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Plaid · Plaid Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Partner Must Meet 99.9% Availability Baseline

High confidence Common · 102 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What availability must Partners maintain?
“Availability 99.9% or higher* *Calculation: Availability = (Total minutes in a calendar month - Total number of unplanned Downtime Minutes in such calendar month) / Total minutes in such calendar month”
Version CA-V-001194, captured May 5, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Plaid requires Partners to maintain availability of 99.9% or higher, calculated as total minutes in a calendar month minus unplanned Downtime Minutes, divided by total minutes in the calendar month.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

The specific numerical threshold and defined calculation method give Plaid an objective, measurable standard against which Partner performance can be assessed.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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The Partner is required to meet a 99.9% availability standard each calendar month, with availability measured against a defined formula that counts only unplanned downtime.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Availability 99.9% or higher* *Calculation: Availability = (Total minutes in a calendar month - Total number of unplanned Downtime Minutes in such calendar month) / Total minutes in such calendar month

Excerpt from Plaid's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Plaid Terms of Use
Entity
Plaid
Date stated by the document
Jan. 19, 2024
As printed in Plaid’s text (version CA-V-001194), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001194, captured May 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-051475
Document ID
CA-D-000535
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001194)
0f3fed52e21f302718fe183e6a2f9d49296f90d08c68b9311af91b63f315a12b
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 09:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-001194, captured May 5, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Plaid
Document: Plaid Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-051475
Version: CA-V-001194
Captured: 2026-05-05 05:43:54 UTC
SHA-256: 0f3fed52e21f3027…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/plaid/plaid-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-051475/partner-must-meet-999-availability-baseline/
Accessed: Nov. 1, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Plaid's Partner Must Meet 99.9% Availability Baseline clause do?

The specific numerical threshold and defined calculation method give Plaid an objective, measurable standard against which Partner performance can be assessed.

How does this clause affect you?

The Partner is required to meet a 99.9% availability standard each calendar month, with availability measured against a defined formula that counts only unplanned downtime.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 102 platforms. See the full comparison.

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