Pilot standard tier
Contract floors for pilot merchants, stated in the same language our implementation and legal review gates enforce.
A. Standard tier
Pilot merchants start on the standard tier with one public contract floor for throughput, uptime, fees, and refund issuance.
- Standard tier only at pilot launch.
- Enterprise commitments require a merchant-specific amendment.
This is not insurance. Claimful is a merchant-funded refund-protection service.
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B. Revenue split
40% merchant / 40% reserve / 20% platform
- $3.20 merchant share on an $8.00 protection fee.
- $3.20 reserve contribution on an $8.00 protection fee.
- $1.60 platform share on an $8.00 protection fee.
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C. Fee commitments
No setup fee. No monthly minimum. No per-claim charge.
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D. Rate limit
Up to 1,000 req/min aggregate per merchant; subject to per-IP and WAF anti-abuse limits documented in API reference. Distribute traffic across egress IPs to maximize throughput.
- Aggregate quota is measured across merchant API strict paths combined.
- Per-IP and WAF anti-abuse limits remain active for abusive traffic patterns.
Rate-limit table| Path group | Public floor | Notes |
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| Merchant API strict paths | 1,000 req/min aggregate per merchant | Subject to per-IP and WAF anti-abuse limits |
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| Try-it-out demo key | 30 req/min per IP | Read-only documentation surface |
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| Portal lookup | 10 req/min per IP | Token lookup protection |
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| Lead intake | 20 req/min per IP | Marketing HMAC required |
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E. Uptime SLA
99.9% monthly uptime per service. Error budget: 43 min 49 sec/month. Measurement via synthetic probes from at least 3 geographic regions every 60 seconds. Service credits apply per the schedule below.
- 99.0% - 99.9% monthly uptime: 10% service credit.
- 95.0% - 99.0% monthly uptime: 25% service credit.
- Below 95.0% monthly uptime: 50% service credit.
SLA-credit schedule| Monthly uptime | Service credit | Notes |
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| 99.0% - 99.9% monthly uptime | 10% service credit | Applied to affected monthly platform fees |
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| 95.0% - 99.0% monthly uptime | 25% service credit | Applied to affected monthly platform fees |
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| Below 95.0% monthly uptime | 50% service credit | Applied to affected monthly platform fees |
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F. Refund timing
Approved refund requests are issued via Stripe Refund within hours of approval. Funds typically reach your bank in 3-5 business days, depending on your card issuer. Per Consumer Contract Part IV.C, refund issuance occurs within 30 days of approval.
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G. Claim resolution
Target after Phase 2 calibration; pilot Phase 1 claims process via human review
- Phase 1 means human review for pilot claims.
- Phase 2 means calibrated triage after enough labeled operating data exists.
Phase 2 = AI auto-approval lane activated after calibration gates per our self-learning claims-triage system.
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H. Reserve posture
Claimful maintains a protection-fee reserve from collected protection fees. At pilot scale, reserve plus balance-sheet backstop covers approved refund requests. CLIP backstop coverage activates at scale per Merchant Schedule.
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I. Sales review
Up to 99% chargeback reduction observed in pilot cohorts where Claimful was active for eligible transactions; results vary by merchant mix, checkout volume, dispute category, and implementation completeness.
- Higher throughput, custom service terms, or carrier-backed commitments require sales and legal review before they appear in a merchant schedule.
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