GOVERNANCE & INTEGRITY

The controls behind the confidence.

CXTRUST MARK publishes the principles that govern assessment, evidence integrity, recognition status, renewal and administrative review.

01

Standard ownership & version control

CXTRUST MARK is independently developed and administered as a proprietary customer experience assessment and recognition standard. Methodology versions are identified so the basis governing each assessment can be traced.

02

Published qualification rules

Recognition is not created by payment or discretion. The published scoring model and mandatory qualification gates determine whether the CXTRUST MARK can be issued.

03

Evidence integrity

Applicants are responsible for submitting accurate, relevant and lawful evidence for the declared scope and period. Materially misleading or unsupported information can invalidate recognition.

04

Reduced assessor discretion

The core evaluation is automated against defined scoring rules. Administrative review is limited to factual, data-processing or administrative errors and does not override qualification requirements.

05

Scope control

Recognition applies only to the scope declared and displayed in the public verification record. It must not be represented as covering unassessed parts of an organisation.

06

Validity & renewal

Recognition is time limited. The public record shows the issue date and renewal due date, and renewal requires reassessment against the methodology applicable to the renewal cycle.

07

Suspension & withdrawal

CXTRUST MARK may suspend or withdraw recognition where the record is materially inaccurate, misleading, unsupported, misused or no longer valid.

08

Standards review

Relevant international reference standards are monitored. When a reference is revised, superseded or withdrawn, CXTRUST MARK evaluates whether the methodology should be updated.

INTEGRITY PRINCIPLE

The fee pays for evaluation.
It does not purchase recognition.

A completed application creates no entitlement to a CXTRUST MARK. Recognition is generated only when the applicable score and mandatory gates are met.

If the organisation is not yet ready, the 90-Day Improvement Window provides time to improve and resubmit evidence. The standard itself is not lowered.

ControlWhat CXTRUST MARK doesWhy it matters
Public verification

Publishes a unique verification ID, scope, methodology and current record status.

Stakeholders can check the recognition rather than relying on a badge image.

Methodology versioning

Links recognition to the methodology used at the time of evaluation.

Creates traceability when the standard evolves.

Renewal

Requires reassessment rather than permanent recognition.

Encourages continued evidence and customer-performance discipline.

Administrative review

Allows factual or processing errors to be reviewed without waiving published gates.

Supports fairness while protecting consistency.

NEED THE TECHNICAL BASIS?

Read the full Standards & Methodology.

Review the standards foundation, scoring model, evidence rules and qualification gates governing CXTRUST MARK.

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