| Technical support policy
1. Design and Programming: ComCity programming and web design contracts
come with 30-days of technical support from the design and programming team. For example, if something isn't working properly
and/or help is needed on minor issues resulting from the original design or
programming, ComCity will fix the issue for you at no cost as long as the issue
was original covered in the scope. After 30 days,
you are responsible for maintaining your own design and programming code and
ComCity will only provide normal or standard technical support.
(It simply is not
possible for us to estimate the costs that it would take to support different
customers for different and extended times. If this is needed, you must negotiate an
extended support contract for programming needs for your particular purpose.)
2. Standard Technical Support: ComCity technical support is responsible for supporting normal web site
operational tasks such as passwords, permissions, access, uptime, basic
configuration issues, and other basic website functions. We define this as
Standard Technical Support. This support does not
cover programming, script debugging, coding, html debugging or any other tasks
involving editing, deciphering or opening up scripts and/or html files. We
define this other type of support as Consulting or Advanced Technical Support.
3. Supported Software: ComCity technical support will only provide support on specific tools and
programs we deem as Supported. This support is limited to the form and functionality declared by the
3rd party software manufacturer and provided by the manufacturer directly.
Moreover, support is limited to the form and functionality of "how the
product was shipped". We do not provide code-level debug as a standard
support option; however, in some case, we may bid on these projects as
advanced support as we deem appropriate.
Support is limited to the lifetime of a product; once a new revision of a
product is released -- our support on order versions discontinues within 6
months. If the product is deemed "obsolete" by the vendor, support is
no longer provided immediately.
This support is limited to items specifically on the
server. Also, if technical support is provided directly by the manufacturer,
then the support will be limited to the areas where the manufacturer provides
support directly to us. If the manufacturer provides direct support to the
consumer, than we will direct customers to the manufacturer for support if our
resources or capabilities become exhausted. The software tools supported are
listed on our Web site.
[As an example, we support FrontPage. In the area of FrontPage support, we provide technical assistance on issues as to its performance on the
server although in many cases we may attempt some direct FrontPage client
support. However, we cannot be responsible for supporting the client product, as Microsoft
is the manufacturer of that product and provides direct support and expertise in
that area. We have similar arrangements for other products. You may contact
sales and/or support with specific questions for clarification if you are
unsure. In addition, we cannot provide
assistance for "unsupported" features or capabilities. If the product is limited in some way and this limitation
is described as a known "limitation" of the product, assistance would
fall into the Consulting Technical Support category.]
4. Timeliness: ComCity technical support will attempt to resolve
any issue within 5
business days (M-F). After 5 business days, and if a customer has documented a work order, a
customer may request the issue to be "escalated" and "reassigned." Issues
escalated by an engineer will receive a "workaround" solution within
another 48
business hours. A workaround solution may be as simple as "don't do that"
or "do this instead."
5. SalesCart Priority Support: SalesCart is
a separate division of ComCity. Hosting your website with ComCity
does not automatically entitle you to FREE SalesCart Support.
SalesCart Express Support is a monthly service option that you purchase
with the product at the time you sign up. SalesCart NET is a
developer based software that provides ultimate in customizability.
As a developer product, support is an optional purchase.
Exception: If you have purchased SalesCart NET
before November 1, 2007 and Hosted at least a 6 month minimum Business
e-commerce hosting package or greater, ComCity will provide SalesCart NET
support included with your Hosting package for a term ending May 31, 2008.
To qualify, you must maintain a minimum of a 6 month Business e-commerce hosting package
or greater and have the latest release of our SalesCart NET software and
have upgraded before November 1, 2007. The product life of any
software product ends once a new version or a replacement of the same
software is released.
In all cases, SalesCart support is limited to ticket based
resolutions that you initiate at
http://support.salescart.com.
Bugs:
If you indentify what you to believe is a SalesCart software bug in a
release that is currently being shipped, normal SalesCart support will
attempt to investigate, characterize and reproduce the issue through our
normal support channels for up to 5 business days (M-F).
After 5 business days, and if a customer has documented a work order, a
customer may request the issue to be "escalated" and "reassigned." Issues
escalated by an engineer will receive a "workaround" solution within
another 48
business hours. A workaround solution may be as simple as "don't do that"
or "do this instead." If the issue has been determined by an
engineer to be a design bug, a fix will be provided within
an additional 7 business days.
6. Technical Support Hold: If a
customer has an amount that is outstanding, ComCity imposes a technical
support-hold on the account until the balance due is paid up. While on
technical support hold, no technical support at all will be provided
including, but not limited to, password requests/changes, domain name
changes, or answers to any questions. We will not stand in the way of any
process; however, we will not assist in any manner. In addition,
customers may not request nor receive credits for downtime during any
support hold period.
Ver 11/16/06
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