Privacy & Policy
Personal Data Protection Notice
AASION SDN BHD,(hereafter AASION) respect the privacy of our AASION Distributors with regard to personal data. This Personal Data Protection Notice is formulated in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (herein after referred to as ‘the Act’). Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, we hereby issue this notice to all our AASION Distributors detailing the management of your personal data.
1. PERSONAL DATA
AASION will process your personal data as listed, but not limited to, below, which has been provided by you to AASION for the furtherance of your direct selling transactions.
Name
Age, sex, date of birth, Malaysia Identity number, passport number where relevant
Race, nationality, religion
Contact information, address, phone & Fax number, e-mail address,
Marital status, family details (children and spouse’s details)
Photographs given to AASION and/or taken at AASION’s official company functions
Credit card and or Debit card
Bank account particulars
Co-applicant name where relevant
Memorandum of Association , Articles Of Association, Form 24, Form 49, Form A and Form D, Relevant License for those who register as a business unit where applicable
Username and password for AASION Website
(Collectively hereinafter referred to as ‘Personal Data’)
Your Personal Data are also collected from various sources including but not limited to:
information or comments or messages you have provided to us by whatsoever means and/or in whatever manner;
information input submitted to online facilities
information obtained independently by us from other lawful sources
2. USAGE OF DATA
AASION will use and/or process the personal data for, amongst others, the following reasons:
Disbursement of Commissions earned.
Recognitions
Publishing of articles, leaflets, magazines in print or electronic media including but not limited to social media, e-book, etc.
where relevant, marketing of products and services and sending any updates, new products, special offers, advertising, promotional material and/or commercial material to you, processing invoices and payments (including card payments); and/or
conducting research on planning, product, goods, services, security and testing; and/or
purposes connected with the operation, administration, management, development, record-keeping, contractual enforcement of the transaction and communication with you ; and/or
where required by law, where AASION consider that such use or disclosure is necessary to respond to any claims or legal process, or where AASION suspects that fraud or unlawful activity has been, is being or may be engaged in; and/or
where a third party acquires or wishes to acquire, or makes inquiries in relation to acquiring, an interest in the company; and/or
where a service and product provider, requires in order for such service and product provider to perform functions, obligations or services as required by AASION or under the laws, rules, regulations, by-laws and/or guidelines (whether or not having the force of laws) or as required by any governmental and/or non-governmental authorities, agencies or departments or a third party requires in order to ensure compliance with agreement(s) or document(s); and/or
for purposes of preparation and submission of any claims or payments to any party or for any audit/checks by any party for whatever purpose related to AASION business; and/or
purposes connected with the enforcement of AASION rights pursuant to any letter, agreement and/or document including seeking legal and financial advice, taking any preliminary steps or commencing any legal action; and/or
making such disclosures as may be required for any of the above purposes or by law; and/or
For any other purposes that is incidental or ancillary or in furtherance to AASION purposes.
We may either contact you for the purpose as set out in (2) above via telephone calls, e-mails, text messaging, post, facsimile, social media or by whatsoever form of available communication.
3. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
AASION will keep your Personal Data confidential and will not be disclosed for any purpose other than the purpose for which the personal data was collected at the time of collection. However, on certain circumstances, your Personal Data may be disclosed to any other parties as stated or required by the Act or law governing Malaysia.
4. SECURITY
AASION shall keep and process your Personal Data in a secure manner, where practicable and reasonable , in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations to prevent the unauthorized or unlawful processing of your Personal Data including loss, misuse, modification, unauthorized or accidental access or disclosure, alteration or destruction.
5. RETENTION OF DATA
The Personal Data processed shall not be kept longer than is necessary after termination of contract / agreement between yourself and AASION shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that all personal data is destroyed or permanently deleted if it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was to be processed.
6. TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL DATA
Due to the global nature of AASION’s business, AASION may transfer your Personal Data to the other affiliated AASION companies (which may be located in other countries) or to any parties located in other countries (including countries that have a different data protection regime than is found in the country where you are based). Any Personal Data transferred shall be used for the purposes as set out in (1) above and disclosed to parties stated in (2) above.
As Data Subject I hereby agree to the transfers of personal data as stated above.
7. ACCESS AND CORRECTION TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA
If you would like to access, make any enquiries or change to your Personal Data, you may contact:
Customer Service, AASION SDN BHD.
EMAIL: [email protected]
WORKING HOURS:
MON-FRI 10AM – 6PM
SAT 10AM – 2PM
SUN OFF DAY
PHONE: 010 305 1686
ADDRESS: No. A-28-03, 3rd Floor, Block A, 3 Two Square Business Centre, No. 2 Jalan 19/1, Seksyen 19, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor DE, Malaysia
Request to access or correct the Personal Data may be subjected to a fee.
8. PERSONAL DATA GIVEN BY YOU
You hereby confirm that you have obtained the consent from the persons and/or companies represented by you for you to provide their respective Personal Data to us for the purposes as set out in (1) above and disclosed to parties stated in (2) above.
9. CHANGES TO PRIVACY NOTICE
AASION reserves the right to amend this Privacy Notice from time to time without prior notice. AASION advises that you check this Personal Data Protection Notice on AASION’s website on a regular basis.
DISCLAIMER
The information provided on the Website is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to laws or regulations or which would subject the Company and its licensors to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Neither the information, nor any opinion contained in the Website constitutes a solicitation or offer by the Company and its licensors to buy or sell any securities, futures, options or other financial instruments or provide any investment advice or service whatsoever and the Website cannot under any circumstances be relied upon for investment dealings of whatever nature. You are advised to obtain separate independent professional advice before making any decision to trade/invest in securities or invest in any financial instruments.
Whilst every care has been taken in preparing the information materials contained in the Website, the information on the Website is provided on an “as is” basis without any warranty or indemnity of any kind either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties or indemnities or implied terms of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. All such implied terms, warranties and indemnities are hereby excluded.
The Company and its licensors will not be held responsible for any loss or damage that could result from interception by any third parties of any information made available to you via the Website. Although the information provided to you on the Website is obtained or compiled from sources, we believe to be reliable, the Company and its licensors cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy, validity, timeliness or completeness of any information or data made available to you for any particular purpose.
Neither the Company and its licensors, nor any of its directors, officers or employees, nor any third party vendor will be liable or have any responsibility of any kind for any loss or damage that you may incur in the event of any failure or interruption of the Website, or resulting from the act or omission of any other party involved in making the Website or the data contained therein available to you, or from any other cause relating to your access to, inability to access, or use of the Website or the materials or information therein, whether or not the circumstances giving rise to such cause may have been within the control of the Company and its licensors or of any vendor providing software or services support.
In no event will the Company and its licensors or any such parties be liable to you for any other damages of any direct, special, indirect, consequential, incidental damages or any other damages of any kind even if the Company and its licensors or any other party have been advised of the possibility thereof.
Nothing in our Website constitutes an offer to sell any securities and other goods or services of whatever nature and cannot under any circumstances be relied upon for investment dealings of whatever nature.
Any risk of misunderstanding, error, damage, expense or losses resulting from the use of the Website are entirely at your own risk and the Company shall not be liable therefore.
If any provision of these disclaimers and exclusions shall be unlawful, void or any reason unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
CODE OF ETHICS
AASION expects all Independent Representatives (IRs) to uphold the principles of fairness, honesty and integrity in all their dealings and activities as IRs.
This Code of Ethics forms part of the AASION Policies & Procedures and all other regulations and agreements currently in place, which bind every IR. Any serious breach of the Code, Policies & Procedures, regulations and agreements in place will involve action(s) being taken by AASION in accordance with the AASION Policies & Procedures.
The Code of Ethics explains proper conduct of business for IRs to practice.
Additionally, AASION encourages all IRs to obtain and observe the Code of Ethics that has been provided by any DSA (Direct Selling Association) in their respective countries if and where applicable.
It is a mandatory requirement that IRs comply with the Code of Ethics at all times.
PART A – CONDUCT
1. DEALING WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC
1.1 Contact & Communications
An IR:
will at all times, when contacting anyone either from a telephone list or by other means, respect the privacy and wishes of the person contacted;
will never engage in objectionable or abusive conduct, unfair or aggressive conduct when contacting or dealing with any other person in relation to AASION or opportunity it provides;
will offer the opportunities of, and association with AASION, on its merits without exaggeration, concealment, curiosity or misrepresentation;
will ensure they maintain their personal presentation in dress, language and documentation to the highest possible standard;
Will observe the provisions of the law and good manners regarding times and days when making the call and appointments.
1.2 Presenting Opportunity
An IR presenting the Business Plan at any time, conducting a Training Event or Seminar or AASION IR Meeting will:
not falsely represent to any person any details regarding the financial rewards available under the AASION Plan;
not make any false or misleading representations about the features of AASION’s products, services and programmes, including as to their standard, quality, value, characteristics, accessories, uses for a particular purpose, merchantability or benefits;
not make any false or misleading representations about the price of AASION products or services;
not engage in conduct that is liable to mislead anyone as to the nature, manufacturing process, characteristics, suitability for purpose or quality of any AASION products or services;
not make any false or misleading representations concerning the need by anyone for goods or services;
make it thoroughly clear to any person to whom the IR discusses the opportunity that financial rewards to IRs are based on an IR’s individual performance;
use official literature as approved by AASION including forms, scripts and other tools.
1.3 Conducting Business
An IR must not at any time:
take advantage of another person’s disabilities or weaknesses, such as illness, age, infirmity, lack of education or unfamiliarity with language;
actively solicit or demand orders for AASION products by anything other than an offer to collate any order an IR wishes to make, including by the use of physical force, undue harassment or coercion;
refuse to identify themselves when requested to do so.
1.4 Explaining the Business Plan
When presenting or discussing the AASION Business Plan and the Benefits which might be available, an IR must generally rely for reference on AASION literature and observe the following regarding the contents of the Business Plan:
if predictions as to profitability are made, they should reflect what an average person carrying on the Business would achieve under normal circumstances;
if any estimates of profits are made, the assumptions on which they are based should be clearly stated;
where there is no previous experience on which to base expectations as to profitability, this should be stated when making the representation.
When presenting or discussing the AASION Business Plan, an IR must not make false representations concerning:
any risks likely to be associated with carrying on the Business;
the amount of time the average person would have to devote to carrying on the Business;
the annual expenditure and the annual gross income which the average person carrying on the Business might expect and the method of calculating those figures.
PART B – OBLIGATIONS
2. GENERAL OBLIGATION
2.1 Authorisation Limit
Authorisation of an IR is limited. They shall refer any matter pertaining to AASION to the designated Company Representative. An IR shall not interfere in any decision-making process without prior written approval from the Company Representative.
2.2 Poaching Independent Representatives
AASION does not condone the intentional poaching of other competitors’ IRs or IRs from another line of referralship within the AASION Business.
3. USE OF AASION PROPERTY
As trademarks, logos and service marks are registered and owned by AASION and/or its affiliates, all written materials are the copyright of AASION. The use of trademarks, logos or service marks or the publication of copyright materials may only be undertaken with the written authorisation from AASION and not otherwise.
4. PRODUCT CLAIMS
As trademarks, logos and service marks are registered and owned by AASION and/or its affiliates, all written materials are the copyright of AASION. The use of trademarks, logos or service marks or the publication of copyright materials may only be undertaken with the written authorisation from AASION and not otherwise.
5. OBLIGATIONS OF INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE
5.1 Promote Ethical Business Practice
An IR will:
ensure the IRs in his/her group are aware of this Code and at all times carry out their Business relationships either within the group or with IRs of the public in a lawful manner, with courtesy and integrity, and in accordance with this Code;
ensure they remain well informed regarding laws applicable to the Business and duties of an IR including other essential facts and public policies or regulations which may affect such Business and duties;
keep confidential and not unethically use information that may be of detriment to another IR’s Business.
5.2 AASION’s Obligations
AASION will ensure that:
its employees will at all times act in a manner which does not conflict with the best legitimate interests of an IR and carry out duties in accordance with professional courtesy and integrity;
IRs are kept well informed regarding laws applicable to the Business and duties of IRs and other essential facts and public policies which affect such Business and duties and will comply with all the requirements thereof;
full cooperation of its employees is given to IRs with respect to advising them about matters which affect them;
it acts in the IRs’ legitimate interest to the best of its abilities.
PART C – APPLICATIONS
6. APPLICATION OF THE CODE OF ETHICS
6.1 Compliance
AASION and an IR will ensure full compliance of the Code:
in AASION’s case by Directors, Executives and all other employees;
in the IR’s case by the IR and their Downlines.
6.2 Administration
AASION will administer its dealings with IRs in a manner that is conducive to compliance of the Code of Ethics.
7. ETHICAL CONTACT
IR(s) must not:
tout for or on behalf of another MLM Company or Direct Selling Company;
divulge confidential information to unauthorised persons or for unauthorised or unethical purposes;
discuss financial aspects of other IRs’ Businesses;
encourage another IR to change line of referralship;
engage in Cross Lining or Poaching;
encourage or induce any other person to engage in Cross Lining or Poaching;
use AASION’s sponsored Functions, Literatures or CDs to support Cross Lining or Poaching.
8. COMPLAINTS
If an IR becomes aware of a breach of this Code, and wishes to proceed to lodge a complaint, the complaint should be made in writing in accordance to AASION Policies & Procedures.
PART D – “I AM COMMITTED TO MY SUCCESS”
“Good Business ethics starts with ME, the Leader. As AASION Independent Representative, I will…
Be honest and fair in my dealings with AASION;
Perform all my professional activities in a manner that will enhance my reputation and the positive reputation established by AASION;
Present the Compensation Plan accurately and honestly, clearly portraying the level of effort required to achieve success;
Present realistic income possibilities only, and solely in relation to the appropriate effort involved;
Present the benefits and information of the business as stated in the Company’s official literature and from my own personal experiences;
Accept and carry out to my best effort all duties expected of an IR and Referrer, including training and supporting the Downlines in my organisation;
Abide by all Policies & Procedures that are applicable to the operation of my business;
Strive to ensure that my Downlines are satisfied with my service and leadership;
Answer the questions and queries of prospects and Downlines fairly and honestly;
Refer only those people that I have developed as my own Downlines and/or business prospects;
Always encourage prospect(s) developed by their initial referrers to be referred by them as well;
Be clear that AASION is a network marketing opportunity in which my income is related to my marketing and leadership skills as well as my own personal efforts;
Treat all prospects, Downlines and associates with respect, goodwill and professional courtesy;
Not entice Downlines from outside my Line of Referralship to sign under my organisation;
Not misrepresent the AASION business in any way;
Not use any advertising that I know may be false or misleading;
Be fair and just to my Downlines and associates, and not engage in practices that may reflect unfavourably on myself, my organisation, the Company, and/or the industry;
Conduct myself in such a manner as to reflect only the highest standard of integrity, frankness and responsibility because I recognise that my actions as an IR with AASION have far-reaching effects;
Use the information contained in all AASION websites for my personal, non-commercial use only;
Not create any unapproved or illegal websites, which may tarnish the image of AASION and its related companies. This is my pledge and commitment to myself, my network, and my Company.”
AASION SDN BHD,(hereafter AASION) respect the privacy of our AASION Distributors with regard to personal data. This Personal Data Protection Notice is formulated in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (herein after referred to as ‘the Act’). Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, we hereby issue this notice to all our AASION Distributors detailing the management of your personal data.
1. PERSONAL DATA
AASION will process your personal data as listed, but not limited to, below, which has been provided by you to AASION for the furtherance of your direct selling transactions.
Name
Age, sex, date of birth, Malaysia Identity number, passport number where relevant
Race, nationality, religion
Contact information, address, phone & Fax number, e-mail address,
Marital status, family details (children and spouse’s details)
Photographs given to AASION and/or taken at AASION’s official company functions
Credit card and or Debit card
Bank account particulars
Co-applicant name where relevant
Memorandum of Association , Articles Of Association, Form 24, Form 49, Form A and Form D, Relevant License for those who register as a business unit where applicable
Username and password for AASION Website
(Collectively hereinafter referred to as ‘Personal Data’)
Your Personal Data are also collected from various sources including but not limited to:
information or comments or messages you have provided to us by whatsoever means and/or in whatever manner;
information input submitted to online facilities
information obtained independently by us from other lawful sources
2. USAGE OF DATA
AASION will use and/or process the personal data for, amongst others, the following reasons:
Disbursement of Commissions earned.
Recognitions
Publishing of articles, leaflets, magazines in print or electronic media including but not limited to social media, e-book, etc.
where relevant, marketing of products and services and sending any updates, new products, special offers, advertising, promotional material and/or commercial material to you, processing invoices and payments (including card payments); and/or
conducting research on planning, product, goods, services, security and testing; and/or
purposes connected with the operation, administration, management, development, record-keeping, contractual enforcement of the transaction and communication with you ; and/or
where required by law, where AASION consider that such use or disclosure is necessary to respond to any claims or legal process, or where AASION suspects that fraud or unlawful activity has been, is being or may be engaged in; and/or
where a third party acquires or wishes to acquire, or makes inquiries in relation to acquiring, an interest in the company; and/or
where a service and product provider, requires in order for such service and product provider to perform functions, obligations or services as required by AASION or under the laws, rules, regulations, by-laws and/or guidelines (whether or not having the force of laws) or as required by any governmental and/or non-governmental authorities, agencies or departments or a third party requires in order to ensure compliance with agreement(s) or document(s); and/or
for purposes of preparation and submission of any claims or payments to any party or for any audit/checks by any party for whatever purpose related to AASION business; and/or
purposes connected with the enforcement of AASION rights pursuant to any letter, agreement and/or document including seeking legal and financial advice, taking any preliminary steps or commencing any legal action; and/or
making such disclosures as may be required for any of the above purposes or by law; and/or
For any other purposes that is incidental or ancillary or in furtherance to AASION purposes.
We may either contact you for the purpose as set out in (2) above via telephone calls, e-mails, text messaging, post, facsimile, social media or by whatsoever form of available communication.
3. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
AASION will keep your Personal Data confidential and will not be disclosed for any purpose other than the purpose for which the personal data was collected at the time of collection. However, on certain circumstances, your Personal Data may be disclosed to any other parties as stated or required by the Act or law governing Malaysia.
4. SECURITY
AASION shall keep and process your Personal Data in a secure manner, where practicable and reasonable , in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations to prevent the unauthorized or unlawful processing of your Personal Data including loss, misuse, modification, unauthorized or accidental access or disclosure, alteration or destruction.
5. RETENTION OF DATA
The Personal Data processed shall not be kept longer than is necessary after termination of contract / agreement between yourself and AASION shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that all personal data is destroyed or permanently deleted if it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was to be processed.
6. TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL DATA
Due to the global nature of AASION’s business, AASION may transfer your Personal Data to the other affiliated AASION companies (which may be located in other countries) or to any parties located in other countries (including countries that have a different data protection regime than is found in the country where you are based). Any Personal Data transferred shall be used for the purposes as set out in (1) above and disclosed to parties stated in (2) above.
As Data Subject I hereby agree to the transfers of personal data as stated above.
7. ACCESS AND CORRECTION TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA
If you would like to access, make any enquiries or change to your Personal Data, you may contact:
Customer Service, AASION SDN BHD.
EMAIL: [email protected]
WORKING HOURS:
MON-FRI 10AM – 6PM
SAT 10AM – 2PM
SUN OFF DAY
PHONE: 010 305 1686
ADDRESS: No. A-28-03, 3rd Floor, Block A, 3 Two Square Business Centre, No. 2 Jalan 19/1, Seksyen 19, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor DE, Malaysia
Request to access or correct the Personal Data may be subjected to a fee.
8. PERSONAL DATA GIVEN BY YOU
You hereby confirm that you have obtained the consent from the persons and/or companies represented by you for you to provide their respective Personal Data to us for the purposes as set out in (1) above and disclosed to parties stated in (2) above.
9. CHANGES TO PRIVACY NOTICE
AASION reserves the right to amend this Privacy Notice from time to time without prior notice. AASION advises that you check this Personal Data Protection Notice on AASION’s website on a regular basis.
DISCLAIMER
The information provided on the Website is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to laws or regulations or which would subject the Company and its licensors to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Neither the information, nor any opinion contained in the Website constitutes a solicitation or offer by the Company and its licensors to buy or sell any securities, futures, options or other financial instruments or provide any investment advice or service whatsoever and the Website cannot under any circumstances be relied upon for investment dealings of whatever nature. You are advised to obtain separate independent professional advice before making any decision to trade/invest in securities or invest in any financial instruments.
Whilst every care has been taken in preparing the information materials contained in the Website, the information on the Website is provided on an “as is” basis without any warranty or indemnity of any kind either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties or indemnities or implied terms of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. All such implied terms, warranties and indemnities are hereby excluded.
The Company and its licensors will not be held responsible for any loss or damage that could result from interception by any third parties of any information made available to you via the Website. Although the information provided to you on the Website is obtained or compiled from sources, we believe to be reliable, the Company and its licensors cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy, validity, timeliness or completeness of any information or data made available to you for any particular purpose.
Neither the Company and its licensors, nor any of its directors, officers or employees, nor any third party vendor will be liable or have any responsibility of any kind for any loss or damage that you may incur in the event of any failure or interruption of the Website, or resulting from the act or omission of any other party involved in making the Website or the data contained therein available to you, or from any other cause relating to your access to, inability to access, or use of the Website or the materials or information therein, whether or not the circumstances giving rise to such cause may have been within the control of the Company and its licensors or of any vendor providing software or services support.
In no event will the Company and its licensors or any such parties be liable to you for any other damages of any direct, special, indirect, consequential, incidental damages or any other damages of any kind even if the Company and its licensors or any other party have been advised of the possibility thereof.
Nothing in our Website constitutes an offer to sell any securities and other goods or services of whatever nature and cannot under any circumstances be relied upon for investment dealings of whatever nature.
Any risk of misunderstanding, error, damage, expense or losses resulting from the use of the Website are entirely at your own risk and the Company shall not be liable therefore.
If any provision of these disclaimers and exclusions shall be unlawful, void or any reason unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
CODE OF ETHICS
AASION expects all Independent Representatives (IRs) to uphold the principles of fairness, honesty and integrity in all their dealings and activities as IRs.
This Code of Ethics forms part of the AASION Policies & Procedures and all other regulations and agreements currently in place, which bind every IR. Any serious breach of the Code, Policies & Procedures, regulations and agreements in place will involve action(s) being taken by AASION in accordance with the AASION Policies & Procedures.
The Code of Ethics explains proper conduct of business for IRs to practice.
Additionally, AASION encourages all IRs to obtain and observe the Code of Ethics that has been provided by any DSA (Direct Selling Association) in their respective countries if and where applicable.
It is a mandatory requirement that IRs comply with the Code of Ethics at all times.
PART A – CONDUCT
1. DEALING WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC
1.1 Contact & Communications
An IR:
will at all times, when contacting anyone either from a telephone list or by other means, respect the privacy and wishes of the person contacted;
will never engage in objectionable or abusive conduct, unfair or aggressive conduct when contacting or dealing with any other person in relation to AASION or opportunity it provides;
will offer the opportunities of, and association with AASION, on its merits without exaggeration, concealment, curiosity or misrepresentation;
will ensure they maintain their personal presentation in dress, language and documentation to the highest possible standard;
Will observe the provisions of the law and good manners regarding times and days when making the call and appointments.
1.2 Presenting Opportunity
An IR presenting the Business Plan at any time, conducting a Training Event or Seminar or AASION IR Meeting will:
not falsely represent to any person any details regarding the financial rewards available under the AASION Plan;
not make any false or misleading representations about the features of AASION’s products, services and programmes, including as to their standard, quality, value, characteristics, accessories, uses for a particular purpose, merchantability or benefits;
not make any false or misleading representations about the price of AASION products or services;
not engage in conduct that is liable to mislead anyone as to the nature, manufacturing process, characteristics, suitability for purpose or quality of any AASION products or services;
not make any false or misleading representations concerning the need by anyone for goods or services;
make it thoroughly clear to any person to whom the IR discusses the opportunity that financial rewards to IRs are based on an IR’s individual performance;
use official literature as approved by AASION including forms, scripts and other tools.
1.3 Conducting Business
An IR must not at any time:
take advantage of another person’s disabilities or weaknesses, such as illness, age, infirmity, lack of education or unfamiliarity with language;
actively solicit or demand orders for AASION products by anything other than an offer to collate any order an IR wishes to make, including by the use of physical force, undue harassment or coercion;
refuse to identify themselves when requested to do so.
1.4 Explaining the Business Plan
When presenting or discussing the AASION Business Plan and the Benefits which might be available, an IR must generally rely for reference on AASION literature and observe the following regarding the contents of the Business Plan:
if predictions as to profitability are made, they should reflect what an average person carrying on the Business would achieve under normal circumstances;
if any estimates of profits are made, the assumptions on which they are based should be clearly stated;
where there is no previous experience on which to base expectations as to profitability, this should be stated when making the representation.
When presenting or discussing the AASION Business Plan, an IR must not make false representations concerning:
any risks likely to be associated with carrying on the Business;
the amount of time the average person would have to devote to carrying on the Business;
the annual expenditure and the annual gross income which the average person carrying on the Business might expect and the method of calculating those figures.
PART B – OBLIGATIONS
2. GENERAL OBLIGATION
2.1 Authorisation Limit
Authorisation of an IR is limited. They shall refer any matter pertaining to AASION to the designated Company Representative. An IR shall not interfere in any decision-making process without prior written approval from the Company Representative.
2.2 Poaching Independent Representatives
AASION does not condone the intentional poaching of other competitors’ IRs or IRs from another line of referralship within the AASION Business.
3. USE OF AASION PROPERTY
As trademarks, logos and service marks are registered and owned by AASION and/or its affiliates, all written materials are the copyright of AASION. The use of trademarks, logos or service marks or the publication of copyright materials may only be undertaken with the written authorisation from AASION and not otherwise.
4. PRODUCT CLAIMS
As trademarks, logos and service marks are registered and owned by AASION and/or its affiliates, all written materials are the copyright of AASION. The use of trademarks, logos or service marks or the publication of copyright materials may only be undertaken with the written authorisation from AASION and not otherwise.
5. OBLIGATIONS OF INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE
5.1 Promote Ethical Business Practice
An IR will:
ensure the IRs in his/her group are aware of this Code and at all times carry out their Business relationships either within the group or with IRs of the public in a lawful manner, with courtesy and integrity, and in accordance with this Code;
ensure they remain well informed regarding laws applicable to the Business and duties of an IR including other essential facts and public policies or regulations which may affect such Business and duties;
keep confidential and not unethically use information that may be of detriment to another IR’s Business.
5.2 AASION’s Obligations
AASION will ensure that:
its employees will at all times act in a manner which does not conflict with the best legitimate interests of an IR and carry out duties in accordance with professional courtesy and integrity;
IRs are kept well informed regarding laws applicable to the Business and duties of IRs and other essential facts and public policies which affect such Business and duties and will comply with all the requirements thereof;
full cooperation of its employees is given to IRs with respect to advising them about matters which affect them;
it acts in the IRs’ legitimate interest to the best of its abilities.
PART C – APPLICATIONS
6. APPLICATION OF THE CODE OF ETHICS
6.1 Compliance
AASION and an IR will ensure full compliance of the Code:
in AASION’s case by Directors, Executives and all other employees;
in the IR’s case by the IR and their Downlines.
6.2 Administration
AASION will administer its dealings with IRs in a manner that is conducive to compliance of the Code of Ethics.
7. ETHICAL CONTACT
IR(s) must not:
tout for or on behalf of another MLM Company or Direct Selling Company;
divulge confidential information to unauthorised persons or for unauthorised or unethical purposes;
discuss financial aspects of other IRs’ Businesses;
encourage another IR to change line of referralship;
engage in Cross Lining or Poaching;
encourage or induce any other person to engage in Cross Lining or Poaching;
use AASION’s sponsored Functions, Literatures or CDs to support Cross Lining or Poaching.
8. COMPLAINTS
If an IR becomes aware of a breach of this Code, and wishes to proceed to lodge a complaint, the complaint should be made in writing in accordance to AASION Policies & Procedures.
PART D – “I AM COMMITTED TO MY SUCCESS”
“Good Business ethics starts with ME, the Leader. As AASION Independent Representative, I will…
Be honest and fair in my dealings with AASION;
Perform all my professional activities in a manner that will enhance my reputation and the positive reputation established by AASION;
Present the Compensation Plan accurately and honestly, clearly portraying the level of effort required to achieve success;
Present realistic income possibilities only, and solely in relation to the appropriate effort involved;
Present the benefits and information of the business as stated in the Company’s official literature and from my own personal experiences;
Accept and carry out to my best effort all duties expected of an IR and Referrer, including training and supporting the Downlines in my organisation;
Abide by all Policies & Procedures that are applicable to the operation of my business;
Strive to ensure that my Downlines are satisfied with my service and leadership;
Answer the questions and queries of prospects and Downlines fairly and honestly;
Refer only those people that I have developed as my own Downlines and/or business prospects;
Always encourage prospect(s) developed by their initial referrers to be referred by them as well;
Be clear that AASION is a network marketing opportunity in which my income is related to my marketing and leadership skills as well as my own personal efforts;
Treat all prospects, Downlines and associates with respect, goodwill and professional courtesy;
Not entice Downlines from outside my Line of Referralship to sign under my organisation;
Not misrepresent the AASION business in any way;
Not use any advertising that I know may be false or misleading;
Be fair and just to my Downlines and associates, and not engage in practices that may reflect unfavourably on myself, my organisation, the Company, and/or the industry;
Conduct myself in such a manner as to reflect only the highest standard of integrity, frankness and responsibility because I recognise that my actions as an IR with AASION have far-reaching effects;
Use the information contained in all AASION websites for my personal, non-commercial use only;
Not create any unapproved or illegal websites, which may tarnish the image of AASION and its related companies. This is my pledge and commitment to myself, my network, and my Company.”
