround / Patch:
10 working days

Permanent Fix:
Next software release

Updates:
Estimated time of workaround provided within 1 working day
Normal
Major components or core functionality of the system are working imperfectly in one or more of its commonly used scenario(s)

or

A non-core function or feature is not usable or does not work in one or more of its commonly used scenario(s)

or

A majority of users complain about a defect that would otherwise be classified as Minor or Trivial (see below)
Response Time: 
1 working day

Recovery:
2 working days (if feasible)

Updates:
N/A
Workaround / Patch:
N/A

Permanent Fix:
Next software release

Updates:
Defect report upon request
Minor
A core function or feature is failing in rare or difficult to reproduce scenarios

or

A non-core function or feature is working imperfectly in one of its commonly used scenarios
Response Time: 
5 working days

Recovery:
N/A

Updates:
N/A
Workaround / Patch:
N/A

Permanent Fix:
May be resolved in next software release

Updates:
Defect report upon request
Trivial
A feature is working, but not as preferred or expected and with no real detriment to system functionality
Response Time: 
5 working days

Recovery:
N/A

Updates:
N/A

Workaround / Patch:
N/A

Permanent Fix:
May not be resolved

Updates:
Defect report upon request

Software Releases

OnRelay may ship bug fixes in the following type releases:

Minor Release: Significant new features have been added (e.g. v5.2)

Maintenance Release: Includes bug fixes and feature enhancements (e.g. v5.2.3)

Patches: A Release with unexpected faults that have slipped through tests may be patched with a new build after its release (e.g. v5.2.3 build 10)