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Web Wiz Support Tiers & Policy


We provide professional hosting support focused on fixing issues with our platform.
Support is NOT a free training service, consultancy, or website development help.

All support tickets must be submitted via the Support Portal.
We do not provide support via live chat, phone, email, or outside the portal.


1. Support Tiers Overview

Tier Type Description Availability
0 Self-Service Knowledge Bas, FAQs, Guides, Community Forums 24/7
1 Basic / First-Level Password resets, account issues, basic troubleshooting Mon–Fri, 8 AM – 4 PM UK
2 Technical / Second-Level In-depth troubleshooting, configuration, software issues Mon–Fri, 8 AM – 4 PM UK
3 Expert / Senior Engineer Complex problems, performance, advanced server issues Mon–Fri, 8 AM – 4 PM UK


2. Priority Levels – Shared Hosting Customers

Priority Level Price (ex VAT) Target Response Time Included Time
Best Effort (Basic) Free 24 to 48 Hours Up to 10 minutes
Normal Urgency $27.10 Same Business Day (Prioritised) Up to 20 minutes
Extreme Urgency $67.85 Same Business Day (Highest Priority) Up to 40 minutes


3. Priority Levels – Dedicated Server, Managed Hosting, Hyper-V, and Colocation 

High-tier plans include priority support and extended investigation time at no extra cost.

Included Priority Level Target Response Time Included Time
Low Priority 24 to 48 Hours Up to 20 minutes
Normal Urgency Same Business Day (Prioritised) Up to 20 minutes
Extreme Urgency Same Business Day (Highest Priority) Up to 20 minutes

Note: The priority determines how quickly your ticket is addressed. If more time is required beyond the included limit, we will provide a quote before continuing at our Billable Support rate.



4. Out-of-Hours Emergency Support

Service Price (ex VAT) Availability
Out-of-Hours Tier 3 Engineer $224.07 per hour Evenings, weekends & UK public holidays

Minimum 1 hour charge. Must be booked in advance.



5. Scope of Support & Fair Use Policy

We will help with: Server, network, control panel, hosting platform, and data centre issues.

Billable Support Rate: $88.23 + VAT per hour (minimum 1 hour charge)

Support is provided subject to fair usage. Web Wiz may limit or close support tickets that are excessive, repetitive, or take unfair advantage of support resources. This includes:

  • “Circular tickets” — where a solution has been provided but further assistance is repeatedly requested.
  • Step-by-step walk-throughs or training.
  • Educational / “how to” requests (e.g. teaching you how to migrate a site).
  • Ongoing guidance or consultancy.

You will always be contacted for approval before any billable time is charged.

Important:
Business Hours: All support is provided Mon–Fri, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM UK time, excluding UK public holidays
Payment: Required before any paid priority, billable support, or out-of-hours work is scheduled.
Approval: You will always be contacted for approval before any billable time is charged.

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Prices exclude VAT at 20% unless otherwise stated. VAT No. GB988999105 - $, €, prices shown as a guideline only.

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