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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 LitePress ProPress Scale
Response timeWithin 24 hrsWithin 8 hrsWithin 4 hrs
Coverage hoursMon – Sat, business hoursAny day, any hour24/7, 365 days/year
Support channelsTicket / EmailTicket / Email / Live ChatTicket / Email / Live Chat / WhatsApp

2.2 Emergency Response

For conditions meeting the Emergency definition in Section 1.

Press LitePress ProPress Scale
Response timeWithin 48 hrsWithin 12 hrsWithin 2 hrs
Coverage hoursMon – Sat, business hours24/724/7, guaranteed
What "response" meansFirst human acknowledgement and initial diagnosisAcknowledgement and active work startedAcknowledgement 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.

TaskPress LitePress ProPress Scale
WordPress core updatesWeeklyTwice-weeklyTwice-weekly, staging-tested first
Plugin updatesWeeklyTwice-weeklyTwice-weekly, staging-tested first
Theme updatesWeeklyTwice-weeklyTwice-weekly, staging-tested first
Backup frequencyDailyDailyDaily + weekly snapshot
Backup retention30 days60 days90 days
Backup storage locationOff-siteOff-siteOff-site
One-click restore availableYesYesYes
Uptime monitoring24/7 automated24/7 automated24/7 automated
Security scanningWeeklyReal-timeReal-time + active threat response
Firewall configurationYesYesYes
Performance optimisationBasic (caching)Caching, image compression, database tuningFull CDN management + server-level optimisation
Core Web Vitals monitoringNoYesYes
SEO health monitoringNoYesYes
WooCommerce supportNoYesAdvanced
Staging environmentNoYesYes
Monthly maintenance reportYesYesYes
Dedicated account managerNoNoYes (named contact)
Monthly strategy callNoNo30 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 LitePress ProPress Scale
Hours included per month30 minutes2 hours4 hours
Unused hours roll overNoYes — up to 2 consecutive monthsYes — up to 2 consecutive months
Scope includedContent edits, text changes, plugin settings, minor CSSEverything in Lite + layout adjustments, minor fixes, config changesEverything in Pro + integrations, WooCommerce tasks, complex fixes
Not includedNew feature builds, full-page redesigns, custom plugin developmentSameSame

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 stepTarget timeframe from signup
Site access request sent to youWithin 4 business hours
Initial site review and access confirmationWithin 48 hours of access granted
Security hardening and backup configurationWithin 48 hours of access granted
Onboarding completion confirmation sent to youWithin 5 business days of signup
SLA commitments activeUpon 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 LitePress ProPress 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 feeNoneNoneNone
Contract lengthNone — cancel anytimeNone — cancel anytimeNone — cancel anytime
Money-back guarantee14 days14 days14 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

[email protected] (subject line "EMERGENCY — [site URL]" for urgent issues)

WhatsApp

+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.