Element Host, Element Enterprise and Element Sovereign

Level 3 Support SLA

Element provides level 3 support for the products and services of the Element Host, Element Enterprise and Element Sovereign subscriptions. Level 3 support includes the fixing of bugs and functionality issues. The service is available during office hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00 at the Element support location assigned in the contract, which is Central European Time with the public holidays of Berlin or France for the German and French entities, or UK time with the bank holidays of England for the UK and US entities. Element does not limit the number of support cases opened, assesses the frequency of use on a semi-annual basis together with the customer, and does not guarantee resolution times.

Service levels (response time)

Support Service level
Support channel

email or web form

Hours of coverage

Business hours

Number of cases

Unlimited

Response guidelines

Initial and ongoing response

Severity 1 (Urgent)

4 hours

Severity 2 (High)

8 hours

Severity 3 (Medium)

1 business day

Severity 4 (Low)

2 business days

Severity level definitions

Issues are categorised by the customer. The severity of an incident can only be changed together.

  • Severity 1 (Urgent) : A problem that severely impacts your use of the software in a production environment, such as loss of production data or production systems that are not functioning. The situation halts your business operations and no procedural workaround exists.
  • Severity 2 (High) : A problem where the software is functioning but your use in a production environment is severely reduced. The situation has a high impact on portions of your business operations and no procedural workaround exists.
  • Severity 3 (Medium) : A problem that involves partial, non-critical loss of use of the software in a production or development environment. For production environments, there is a medium-to-low impact on your business, but your business continues to function, including by using a procedural workaround. For development environments, the situation causes your project to no longer continue or migrate into production.
  • Severity 4 (Low) : A general usage question, the report of a documentation error, or a recommendation for a future product enhancement or modification. For production environments, there is low-to-no impact on your business or on the performance or functionality of your system. For development environments, there is a medium-to-low impact on your business, but your business continues to function, including by using a procedural workaround.

Service limitations

The service does not include:

  • 24x7 on-call coverage
  • Guaranteed solution times
  • L1 or L2 support
  • Kubernetes support
  • Database support
  • Operating system support
  • Networking support
  • Setup support
  • Consulting
  • Technical account management
  • Professional services
  • Software modified by the customer

Service access and escalation

Support is reached by email to [email protected] , where every message becomes a ticket, or through the support portal at https://customer.element.io under Help and Support, set up during onboarding, which shows all tickets with their status and history; the customer chooses the category and the severity when raising a ticket. Tickets are handled according to the response times above. There is no phone support.

If a ticket does not progress as expected or the business impact grows, the customer can escalate at any time by raising the severity in the portal or by replying to the ticket. Element then gives regular status updates until the issue is resolved or a workaround is in place; severe disruptions with major business impact reach management level, so that the right resources are prioritised immediately.

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