Promotion codes and quotes

No codes are published today. This page explains how they work so that a code we give you does what it says.

Using a code

The checkout has a code field. It checks the code against the plan you chose and shows the discount, the price after it and the estimated tax, without using the code. A code that does not hold is refused with a sentence saying why: not valid, not started, expired, no longer available, already used by this account, for first purchases only, or not for this plan.

What a code changes

• The plan price only. Add-ons such as disks, backups and snapshots are charged in full.
• Before tax. Tax is worked out on the price after the discount. The invoice shows the discounted figures.
• Percent or fixed. A fixed amount never takes the price below zero. A code can make a payment free.
• How long. A code applies to the first payment only, to a set number of payments, or to every payment. A running server keeps the terms of the code as you bought it, even if we disable the code later.
• Limits. A code can be limited by total uses, uses per account, dates, plans, or first purchase only. Codes that can be combined apply in the order you type them, at most three.

A code's terms never change after it is created. We disable it and make a new one.

Quotes

For a larger order, our staff can issue a quote to your organisation for one plan, at the price in force, valid from one hour to 90 days, optionally with a discount. You see quotes under Billing, Quotes. You accept by choosing the region, image, hostname and keys; it then goes through the ordinary order, with the ordinary limits and checks. The quote's discount cannot be typed in by anyone else.

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