# Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Source: https://contracko.com/es/biblioteca-de-clausulas/acuerdo-de-nivel-de-servicio

# Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Defines measurable service standards (uptime, response times) and the credits or remedies when they are missed.

## Qué es

An SLA sets quantified performance targets for a service (availability, response and resolution times, capacity) and the consequences if the provider falls short, usually service credits. It turns vague quality promises into measurable obligations.

## Por qué importa

For SaaS and managed services, performance is the product. A clear SLA aligns expectations, gives the customer a remedy short of termination, and protects the provider by capping that remedy at agreed credits.

## Cómo aplicarla

- Define each metric, its measurement method and the measurement window.
- Set service credits as a percentage of fees, tiered by severity of the breach.
- Carve out planned maintenance and force majeure from availability calculations.
- Add an escalation path and, for chronic failure, a termination trigger.

## Ejemplo de redacción

> The Provider shall maintain 99.9% monthly availability of the Service. For each 0.1% below target, the Customer receives a service credit of 5% of the monthly fee, up to a maximum of 50%.

## Consejos de negociación

- • Customers should make chronic SLA failure a ground for termination, not just credits.
- • Providers should make service credits the sole remedy for missed targets.

## Errores frecuentes

- • Setting metrics with no agreed measurement method, making breach impossible to prove.
- • Forgetting to exclude scheduled maintenance from uptime calculations.

### Cómo ayuda Contracko

Contracko's AI review extracts SLA targets and credit tiers from your service contracts and flags clauses that lack a defined measurement method or a termination trigger for chronic failure. Upcoming measurement-window review dates and credit calculation deadlines can be tracked as contract milestones with automated reminders, keeping operations and finance aligned without manual diary entries.

## Referencias legales

- [BW 6:74 Damages for non-performance Derecho neerlandés](https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005289)
- [BW 6:248 Reasonableness and fairness Derecho neerlandés](https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005289)

Salvo indicación en contrario, las referencias remiten al derecho neerlandés (Burgerlijk Wetboek, el Código Civil neerlandés); los instrumentos de la UE como el RGPD se aplican en toda la UE. Se trata de información general, no de asesoramiento legal. Otras jurisdicciones tratan estos conceptos de forma distinta. Verifique el texto vigente y su situación con un abogado cualificado.

## Relevante para

[Software & SaaS](https://contracko.com/es/sectores/software-saas)[Empresas de SaaS B2B](https://contracko.com/es/sectores/b2b-saas)[Proveedores de servicios gestionados](https://contracko.com/es/sectores/proveedores-servicios-gestionados)[Servicios informáticos](https://contracko.com/es/sectores/servicios-informaticos)[Telecomunicaciones](https://contracko.com/es/sectores/telecomunicaciones)

## Cláusulas relacionadas

- [Warranties Clause](https://contracko.com/es/biblioteca-de-clausulas/garantias)
- [Limitation of Liability Clause](https://contracko.com/es/biblioteca-de-clausulas/limitacion-de-responsabilidad)
- [Liquidated Damages Clause](https://contracko.com/es/biblioteca-de-clausulas/clausula-penal)

## Términos relacionados

- [Service level agreement (SLA)](https://contracko.com/es/glosario/acuerdo-de-nivel-de-servicio)
- [Warranty](https://contracko.com/es/glosario/garantia)
- [Breach of contract](https://contracko.com/es/glosario/incumplimiento-de-contrato)

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## Preguntas frecuentes

Preguntas comunes sobre esta cláusula.

- **Q:** Are service credits a customer's only remedy under an SLA?
  **A:** Often yes. Providers usually draft credits as the exclusive remedy, so customers should negotiate a termination right for chronic failure.

- **Q:** How is uptime measured?
  **A:** Per the agreed window (usually monthly) excluding planned maintenance; the measurement method must be defined or the metric is unenforceable.

- **Q:** What is a typical uptime target in a SaaS SLA?
  **A:** Most SaaS providers offer 99.9% monthly uptime ("three nines"), which allows about 44 minutes of downtime per month; mission-critical services may require 99.95% or higher.

- **Q:** Can a customer terminate if the provider repeatedly misses SLA targets?
  **A:** Only if the SLA includes a chronic-failure termination right. Without it, the customer is typically limited to service credits regardless of how often targets are missed.

- **Q:** Who bears the burden of proving an SLA breach?
  **A:** Usually the customer, unless the SLA places a reporting duty on the provider. Agreeing on a shared monitoring tool or provider-generated reports avoids later factual disputes.

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