ECHEMI platform complaint penalty rules
I. Receiving and recording of complaints
Any complaints made by users (buyers and suppliers) of the Platform against other users of the platform by any means, such as telephone, email, official account or other third-party communication methods, will be submitted to ECHEMI.COM Customer Service Team for processing, filing and recording, and feedback results to customers in time.
The content of the record includes the name of the customer, the name of the complained customer, the nature of the complaint, the summary of the complaint content and the result of the solution, etc.
II. Complaint handling
In case of disputes (order disputes, product quality disputes, intellectual property infringement disputes, etc.) between you and other users (buyers and suppliers) on ECHEMI.COM, either party has the right to "coordinate with the other party to resolve the disputes" or "contact ECHEMI.COM to complain".
If you contact ECHEMI to lodge a complaint, you recognize and accept ECHEMI.COM as an independent third party to coordinate and resolve disputes and conflicts between the parties. ECHEMI.COM will make a decision based on the evidence and facts it has learned and in accordance with the following rules of the Platform.
At the same time, ECHEMI.COM has the sole right to decide whether to participate in the handling of disputes.
III. Overview of the complaints and handling methods
Complaints on ECHEMI.COM are mainly punished on a cumulative basis.
3.1 Order dispute
The Nature of the Complaint |
Platform Processing Methods and Suggestions |
Penalty Consequences (Cumulative According to the Number of Complaints) |
The supplier does not reply to buyer after receiving the order payment |
1. The customer service team will contact the supplier as soon as possible, urging them to reply to the buyer's message, finding out the reason and giving feedback to the buyer. |
After the supplier receives the buyer's complaint, the relevant department of ECHEMI.COM will give the supplier a warning and a demerit, which will be accumulated successively. (ECHEMI.COM determines that the complaint is an order dispute and the supplier does not respond to the buyer for more than 4 hours) |
The quality or quantity of the goods is inconsistent with the order |
1.ECHEMI.COM supports both parties to resolve disputes by themselves. If the resolution fails, both parties can contact the ECHEMI.COM. |
1.Suppliers that actively cooperate in resolving disputes and the buyer agrees with the outcome will not receive demerit warning, but ECHEMI.COM will keep a record. |
The supplier did not ship as scheduled |
1. ECHEMI.COM will contact both parties to the dispute as soon as possible, collect relevant information about the order, confirm the situation of the complaint order, and resolve the dispute. |
1.Suppliers that actively cooperate in resolving disputes and the buyer agrees with the outcome will not receive demerit warning, but ECHEMI.COM will keep a record. |
The supplier has delivered but the buyer has not received the goods |
1.ECHEMI.COM will contact both parties to the dispute as soon as possible, collect relevant information about the order, confirm the situation of the complaint order, and resolve the dispute. |
1. If the goods cannot be delivered as scheduled due to force majeure or customs inspection and other objective factors, ECHEMI.COM will not punish the supplier if the supplier actively cooperate with ECHEMI.COM in settling disputes; If the supplier refuses to cooperate and behaves badly, ECHEMI.COM will issue a warning to the supplier. |
The complainant provided false evidence |
ECHEMI.COM will follow up the order status as soon as possible and judge the responsibility according to the actual situation. |
1. ECHEMI.COM will judge the supplier according to the order situation. If the supplier is responsible, ECHEMI.COM will directly close the supplier's online shop for one week. |
Fraud |
If the buyer or supplier has the behavior of any of the followings, it shall be regarded as fraud: |
1. If the supplier defrauds the buyer, ECHEMI.COM will punish the supplier for closing the store for 30 days and record a warning for the first time; If the supplier fails to cooperate with ECHEMI.COM to resolve the dispute during the rectification period, ECHEMI.COM has the right to close the store until the expiration of the contract. For secondary fraud, ECHEMI.COM has the right to close the store until the expiration of the contract, and the supplier is blacklisted on ECHEMI.COM and will never cooperate. |
* In case of any order dispute above, the responsible person of ECHEMI.COM shall have the right to inform both parties of the dispute by telephone, email, wechat and other third-party communication methods and inform both parties of the progress of complaint handling. Both parties are obliged to provide transaction evidence, communication records and other relevant information within a specified period of time upon receipt of the notice from ECHEMI.COM, and cooperate with the confirmation and settlement of disputes and complaints. Otherwise, ECHEMI.COM shall have the right to unilaterally and independently judge whether other users' complaints against you and/or claims for reimbursement are valid and to decide against you. |
3.2 Intellectual property dispute
The Nature of the Complaint |
Platform Processing Methods and Suggestions |
Penalty Consequences (Cumulative According to the Number of Complaints) |
Improper use of other people's information |
After receiving a complaint from the information owner, ECHEMI.COM will contact the complained party as soon as possible to confirm the situation. If the infringement is confirmed, ECHEMI.COM will give the complained party 3 working days to rectify the situation. The complained party shall modify or delete the infringing information as soon as possible. |
1. The information owner's first complaint is established, and the complained party will automatically delete the improper information within 3 working days. ECHEMI.COM will not impose other penalties. |
Stolen Image |
After receiving a complaint from the image owner, ECHEMI.COM will contact the complained party to confirm the situation as soon as possible. If the infringement is confirmed, ECHEMI.COM will give the complained party 3 working days to rectify the situation. The complained party shall modify or delete the infringing image as soon as possible. |
1. The image owner's first complaint is established, and the complained party will automatically delete the image within 3 working days. ECHEMI.COM will not impose other penalties. |
3.3 Penalties for multiple warnings issued by ECHEMI.COM
Cumulative Number of Warnings |
Penalty |
3 Times |
The shop account will be closed for 7 days and the use of the platform will be restricted |
5 Times |
The shop account will be closed for 30 days and the use of the platform will be restricted |
7 Times |
Close up shop (until the contract expires and pulled into the blacklist and never cooperate) |
* The number of warnings is accumulated according to the conduct year, which means that 365 days of warning will be recorded for each violation. |
The foregoing does not cover all violations of the ECHEMI.COM service agreement or related rules. ECHEMI.COM reserves the right to take appropriate actions against users at its sole discretion, including but not limited to termination of the service to users. Please refer to the relevant rules for the handling of specific violations.