- Definitions and Interpretation
1.1 In this Complaints Handling Procedure the following expressions have the following meanings:”Business Day” means, any day (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which ordinary banks are open for their full range of normal business in the United Kingdom;
“Complaint” means a complaint about our goods or services, about our customer service, or about our employees, agents or subcontractors;
“Complaints Form” means our standard complaints form for use by Customers, available from https://cloud4sure.net/complaint-form;
“Complaints Policy” means our customer complaints policy, available from https://cloud4sure.net/complaints-policy;
“Complaint Reference” means a unique code assigned to a Complaint that will be used to track that Complaint;
“Customer” means a customer of ours and includes potential customers (no purchase necessary);
“Data Protection Policy” our data protection policy, available from https://cloud4sure.net/gdpr-privacy-policy ;“Decision Letter” means a letter informing a Customer of the outcome of their Complaint;
“External Resolution” means the referral of a Complaint to an external body or organisation for resolution by a Customer if that Customer is not satisfied with the outcome of this Complaints Handling Procedure;
“Investigation Report” means a report detailing the investigation of a Complaint;
“Recommendation” means the recommended resolution to a Complaint made by the staff member handling a Complaint;
“Resolution Action” means the available actions to be taken in response to a Complaint as detailed in Section 6.2. What this Complaints Handling Procedure Covers
2.1 This Complaints Handling Procedure applies to Complaints pertaining to the sale of goods or the provision of services by Cloud 4 Sure Ltd or our customer service and to our employees, agents or subcontractors.
2.2 For the purposes of this Complaints Handling Procedure, any reference to Cloud 4 Sure Ltd also includes our employees, agents or subcontractors.
2.3 Complaints may relate to any of our activities and may include (but not be limited to):
2.3.1 The quality of our customer service;
2.3.2 The behaviour and/or professional competence of our employees, agents or subcontractors;
2.3.3 Delays, defects or other problems associated with the sale of goods;
2.3.4 Delays, defects, poor workmanship or other problems associated with the provision of services;
2.4 The following do not constitute Complaints. Customers raising such questions or matters should email [email protected]
2.4.1 General questions about our goods and services;
2.4.2 Returns of damaged, faulty, incorrect or unwanted goods for exchange or refund in accordance with our Sale of Goods Terms and Conditions which can be found here https://cloud4sure.net/sale-of-goods where there is no further complaint;
2.4.3 Matters concerning contractual or other legal disputes;
2.4.4 Formal requests for the disclosure of information including, but not limited to, those made under the Data Protection Act;3. Receipt and Recording of Complaints
3.1 Customers may make Complaints using any of the following methods:
3.1.1 In writing, addressed to Complaints at The Mill Building, 31 Chatsworth Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1LY;
3.1.2 By email, addressed to [email protected]
3.1.3 Using our Complaints Form, following the instructions included with the form https://cloud4sure.net/complaints-form ;
3.1.4 By contacting us by telephone on 01903 339955
3.2 Upon receipt of Complaints, the following steps shall be taken within 10 Business Days:
3.2.1 If a written Complaint is received by post, Lee Copper shall log the complaint and raise a ticket;
3.2.2 If a written Complaint is received by email, Lee Copper shall log the complaint and raise a ticket;
3.2.3 If a Complaints Form is received, Lee Copper shall log the complaint and raise a ticket;
3.2.4 If a Complaint is made by telephone, Lee Copper shall log the complaint and raise a ticket;
3.3 All Complaints shall be given a Complaint Reference and the investigation thereof shall begin within 7 Business Days.
3.4 All Complaints shall be acknowledged in writing within10 working days of receipt. The acknowledgement shall inform the Customer of their Complaint Reference, by whom their Complaint is to be handled, and shall include copies of our Customer Complaint Policy and this Complaints Handling Procedure.4. Complaint Information
4.1 Customers are advised in our Complaints Policy that the following information should be provided in as much detail as is reasonably possible when making a Complaint:
4.1.1 The Customer’s name, address, telephone number and email address, indicating any preferred method of communication;
4.1.2 If the Customer is being represented by a third party, the information set out in Section 4.1.1 should be provided in reference to both parties;
4.1.3 If the Complaint relates to a particular transaction, the invoice number;
4.1.4 If the Complaint relates to a particular employee, agent or subcontractor, the name and, where appropriate, position of that employee, agent or subcontractor;
4.1.5 Further details of the Complaint including, as appropriate, all times, dates, events, and people involved;
4.1.6 Details of any documents or other evidence on which the Customer wishes to rely in support of the Complaint;
4.1.7 Details of how the Customer would like Cloud 4 Sure Ltd to resolve the Complaint. Whilst we undertake to make all reasonable efforts to accommodate such requests, however, we are not bound to take any action beyond that which we may be contractually or otherwise legally obliged to take.
4.2 If the information detailed in Section 4.1 is missing, insufficiently detailed, or incomplete, the Customer should be contacted within 10 Business Days, requesting further information.5. Complaints Handling
5.1 As a sole trader I, Lee Copper, shall handle all Complaints.
5.2 Upon receipt of a Complaint, the Complaint shall be considered and a decision made within 10 Business Days whether to:
5.2.1 Investigate the Complaint fully if it is considered to be valid, in which case the procedure should resume from Section 5.3; or
5.2.2 Dismiss the Complaint if it is considered to be invalid, in which case the Customer shall be informed of the decision in writing within10 Business Days.
5.3 Subject to delays arising from circumstances beyond my reasonable control (including, but not limited to, delays in other persons responding to communications), Complaints shall be fully investigated and decided upon within 7 Business Days.
5.4 If the Complaint relates to (a) particular employee(s), agent(s) or subcontractor(s) (a “Complainee” or “Complainees”), the Complainee(s) in question shall be informed of the Complaint and meetings shall be arranged as required to discuss the Complaint. In such cases, the Complainee(s) should not, under any circumstances, contact the Customer directly regarding the Complaint. If the Customer contacts the Complainee(s) directly regarding the Complaint (which they are requested not to do in our Complaints Policy), the Complainee(s) should respectfully refuse to discuss the matter, referring the Customer to Section 5.4 of our Complaints Policy. Any such contact should be reported to the staff member handling the Complaint.
5.5 If additional information or evidence in support of the Complaint is required, the Customer shall be contacted using the Customer’s preferred method of communication, stating clearly what information or evidence is required. Customers should be respectfully reminded that any delay in their response to such a request may delay the resolution of their Complaint, as per Section 5.5 of our Complaints Policy.
5.6 If a Customer is unable or unwilling to provide information or evidence requested under Section 5.5, reasonable endeavours shall nevertheless be used to resolve the Complaint. If, however, it is not possible to uphold the Complaint in the absence of the requested information or evidence, the Complaint may be closed and the Customer informed of the outcome in accordance with Sections 5.9 to 5.12.
5.7 The Complaint shall be examined and evaluated, taking full account of all relevant statements, information, evidence and circumstances. Full objectivity and fairness shall be maintained at all times.
5.8 During the investigation of the Complaint, all records, information, employees, agents or subcontractors that may be necessary to enable an impartial and thorough investigation shall be made available.
5.9 Following examination of the Complaint, a decision shall be reached within the time period set out in Section 5.3 (subject to the exceptions noted therein). Resolution Actions that may be chosen are set out in Section 6.
5.10 Once a decision has been made, Investigation Reports and Recommendations shall be reviewed by Lee Copper within 10 Business Days before the Customer may be informed of the outcome.
5.11 In the event that Lee Copper does not agree with the decision and/or Recommendation under Section 5.10 he/she shall give reasons for such disagreement and the decision and/or Recommendation shall be reconsidered by the staff member responsible for investigating the Complaint within 10 Business Days. If, following resubmission to Lee Copper, he/she still does not agree with the Decision and/or Recommendation, Lee Copper’s preferred decision and/or Recommendation shall be final.
5.12 Once a decision has been reached under Section 5.9 or once a decision has been approved or a final decision made under Section 5.10 or 5.11, as applicable, an Investigation Report and Decision Letter shall be sent to the Customer by first class post or by email, as appropriate. Decision Letters shall set out the decision and the Resolution Action(s). The Customer shall also be reminded of their right to seek External Resolution of their Complaint. Copies of the Investigation Report and decision will be record for any future reference..
5.13 If a delay either occurs or is considered likely to occur at any stage of this procedure, the Customer should be informed using his or her preferred communication method. The Customer should be informed of the length or likely length of the delay and the reasons therefor.6. Resolution Actions
When handling Complaints the following Resolution Actions may be selected, as appropriate to the facts and circumstances of a Complaint:
6.1 <>; - [External Resolution
7.1 As Cloud 4 Sure Ltd is a member of The Ombudsman Service, Customers have the right to seek External Resolution of Complaints from that organisation if they are not satisfied with the outcome resulting from this Complaints Handling Procedure.
7.2 The Ombudsman Service handles any and all such referrals in accordance with our polices and procedures. The appropriate representative(s) of The Ombudsman Service may require contact with me, employees, agents, or subcontractors of Cloud 4 Sure Ltd and may require access to documents and information pertaining to a Complaint in the event that a Customer refers their Complaint for External Resolution. Any and all such interactions between The Ombudsman Service and us shall take place via Lee Copper, Managing Director. Any and all requests made by The Ombudsman Service for evidence or information, whether written or oral, shall be answered without undue delay. - Implementation of Resolution Actions
Upon the conclusion of a Complaint, the Resolution Action(s) settled upon shall require implementation in a timely manner. Responsibility for the implementation of Resolution Actions ultimately lies with Lee Copper, Managing Director, [email protected]
9. Recording of Resolution Actions
9.1 Upon the conclusion of a Complaint and the implementation of the applicable Resolution Action(s), tickets will be updated and closed. - Confidentiality and Data Protection
10.1 All Complaints, Appeals, evidence and other information gathered, held and processed under this Complaints Handling Procedure shall be treated with the utmost confidence at all times. Such information may be shared with employees, agents, or subcontractors of Cloud 4 Sure Ltd only to the extent required to resolve the Complaint in question in accordance with this Complaints Handling Procedure.
10.2 In the event that the details of a Complaint are to be used for training or quality improvement purposes, in which case they may be shared with other employees, agents, or subcontractors of Cloud 4 Sure Ltd] beyond the scope of this Complaints Handling Procedure, the relevant Customer’s express permission must first be sought using that Customer’s preferred contact method. Personal details (that is, anything that may be used to identify the Customer) shall be removed from all information so used. Such permission may be revoked at any time in accordance with the Customer’s right to do so under Section 6.2 of our Customer Complaints Policy.
10.3 All personal information collected by us (including, but not limited to, Customers’ names and contact details) shall only be collected, used and held in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and our Customers’ rights under that Act , as detailed and embodied in our Data Protection Policy.
11. Procedure Review and Responsibility
11.1 Overall responsibility for this Complaints Handling Procedure and the implementation thereof lies with Lee Copper, Managing Director.
11.2 This Complaints Handling Procedure shall be reviewed regularly at intervals of not more than 1 year and shall be updated as required.
11.3 This Complaints Handling Procedure was adopted on 14th January 2019.
11.4 This Complaints Handling Procedure was last reviewed on 13th April 2022.