Common use of Training and Materials Clause in Contracts

Training and Materials. a. Member companies shall provide adequate training to enable independent salespeople to operate ethically. b. Member companies shall prohibit their independent salespeople from marketing or requiring the purchase by others of any materials that are inconsistent with the member company’s policies and procedures. Further, member companies shall prohibit independent salespeople from marketing any materials that are not approved by the member company and that are inconsistent with member company policies and procedures. c. Independent salespeople selling member company-approved sales aids, promotional or training materials, whether in hard copy or electronic form, shall: 1. Use only materials that comply with the same standards used by the member company, 2. Not make the purchase of such materials a requirement of other independent salespeople, 3. Provide such materials at not more than the price at which similar material is available generally in the marketplace, without significant profit to the independent salesperson, and 4. Offer a written return policy that is the same as the return policy of the member company the independent salesperson represents. d. Member companies shall take diligent, reasonable steps to ensure that promotional or training materials produced by their independent salespeople comply with the provisions of this Code and are not false, misleading or deceptive. e. Compensation received by Direct Sellers for sales of training and promotional materials to become or stay a Direct Seller which is, in effect, remuneration for recruiting Direct Sellers into a sales system, shall be prohibited.

Training and Materials. a. Member companies shall provide adequate training to enable independent salespeople to operate ethically. b. Member companies shall prohibit their independent salespeople from marketing or requiring the purchase by others of any materials that are inconsistent with the member company’s policies and procedures. Further, member companies shall prohibit independent salespeople from marketing any materials that are not approved by the member company and that are inconsistent with member company policies and procedures. c. Independent salespeople selling member company-approved sales aids, promotional or training materials, whether in hard copy or electronic form, shall: 1. Use only materials that comply with the same standards used by the member company, 2. Not make the purchase of such materials a requirement of other independent salespeople, 3. Provide such materials at not more than the price at which similar material is available generally in the marketplace, without significant profit to the independent salesperson, and 4. Offer a written return policy that is the same as the return policy of the member company the independent salesperson represents. d. Member companies shall take diligent, reasonable steps to ensure that promotional or training materials produced by their independent salespeople comply with the provisions of this Code and are not false, misleading or deceptive. e. Compensation received by Direct Sellers for sales of training and promotional materials to become or stay a Direct Seller which is, in effect, remuneration for recruiting Direct Sellers into a sales system, shall be prohibited.