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Rules of Conduct

Section 1 - Introduction Section 8 - Presentation of the Amway Sales & Marketing Plan
Section 2 - Definitions Section 9 - Use of the Amway Trade Name, Trademarks and Copyrighted Materials
Section 3 - Becoming an ABO Section 10 - Death and Inheritance
Section 4 - Responsibilities and Obligations of All ABOs Section 11 - Breach of Contract; Procedures
Section 5 - Responsibilities and Obligations of All Sponsors/Platinums Section 12 - Breach of Contract; Sanctions
Section 6 - Preservation of the Line of Sponsorship Section 13 - International Review Panel
Section 7 - Business Support Materials (BSM) Section 14 - Disposition of Terminated or Non-Renewed ABOship

 

SECTION 5 – RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF ALL SPONSORS/PLATINUMS

Each Amway Business Owner (ABO) is responsible for building his/her own Amway business. Amway recognizes that proper support, training and motivation from the Sponsor/Platinum are also important to the continued growth of Amway businesses downline. However, Sponsor and other upline activities must never undermine the independence and personal effort of each Amway business or improperly interfere with the relationship between Amway and each ABO. ABOs who qualify at the Emerald or Diamond level should only support and communicate with ABOs in their downline qualified Emerald and/or Platinum Business Groups as set forth in Rule 5.2.5 below.

Furthermore, Section 5 prohibits excessive or improper upline involvement which may also constitute the manipulation of the Amway Sales and Marketing Plan (Section 4.20).

Amway reserves the right to evaluate the type and frequency of upline involvement to determine whether it constitutes interference in violation of the Rules of Conduct.

5.1 Duties and Responsibilities of Sponsors:
An ABO who engages in sponsoring activity or who sponsors an ABO shall:
5.1.1 Sell to the sponsored ABO an unaltered Amway Business Kit, and inform him/her of the applicable time period in which the Kit can be returned for a refund.
5.1.2 Be in compliance with the ABO Contract and meet all requirements as set forth in the ABO Contract including the Amway Business Policies.
5.1.3 Train and motivate the sponsored ABO in accordance with the Amway Business Policies, or cooperate with the upline Platinum to ensure that this training and motivation occurs.
5.1.4 Ensure that the ABO whom they have personally sponsored fully complies with the Amway Rules of Conduct and the terms of the ABO Contract including the Amway Business Policies, and all applicable laws and regulations.
5.1.5 Encourage ABOs whom they have personally sponsored to attend official Amway meetings and functions.
5.1.6 Explain the responsibilities and obligations of an ABO under the ABO Contract, including the Amway Business Policies and instruct the sponsored ABO on how to operate an ABOship in accordance with the Amway Business Policies, in addition to the Amway Business Manual and other official Amway literature.
5.1.7 Support and comply with the Rules of Conduct and educate and assure that other ABOs whom they have personally sponsored do the same.
5.1.8 Protect the sponsorship rights of each ABO whom they have personally sponsored.
5.2 Duties and Responsibilities of ABOs at Platinum Level and Above:
The following are some of the responsibilities and functions of an ABO at Platinum level and above:
5.2.1 Ensure that the ABO whom they have personally sponsored and downline of those sponsored, to the next Platinum, fully comply with the Amway Rules of Conduct and the terms of the ABO Contract including the Amway Business Policies, and all applicable laws and regulations.
5.2.2 Encourage ABOs whom they have personally sponsored and downline of those sponsored, to the next Platinum, attend official Amway meetings and functions.
5.2.3 Support and comply with the Rules of Conduct and educate and assure that other ABOs whom they have personally sponsored and downline of those sponsored, to the next Platinum, do the same.
5.2.4 Protect the sponsorship rights of each ABO whom they have personally sponsored and downline of those sponsored, to the next Platinum.
5.2.5 ABOs who qualify at the Emerald or Diamond level have the following additional responsibilities related to the ABOs in their downline qualified Emerald and/or Platinum Business Group:
5.2.5.1 Offer to consult and support them in coordination with the downline qualified Emerald and/or Platinum of the group to strengthen the success of their business.
5.2.5.2 Promote compliance with the Rules of Conduct.
5.3 Training and Motivation:
Conduct, or provide access to, training and motivation that complies with the Rules, including the incorporated QAS.
5.3.1 In order to meet this obligation, the Sponsor may personally train the ABOs whom he or she sponsors, or arrange for support from others, including his or her upline Platinum where applicable, ABOs eligible and approved to create and use BSMs in training, educating, and motivating other ABOs, or third-party vendors (“Training Providers”).
5.3.2 If the Sponsor directly provides the training and motivation, the Sponsor remains responsible and accountable under the ABO Contract for ensuring that training and motivation that are compliant with the Rules and the QAS are made available to his or her sponsored ABOs.
5.3.3 If arrangements are made with the upline Platinum, or other authorized ABOs, to provide the training and motivation, then the ABO providing the training and motivation shall be responsible and accountable under the ABO Contract for the training and motivation to be compliant with the Rules and the QAS.
5.3.4 If arrangements are made with the Training Providers, then the Sponsor or any other ABO who made the arrangement shall be responsible and accountable under the ABO Contract for the training and motivation to be compliant with the Rules and the QAS.

 

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