Key facts – for your Information
Thank you for choosing to take your plan with Funeral Plans Europe SL.
Here are some of the points we discussed in relation to the plans we offer including our Palmerita & Laguna plans. The points most relevant to you and your family will be related to your chosen plan.
We work with Funeral Directors that have been carefully selected by us to ensure your plan is implemented at the time of need with the highest level of quality and care.
Section 1 – The options available and plan rates:
1.1 There are 2 different ways to arrange your funeral plan:
i) the single select option where you make one full deposit
ii) the fixed monthly option with small deposit and monthly contributions
1.2 The optional plan rates are as follows):
The PRACTICAL CREMATION PLAN – 2595 euros
The Laguna Plan – 6995 euros
Section 2 – What is included and not included in your funeral plan
2.1 Funeral Plans Europe undertakes to mediate and arrange services and provisions of your funeral plan. Our agreement is with you or with any person you designate to receive funeral services.
2.2 Your funeral plan covers your funeral services in line with your chosen plan
2.3. Your funeral plan does not cover:
2.3.1 any additional costs arising because of a change to your funeral requirements
2.3.2 any additional costs because you or a family member ask for a change in the selected funeral director
2.3.3 any additional costs incurred by the selected funeral director if the time taken for the funeral is (at your own or your estate’s request) significantly longer than the number of mortuary days itemized in your specific plan
2.3.4 any transport costs incurred if you die outside of Spain bringing the body back to an airport or port in Spain, unless you have chosen a plan with dual certification, giving cover in UK.
2.3.5 If your chosen plan includes Dual Certification, as an added benefit, we offer you the same coverage, as outlined in your chosen plan, in the UK by our selected Funeral Directors or in other European countries, if agreed.
2.3.6 Your funeral plan covers only the specific funeral services described by us in your plan description and does not include a wake or additional items such as extra flowers or funeral cars.
Section 3 – Applies where you have chosen the single select option
3.1 Your selected single option deposit is sent to Funeral Plans Europe SL.
Funeral Plans Europe SL takes a mediation commission to cover the operating expenses. The balance remains in the client account and used to pay for your future funeral services in line with your selected plan choice. There are no age or health restrictions.
3.2 You must write and tell us about any change to your circumstances including any change to your address.
Section 4 – Applies only where you have chosen the monthly payment option
4.1 You must satisfy the full cost amount over an agreed set period. You will have paid an initial deposit, and then you will pay a fixed amount each month by direct debit.
4.1 The fixed monthly payments cannot be reduced. You can choose to pay lump sums on top of your payments if you decide or increase your monthly payment in order to complete the payment earlier. The amount of the monthly payment depends on the funeral plan chosen by you.
4.2 The monthly payment is not available after attaining the age of 75 (seventy-five) years.
4.3 The balance remains in the client account and used to pay for your future funeral services in line with your selected plan choice.
4.4 If, at the date of your death, any payment is overdue or any part of the total cost amount has not yet been paid in full, we will only mediate and arrange to provide funeral services when the outstanding balance is paid.If, at the date of your death any payment is in arrears or any part of the total cost is still unpaid, we will only provide the funeral services when the outstanding balance is paid.
4.5 We will refund all the money you have satisfied if you cancel your funeral plan within 14 days of the start date (cooling off period). If you cancel after those 14 days, we will charge a cancellation fee of 495 euros. This fee will be deducted from the amount refunded.
Section 5 – Application of the amount paid by your Plan:
The amounts paid by the client, in the form of deposit or lump sum, and, if applicable, by means of monthly payments, shall be applied, by express mandate of the client, to the future payment, in the name of the client, of provision by third parties of the funeral services included in said Plan, as well as future expenses in concept of mediation commission in favor of this Company.
Section 6 – Transfer of funeral services to another person
6.1 For all payment options, you can transfer the benefit of the funeral services to a nominated family member who dies before you.
6.2 Your funeral plan is for one person and provides funeral services for you or your nominated family member only.
6.3 If there is any dispute with family members under this section, the benefits of your funeral plan will stay with you. We will not be responsible for resolving any such dispute.
Section 7 – General provisions including cancellation
7.1 Your funeral plan cannot be cancelled after your death. If any person wishes to have your funeral carried out by someone other than the selected funeral director, unless otherwise agreed by us, they must pay for such funeral arrangements themselves.
7.2 We may cancel your funeral plan if you fail to pay any sums which are due on a monthly payment plan. If we cancel for such reasons, we will write to you immediately to tell you. Without affecting your statutory rights, we will refund the money you have paid less our cancellation fee of 495 euros.
7.3 To cancel your plan you can contact us in writing at Funeral Plans Europe, Calle Villena 12, Urb Dona Pepa, Ciudad Quesada, 03170 Alicante, Spain. If you cancel by post, we recommend you obtain proof of postage. All your statutory rights are unaffected.
7.4 All refunds made by us will be paid (1) to the person who made the original payment to us and (2) in line with the original method of payment, less our cancellation charge of 495 euros if more than 14 days from the original contract signing date.
7.5 We will communicate with and follow instructions from either you or your representative on all matters relating to your funeral services. References to you will, therefore, include references to your representative (instead of you) where appropriate. If there is any inconsistency between instructions given by you (or any person legally authorised to deal with your affairs) and by your representative in relation to the funeral services, we will follow your instructions (or the instructions of any legally authorised persons).
Section 8 – General Data Protection Regulations
8. General Data Protection Rules tell us how we must look after personal information and how information can be shared. This means that if you nominate a family member to receive funeral services, we may not be able to provide information to you without that person’s consent.
8.1 The selected funeral director undertakes to process your personal data (and that of any representative or other person whose data is obtained and held in connection with your funeral plan) The selected funeral director will take appropriate technical and organisational measures against the unauthorised or unlawful processing of your personal data and the accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, your personal data.
Section9 – Applicable Law
9 European law applies to your funeral plan
For your information our Solicitor on behalf of Funeral Plans Europe SL is
Daniel Macias Vazquez, Colegiado/a 6174 ALICANTE – email: dmacia-vazquez@icali.es
Section 10 – Complaints
If you are not satisfied with any part of your funeral plan, you should first contact our Customer Resolution Team. Funeral Plans Europe, Calle Villena 12, Urb Dona Pepa, Ciudad Quesada 03170, Alicante, Spain.
We will acknowledge your complaint within 7 working days of receiving it and will take no more than 20 days to resolve your complaint.
Thank you once again for choosing Funeral Plans Europe