# Service Credits Clause

Source: https://contracko.com/pt/biblioteca-de-clausulas/creditos-de-servico

# Service Credits Clause

Provides automatic price rebates when the supplier misses agreed service levels.

## O que é

Service credits are pre-agreed deductions from the fees that apply automatically when the supplier fails to meet a service level, for example uptime or response time targets. They are the standard financial remedy attached to an SLA.

## Porque é importante

Service credits give the customer a fast, no-fault remedy without proving loss, and they incentivise the supplier to perform. How they interact with other remedies and any liability cap must be drafted carefully.

## Como aplicar

- Tie each credit to a specific, measured service level with a clear calculation.
- State whether credits are the sole remedy or stack with damages and termination rights.
- Cap the total credits per period and define how they are applied to invoices.
- Add an earn-back or step-in trigger for repeated or severe failures.

## Dicas de negociação

- • Customers should keep the right to terminate for chronic breach, not just take credits.
- • Suppliers should make credits the exclusive financial remedy up to a defined ceiling.

## Erros frequentes

- • Credits set so low they cost less than under-delivering, removing any incentive.
- • Unclear whether credits exhaust the customer's remedies or sit alongside them.

### Como o Contracko ajuda

Contracko tracks the SLA metrics and credit calculation formulas in every service agreement, giving your operations team a single reference for what credit applies when a threshold is missed. Its contract tracking flags chronic credit-earning periods as an obligation milestone, and reminders alert you when to apply credits to the next invoice cycle.

## Referências jurídicas

- [BW 6:91 Contractual penalty provisions Direito neerlandês](https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005289)
- [BW 6:248 Reasonableness and fairness Direito neerlandês](https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005289)

Salvo indicação em contrário, as referências remetem para o direito neerlandês (Burgerlijk Wetboek, o Código Civil neerlandês); os instrumentos da UE, como o RGPD, aplicam-se em toda a UE. Esta é informação geral, não constitui aconselhamento jurídico. Outras jurisdições tratam estes conceitos de forma diferente. Verifique o texto em vigor e a sua situação com um advogado qualificado.

## Relevante para

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## Cláusulas relacionadas

- [Service Level Agreement (SLA)](https://contracko.com/pt/biblioteca-de-clausulas/acordo-de-nivel-de-servico)
- [Liquidated Damages Clause](https://contracko.com/pt/biblioteca-de-clausulas/clausula-penal)
- [Limitation of Liability Clause](https://contracko.com/pt/biblioteca-de-clausulas/limitacao-de-responsabilidade)
- [Benchmarking Clause](https://contracko.com/pt/biblioteca-de-clausulas/clausula-de-benchmarking)

## Termos relacionados

- [Service level agreement (SLA)](https://contracko.com/pt/glossario/acordo-de-nivel-de-servico)
- [Liquidated damages](https://contracko.com/pt/glossario/clausula-penal)
- [Breach of contract](https://contracko.com/pt/glossario/incumprimento-de-contrato)

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## Perguntas frequentes

Questões comuns sobre esta cláusula.

- **Q:** Are service credits the same as a penalty?
  **A:** They function similarly under Dutch law as a boetebeding, so a court may moderate them if they are manifestly excessive.

- **Q:** Do service credits cap the supplier's total liability?
  **A:** Only if the contract says so; otherwise the customer may also claim damages, so the interaction must be drafted explicitly.

- **Q:** Can service credits be earned back after a period of good performance?
  **A:** Yes, if the contract includes an earn-back mechanism. Suppliers often negotiate this to avoid permanent credit accumulation when performance recovers.

- **Q:** What is the difference between a service credit and a price reduction?
  **A:** A service credit is a pre-agreed remedy applied against the next invoice without needing to prove loss. A price reduction under Dutch law requires proportionality to actual non-performance and may need separate negotiation.

- **Q:** What triggers a right to terminate rather than merely taking credits?
  **A:** Most SLAs include a chronic-breach threshold: if credits exceed a set percentage of monthly fees over consecutive periods, the customer may terminate for cause. The trigger must be defined precisely.

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