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Policies & Procedureswith ViSalus, and hencethey are not employeesof the company. IP’s shallnot confuse or create arelationship of employee/employer, agency,partnership or joint venturebetween any participant,referring IP and ViSalus. Anyimplication or claim that anIP or prospective IP is or willbe employed by ViSalus isprohibited.2. IP’s shall make no claim orinference as to what may beearned. No guarantees of anyincome or assurances of anyprofits or success are madeby ViSalus. Furthermore, anyprofits or success resultingfrom activities as an IP willonly be from the sales volume,products or services offeredby ViSalus and any successachieved will be basedsolely upon the IP’s efforts,commitment, and skill.In the event a question shall ariseconcerning the legal complianceby ViSalus, such question shall besubmitted to ViSalus in writing.Reporting of Taxes:IP’s are not considered employeesfor purposes of paying taxes. Itis the responsibility of each IPto make self-employment andIncome Tax payments as requiredby law. As such, ViSalus does notdeduct any personal taxes fromcommissions and/or bonuses.At the end of the year, ViSalusprovides each IP with theirearnings summary.Returned Cheque Policy:ViSalus will deposit cheques onceand any remaining unpaid will besubject to a Twenty-dollar ($20.00USD) returned cheque fee. The IPwill be deactivated until they haveremitted, via credit card, moneyorder or cashier’s cheque only,the total amount of the returnedcheque plus the returned chequefee. Only upon receipt of thispayment will the IP be reactivated.While an IP is deactivated for areturned cheque, all commissionsand/or bonuses will be held untilViSalus has received the totalbalance due. If a period of 30 dayshas passed since a deactivationfor the NSF(not sufficient funds)cheque and the balance duehas not been remitted, allcommissions and bonuses payablewill be permanently forfeited.ViSalus may require that an IPwho has previously had a chequereturned for non-sufficient funds(NSF), remit all payments forfuture transactions via credit card,cashier’s cheque or money order.Commission Charge-backs:ViSalus pays commissions to theIP based on the previous month’svolume. In the event a productshould be returned, the IP will becharged back for any commissionsgenerated by the sale of thatproduct. The process will retractcommissions from the appropriateIP and the respective upline. Thischarge back will occur by debitingthe IP’s current monthly volumefor the product amount. This willoccasionally show a negativeamount for volume. To remainqualified for their position, anyvolume debited must be madeup through additional salesbringing the IP’s volume back upto qualifications defined within thecompensation plan.VI. PROHIBITEDPractices of IP’SViSalus conducts business in anethical and credible manner, andexpects all IP’s to work ethicallywith their customers, with eachother, and with the company.ViSalus permits no unethicalactivity and ViSalus will intervenewhen unethical behavior isevident. ViSalus reserves theright to use its best judgmentin deciding whether certain IPactivities are unethical and ifdetermined so, are grounds forterminating or deactivating theIP position. If for any reason anIP violates any of the terms ofthe Agreement and/or thesePolicies and Procedures, ViSalusreserves the right to immediatelydeactivate or terminate the IP’sposition. Such action by ViSaluswill terminate any and all rights ofthe IP and any further paymentsof any kind and is effective at thetime of said violation.Examples of unethical activityinclude, but are not limited to:1. Providing false informationon paperwork, such asforging signatures2. Cross-line recruiting (seebelow)3. Making false or misleadingrepresentations as topotential income, the actualuse or effect of ViSalus forms,the ViSalus relationship withits suppliers, or any otheruntrue statement regardingthe nature of ViSalus and itsbusiness operations4. Contacting any supplier orprovider with whom ViSaluscontracts without ViSalus’written authorization5. Writing bad cheques to eitherthe company or to another IP6. Depositing cheques madepayable to ViSalus intopersonal accounts instead ofimmediately forwarding themto the company7. Spreading rumors throughoutthe company with maliciousintentCross-Line Recruiting:ViSalus strictly prohibits “cross-linerecruiting” which is the solicitationof any IP who was alreadyreferred by another IP. Directly orindirectly soliciting involvementof a referring IP, or assisting in thesolicitation of a referring IP of anyexisting or pending IP into anothersales organization of which theyare not currently an IP is alsoprohibited.Non Interference andExclusivity Policy:During the term of thisAgreement (and any renewals),I will not sell any other productsfor any entity competing withVISALUS. During the term of thisAgreement (and any renewals)and for one (1) year thereafter, Iwill not solicit or recruit, VISALUSemployees or Promoters, whetheractive or inactive, to participatein a network marketing programwhether or not such marketingcompany offers products. Iacknowledge that my violationof this provision will result inimmediate termination of myPromotership and payments ofany kind.Inventory Loading:ViSalus Sciences limits all IPpurchases to $4999.00 USD ina one month period regardlessof payment method. Inventoryloading is not suggested orcondoned by ViSalus Sciences andwe monitor all account activity ona monthly basis. Should this occurthe orders will be pulled and anyposition promotions put on holduntil resolution is reached within areasonable amount of time.Retail Sales Policy:ViSalus Sciences (“ViSalus”) haschosen a network marketingbusiness model rather than otherpossible retail models. Therefore,Promoters are expected to rely onnetworking to sell product andrecruit new Promoters pursuant tothe following policies.
No IP shall advertise, store, or sellViSalus products in public retailestablishments, including but notlimited to health food stores, drugstores, pharmacies, grocery stores,permanent flea markets, chainstores, shopping malls, or anyother establishments in which theprimary function is the retail sale ofproducts rather than professionalservices.However, ViSalus promotionalmaterials and products maybe displayed in the interiorof private or restricted-accessoffices, business, privateassociations, fitness clubs andother establishments intowhich the general public is notallowed except by appointmentor membership and in whichthe primary trade is the sale ofprofessional services not products.Promoters may not sell ViSalusproducts on Internet retail sites oronline stores.Policy on AuctioningViSalus Products:Auction web sites are an invaluabletool used to promote and retailproducts these days. If used as atool to promote your business,auction web sites can helppromote your business successfully.If product prices are droppedbelow wholesale value or preferredcustomer pricing, an auction website can have a negative impact onthe relationship that an IP developswith his or her customers.To uphold the integrity of the brandand protect the relationships thathave been developed with ourcustomers, ViSalus only allows thesale of products on auction websites and IP websites (provided suchIP website complies with the termsand condition of the Agreement,including without limitationthese Policies and Procedures) ifthe product price remains aboveor equal to wholesale pricing orpreferred customer pricing. Thisrule applies to soliciting or receivingbids for ViSalus products on theInternet, through commercialauction web sites, online auctionmarketplaces or any other similarsite that may enlist an open bidto generate product sales. ViSaluswill take action against any IP whoviolates this policy.This Retail Sales Policy does notprohibit the advertisement ofViSalus pursuant to the followingguidelines:Promoters may feature ViSalus onpersonal websites, which mustbe approved by Marketing andCompliance before uploaded to theInternet and registered with anysearch engines.Promoters may list promotertelephone or fax numbers in thewhite or yellow page section of atelephone book using the followingformat exactly:Smith, BobViSalus Independent Promoterxxx-xxx-xxxxPromoters may create genericadvertising materials, but may notuse any company logos, graphics,trademarked terms, phonenumbers, names of corporatemembers, or anything else that inany way connects to ViSalus.No Promoter shall retail productin violation with these guidelines,nor encourage Promoters in his/her downline organization todo so. Such action is groundsfor disciplinary action includingpossible termination ofPromotership.Advertising:General:1. IP’s shall not producetheir own literature,advertisements, marketingmaterials and promotionalmaterials, or Internet site/web pages to offer the ViSalusbusiness opportunity and/orproducts.2. All IP’s shall safeguardand promote the goodreputation of ViSalus and itsproducts. The marketing andpromotion of ViSalus, theViSalus business opportunity,and the Compensation Planshall be consistent with thepublic interest, and mustavoid all discourteous,deceptive, misleading,unethical or immoral conductor practices.3. To promote products andthe tremendous opportunityViSalus offers, IP’s shallonly use the marketingmaterials and supportmaterials produced by orat the direction of ViSalus.ViSalus carefully designedits promotional materials inconsideration of the legalrequirements of federal andprovincial laws. If IP’s wereallowed to develop theirown marketing materialsand promotional materials(which specifically includesall internet advertising),notwithstanding theirintegrity and good intentions,the likelihood that theywould unintentionally violateany number of statutes orregulations affecting an IPbusiness is significant. Theseviolations, although theymay be relatively few innumbers, would jeopardizethe business opportunity forall IP’s.4. Accordingly, IP’s shall notproduce their own literature,advertisements, marketingmaterials and promotionalmaterials, or Internet site/web pages to offer the ViSalusbusiness opportunity and/or products without the priorwritten approval of ViSalus.Enquiries may be emailedto ViSalus atcustomerservice@visalus.comor info@visalus.com5. If an IP desires to utilizean internet web page topromote his or her business,he or she may do so onlythrough ViSalus’ officialweb site or by an approvedViSalus Self-Replicating WebPage, using only officialViSalus templates. Further,IP’s that use a replicatedweb page shall not linkfrom it to any other site thatis not affiliated with and/or approved by ViSalus norshall they advertise any otherservices or businesses onthe site without the expresswritten approval of ViSalus.The failure to adhere to thispolicy constitutes a materialbreach of these Policiesand Procedures, which mayresult in sanctions, includingtermination, at the solediscretion of ViSalus.Domain Names andE-mail Addresses:IP’s shall not use or attemptto register any of Visalus’ tradenames, trademarks, service names,service marks, ViSalus’ name, orany derivative thereof, for anyInternet domain name. Nor shallIP’s incorporate or attempt toincorporate any of ViSalus’ tradenames, trademarks, service names,service marks, ViSalus’ name, orany derivative thereof, into anyelectronic mail address.Trademarks and Copyrights:ViSalus does not allow the useof its trade names, trademarks,designs, or symbols or anycopyright materials by any person,including an IP, without its prior,written permission. Such useshall be a limited non-exclusivelicense that may be terminated by
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