Service Level Agreement
Last updated: 11 June 2026
Introduction
This document defines the exact response, maintenance, and service commitments we make to customers on active care plans. These commitments are incorporated into our Terms of Service by reference at vimsy.io/terms.
These are not aspirational targets. They are the windows we are contractually held to.
The Short Version
Every plan has a defined response time for standard support and a separate, shorter window for emergencies. If your site goes down or is hacked, you have a guaranteed emergency response window — not "as soon as possible." The faster you need us, the higher your plan. Every plan includes real development hours, a 14-day money-back guarantee, and no setup fee.
Definitions
For the purposes of this SLA:
"Response"
Means a first reply from a human Vimsy team member who has reviewed your request and either begun work or provided an initial diagnosis. An automated confirmation email does not constitute a response.
"Emergency"
Means any of the following conditions affecting your website:
Complete inaccessibility of the public-facing site (HTTP 500, 503, blank screen, white screen of death)
Complete inaccessibility of the WordPress admin dashboard
Active confirmed malware infection or Google/search engine security flag
Non-functional checkout or payment process on an ecommerce site
Issues not meeting the above definition — including single broken elements, cosmetic errors, plugin warnings, or slow load times — are handled under standard support response times.
"Business hours"
Means Monday through Saturday, 9am – 6pm Pacific Standard Time (PST / UTC-8).
"SLA Active"
Means your care plan subscription is current, payment is up to date, and onboarding has been completed as described in Section 6.
Response Time Commitments
2.1 Standard Support Response
For questions, development tasks, non-urgent requests, and non-emergency issues.
| Press Lite | Press Pro | Press Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Response time | Within 24 hrs | Within 8 hrs | Within 4 hrs |
| Coverage hours | Mon – Sat, business hours | Any day, any hour | 24/7, 365 days/year |
| Support channels | Ticket / Email | Ticket / Email / Live Chat | Ticket / Email / Live Chat / WhatsApp |
2.2 Emergency Response
For conditions meeting the Emergency definition in Section 1.
| Press Lite | Press Pro | Press Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Response time | Within 48 hrs | Within 12 hrs | Within 2 hrs |
| Coverage hours | Mon – Sat, business hours | 24/7 | 24/7, guaranteed |
| What "response" means | First human acknowledgement and initial diagnosis | Acknowledgement and active work started | Acknowledgement and active work started |
Response times are measured from the time your support request is received through an official support channel listed above, not from when an automated confirmation is sent.
Maintenance Commitments
Performed on every managed site on the schedule below, regardless of plan tier.
| Task | Press Lite | Press Pro | Press Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress core updates | Weekly | Twice-weekly | Twice-weekly, staging-tested first |
| Plugin updates | Weekly | Twice-weekly | Twice-weekly, staging-tested first |
| Theme updates | Weekly | Twice-weekly | Twice-weekly, staging-tested first |
| Backup frequency | Daily | Daily | Daily + weekly snapshot |
| Backup retention | 30 days | 60 days | 90 days |
| Backup storage location | Off-site | Off-site | Off-site |
| One-click restore available | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Uptime monitoring | 24/7 automated | 24/7 automated | 24/7 automated |
| Security scanning | Weekly | Real-time | Real-time + active threat response |
| Firewall configuration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Performance optimisation | Basic (caching) | Caching, image compression, database tuning | Full CDN management + server-level optimisation |
| Core Web Vitals monitoring | No | Yes | Yes |
| SEO health monitoring | No | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce support | No | Yes | Advanced |
| Staging environment | No | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly maintenance report | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dedicated account manager | No | No | Yes (named contact) |
| Monthly strategy call | No | No | 30 min / month |
Development Hours
Every plan includes real development time each month. These hours are for tasks submitted by you — content updates, plugin configuration, layout adjustments, minor fixes, and small integrations. No extra invoice. No approval process beyond submitting the task.
| Press Lite | Press Pro | Press Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours included per month | 30 minutes | 2 hours | 4 hours |
| Unused hours roll over | No | Yes — up to 2 consecutive months | Yes — up to 2 consecutive months |
| Scope included | Content edits, text changes, plugin settings, minor CSS | Everything in Lite + layout adjustments, minor fixes, config changes | Everything in Pro + integrations, WooCommerce tasks, complex fixes |
| Not included | New feature builds, full-page redesigns, custom plugin development | Same | Same |
Work that would exceed your included hours in a given month will be estimated and approved by you in writing before we proceed. You will never be charged for development work you have not explicitly approved.
If We Miss a Commitment
We take these commitments seriously and track our performance against them. If we fail to meet a stated response time:
For all plans
We will acknowledge the miss, explain the cause, and document it internally. We will address the root cause to prevent recurrence.
For Press Scale emergency response misses specifically
We will issue a service credit equal to one additional day of dev time (4 hours) applied to your account in the following billing period. This is a service credit, not a cash refund.
We are transparent about why this credit is structured the way it is: the monetary value of a missed 2-hour response window cannot reasonably be set in a standard subscription agreement without knowing your site's revenue exposure. The credit acknowledges the miss. If you experience a significant business loss attributable to our failure, please contact us at [email protected] — we will discuss the situation directly.
Credits do not carry over beyond one billing period and are forfeited upon plan cancellation.
Onboarding and SLA Activation
SLA commitments take effect upon completion of onboarding, not at the moment of signup. Onboarding is required to ensure your site is in a baseline state that allows us to maintain our commitments.
| Onboarding step | Target timeframe from signup |
|---|---|
| Site access request sent to you | Within 4 business hours |
| Initial site review and access confirmation | Within 48 hours of access granted |
| Security hardening and backup configuration | Within 48 hours of access granted |
| Onboarding completion confirmation sent to you | Within 5 business days of signup |
| SLA commitments active | Upon confirmation email |
Maximum onboarding window: 5 business days from signup, provided you grant access within 24 hours of our request. If access is delayed beyond 24 hours, the onboarding clock pauses until access is granted.
If your site requires significant remediation before it can be maintained (e.g., critical PHP version, severe malware, catastrophic plugin conflicts), we will notify you within 24 hours of initial review, explain what is required, and agree a remediation plan before standard SLA commitments apply. Remediation will be quoted separately.
Uptime Monitoring and Alerting
All managed sites are monitored for uptime continuously. On a downtime event:
An automated alert is triggered immediately
You receive an email notification
On Press Pro and Press Scale, our team begins investigation without waiting for you to contact us
On Press Lite, investigation begins when you raise a support request (the automated alert notifies you so you can do this immediately)
On any plan, you can trigger emergency support at any time by emailing [email protected] with the subject line "EMERGENCY — [your site URL]"
What Is Not Covered
The following conditions are outside the scope of care plan SLA commitments:
Third-party infrastructure failures
Hosting provider outages, domain registrar issues, DNS propagation delays, CDN provider failures, or any other infrastructure outside our direct management.
Client-initiated changes
Issues arising from changes you, your team, or another party make to your site outside our managed process — including manual plugin updates, code edits, theme changes, or hosting migrations you initiate independently.
Third-party plugin or theme breaking changes
Incompatibilities introduced by a plugin or theme developer in their own update. We mitigate this on Press Pro and Scale by testing on a staging site before applying updates to your live site — but we cannot guarantee against undisclosed or zero-day breaking changes introduced by third parties.
Pre-existing conditions
Issues that existed before your onboarding was completed and were not identified during the initial review.
Force majeure events
Events beyond our reasonable control, including: natural disasters, acts of government or military authority, widespread internet infrastructure failures, cyberattacks against our own infrastructure, pandemic-related disruptions, utility failures, or any other event that a reasonable business could not have foreseen or prevented. We will notify you promptly of any force majeure event affecting our ability to deliver services.
Suspended accounts
No SLA commitments apply while a subscription is suspended due to non-payment.
Plan Pricing Reference
| Press Lite | Press Pro | Press Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly billing | $49/mo | $99/mo | $179/mo |
| Annual billing | $490/yr (save $98) | $990/yr (save $198) | $1,790/yr (save $358) |
| Setup fee | None | None | None |
| Contract length | None — cancel anytime | None — cancel anytime | None — cancel anytime |
| Money-back guarantee | 14 days | 14 days | 14 days |
Changes to This SLA
We may update this SLA from time to time. Changes that improve commitments take effect immediately. Changes that reduce commitments will be communicated by email at least 30 days before taking effect. You may cancel your plan without penalty during that notice period if you do not accept the changes.
Contact
To submit a support request or declare an emergency:
[email protected] (subject line "EMERGENCY — [site URL]" for urgent issues)
+1 (307) 888-9783 (Press Scale customers for emergencies; all customers for billing questions)
Live Chat
Available at vimsy.io (Press Pro and Scale)
For billing questions, cancellations, or account changes: email [email protected] with your registered email address in the subject line.
