Prepare Then Share™ , LLC
STATEMENT OF POLICIES
and
PROCEDURES
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SECTION 1 - CORPORATE
MISSION STATEMENT
SECTION 2 - INTRODUCTION
SECTION 3 - BECOMING
AN ADVOCATE
SECTION 4 - OPERATING
A PREPARE THEN SHARE™ BUSINESS
SECTION 5 - RESPONSIBILITIES
OF ADVOCATES
SECTION 6 - SALES
REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 7 - BONUSES AND COMPENSATION
SECTION
8 - PRODUCT GUARANTEES, RETURNS AND INVENTORY REPURCHASE
SECTION 9 - DISPUTE
RESOLUTION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
SECTION
10 - ORDERING
SECTION 11 - PAYMENT
AND SHIPPING
SECTION 12 - INACTIVITY
AND CANCELLATION
SECTION 13 - DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1 - CORPORATE
MISSION STATEMENT
Prepare Then Share™
Prepare then Share™, LLC. recognizes
that disaster has no limits. Our mission is to provide the awareness, information,
products, resources, tools and financial rewards to all who desire to
participate in our program. As our principles and products are utilized, our
Advocates will be equipped with the tools needed to eliminate fear and give their
families the ability to turn an unpredictable event into an unseen adventure.
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SECTION 2 - INTRODUCTION
2.1 - Policies and
Compensation Plan Incorporated into Advocate Agreement
These Policies and
Procedures, in their present form and as amended at the sole discretion of Prepare
Then Share ™, LLC. (hereafter “Prepare Then Share™” or
the “Company”), are incorporated into, and form an integral part of, the Prepare
Then Share™ Advocate Agreement. Throughout these Policies, when the
term “Agreement” is used, it collectively refers to the Prepare Then
Share™ Advocate Application and Agreement, these Policies and
Procedures, in their current form and as may be amended by the Company at its
sole discretion, the Prepare Then Share™ Marketing and
Compensation Plan, and the Prepare Then Share™ Business Entity
Registration Form (if applicable). These documents are incorporated by
reference into the Prepare Then Share™ Advocate Agreement (all in
their current form and as amended by Prepare Then Share™). It is
the responsibility of each Advocate to read, understand, adhere to, and ensure
that he or she is aware of and operating under the most current version of
these Policies and Procedures. When sponsoring or enrolling a new Advocate, it
is the responsibility of the sponsoring Advocate to provide the most current
version of these Policies and Procedures and the Prepare Then Share™
Marketing and Compensation Plan to the applicant prior to his or her execution
of the Advocate Agreement.
2.2 - Purpose of
Policies
Prepare Then Share™
is a direct sales company that markets dehydrated foods and other preparedness
products through Independent Advocates. It is important to understand that your
success and the success of your fellow Advocates is dependent upon the
integrity of the individuals who market our products. To clearly define the
relationship that exists between Advocates and Prepare Then Share™,
and to explicitly set a standard for acceptable business conduct, Prepare
Then Share™ has established the Agreement.
Prepare Then Share™
Advocates are required to comply with all of the Terms and Conditions set forth
in the Agreement which Prepare Then Share™ may amend at its sole
discretion from time to time, as well as all federal, state, provincial,
territorial, and local laws governing their Prepare Then Share™
business and their conduct. Because you may be unfamiliar with many of these
standards of practice, it is very important that you read and abide by the
Agreement. Please review the information in this document carefully. It
explains and governs the relationship between you, as an independent contractor
and the Company. If you have any questions regarding any policy or rule, do not
hesitate to seek an answer from the Company.
2.3 - Changes to the
Agreement
Because federal, state,
provincial, territorial and local laws, as well as the business environment,
periodically change, Prepare Then Share™ reserves the right to
amend the Agreement and its prices at its sole and absolute discretion. By
signing the Advocate Agreement, an Advocate agrees to abide by all amendments
or modifications that Prepare Then Share™ elects to make. Amendments
shall be effective upon notice to all Advocates that the Agreement has been
modified. Notification of amendments shall be published in official Prepare
Then Share™ materials. The Company shall provide or make available to
all Advocates a complete copy of the amended provisions by one or more of the
following methods: (1) posting on the Company’s official website; (2)
electronic mail (e-mail); (3) fax-on-demand; (4) voice mail system broadcast;
(5) inclusion in Company periodicals; (6) inclusion in product orders or bonus
checks; or (7) special mailings. The continuation of an Advocate’s Prepare
Then Share™ business or an Advocate’s acceptance of bonuses or
commissions (hereafter referred to as Compensation) constitutes acceptance of
any and all amendments.
2.4 - Delays
Prepare Then Share™
shall not be responsible for delays or failures in performance of its
obligations when performance is made commercially impracticable due to
circumstances beyond its reasonable control. This includes, without limitation,
strikes, labor difficulties, riot, war, fire, death, curtailment of a party’s
source of supply, or government decrees or orders.
2.5 - Policies and
Provisions Severable
If
any provision of the Agreement, in its current form or as may be amended, is
found to be invalid, or unenforceable for any reason, only the invalid
portion(s) of the provision shall be severed and the remaining terms and
provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed as if
such invalid, or unenforceable provision never comprised a part of the
Agreement.
2.6 - Waiver
The Company never gives up
its right to insist on compliance with the Agreement and with the applicable
laws governing the conduct of a business. No failure of Prepare Then
Share™ to exercise any right or power under the Agreement or to insist
upon strict compliance by an Advocate with any obligation or provision of the
Agreement, and no custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms
of the Agreement, shall constitute a waiver of Prepare Then Share’s
™ right to demand exact compliance with the Agreement. Waiver by Prepare
Then Share™ can be effected only in writing by an authorized officer of
the Company. Prepare Then Share’s™ waiver of any particular
breach by an Advocate shall not affect or impair Prepare Then Share’s™
rights with respect to any subsequent breach, nor shall it affect in any way
the rights or obligations of any other Advocate. Nor shall any delay or
omission by Prepare Then Share™ to exercise any right arising
from a breach affect or impair Prepare Then Share’s™ rights as to
that or any subsequent breach.
The existence of any claim
or cause of action of an Advocate against Prepare Then Share™
shall not constitute a defense to Prepare Then Share’s™ enforcement
of any term or provision of the Agreement.
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SECTION 3 - BECOMING
AN ADVOCATE
3.1 - Requirements to
Become an Advocate
To become a Prepare
Then Share™ Advocate, each applicant must:
a)
Be of the age of majority in his or her state of residence;
b)
Reside in the United States or U.S. Territories;
c)
Have a valid Social Security or Federal Tax ID number, and furnish same to the
Company;
d)
Purchase a Prepare Then Share™ Virtual Office one year
subscription (not applicable in North Dakota);
e)
Submit a properly completed Advocate Application and Agreement to Prepare
Then Share™; and
The Company reserves the
right to reject any applications for a new Advocate or applications for
renewal.
3.2 - New Advocate
Enrollment
Prepare Then Share™
provides a convenient method for new Advocates to enroll. All enrollments must
occur from our website. This online method is the most seamless and cost
effective system.
3.3 - Advocate Benefits
Once an Advocate
Application and Agreement has been accepted by Prepare Then Share™,
the benefits of the Marketing and Compensation Plan and the Advocate
Agreement are available to the new Advocate. These benefits include the
right to:
a)
Purchase Prepare Then Share™ products at the Advocate price;
b)
Retail Prepare Then Share™ products and profit from these sales
(using either of the two ways to retail – Direct or Online);
c)
Participate in the Prepare Then Share™ Marketing and Compensation
Plan (receive bonuses and Compensation, if eligible);
d)
Sponsor other individuals as Advocates into the Prepare Then Share™
business and, thereby, build a marketing organization and progress through the Prepare
Then Share™ Marketing and Compensation Plan;
e)
Receive periodic Prepare Then Share™ literature and other Prepare
Then Share™ communications;
f)
Participate in Prepare Then Share™-sponsored support, service,
training, motivational and recognition functions, upon payment of appropriate
charges, if applicable; and
g)
Participate in promotional and incentive contests and programs sponsored by Prepare
Then Share™ for its Advocates.
3.4 - Renewal of Your Prepare
Then Share™ Business
The term of the Advocate
Agreement is one year from the date of its acceptance by Prepare Then
Share™. Advocates must renew their Advocate Agreement each year by
paying the annual Virtual Office subscription renewal fee of $39.95 on or
before the anniversary date of their Advocate Agreement. If the Virtual Office
subscription is not renewed within 30 days after the expiration of the current
term of the Advocate Agreement, the Advocate Agreement will be canceled.
Advocates may elect to use the Automatic renewal program in their Virtual
Office. This subscription renewal fee may be:
(a) Deducted from the
Advocate’s Compensation check for the anniversary month of the Advocate
Agreement (if Option 1 is selected and the Advocate has sufficient
commissions); or
(b) Charged to the
Advocate’s credit/debit card (if Option 1 or 2 is selected and there were
insufficient commissions to cover the charge).
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SECTION 4 - OPERATING
A PREPARE THEN SHARE™ BUSINESS
4.1 - Adherence to the Prepare
Then Share™ Marketing and Compensation Plan
Advocates must adhere to
the terms of the Prepare Then Share™ Marketing and Compensation
Plan as set forth in official Prepare Then Share™ literature and
the various documents that comprise the Agreement. Advocates shall not offer
the Prepare Then Share™ opportunity through, or in combination
with, any other system, program, or method of marketing other than that
specifically set forth in official Prepare Then Share™
literature. Advocates shall not require or encourage other current or
prospective Customers or Advocates to participate in Prepare Then Share™
in any manner that varies from the program as set forth in official Prepare
Then Share™ literature. Advocates shall not require or encourage other
current or prospective Customers or Advocates to execute any agreement or
contract other than official Prepare Then Share™ agreements and
contracts in order to become a Prepare Then Share™ Advocate.
Similarly, Advocates shall not require or encourage other current or
prospective Customers or Advocates to make any purchase from, or payment to,
any individual or other entity to participate in the Prepare Then Share™
Marketing and Compensation Plan other than those purchases or payments
identified as recommended or required in official Prepare Then Share™
literature.
4.2–
Advertising
4.2.1
- General
All Advocates
shall safeguard and promote the good reputation of Prepare then Share™
and its products. The marketing and promotion of Prepare then Share™,
the Prepare then Share™ opportunity, the Marketing and
Compensation Plan, and Prepare then Share™ products shall be
consistent with the public interest, and must avoid all discourteous,
deceptive, misleading, unethical or immoral conduct or practices.
To promote both
the products and the tremendous opportunity Prepare
then Share™ offers, Advocates may only use the sales aids and
support materials produced by Prepare then Share™. Advocates may
not produce their own literature, advertisements, sales tools and promotional
materials, or Internet web pages or distribute any such material that is not
produced by Prepare then Share™.
4.2.2
Advocate Websites
If an Advocate
desires to utilize an Internet web page to promote his or her business, he or
she may do so through the Company’s Virtual Office replicated website program ONLY.
This program permits Advocates to advertise on the Internet through his/her own
replicated website which can be personalized with the Advocate's message and
the Advocate's contact information. These websites seamlessly link directly to
the official Prepare then Share™ website giving the Advocate a
professional and Company-approved presence on the Internet. No Advocate may
independently design a website that uses the names, logos, or product
descriptions of Prepare then Share™ or otherwise promotes (directly
or indirectly) Prepare then Share™ products or the Prepare
then Share™ opportunity. Nor may an Advocate use "blind" ads
on the Internet that make product or income claims which are ultimately
associated with Prepare then Share™ products, the Prepare
then Share™ opportunity, or the Prepare then Share™
Marketing and Compensation Plan. The use of any other Internet website or web
page (including without limitation auction sites such as eBay, blog sites, chat
rooms, and social networking sites) to in any way promote the sale of Prepare
then Share™ products, prospect, solicit or recruit for the Prepare
then Share™ opportunity, or the Marketing and Compensation Plan is a
breach of the Agreement and may result in any of the disciplinary sanctions set
forth in Section 9.1.
4.2.3 - Domain Names
and Email Addresses
Advocates may not use or
attempt to register any of Prepare Then Share’s™ trade names,
trademarks, service names, service marks, product names, the Company’s name, or
any derivative thereof, for any Internet domain name. Nor may Advocates
incorporate or attempt to incorporate any of the Company’s trade names,
trademarks, service names, service marks, product names, the Company’s name, or
any derivative thereof, into any electronic mail address.
4.2.4 - Trademarks and
Copyrights
Prepare Then Share™
will not allow the use of its trade names, trademarks, designs, or symbols by
any person, including a Prepare Then Share™ Advocate, without its
prior, written permission. Advocates may not produce for sale or distribution
any recorded Company events and speeches without written permission from Prepare
Then Share™, nor may Advocates reproduce for sale or for personal use
any recording of Company-produced audio or video tape presentations.
The name of Prepare
Then Share™ and other names as may be adopted by Prepare Then
Share™ are proprietary trade names, trademarks and service marks of Prepare
Then Share™. As such, these marks are of great value to Prepare
Then Share™ and are supplied to Advocates for their use only in an
expressly authorized manner. Use of Prepare Then Share™ name on
any item not produced by the Company is prohibited except as follows:
Advocate's Name
Independent Prepare Then Share™ Advocate
All Advocates may list
themselves as an “Independent Prepare Then Share™ Advocate” in
the white or yellow pages of the telephone directory under their own name. No
Advocate may place telephone directory display ads using Prepare Then
Share’s™ name or logo. Advocates may not answer the telephone by saying
“Prepare Then Share™”, “Prepare Then Share™
Incorporated”, or in any other manner that would lead the caller to believe
that he or she has reached corporate offices of Prepare Then Share™.
4.2.5 - Media and Media
Inquiries
Advocates must not attempt
to respond to media inquiries regarding Prepare Then Share™, its
products or services, or their independent Prepare Then Share™
business. All inquiries by any type of media must be immediately referred to Prepare
Then Share’s™ Public Relations Department. This policy is designed to
assure that accurate and consistent information is provided to the public as
well as a proper public image.
4.2.6 - Spamming and
Unsolicited Faxes
Except as provided in this
section, Advocates may not use or transmit unsolicited faxes, mass e-mail
distribution, unsolicited e-mail, or “spamming” relative to the operation of
their Prepare Then Share™ businesses. The terms
"unsolicited faxes" and “unsolicited e-mail” mean the transmission
via telephone facsimile or electronic mail, respectively, of any material or
information advertising or promoting Prepare Then Share™, its
products, its Compensation Plan or any other aspect of the company which is
transmitted to any person, except that these terms do not include a fax or
e-mail: (a) to any person with that person's prior express invitation or
permission; or (b) to any person with whom the Advocate has an established
business or personal relationship. The term "established business or
personal relationship" means a prior or existing relationship formed by a
voluntary two way communication between an Advocate and a person, on the basis
of: (a) an inquiry, application, purchase or transaction by the person
regarding products offered by such Advocate; or (b) a personal or familial
relationship, which relationship has not been previously terminated by either
party.
4.3 - Bonus Buying Prohibited
Bonus buying is strictly
and absolutely prohibited. “Bonus buying” includes: (a) the enrollment of
individuals or entities without the knowledge of and/or execution of an
Independent Advocate Application and Agreement by such individuals or entities;
(b) the fraudulent enrollment of an individual or entity as an Advocate or
Customer; (c) the enrollment or attempted enrollment of non-existent
individuals or entities as Advocates or Customers (“phantoms”); (d) Purchasing Prepare
Then Share™ products on behalf of another Advocate or Customer, or
under another Advocate’s or Customer’s I.D. number, to qualify for
Compensation; and (e) any scheme or device that manipulates the payment of
commissions based on the purchase or sale of products by anyone other than bona
fide sales to end user consumers.
4.4 - Business Entities
A corporation, limited
liability company, partnership or trust (collectively referred to in this
section as a “Business Entity”) may apply to be a Prepare Then Share™
Advocate by submitting its Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of
Organization, Partnership Agreement or trust documents (these documents are
collectively referred to as the “Entity Documents”) to Prepare Then
Share™, along with a properly completed Business Entity Registration
Form. After an Advocate (defined as a Business Entity) enrolls online, the
Entity Documents and Business Entity Registration Form must be submitted to Prepare
Then Share™ within 30 days of the online enrollment. (If not received
within the 30-day period, the Advocate Agreement shall automatically
terminate.) A Prepare Then Share™ business may change its status
under the same sponsor from an individual to a partnership, corporation or
trust, or from one type of entity to another. There is a $25.00 fee for each
change requested, which must be included with the written request and the
completed Advocate Application and Agreement. The Business Entity Registration
Form must be signed by all of the shareholders, partners or trustees. Members
of the entity are jointly and severally liable for any indebtedness or other
obligation to Prepare Then Share™.
4.5 - Changes to a Prepare
Then Share™ Business
4.5.1 - General
Each Advocate must
immediately notify Prepare Then Share™ of all changes to the
information contained on their Advocate Application and Agreement. Advocates
may modify their existing Advocate Agreement (i.e., change Social Security
number to Federal I.D. number, or change the form of ownership from an
individual proprietorship to a business entity owned by the Advocate) by
submitting a written request, a properly executed Advocate Application and
Agreement, and all appropriate supporting documentation
4.5.2 - Addition of
Co-Applicants
When adding a co-applicant
(either an individual or a business entity) to an existing Prepare Then
Share™ business, the Company requires both a written request as well as
a properly completed Advocate Application and Agreement containing the
applicant and co-applicant’s Social Security Numbers and signatures. To prevent
the circumvention of Section 4.26 (regarding transfers and assignments of Prepare
Then Share™ business), the original applicant must remain as a party to
the original Advocate Application and Agreement. If the original Advocate wants
to terminate his or her relationship with the Company, he or she must transfer
or assign his or her business in accordance with Section 4.26. If this process
is not followed, the business shall be canceled upon the withdrawal of the
original Advocate. All bonus and Compensation checks will be sent to the
address of record of the original Advocate. (Please note that the modifications
permitted within the scope of this paragraph do not include a change of
sponsorship. Changes of sponsorship are addressed in Section 4.5.3, below.)
There is a $25.00 fee for each change requested, which must be included with
the written request and the completed Advocate Application and Agreement. Prepare
Then Share™ may, at its discretion, require notarized documents before
implementing any changes to a Prepare Then Share™ business. Please
allow thirty (30) days after the receipt of the request by Prepare Then
Share™ for processing.
4.5.3 - Change of
Sponsor
To protect the integrity
of all marketing organizations and safeguard the hard work of all Advocates, Prepare
Then Share™ strongly discourages changes in sponsorship. Maintaining
the integrity of sponsorship is critical for the success of every Advocate and
marketing organization. Accordingly, the transfer of a Prepare Then
Share™ business from one sponsor to another is strongly discouraged and
will rarely be permitted.
Requests for change of
sponsorship must be submitted in writing to the Advocate Services Department,
and must include the reason for the transfer. Transfers will only be considered
in the following two (2) circumstances:
In cases in which an Advocate is misled about who would be their immediate
upline sponsor, the Advocate may request that they be transferred to another
organization with his or her entire marketing organization intact if the
request is made in writing within 45 days from the date of enrollment. All
requests for transfer under this section must be supported by a detailed
written explanation of the facts which the requesting Advocate believes support
their request for transfer. All requests shall be evaluated on a case by case
basis and decided at the Company’s discretion.
b)
The Advocate seeking to transfer submits a properly completed and fully
executed Sponsorship Transfer Form which includes the written approval of their
immediate 3 upline Advocates. Photocopied or facsimile signatures are not
acceptable. All Advocate signatures must be notarized. The Advocate who
requests the transfer must submit a fee of $50.00 for administrative charges
and data processing. If the transferring Advocate also wants to move any of the
Advocates in their marketing organization, each downline Advocate must also
obtain a properly completed Sponsorship Transfer Form and return it to Prepare
Then Share™ with the $50.00 change fee (i.e., the transferring Advocate
and each Advocate in their marketing organization multiplied by $50.00 is the
cost to move a Prepare Then Share™ business.) Downline Advocates
will not be moved with the transferring Advocate unless all of the requirements
of this paragraph are met. Transferring Advocates must allow thirty (30) days
after the receipt of the Sponsorship Transfer Forms by Prepare Then
Share™ for processing and verifying change requests.
4.5.4 - Cancellation
and Re-application
An Advocate may
legitimately change organizations by voluntarily canceling his or her Prepare
Then Share™ business and remaining inactive (i.e., no purchases
of Prepare Then Share™ products for resale, no sales of Prepare
Then Share™ products, no sponsoring, no attendance at any Prepare
Then Share™ functions, no participation in any other form of Advocate
activity, nor operation of any other Prepare Then Share™
business) for six (6) full calendar months. Following the six month period of
inactivity, the former Advocate may reapply under a new sponsor.
4.6 - Unauthorized
Claims and Actions
4.6.1 - Indemnification
An Advocate is fully
responsible for all of his or her verbal and written statements made regarding Prepare
Then Share™ products and the Marketing and Compensation Plan which are
not expressly contained in official Prepare Then Share™
materials. Advocates agree to indemnify Prepare Then Share™ and Prepare
Then Share’s™ directors, officers, employees, and agents, and hold them
harmless from any and all liability including judgments, civil penalties,
refunds, attorney fees, court costs, or lost business incurred by Prepare
Then Share™ as a result of the Advocate’s unauthorized representations
or actions. This provision shall survive the termination of the Advocate
Agreement.
4.6.2 - Product Claims
No claims (which include
personal testimonials) as to therapeutic, curative or beneficial properties of
any products offered by Prepare Then Share™ may be made except
those contained in official Prepare Then Share™ literature.
4.6.3 - Income Claims
In their enthusiasm to
enroll prospective Advocates, some Advocates are occasionally tempted to make
income claims or earnings representations to demonstrate the inherent power of
network marketing. This is counterproductive because new Advocates may become
disappointed very quickly if their results are not as extensive or as rapid as
the results others have achieved. At Prepare Then Share™, we
firmly believe that the Prepare Then Share™ income potential is
great enough to be highly attractive, without reporting the earnings of others.
Moreover, the Federal
Trade Commission and several states have laws or regulations that regulate or
even prohibit certain types of income claims and testimonials made by persons
engaged in network marketing. While Advocates may believe it beneficial to
provide copies of checks, or to disclose the earnings of themselves or others,
such approaches have legal consequences that can negatively impact Prepare
Then Share™ as well as the Advocate making the claim unless appropriate
disclosures required by law are also made contemporaneously with the income
claim or earnings representation. Because Prepare Then Share™
Advocates do not have the data necessary to comply with the legal requirements
for making income claims, an Advocate, when presenting or discussing the Prepare
Then Share™ opportunity or Marketing and Compensation Plan to a
prospective Advocate, may not make income projections, income claims, or
disclose his or her Prepare Then Share™ income (including the
showing of checks, copies of checks, bank statements, or tax records).
4.7 - Commercial
Outlets and Resellers
Prepare Then Share™
products may be sold only on a person-to-person basis to end-consumers. Advocates
may not display or sell Prepare Then Share™ products or
literature in any commercial retail establishment.
4.7.1 - Trade Shows,
Expositions and Other Sales Forums
Advocates may display
and/or sell Prepare Then Share™ products at trade shows and professional
expositions. Before submitting a deposit to the event promoter, Advocates must
contact the Advocate Services Department in writing for conditional approval,
as Prepare Then Share’s ™ policy is to authorize only one Prepare
Then Share™ business per event. Final approval will be granted to the
first Advocate who submits an official advertisement of the event, a copy of
the contract signed by both the Advocate and the event official, and a receipt
indicating that a deposit for the booth has been paid. Approval is given only
for the event specified. Any requests to participate in future events must
again be submitted to the Advocate Services Department. Prepare Then
Share™ further reserves the right to refuse authorization to
participate at any function which it does not deem a suitable forum for the
promotion of its products or the Prepare Then Share™ opportunity.
Approval will not be given for swap meets, garage sales, flea markets or
farmer’s markets as these events are not conducive to the professional image Prepare
Then Share™ wishes to portray.
4.8 - Conflicts of
Interest
4.8.1 -
Non-solicitation
Prepare Then Share™
Advocates may participate in other direct selling or network marketing or
multigenerational marketing ventures (collectively “network marketing”), and
Advocate and services if they desire to do so. However, if an Advocate elects
to participate in another network marketing opportunity, in order to avoid conflicts
of interest and loyalties, Advocates are prohibited from Unauthorized
Recruiting, which includes the following:
a)
During the term of this agreement, any actual or attempted recruitment or
enrollment of Prepare Then Share™ Customers or Advocates for
other network marketing business ventures, either directly or through a third
party. This includes, but is not limited to, presenting or assisting in the
presentation of other network marketing business ventures to any Prepare Then
Share™ Customer or Advocate, or implicitly or explicitly encouraging
any Prepare Then Share™ Customer or Advocate to join other
business ventures. Because there is an extreme likelihood that conflicts will
arise if an Advocate operates two network marketing programs, it is the
Advocate’s responsibility to first determine whether a prospect is a Prepare
Then Share™ Customer or Advocate before recruiting or enrolling the
prospect for another network business venture.
b)
Following the cancellation of this Agreement, and for a period of six months
thereafter, a former Advocate may not recruit any Prepare Then Share™
Advocate or Customer for another network marketing opportunity unless the
Advocate was personally sponsored by the former Advocate and was also on the
front line of the former Advocate’s downline organization.
c) Producing or offering
any literature, tapes or promotional material of any nature for another network
marketing business which is used by the Advocate or any third person to recruit
Prepare Then Share™ Customers or Advocates for that business
venture;
d) Offering Prepare
Then Share™ products, or promoting the Prepare Then Share™
Marketing and Compensation Plan, in conjunction with any non-Prepare Then
Share™ products, services, business plan, opportunity, or incentive; or
e)
Offering any non-Prepare Then Share™ products, services, business
plan, opportunity, or incentive at any Prepare Then Share™
meeting, seminar, launch, convention, or other Prepare Then Share™
function, or immediately following such event.
4.8.2 - Downline
Activity (Genealogy) Reports
Downline Activity Reports
are available for Advocate access and viewing through each Advocate’s Virtual
Office. Advocate access to their Downline Activity Reports is password protected.
All Downline Activity Reports and the information contained therein are
confidential and constitute proprietary information and business trade secrets
belonging to Prepare Then Share™. Downline Activity Reports are
provided to Advocates in strictest confidence and are made available to
Advocates for the sole purpose of assisting Advocates in working with their
respective Downline Organizations in the development of their Prepare
Then Share™ business. Advocates should use their Downline Activity
Reports to assist, motivate, and train their downline Advocates. The Advocate
and Prepare Then Share™ agree that, but for this agreement of
confidentiality and nondisclosure, Prepare Then Share™ would not
provide Downline Activity Reports to the Advocate. An Advocate shall not, on
his or her own behalf, or on behalf of any other person, partnership,
association, corporation or other entity:
a)
Directly or indirectly disclose any information contained in any Downline
Activity Report to any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or
other entity;
b)
Directly or indirectly disclose, to any
individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity, the password
or other access code to his or her Downline Activity Report;
c)
Use the information contained in any Downline
Activity Report to compete with Prepare Then Share™ or for any
purpose other than promoting or supporting his or her Prepare Then Share™
business; or
d)
Recruit or solicit any Advocate or Customer
listed on any Downline Activity Report, or in any manner attempt to influence
or induce any Advocate or Customer to alter their business relationship with Prepare
Then Share™.
Upon demand by the
Company, any current or former Advocate will return the original and all copies
of Downline Activity Reports to the Company.
4.9 - Targeting Other
Direct Sellers
Prepare Then Share™
does not condone Advocates specifically or consciously targeting the sales
force of another direct sales company to sell Prepare Then Share™
products or to become Advocates for Prepare Then Share™, nor does
Prepare Then Share™ condone Advocates solicitation or enticement
of members of the sales force of another direct sales company to violate the
terms of their contract with such other company. Should Advocates engage
in such activity, they bear the risk of being sued by the other direct sales
company. If any lawsuit, arbitration or mediation is brought against an
Advocate alleging that he or she engaged in inappropriate recruiting activity
of its sales force or customers, Prepare Then Share™ will not pay
any of Advocate’s defense costs or legal fees, nor will Prepare Then
Share™ indemnify the Advocate for any judgment, award, or settlement.
4.10 - Cross-Sponsoring
Actual or attempted cross
sponsoring is strictly prohibited. “Cross sponsoring” is defined as the
enrollment of an individual who or entity that already has a current Customer
or Advocate Agreement on file with Prepare Then Share™, or who
has had such an agreement within the preceding six calendar months, within a
different line of sponsorship. The use of a spouse’s or relative’s name, trade
names, DBAs, assumed names, corporations, partnerships, trusts, federal ID
numbers, or fictitious ID numbers to circumvent this policy is prohibited.
Advocates shall not demean, discredit or defame other Prepare Then Share™
Advocates in an attempt to entice another Advocate to become part of the first
Advocate’s marketing organization. This policy shall not prohibit the transfer
of a Prepare Then Share™ business in accordance with Section
4.26.
If Cross Sponsoring is
discovered, it must be brought to the Company’s attention immediately. Prepare
Then Share™ may take disciplinary action against the Advocate that
changed organizations and/or those Advocates who encouraged or participated in
the Cross Sponsoring. Prepare Then Share™ may also move all or
part of the offending Advocate’s downline to his or her original downline
organization if the Company deems it equitable and feasible to do so.
However, Prepare Then Share™ is under no obligation to move the Cross
Sponsored Advocate’s downline organization, and the ultimate disposition of the
organization remains within the sole discretion of Prepare Then Share™.
Advocates waive all claims and causes of action against Prepare Then
Share™ arising from or relating to the disposition of the Cross Sponsored
Advocate’s downline organization.
4.11 - Errors or
Questions
If an Advocate has
questions about or believes any errors have been made regarding Compensation,
bonuses, Downline Activity Reports, or charges, the Advocate must notify Prepare
Then Share™ in writing via email within 60 days of the date of the
purported error or incident in question. Prepare Then Share™ will
not be responsible for any errors, omissions or problems not reported to the
Company within 60 days.
4.12 - Excess Inventory
Purchases Prohibited
Advocates are not required
to carry inventory of products or sales aids. To ensure that Advocates are not
encumbered with excess inventory that they are unable to sell, such inventory
may be returned to Prepare Then Share™ upon the Advocate’s cancellation
pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2.
Prepare Then Share™ strictly
prohibits the purchase of products in unreasonable amounts primarily for the
purpose of qualifying for Compensation, bonuses or advancement in the Marketing
and Compensation Plan.
4.13 - Governmental
Approval or Endorsement
Neither federal nor state
regulatory agencies or officials approve or endorse any direct selling or
network marketing companies or programs. Therefore, Advocates shall not
represent or imply that Prepare Then Share™ or its Marketing and
Compensation Plan have been "approved," "endorsed" or
otherwise sanctioned by any government agency.
4.14 - Holding
Applications or Orders
Advocates must not
manipulate enrollments of new applicants and purchases of products. All
Advocate Applications and Agreements, and product orders must be sent to Prepare
Then Share™ within 72 hours from the time they are signed by an
Advocate or placed by a customer, respectively.
4.15 - Identification
All Advocates are required
to provide their Social Security Number, Social Insurance Number, or a Federal
Employer Identification Number to Prepare Then Share™ on the
Advocate Application and Agreement. Upon enrollment, the Company will provide a
unique Advocate Identification Number to the Advocate by which he or she will
be identified. This number will be used to place orders, and track Compensation
and bonuses.
4.16 - Income Taxes
Each Advocate is
responsible for paying local, state/provincial, and federal taxes on any income
generated as an Independent Advocate. If a Prepare Then Share™
business is tax exempt, the Federal tax identification number must be provided
to Prepare Then Share™. Every year, Prepare Then Share™
will provide an IRS Form 1099 MISC (Non-employee Compensation) earnings
statement to each U.S. resident who: 1) Had earnings of over $600 in the
previous calendar year; or 2) Made purchases during the previous calendar year
in excess of $5,000.
4.17 - Independent
Contractor Status
Advocates are independent
contractors, and are not purchasers of a franchise or a business opportunity.
The agreement between Prepare Then Share™ and its Advocates does
not create an employer/employee relationship, partnership, or joint venture
between the Company and the Advocate. Advocates shall not be treated as an
employee for his or her services or for Federal or State tax purposes. All
Advocates are responsible for paying local, state, and federal taxes due from
all Compensation earned as an Advocate of the Company. The Advocate has no
authority (expressed or implied), to bind the Company to any obligation. Each
Advocate shall establish his or her own goals, hours, and methods of sale, so
long as he or she complies with the terms of the Advocate Agreement, these
Policies and Procedures, and applicable laws.
4.18 - Insurance
4.18.1 - Business
Pursuits Coverage
You may wish to arrange
insurance coverage for your business. Your homeowner’s insurance policy does
not cover business-related injuries or the theft of or damage to inventory or
business equipment. Contact your insurance agent to make certain that your
business property is protected. This can often be accomplished with a simple
“Business Pursuit” endorsement attached to your present home owner’s policy.
4.19 - International
Marketing
Because of critical legal
and tax considerations, Prepare Then Share™ must limit the resale
of Prepare Then Share™ products, and the presentation of the Prepare
Then Share™ business to prospective customers and Advocates located
within the United States and U.S. Territories. Moreover, allowing a few Advocates
to conduct business in markets not yet opened by Prepare Then Share™
would violate the concept of affording every Advocate the equal opportunity to
expand internationally.
Accordingly, Advocates are
authorized to sell Prepare Then Share™ products, and enroll
Customers and Advocates only in the countries in which Prepare Then
Share™ is authorized to conduct business, as announced in official
Company literature. Prepare Then Share™ products or sales aids
cannot be shipped into or sold in any foreign country. Advocates may sell,
give, transfer, or distribute Prepare Then Share™ products or
sales aids only in their home country. In addition, no Advocate may, in any
unauthorized country: (a) conduct sales, enrollment or training meetings; (b)
enroll or attempt to enroll potential customers or Advocates; or (c) conduct
any other activity for the purpose of selling Prepare Then Share™
products, establishing a marketing organization, or promoting the Prepare
Then Share™ opportunity.
4.20 - Adherence to
Laws and Ordinances
4.20.1 - Local
Ordinances
Many cities and counties
have laws regulating certain home-based businesses. In most cases these
ordinances are not applicable to Advocates because of the nature of their
business. However, Advocates must obey those laws that do apply to them. If a
city or county official tells an Advocate that an ordinance applies to him or
her, the Advocate shall be polite and cooperative, and immediately send a copy
of the ordinance to the Compliance Department of Prepare Then Share™.
In most cases there are exceptions to the ordinance that may apply to Prepare
Then Share™ Advocates.
4.20.2 - Compliance
With Federal, State, Local Laws
Advocates shall comply
with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations in the conduct of their
businesses.
4.21 - Minors
A person who is recognized
as a minor in their state of residence may not be a Prepare Then Share™
Advocate. Advocates shall not enroll or recruit minors into the Prepare
Then Share™ program.
4.22 - One Prepare
Then Share™ Business Per Household
An Advocate may operate or
have an ownership interest, legal or equitable, as a sole proprietorship,
partner, shareholder, trustee, or beneficiary, in only one Prepare then
Share™ business. No individual may have, operate or receive
compensation from more than one Prepare then Share™ business.
Individuals of the same family unit may not enter into or have an interest in
more than one Prepare then Share™ Business. A “family unit” is
defined as spouses and dependent children living at or doing business at the
same address.
In order to maintain the
integrity of the Prepare then Share™ Marketing and Compensation
Plan, husbands and wives or common-law couples (collectively “spouses”) who
wish to become Prepare then Share™ Distributors must be jointly
sponsored as one Prepare Then Share™ business. Spouses,
regardless of whether one or both are signatories to the Distributor
Application and Agreement, may not own or operate any other Prepare then
Share™ business, either individually or jointly, nor may they
participate directly or indirectly (as a shareholder, partner, trustee, trust
beneficiary, or any other legal or equitable ownership) in the ownership or
management of another Prepare then Share™ business in any form.
4.22.1 - Actions of
Household Members or Affiliated Individuals
If any member of an
Advocate’s immediate household engages in any activity which, if performed by
the Advocate, would violate any provision of the Agreement, such activity will
be deemed a violation by the Advocate and Prepare Then Share™ may
take disciplinary action pursuant to the Statement of Policies against the
Advocate. Similarly, if any individual associated in any way with a
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity (collectively “affiliated
individual”) violates the Agreement, such action(s) will be deemed a violation
by the entity, and Prepare Then Share™ may take disciplinary
action against the entity.
4.23 - Re-packaging and
Re-labeling Prohibited
Advocates may not
re-package, re-label, refill or alter the labels on any Prepare Then
Share™ products, information, materials or programs in any way. Prepare
Then Share™ products must be sold in their original containers only.
Such re-labeling or repackaging would likely violate federal and state laws,
which could result in severe criminal penalties. You should also be aware that
civil liability can arise when, as a consequence of the repackaging or
re-labeling of products, the persons using the products suffer any type of
injury or their property is damaged.
4.24 - Requests for
Records
Any request from an
Advocate for copies of invoices, applications, downline activity reports, or
other records will require a fee of $1.00 per page per copy. This fee covers
the expense of mailing and time required to research files and make copies of
the records.
4.25 - Roll-up of
Marketing Organization
When a vacancy occurs in a
Marketing Organization due to the termination of a Prepare Then Share™
business, each Advocate in the first Generation immediately below the terminated
Advocate on the date of the cancellation will be moved to the first Generation
(“front line”) of the terminated Advocate’s sponsor. For example, if A sponsors
B, and B sponsors C1, C2, and C3, then if B terminates their business, C1, C2,
and C3 will “roll-up” to A and become part of A’s first Generation.
4.26 - Sale,
Transfer or Assignment of Prepare Then Share™ Business
Although a Prepare
Then Share™ business is a privately owned, independently operated
business, the sale, transfer or assignment of a Prepare Then Share™
business is subject to certain limitations. If an Advocate wishes to sell his
or her Prepare Then Share™ business, the following criteria must
be met:
a)
Protection of the existing line of sponsorship
must always be maintained so that the Prepare Then Share™
business continues to be operated in that line of sponsorship.
b)
The buyer or transferee must become a qualified Prepare
Then Share™ Advocate.
c)
Before the sale, transfer or assignment can be
finalized and approved by Prepare Then Share™, any debt
obligations the selling Advocate has with Prepare Then Share™
must be satisfied.
d)
The selling Advocate must be in good standing
and not in violation of any of the terms of the Agreement in order to be
eligible to sell, transfer or assign a Prepare Then Share™
business.
Prior to selling a Prepare
Then Share™ business, the selling Advocate must notify Prepare
Then Share™ Advocate Services Department of his or her intent to sell
the Prepare Then Share™ business. Upon complete execution of the
purchase and sale agreement, the parties must submit copies of the same to Prepare
Then Share’s™ Advocate Services Department for review. Prepare
Then Share™ reserves the right to request additional documentation that
may be necessary to analyze the transaction between the buyer and seller. Prepare
Then Share’s™ Advocate Services Department will, in its sole and
absolute discretion, approve or deny the sale, transfer or assignment within 30
days after its receipt of all necessary documents from the parties.
If the parties fail to
obtain Prepare Then Share’s™ approval for the transaction, the
transfer shall be voidable at Prepare Then Share’s™ option. The
purchaser of the existing Prepare Then Share™ business will
assume the obligations and position of the selling Advocate. An Advocate who
sells his or her Prepare Then Share™ business shall not be
eligible to re-apply as a Prepare Then Share™ Advocate for a
period of at least six full calendar months after the date of the sale.
No changes in line of
sponsorship can result from the sale or transfer of a Prepare Then Share™
business
4.27 - Separation of a Prepare
Then Share™ Business
Prepare Then Share™
Advocates sometimes operate their Prepare Then Share™ businesses
as husband-wife partnerships, regular partnerships, corporations, or trusts. At
such time as a marriage may end in divorce or a corporation, partnership or
trust (the latter three entities are collectively referred to herein as
“entities”) may dissolve, arrangements must be made to assure that any
separation or division of the business is accomplished so as not to adversely
affect the interests and income of other businesses up or down the line of
sponsorship. If the separating parties fail to provide for the best interests
of other Advocates and the Company, Prepare Then Share™ will
involuntarily terminate the Advocate Agreement and roll-up their entire
organization pursuant to Section 4.25.
During the pendency of a
divorce or entity dissolution, the parties must adopt one of the following
methods of operation:
a)
One of the parties may, with consent of the other(s), operate the Prepare
Then Share™ business pursuant to an assignment in writing whereby the
relinquishing spouse, shareholders, partners or trustees authorize Prepare
Then Share™ to deal directly and solely with the other spouse or
non-relinquishing shareholder, partner or trustee.
b)
The parties may continue to operate the Prepare Then Share™
business jointly on a “business-as-usual” basis, whereupon all Compensation
paid by Prepare Then Share™ will be paid in the joint names of
the Advocates or in the name of the entity to be divided as the parties may
independently agree between themselves.
c)
If the parties cannot mutually agree on how the business shall be allocated
during the pendency of a divorce or dissolution, the Company shall treat the
business according to the status quo as existed prior to the filing of the
divorce or dissolution.
Under no circumstances
will the Downline Organization of divorcing spouses or a dissolving business
entity be divided. Similarly, under no circumstances will Prepare Then
Share™ split Compensation and bonus checks between divorcing spouses or
members of dissolving entities. Prepare Then Share™ will
recognize only one Downline Organization and will issue only one Compensation
check per Prepare Then Share™ business per Compensation cycle.
Compensation checks shall always be issued to the same individual or entity. In
the event that parties to a divorce or dissolution proceeding are unable to
resolve a dispute over the disposition of Compensation and ownership of the
business, the Advocate Agreement shall be involuntarily canceled.
If a former spouse or a
former entity affiliate has completely relinquished all rights in their
original Prepare Then Share™ business, they are thereafter free
to enroll under any sponsor of their choosing Former business entity affiliates
must meet the waiting period requirements set forth in Section 4.5.4. A former
spouse who did not receive the Prepare Then Share™ business
following the divorce may enroll as an Advocate immediately. In either case,
the former spouse or partner shall have no rights to any Advocates in their
former organization or to any former Retail Customer or Customer. They must
develop the new business in the same manner as would any other new Advocate.
4.28 - Sponsoring
All active Advocates in
good standing have the right to sponsor and enroll others into Prepare
Then Share™. Each prospective Customer and Advocate has the ultimate
right to choose his or her own Sponsor. If two Advocates claim to be the
Sponsor of the same new Advocate or Customer, the Company shall regard the
first application from the prospective Advocate received by the Company as
controlling.
4.29 - Succession
Upon the death or
incapacitation of an Advocate, his or her business may be passed to his or her
heirs. Appropriate legal documentation must be submitted to the Company to
ensure the transfer is proper. Accordingly, an Advocate should consult an
attorney to assist him or her in the preparation of a will or other
testamentary instrument. Whenever a Prepare Then Share™ business
is transferred by a will or other testamentary process, the beneficiary
acquires the right to collect all bonuses and Compensation of the deceased
Advocate’s marketing organization provided the following qualifications are
met. The successor(s) must:
a)
Execute an Advocate Agreement;
b)
Comply with terms and provisions of the
Agreement; and
c)
Meet all of the qualifications for the deceased
Advocate’s status.
Bonus and Compensation
checks of a Prepare Then Share™ business transferred pursuant to
this section will be paid in a single check jointly to the devisees. The
devisees must provide Prepare Then Share™ with an “address of
record” to which all bonus and Compensation checks will be sent. If the
business is bequeathed to joint devisees, they must form a business entity and
acquire a federal taxpayer Identification number. Prepare Then Share™
will issue all bonus and Compensation checks and one 1099 to the business
entity.
4.30.1 - Transfer Upon
Death of an Advocate
To effect a testamentary
transfer of a Prepare Then Share™ business, the successor must
provide the following to Prepare Then Share™: (1) an original
death certificate; (2) a notarized copy of the will or other instrument
establishing the successor’s right to the Prepare Then Share™
business; and (3) a completed and executed Advocate Agreement.
4.30.2 - Transfer Upon
Incapacitation of an Advocate
To effect a transfer of a Prepare
Then Share™ business because of incapacity, the successor must provide
the following to Prepare Then Share™: (1) a notarized copy of an
appointment as trustee; (2) a notarized copy of the trust document or other
documentation establishing the trustee’s right to administer the Prepare
Then Share™ business; and (3) a completed Advocate Agreement executed
by the trustee.
4.31 Telemarketing
The Federal Trade
Commission and the Federal Communications Commission each have laws that
restrict telemarketing practices. Both federal agencies (as well as a number of
states) have “do not call” regulations as part of their telemarketing laws.
While you may not consider yourself a “telemarketer” in the traditional sense
of the word, these regulations broadly define the term “telemarketer” and
“telemarketing” so that your inadvertent action of calling someone whose
telephone number is listed on the federal “do not call” registry could cause
you to violate the law. Moreover, these regulations must not be taken lightly,
as they carry significant penalties (up to $11,000.00 per violation).
Therefore, Advocates must
not engage in telemarketing relative to the operation of their Prepare
Then Share™ businesses. The term “telemarketing” means the
placing of one or more telephone calls to an individual or entity to induce the
purchase of a Prepare Then Share™ product or to recruit them for
the Prepare Then Share™ opportunity. “Cold calls" made
to prospective customers or Advocates that promote either Prepare Then
Share’s™ products or the Prepare Then Share™ opportunity
constitute telemarketing and are prohibited. However, a telephone call(s)
placed to a prospective customer or Advocate (a "prospect") is
permissible under the following situations:
If the Advocate has an established business relationship with the
prospect. An “established business relationship” is a relationship
between an Advocate and a prospect based on the prospect’s purchase,
rental, or lease of goods or services from the Advocate, or a financial
transaction between the prospect and the Advocate, within the eighteen (18) months
immediately preceding the date of a telephone call to induce the prospect's
purchase of a product or service.
The prospect’s personal inquiry or application regarding a
product or service offered by the Advocate, within the three (3) months
immediately preceding the date of such a call.
If the Advocate receives written and signed
permission from the prospect authorizing the Advocate to call. The
authorization must specify the telephone number(s) which the Advocate is
authorized to call.
You may call family members, personal friends, and acquaintances.
An “acquaintance” is someone with whom you have at least a recent first-hand
relationship (i.e., you have recently personally met him or her). Bear
in mind, however, that if you make a habit of “card collecting” with everyone
you meet and subsequently calling them, the FTC may consider this a form of
telemarketing that is not subject to this exemption. Thus, if you engage in
calling “acquaintances,” you must make such calls on an occasional basis only
and not make this a routine practice.
In addition, Advocates shall not use automatic
telephone dialing systems relative to the operation of their Prepare Then
Share™ businesses. The term “automatic telephone dialing system” means
equipment which has the capacity to: (a) store or produce telephone numbers to
be called, using a random or sequential number generator; and (b) to dial such
numbers.
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SECTION 5 - RESPONSIBILITIES
OF ADVOCATES
5.1 - Change of Address
or Telephone
To ensure timely delivery
of products, support materials, and Compensation checks, it is critically
important that the Prepare Then Share’s™ files are current.
Street addresses are required for shipping since most carriers cannot deliver
to a post office box. Advocates planning to move should [update their
personal information via the Back Office function of the Advocate’s replicated Prepare
Then Share™ website] ~or~ [send their new address
and telephone numbers to Prepare Then Share’s™ Corporate Offices
to the attention of the Advocate Services Department]. To guarantee
proper delivery, two weeks advance notice must be provided to Prepare
Then Share™ on all changes. Special Note: If you are
presently on the Auto-Ship program, you must submit a new Auto-Ship Agreement.
If more than one change of address notice or Auto-Ship Agreement has been
submitted to Prepare Then Share™, the most recent one will
supersede previous notices or Agreements. Please allow thirty (30) days after
the receipt of the notice or Agreement by Prepare Then Share™ for
processing.
5.2 - Continuing
Development Obligations
5.2.1 - Ongoing
Training
Any Advocate who sponsors
another Advocate into Prepare Then Share™ must perform a bona
fide assistance and training function to ensure that his or her downline is
properly operating his or her Prepare Then Share™ business.
Advocates must have ongoing contact and communication with the Advocates in
their Downline Organizations. Examples of such contact and communication may
include, but are not limited to: newsletters, written correspondence, personal
meetings, telephone contact, voice mail, electronic mail, and the accompaniment
of downline Advocates to Prepare Then Share™ meetings, training
sessions, and other functions. Upline Advocates are also responsible to
motivate and train new Advocates in Prepare Then Share™ product
knowledge, effective sales techniques, the Prepare Then Share™
Marketing and Compensation Plan, and compliance with Company Policies and
Procedures. Communication with and the training of downline Advocates must not,
however, violate Section 4.2 (regarding the development of Advocate-produced
sales aids and promotional materials).
Advocates must monitor the
Advocates in their Downline Organization to ensure that downline Advocates do
not make improper product or business claims, or engage in any illegal or
inappropriate conduct. Upon request, every Advocate should be able to provide
documented evidence to Prepare Then Share™ of his or her ongoing
fulfillment of the responsibilities of a Sponsor.
5.2.2 - Increased Training
Responsibilities
As Advocates progress
through the various generations of leadership, they will become more
experienced in sales techniques, product knowledge, and understanding of the Prepare
Then Share™ program. They will be called upon to share this knowledge
with lesser experienced Advocates within their organization.
5.2.3 - Ongoing Sales
Responsibilities
Regardless of their
Generation of achievement, Advocates have an ongoing obligation to continue to
personally promote sales through the generation of new customers and through
servicing their existing customers.
5.3 - Non-disparagement
Prepare Then Share™
wants to provide its independent Advocates with the best products, Compensation
Plan, and service in the industry. Accordingly, we value your constructive
criticisms and comments. All such comments should be submitted in writing to
the Advocate Services Department. Remember, to best serve you, we must hear
from you! While Prepare Then Share™ welcomes constructive input,
negative comments and remarks made in the field by Advocates about the Company,
its products, or Compensation Plan serve no purpose other than to sour the
enthusiasm of other Prepare Then Share™ Advocates. For this
reason, and to set the proper example for their downline, Advocates must not
disparage, demean, or make negative remarks about Prepare Then Share™,
other Prepare Then Share™ Advocates, Prepare Then Share’s™
products, the Marketing and Compensation Plan, or Prepare Then Share’s™
directors, officers, or employees.
5.4 - Providing
Documentation to Applicants
Advocates must provide the
most current version of the Policies and Procedures and the Compensation
Plan to individuals whom they are sponsoring to become Advocates before the
applicant signs an Advocate Agreement. Additional copies of Policies and
Procedures can be acquired from Prepare Then Share™.
5.5 - Reporting Policy
Violations
Advocates observing a
Policy violation by another Advocate should submit a written report of the
violation directly to the attention of the Prepare Then Share™
Compliance Department. Details of the incidents such as dates, number of
occurrences, persons involved, and any supporting documentation should be
included in the report.
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SECTION 6 - SALES
REQUIREMENTS
6.1 -
Product Sales
The Prepare then
Share™ Compensation Plan has been carefully designed to require
substantial sales to end-user consumers. These sales are based in large part on
sales to retail customers (a “retail customer” is someone who purchases the
products for personal or family use, but who is not an Advocate). These retail
sales requirements increase as Advocates achieve greater ranks and reenter the
Triad with additional positions. The Company tracks retail sales that are made
from Advocates’ replicated websites. However, if an Advocate sells products out
of their inventory, they must fill out and submit to the Company an online
Retail Sales Report each month. Misreporting retail sales information shall
result in disciplinary action.
6.2 - Donating Prepare
Then Share Products
Advocates are limited to
donating a maximum of 10% of their personal product orders to the charitable
causes supported by Prepare then Share™. While we would like to
allow a larger percentage of donations, state regulatory authorities have
concerns that excessive donations could cause the program to become a disguised
pyramid scheme. Therefore, we must enforce this limitation on product
donations.
6.3 - No Price or
Territory Restrictions
Advocates are not
required to sell Prepare Then Share™ products at the suggested
retail prices set by Prepare Then Share™ on the Prepare
Then Share™ Price List. Advocates may sell Prepare Then Share™
products at any price they choose. There are no exclusive territories granted
to anyone. No franchise fees are required.
6.4 - Sales Receipts
All Advocates must provide
their Retail Customers with two copies of a Prepare Then Share™
sales receipt at the time of the sale. These receipts set forth the Customer
Satisfaction Guarantee for Prepare Then Share™ products, as well
as any consumer protection rights afforded by federal or state law. Advocates
must maintain all retail sales receipts for a period of two years and furnish
them to Prepare Then Share™ at the Company’s request. Records
documenting the purchases of Advocates’ Customers will be maintained by Prepare
Then Share™ when such Customers purchase directly from the Advocate’s
company website.
Advocates must ensure that
the following information is contained on each sales receipt: (1) The date of
the transaction; (2) The date (not earlier than the third business day
following the date of the transaction) by which the buyer may give notice of
cancellation; and (3) Name and address of the selling Advocate;
Remember that Retail
Customers must receive two copies of the sales receipt. In addition, Advocates
must orally inform the buyer of his or her cancellation rights.
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SECTION 7 - BONUSES AND COMPENSATION
7.1 -
Bonus and Compensation Qualifications
An Advocate must be active
and in compliance with the Agreement to qualify for Bonuses and Compensation.
So long as an Advocate complies with the terms of the Agreement, Prepare
Then Share™ shall pay Compensation to such Advocate in accordance with
the Marketing and Compensation Plan.
7.2 -
Adjustment to Bonuses and Compensation
7.2.1 - Adjustments for
Returned Products
Advocates receive bonuses
and Compensation based on the actual sales of products to end consumers. When a
product is returned to Prepare Then Share™ for a refund or is
repurchased by the Company, the bonuses and Compensation attributable to the
returned or repurchased product(s) will be deducted, in the month in which the
refund is given, and continuing every pay period thereafter until the
Compensation amounts are recovered, from the Advocates who received bonuses and
Compensation on the sales of the refunded products.
7.2.2 - Other
Deductions
7.3 -
Unclaimed Compensation and Credits
Advocates must deposit or
cash Compensation and bonus checks within six months from their date of
issuance. A check that remains uncashed after six months will be void
7.4 - Reports
All information provided
by Prepare Then Share™ in online activity reports, including but
not limited to Personal Volume and Advocate Group Volume (or any part thereof),
and downline sponsoring activity is believed to be accurate and reliable.
Nevertheless, due to various factors including the inherent possibility of
human and mechanical error; the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of
orders; denial of credit card and electronic check payments; returned products;
credit card and electronic check charge-backs; the information is not
guaranteed by Prepare Then Share™ or any persons creating or
transmitting the information.
ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION PERSONAL VOLUME, PERSONAL CUSTOMER VOLUME, AND ADVOCATE
GROUP VOLUME INFORMATION, IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. IN PARTICULAR
BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THERE SHALL BE NO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR USE, OR NON‑INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, PREPARE THEN SHARE™ AND/OR
OTHER PERSONS CREATING OR TRANSMITTING THE INFORMATION WILL IN NO EVENT BE
LIABLE TO ANY ADVOCATE OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES THAT ARISE OUT OF THE USE OF OR ACCESS
TO VOLUME OR OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS,
BONUSES, OR COMPENSATION, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, AND DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM
INACCURACY, INCOMPLETENESS, INCONVENIENCE, DELAY, OR LOSS OF THE USE OF THE
INFORMATION), EVEN IF PREPARE THEN SHARE™ OR OTHER PERSONS
CREATING OR TRANSMITTING THE INFORMATION SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PREPARE
THEN SHARE™ OR OTHER PERSONS CREATING OR TRANSMITTING THE INFORMATION
SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE UNDER ANY TORT,
CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, PRODUCTS LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY WITH
RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT OR TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATED
THERETO.
Access to and use of Prepare
Then Share’s™ online reporting service and your reliance upon such
information is at your own risk. All such information is provided to you
"as is". If you are dissatisfied with the accuracy or quality of the
information, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use of and access
to Prepare Then Share’s™ online reporting service and your
reliance upon the information.
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SECTION
8 - PRODUCT GUARANTEES, RETURNS AND INVENTORY REPURCHASE
8.1 - Product Guarantee
Prepare Then Share™
offers a 100% 30-day money-back satisfaction guarantee to all Retail Customers,
and Advocates (less shipping charges, merchant fees and Compensation, Bonuses, Rebates etc.
that were paid out). Retail Customers may return the unused portion of the
product to the Advocate from whom it was purchased, within 30 days, for a
replacement, exchange or a full refund of the purchase price (including
shipping costs). Products purchased from an Advocate’s replicated website must
be returned directly to the Company. If an Advocate wishes to return
merchandise exceeding $1000 in any 12 continuous month period, the return will
be deemed an inventory repurchase and the Company shall repurchase the inventory
pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2, and the Advocate’s Agreement shall be
canceled. No refunds are given for any products purchased from any vendor or
online source other than a Prepare Then Share Advocate or a Prepare Then
Share™ Advocate’s replicated website.
8.2 - Return of
Inventory and Sales Aids by Advocates
Upon cancellation of an
Advocate’s Agreement, the Advocate may return inventory and sales aids for a
refund if he or she is unable to sell or use the merchandise. An Advocate may
only return products and sales aids purchased by him or her that are in
resalable condition. Upon receipt of the products and sales aids, the Advocate
will be reimbursed 90% of the net cost of the original purchase price(s), less
shipping charges. If the purchases were made through a credit card, the refund
will be credited back to the same account. The Company shall deduct from the
reimbursement paid to the Advocate any Compensation, bonuses, rebates or other
incentives received by the Advocate or issued to others, which were associated with the merchandise
that is returned.
8.2.1 - Montana
Residents
A Montana resident may
cancel his or her Advocate Agreement within 15 days from the date of enrollment
and receive a full refund of the Virtual Office subscription fees.
8.3 - Procedures for All
Returns
The following procedures
apply to all returns for refund, repurchase, or exchange:
a)
All merchandise must be returned by the Advocate or Customer who purchased it
directly from Prepare Then Share™.
b)
All products to be returned must have a Return Authorization Number which is
obtained by calling the Advocate Services Department. This Return Authorization
Number must be written on each carton returned.
c)
The return is accompanied by:
i.
a completed and signed Consumer Return Form;
ii.
a copy of the original dated retail sales receipt; and
iii.
the unused portion of the product in its original container.
d)
Proper shipping carton(s) and packing materials are to be used in packaging the
product(s) being returned for replacement, and the best and most economical
means of shipping is suggested. All returns must be shipped to Prepare
Then Share™ shipping pre-paid. Prepare Then Share™ does
not accept shipping-collect packages. The risk of loss in shipping for returned
product shall be on the Advocate. If returned product is not received by the
Company’s Distribution Center, it is the responsibility of the Advocate to
trace the shipment.
e)
If an Advocate is returning merchandise to Prepare Then Share™
that was returned to him or her by a personal Retail Customer, the product must
be received by Prepare Then Share™ within ten (10) days from the
date on which the Retail Customer returned the merchandise to the Advocate, and
must be accompanied by the sales receipt the Advocate gave to the Retail
Customer at the time of the sale.
No refund or replacement
of product will be made if the conditions of these rules are not met.
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SECTION 9 - DISPUTE
RESOLUTION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
9.1 - Disciplinary Sanctions
Violation of the
Agreement, these Policies and Procedures, or any illegal, fraudulent, deceptive
or unethical business conduct by an Advocate may result, at Prepare then
Share’s™ discretion, in one or more of the following corrective
measures:
a)
Issuance of a written warning or admonition;
b)
Requiring the Advocate to take immediate
corrective measures;
c)
Imposition of a fine, which may be withheld from
bonus and Compensation checks;
d)
Loss of rights to one or more bonus and Compensation
checks;
e)
Prepare Then Share™ may withhold
from an Advocate all or part of the Advocate’s bonuses and Compensation during
the period that Prepare Then Share™ is investigating any conduct
allegedly violative of the Agreement. If an Advocate’s business is canceled for
disciplinary reasons, the Advocate will not be entitled to recover any
Compensation withheld during the investigation period;
f)
Suspension of the individual’s
Advocate Agreement for one or more pay periods;
g)
Involuntary termination of the offender’s
Advocate Agreement;
h)
Any other measure expressly allowed within any
provision of the Agreement or which Prepare Then Share™ deems
practicable to implement and appropriate to equitably resolve injuries caused
partially or exclusively by the Advocate’s policy violation or contractual
breach;
i)
In situations deemed appropriate by Prepare
Then Share™, the Company may institute legal proceedings for monetary
and/or equitable relief.
9.2 -
Grievances and Complaints
When an Advocate has a
grievance or complaint with another Advocate regarding any practice or conduct
in relationship to their respective Prepare Then Share™
businesses, the complaining Advocate should first report the problem to his or
her Sponsor who should review the matter and try to resolve it with the other
party's upline sponsor. If the matter cannot be resolved, it must be reported
in writing to the Advocate Services Department at the Company. The Advocate
Services Department will review the facts and attempt to resolve it.
9.3 -
Arbitration
Any controversy or
claim arising out of or relating to the Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall
be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association
under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by
the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Advocates
waive all rights to trial by jury or to any court. All arbitration proceedings
shall be held in Bonneville County, State of Idaho, unless the laws of the
state in which an Advocate resides expressly require the application of its
laws, in which case the arbitration shall be held in the capital of that state.
All parties shall be entitled to all discovery rights pursuant to the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence shall
apply. There shall be one arbitrator, an attorney at law, who shall have
expertise in business law transactions with a strong preference being an
attorney knowledgeable in the direct selling industry. The prevailing party
shall be entitled to receive from the losing party costs and expenses of
arbitration, including legal and filing fees. The decision of the arbitrator
shall be final and binding on the parties and may, if necessary, be reduced to
a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. This agreement to
arbitration shall survive any termination or expiration of the Agreement.
Nothing in these Policies
and Procedures shall prevent Prepare Then Share™, from
applying to and obtaining from any court having jurisdiction a writ of
attachment, a temporary injunction, preliminary injunction, permanent
injunction or other relief available to safeguard and protect Prepare
Then Share’s™ interest prior to, during or following the filing of any
arbitration or other proceeding or pending the rendition of a decision or award
in connection with any arbitration or other proceeding.
9.4 - Governing Law,
Jurisdiction and Venue
Jurisdiction and venue of
any matter not subject to arbitration shall reside in Bannok County, Idaho, or
if an action is brought in Federal Court, in Bannock County, State of Idaho,
unless the laws of the state in which an Advocate resides expressly require the
application of its laws. The Federal Arbitration Act shall govern all
matters relating to arbitration. The laws of the State of Idaho shall govern
all other matters relating to or arising from the Agreement unless the laws of
the state in which an Advocate resides expressly require the application of its
laws.
9.4.1 - Louisiana
Residents
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, residents may bring an action against the Company with jurisdiction
and venue as provided by Louisiana law.
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SECTION
10 - ORDERING
10.1 - Customers
Advocates are encouraged
to promote Prepare Then Share’s™ Customer Program to their Retail
Customers. Under the Customer Program an individual may sign up to have a
pre-selected package of Prepare Then Share™ products delivered to
his or her home automatically each month. Not only does this take all of the
hassles out of buying, it also allows the customer to order using a
credit/debit card.
10.2 - Purchasing Prepare
Then Share™ Products
Each Advocate should
purchase his or her products directly from Prepare Then Share™.
If an Advocate purchases products from another Advocate or any other source,
the purchasing Advocate will not receive the Personal Volume that is associated
with that purchase.
10.3 - General Order
Policies
On orders with invalid or
incorrect payment, Prepare Then Share™ will attempt to contact
the Advocate by phone, and/or mail to try to obtain another payment. If these
attempts are unsuccessful after five working days the order will be returned
unprocessed. No C.O.D. orders will be accepted. Prepare Then Share™
maintains no minimum order requirements.
10.4 - Shipping and
Back Order Policy
Prepare Then Share™
will normally ship products within 2 business days from the date on which it
receives an order. Prepare Then Share™ will expeditiously ship
any part of an order currently in stock. If, however, an ordered item is
out-of-stock, it will be placed on back order and sent when Prepare Then
Share™ receives additional inventory. Advocates will be charged and
given Personal Volume on back ordered items unless notified on the invoice that
the product has been discontinued. Prepare Then Share™ will
notify Advocates and Customers if items are back-ordered and are not expected
to ship within 30 days from the date of the order. An estimated shipping date
will also be provided. Back ordered items may be canceled upon a Customer’s or
Advocate’s request. Customers and Advocates may request a refund, credit on
account, or replacement merchandise for canceled back orders. If a refund is
requested, the Advocate’s Personal Volume will be decreased by the amount of
the refund in the month in which the refund is issued.
10.5 - Confirmation of
Order
An Advocate and/or
recipient of an order must confirm that the product received matches the
product listed on the shipping invoice, and is free of damage. Failure to
notify Prepare Then Share™ of any shipping discrepancy or damage
within thirty days of shipment will cancel an Advocate’s right to request a
correction.
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SECTION 11 - PAYMENT
AND SHIPPING
11.1 - Deposits
No monies should be paid
to or accepted by an Advocate for a sale to a personal Retail Customer except
at the time of product delivery. Advocates should not accept monies from Retail
Customers to be held for deposit in anticipation of future deliveries.
11.2 - Insufficient
Funds
It is the responsibility
of each Advocate to ensure that there are sufficient funds or credit available
in his or her account to cover the monthly AutoShip order. Prepare Then
Share™ will not contact Advocates in regard to orders canceled due to
insufficient funds or credit. This may result in an Advocate’s failure to meet
his or her Personal Volume requirements for the month.
11.3 - Returned Checks
All checks returned by an
Advocate’s bank for insufficient funds will be re-submitted for payment. A
$25.00 returned check fee will be charged to the account of the Advocate. After
receiving a returned check from a customer or an Advocate, all future
orders must be paid by Credit Card, money order or cashier’s check. Any
outstanding balance owed to Prepare Then Share™ by an Advocate for NSF checks
and returned check fees will be withheld from subsequent bonus and Compensation
checks.
11.4 - Restrictions on
Third Party Use of Credit Cards and Checking Account Access
An Advocate shall not
permit other Advocates or Customers to use his or her credit card, or permit
debits to his or her checking accounts, to enroll or to make purchases from the
Company.
11.5 - Sales Taxes
In designing the Prepare
Then Share™ opportunity, one of our guiding philosophies has been to
free Advocates from as many administrative, operational, and logistical tasks
as possible. In doing so, Advocates are free to concentrate on those activities
that directly affect their incomes, namely product sales and enrollment
activities. To these ends, Prepare Then Share™ relieves Advocates
of the burdens of collecting and remitting sales taxes, filing sales tax
reports, and keeping records relative to sales taxes.
By virtue of its business
operations, Prepare Then Share™ is required to charge sales taxes
on all purchases made by Customers and Advocates, and remit the taxes charged
to the respective states. Accordingly, Prepare Then Share™ will
collect and remit sales taxes on behalf of Advocates, based on the suggested
retail price of the products, according to applicable tax rates in the state or
province to which the shipment is destined. If an Advocate has submitted, and Prepare
Then Share™ has accepted, a current Sales Tax Exemption Certificate and
Sales Tax Registration License, sales taxes will not be added to the invoice
and the responsibility of collecting and remitting sales taxes to the
appropriate authorities shall be on the Advocate. Exemption from the payment of
sales tax is applicable only to orders which are shipped to a state or province
for which the proper tax exemption papers have been filed and accepted.
Applicable sales taxes will be charged on orders that are drop-shipped to
another state/province. Any sales tax exemption accepted by Prepare Then
Share™ is not retroactive.
The taxability of products
and sales tax rates differ by state. Additionally, an increasing number of
local taxes (county and city) are being initiated throughout the country. This
could result in a disparity in what Prepare Then Share™ charges
an Advocate and what the Advocate in turn can charge a Retail Customer
depending upon where the sale occurs. The difference should be brought to the
attention of Prepare Then Share™ Customer Service Department for
adjustment. Advocates must provide date of sale, state, county, city and rate
of tax where sold, total retail sales and the amount of the additional tax due,
or credit due. It is the responsibility of each Advocate to know what products
are taxable and at what rate. If you have questions regarding taxability and
rates, contact your state or local department of revenue for assistance.
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SECTION 12 - INACTIVITY
AND CANCELLATION
12.1 - Effect of
Cancellation
So long as an Advocate
remains active and complies with the terms of the Advocate Agreement and these
Policies and Procedures, Prepare Then Share™ shall pay
Compensation to such Advocate in accordance with the Marketing and Compensation
Plan. An Advocate’s bonuses and Compensation constitute the entire
consideration for the Advocate's efforts in generating sales and all activities
related to generating sales (including building a downline organization).
Following an Advocate’s non-renewal of his or her Advocate Agreement,
cancellation for inactivity, or voluntary or involuntary cancellation of his or
her Advocate Agreement (all of these methods are collectively referred to as
“cancellation”), the former Advocate shall have no right, title, claim or
interest to the marketing organization which he or she operated, or any
Compensation or bonus from the sales generated by the organization. An Advocate
whose business is cancelled will permanently lose all rights as an Advocate.
This includes the right to sell Prepare Then Share™ products and
services and the right to receive future Compensation, bonuses, or other income
resulting from the sales and other activities of the Advocate’s former downline
sales organization. In the event of cancellation, Advocates agree to waive all
rights they may have, including but not limited to property rights, to their
former downline organization and to any bonuses, Compensation or other
remuneration derived from the sales and other activities of his or her former
downline organization.
Following an Advocate’s
cancellation of his or her Advocate Agreement, the former Advocate shall not
hold himself or herself out as a Prepare Then Share™ Advocate and
shall not have the right to sell Prepare Then Share™ products or
services. An Advocate whose Advocate Agreement is canceled shall receive
Compensation and bonuses only for the last full pay period he or she was active
prior to cancellation (less any amounts withheld during an investigation
preceding an involuntary cancellation).
12.2 - Cancellation Due
to Inactivity
Advocates who personally
generate less than $36 in Personal Volume for any pay period will not be
eligible to receive Compensation for the sales generated through their
marketing organization for that pay period. If an Advocate has not
fulfilled his or her Personal Volume for a period of three consecutive calendar
months (and thus become “inactive”), his or her Advocate Agreement shall be
canceled for inactivity. The cancellation will become effective on the
day following the last day of the third month of inactivity.
12.3 - Involuntary
Cancellation
An Advocate’s violation of
any of the terms of the Agreement, including any amendments that may be made by
Prepare Then Share™ in its sole discretion, may result in any of
the sanctions listed in Section 9.1, including the involuntary cancellation of
his or her Advocate Agreement. Cancellation shall be effective on the date on
which written notice is mailed, e-mailed, faxed, or delivered to an express
courier, to the Advocate’s last known address (or fax number), or to their
attorney, or when the Advocate receives actual notice of cancellation,
whichever occurs first.
12.4 - Voluntary
Cancellation
A participant in this
network marketing plan has a right to cancel at any time, regardless of reason.
Cancellation must be submitted in writing to the Company at its principal
business address. The written notice must include the Advocate’s signature,
printed name, address, and Advocate I.D. Number.
12.5 - Non-renewal
An Advocate may also
voluntarily cancel his or her Advocate Agreement by failing to renew the
Agreement on its anniversary date. The Company may also elect not to renew an
Advocate's Agreement upon its anniversary date.
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SECTION 13 - DEFINITIONS
Active Customer — A
Customer who purchases a minimum of $36 of Prepare Then Share™
products for the subject calendar month OR “volume period” (as defined
below). See the definition of “Customer” below.
Active Advocate — An
Advocate who satisfies the minimum Personal Volume requirements, as set forth
in the Prepare Then Share™ Marketing and Compensation Plan, to
ensure that he or she is eligible to receive Bonuses and Compensation.
Active Rank — The term
“active rank” refers to the current rank of an Advocate, as determined by the Prepare
Then Share™ Marketing and Compensation Plan, for any calendar month. To
be considered “active” relative to a particular rank, an Advocate must meet the
criteria set forth in the Prepare Then Share™ Marketing and
Compensation Plan for his or her respective rank. (See the definition of
“Rank” below.)
Agreement — The contract
between the Company and each Advocate includes the Advocate Application and
Agreement, the Prepare Then Share™ Policies and Procedures, the Prepare
Then Share™ Marketing and Compensation Plan, and the Business Entity
Registration Form (where appropriate), all in their current form and as amended
by Prepare Then Share™ in its sole discretion. These documents
are collectively referred to as the “Agreement.”
Advocate Phase Group
Volume — The Compensation value of Prepare Then Share™ products
generated in an Advocate’s First Generation. Advocate Phase Group Volume
includes the Personal Volume of the subject Advocate. (The Virtual Office and
sales aids have no Sales Volume.)
Cancel — The termination
of an Advocate’s business. Cancellation may be either voluntary, involuntary,
through non-renewal or inactivity.
Compensation Products —
All Prepare Then Share™ products on which Compensation and
bonuses are paid. The Virtual Office and other sales aids are not Compensation
products.
Company — The term
“Company” as it is used throughout the Agreement means Prepare Then
Share™, LLC.
Downline Activity Report —
An online report provided by the Company in each Advocate’s back office that
provides critical data relating to the identities of Advocates, sales
information, and enrollment activity of each Advocate’s Marketing Organization.
This report contains confidential and trade secret information that is
proprietary to Prepare Then Share™.
Downline Leg — Each one of
the individuals enrolled immediately underneath you and their respective
marketing organizations represents one “leg” in your marketing organization.
End Consumer — A person
who purchases Prepare Then Share™ products for the purpose of
personally consuming them rather than for resale to someone else.
Marketing Organization —
The Customers and Advocates sponsored below a particular Advocate.
Official Prepare
Then Share™ Material — Literature, audio or video tapes, and other
materials developed, printed, published and distributed by Prepare Then
Share™ to Advocates.
Personal Volume (PV) — The
Compensation value of products sold by the Company to an Advocate, sold through
an Advocate’s replicated website, or sold to an Advocate’s personally sponsored
Preferred Customers in a calendar month.
Rank — The “title” that an
Advocate has achieved pursuant to the Prepare Then Share™ Marketing
and Compensation Plan.
Recruit — For purposes of Prepare
Then Share’s™ Conflict of Interest Policy (Section 4.8), the term
“recruit” means actual or attempted solicitation, enrollment, encouragement, or
effort to influence in any other way, either directly or through a third party,
another Prepare Then Share™ Advocate, or Customer to enroll or
participate in another multi-generation or multi-level marketing, network
marketing or direct sales opportunity. This conduct constitutes recruiting even
if the Advocate’s actions are in response to an inquiry made by another
Advocate or Customer.
Resalable — Products shall
be deemed "resalable" if each of the following elements is satisfied:
1) they are unopened and unused; 2) packaging and labeling has not been altered
or damaged; 3) the product and packaging are in a condition such that it is a
commercially reasonable practice within the trade to sell the merchandise at
full price; 4) products are returned to Prepare Then Share™
within one year from the date of purchase; 5) the product expiration date has
not elapsed; and 6) the product contains current Prepare Then Share™
labeling. Any merchandise that is clearly identified at the time of sale as
non-returnable, discontinued, or as a seasonal item, shall not be resalable.
Retail Customer — An
individual that is not an Advocate and who purchases Prepare Then Share™
products from an Advocate or through an Advocate’s replicated website..
Retail Profit — The
difference between the wholesale price of products and the retail price an
Advocate receives for products when they are resold.
Roll-Up — The method by
which a vacancy in a Marketing Organization left by an Advocate whose Advocate
Agreement has been canceled is filled.
Sponsor — An Advocate who
enrolls a Customer or another Advocate into the Company, and is listed as the
Sponsor on the Advocate Application and Agreement. The act of enrolling others
and training them to become Advocates is called “sponsoring.”
Suggested Retail Price (SRP) — The price at which Prepare
Then Share™ suggests Advocates sell a particular product to Retail
Customers. Notwithstanding the SRP, Advocates are always free to sell Prepare
Then Share™ products from their personal inventory at any price they
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