Service Level Agreement

Issued by Krepling Inc.

Effective Date: 20th June 2025

1. Purpose

This Service Level Agreement (“SLA”) defines the expected levels of availability, support, and performance for Krepling Pay. It establishes Krepling Inc.’s (“Krepling”) obligations to its merchants and provides remedies if service commitments are not met.

What This Means:

This document sets clear expectations for Krepling Pay’s uptime, response times, and what happens if those aren’t met.

2. Scope

This SLA applies to:

  • All merchants using Krepling Pay in production

  • All services provided directly by Krepling (not third-party vendors)

  • Systems supporting payment processing, merchant dashboard, APIs, and tokenization

What This Means:

This SLA covers the core features of Krepling Pay that your business relies on daily.

3. Service Availability

Krepling Pay commits to:

  • 99.9% monthly uptime for all production services

  • Excludes scheduled maintenance with prior notice

  • Uptime is measured across a calendar month

What This Means:

Our system will be online and working 99.9% of the time each month.

4. Scheduled Maintenance

  • Maintenance windows will be communicated at least 48 hours in advance

  • Maintenance is generally performed during off-peak hours

  • No more than 6 hours of scheduled maintenance per month

What This Means:

We’ll tell you before we take the system offline for updates.

5. Incident Response and Communication

SeverityDescriptionInitial ResponseStatus UpdatesResolution Target
CriticalComplete outage or payment failures15 minutesEvery 30 mins4 hours
HighPartial service degradation1 hourEvery 2 hours12 hours
MediumNon-urgent but affecting merchant functions4 hoursDaily2 business days
LowCosmetic or minor issues1 business dayAs neededAs agreed

 

What This Means:

We act fast when there’s a problem. The more serious the issue, the quicker our response.

6. Support Availability

  • Standard support hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm ET

  • Support channels: Email, phone, social, ticketing system, and live chat (for eligible plans)

What This Means:

You can reach us any time for critical issues and during business hours for everything else.

7. Performance Metrics

Krepling Pay aims to:

  • Process transactions with a 95% response time under 4 seconds

  • Ensure 99% of API calls respond in under 500ms

  • Settle payouts to merchants within the timeframes defined in their account terms (typically T+2 business days)

 

What This Means:

Our system is designed to be fast and reliable for both you and your customers.

8. Service Credits

If monthly uptime falls below 99.9%, the following credits may apply:

Monthly UptimeCredit Issued
99.0% – 99.89%10% of monthly fees
98.0% – 98.99%25% of monthly fees
< 98.0%50% of monthly fees

Credits must be requested within 30 days of the end of the month where the SLA was missed.

What This Means:

If we don’t meet our uptime promise, you may be eligible for partial refunds.

9. Exclusions

This SLA does not apply to:

  • Issues caused by third-party services, merchant hardware, or networks

  • Downtime due to scheduled maintenance with proper notice

  • Force majeure events (e.g., natural disasters, widespread internet outages)

What This Means:

We’re not responsible for problems outside our control, like internet failures or vendor outages.

10. Merchant Responsibilities

To receive SLA benefits, merchants must:

  • Maintain proper integration per Krepling’s documentation

  • Keep contact information up to date

  • Report outages or errors promptly through official support channels

What This Means:

You must also do your part to keep things running smoothly and report issues correctly.

11. Policy Review and Updates

This SLA is reviewed annually. Krepling reserves the right to update this policy. Merchants will be notified of material changes at least 30 days in advance.

What This Means:

We’ll inform you if we change anything major in this policy.

12. Contact Information

For SLA questions or service issues, contact:
Email: support@krepling.com

What This Means:

Reach out to our team if you have questions about uptime or performance.