Origin: a Latin derivative
meaning "Gift of the Earth."
A. Rights Conditioned Upon Performance. A Wellness Advocate’s rights under the Contract are conditioned upon and subject to the Wellness Advocate's continued performance in accordance with the terms of the Contract. Upon failure by a Wellness Advocate to perform his or her obligations as set forth in the Contract, the Wellness Advocate's rights cease. The Company may excuse a Wellness Advocate's non-performance in whole or in part without waiving its rights and remedies under the Contract.
B. Possible Disciplinary Actions. If Wellness Advocates violate any of the terms and conditions of the Contract or engage in any illegal, fraudulent, deceptive, or unethical business conduct, doTERRA may, in its sole discretion, invoke any disciplinary action that it deems appropriate. The potential disciplinary actions are:
C. Investigation. The following procedure applies when doTERRA investigates an alleged violation of the Contract:
D. Request for Termination. A Wellness Advocate may request to terminate the Contract at any time and for any reason by sending a written notice of intent to terminate to the Company. A Person whose Distributorship is terminated may not sign up again as a Wellness Advocate for six months from the date of last activity if the Wellness Advocate achieved the Rank of Premier or lower. If the Wellness Advocate has achieved the Rank of Silver or higher, the person must wait twelve months before signing up as a Wellness Advocate with doTERRA. Activity includes but is not limited to purchasing product, recruiting other Wellness Advocates, or earning commissions. All obligations regarding confidentiality of information and the Wellness Advocate network survive termination of the Contract, including but not limited to the obligations outlined in Section 12and Section 17.
E. Voluntary Termination. When a Distributorship is voluntarily terminated, the account is placed in a suspended status for a period of twelve months from the date of last activity, after which period the account is actually terminated and removed from the genealogy tree. In other words, a suspended account stays in the genealogy tree until it is actually terminated by the Company; there is no “roll-up” of Downline during the suspension period. Due to the Sale Compensation Plan’s compression, however, volume will roll-up past the suspended Wellness Advocate, allowing for maximum payout.
F. Inactivity. A Distributorship may be terminated by the Company if the Distributorship is not Active or if the Annual Renewal Fee has not been paid.
G. Co-applicant Binds Distributorship. The act of any participant or co-applicant in a Distributorship, or spouse or partner of a Wellness Advocate, is attributable to the Distributorship and any remedies, including termination of the Contract, necessitated by that act may be applied to the Distributorship generally.
H. Time Limitation on Claims Made. The Company will not review any violation of the terms and conditions of the Contract not brought to the Company's attention within two years of the initiation of the alleged violation. Failure to report a violation within the two-year period will result in the Company not pursuing the allegations in order to prevent stale claims from disrupting the ongoing business activities of Distributorships. All reports of violations must be in writing and sent to the attention of doTERRA‘s legal department.
I. Action Against a Wellness Advocate. The Company may take action against a Wellness Advocate as outlined in this Section 19 of the Policy Manual and elsewhere in the Contract if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the Wellness Advocate's conduct or the conduct of any participant in the Distributorship is detrimental, disruptive, or damaging to the well-being or reputation of a Distributorship or the Company.