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🤝 Apology Emails

Apology Email to Client for Sending Incorrect Data or Reports

Use this template when you have sent a client incorrect data, flawed reports, or inaccurate analytics and need to issue a professional correction. This email is appropriate when errors in spreadsheets, dashboards, financial summaries, or other data deliverables have been identified and you need to provide corrected information while preserving client trust.

Subject: Correction and Apology – Errors Identified in [Report Name/Data Deliverable] Dear [Client's Name],
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Apology Email to a Customer for Poor Service

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How to customize this template quickly

  1. Replace each placeholder with your real details.
  2. Adjust one sentence for your exact timeline and context.
  3. Read once for tone, then send.

Key placeholders in this version

[Report Name/Data Deliverable][Client's Name][specific deliverable, e.g., Q4 financial summary report, monthly analytics dashboard, customer segmentation data set][date][description of the error, e.g., several key figures in the revenue analysis were calculated using an outdated data source, the year-over-year comparison charts contained misaligned date ranges, the customer retention metrics were pulled from an incomplete data set][Detailed explanation, e.g., During the data compilation process, a team member inadvertently linked to a staging database rather than the production database, which contained preliminary and unvalidated figures. This was not caught during our standard review process because the values fell within a plausible range.][Scope of the error, e.g., The revenue totals on pages 3 through 7 of the report were understated by approximately 12 percent. The associated charts and trend analyses on those pages were also impacted. No other sections of the report were affected.][attached to this email/available in the shared drive at the following link: [Link]

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