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dotCMS Cloud Fair Usage Policy

This Fair Usage Policy (“Policy”) defines reasonable and intended use of the dotCMS Cloud services. This Policy applies to all customers using dotCMS Cloud under a valid subscription, order form, or other written agreement with dotCMS.

1. Usage Entitlements

Customer usage of dotCMS Cloud is governed by the limits associated with the purchased subscription package and any applicable signed agreement. Usage entitlements are evaluated at the subscription level.

2. Usage Metrics

dotCMS Cloud usage is measured using the following metrics:

  • Storage, defined as the total volume of data stored within dotCMS managed infrastructure, including content, digital assets, indexes, backups, and operational data.

  • Monthly Requests, defined as the total number of HTTP and API requests processed by dotCMS Cloud during a calendar month.

3. Included Usage by Package

Starter

Professional

Business

Enterprise

Storage

250GB

500GB

1TB

Custom

Requests

100,000

500,000

2,000,000

Custom

Storage Allowances

  • Starter: 250 GB

  • Professional: 500 GB

  • Business: 1 TB

  • Enterprise: As defined in the applicable agreement

Monthly Request Allowances

  • Starter: 100,000 requests per month

  • Professional: 500,000 requests per month

  • Business: 2,000,000 requests per month

  • Enterprise: As defined in the applicable agreement

4. Soft Limits

The usage limits described in this Policy are not hard limits. Exceeding stated usage levels will not automatically result in service interruption, throttling, suspension, or termination.

5. Sustained Excess Usage

If a customer consistently exceeds the usage levels associated with their subscribed package, dotCMS may notify the customer and work collaboratively to:

  • Review and suggest ways to optimize configurations, usage patterns, or architecture to reduce excess usage or

  • Recommend resizing or adjusting the subscription to better align with actual usage.

dotCMS reserves the right to require a contract adjustment where sustained usage materially exceeds purchased entitlements and cannot or will not be reasonably optimized.

6. Monitoring and Measurement

dotCMS monitors usage for operational, security, and capacity planning purposes. All usage calculations are performed using dotCMS systems and are considered authoritative.

7. Policy Updates

dotCMS may update this Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on the dotCMS website and become effective upon publication.

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