As of May 18, 2022
The Terms and Conditions of showmobud contained herein were established to explain and define the rights and responsibilities of showmobud and its Independent Customers, Members, or Affiliates.
While the majority of these Terms and Conditions are focused on being an Affiliate in showmobud, they apply to everyone, including Customers and Members as well.
Each independent Customer, Member, or Affiliate agrees, without reservation, to all the terms and conditions contained herein and holds showmobud free from any and all liability that may result from this agreement between the Independent Representative and showmobud.
Showmobud (subsequently referred to as the “Company”) has established the following code of conduct to guide the appropriate, efficient and ethical operation of the Company. We require our Customers, Members, or Affiliates to abide by the letter and spirit of this code that forms our contract with all registered parties of showmobud.
Showmobud Customers, Members, or Affiliates will:
LiveGood Members will not:
1. A Customers, Members, or Affiliates shall not represent himself or herself as an agent, employee, partner, or joint venture with the Company. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate shall not make purchases or enter into any transactions in the Company’s name.
2. A Customer’s, Member’s, and Affiliate’s work hours, business expenditures, and business plans are not dictated by the Company. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate shall make no printed or verbal representations which state or imply otherwise.
3. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate is fully responsible for all of his or her verbal and/or written statements made regarding the Products, services, and the Compensation Plan which are not expressly contained in official Company materials and the Customer, Member, or Affiliate agrees to indemnify the Company against any claims, damages, or other expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from any representations or actions made by the Customer, Member, or Affiliate that are outside the scope of the Contract. The provisions of this Section survive the termination of the Contract.
1. the Company, its Products, its commercial activities, or its Customers, Members, or Affiliatess; or
2. commercial activities. other companies, including competitors, their services, products or I. Unethical Activity. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate must be ethical and professional at all times when conducting Business. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate will not permit Customers, Members, or Affiliates in his or her Downline Organization to engage in unethical activity. Examples of unethical activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. 2. Use of another Customer’s, Member’s, and Affiliate’s credit card without express written permission; Unauthorized use of any Company Confidential Information;
3. Cross-Company Recruiting (including aiding and abetting another to Cross-Company Recruit);
4. Making unapproved claims about the Product;
5. Making income claims about the Affiliate Business which are not compliant with the provisions of the Terms and Conditions;
6. Making false statements or misrepresentation of any kind, including but not limited to: untruthful or misleading representations or sales offers relating to the quality, availability, grade, price, terms of payment, refund rights, guarantees, or performance of Products;
7. Personal conduct that discredits the Company and/or its Customers, Members, or Affiliates;
8. Violating the laws and regulations pertaining to the Affiliate Business;
9. Failing to meet Customer, Member, or Affiliate responsibilities;
10. Violating the Code of Ethics; or
11. Violating the Terms and Conditions.
1. Only with the Company’s approval, a Customer, Member, or Affiliate may attempt to secure approval, licensing, distribution and/or registration for products or business practices, trademarks, trade names, or internet domain names; or establish any kind of business in international countries and markets on behalf of the Company.
2. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may not sell, distribute, license, or register products or business practices, use trademarks, trade names or internet domain names in any country without approval of the company.
3. A list of countries where business is approved will be available on the website.
1. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may choose to participate in the Autoship Program if available on the website. When instituting Autoship program at the time of enrollment, the Customer, Member, or Affiliate Agreement serves as confirmation for the setup.
2. An Autoship account will be charged at a set time during the month, and the Product will be shipped at a set time thereafter. The Customer, Member, or Affiliate may obtain tracking numbers from the Company after the Product is shipped for countries where tracking numbers are available.
3. The scheduled dates for Autoship processing, account charges, shipping or account changes may be selected in the Autoship section of the Order Product page on the website.
4. There is no limit as to how many Autoship orders a Customer, Member, or Affiliate may have set up or how many bottles of product are included in each Autoship order. All Autoship orders will be shipped to the Shipping Address in the Personal Info section of the website. If an Autoship order fails for billing reasons, the company will attempt to bill the payment method on file for each of the next 10 days until the order goes through.
5. To change or terminate one’s Autoship order, the Customer, Member, or Affiliate may either select it on their Autoship page of the Product Order section of the website, or contact customer support. Autoship orders may be cancelled at any time prior to the order being billed.
1. Sales tax is collected on the Product’s suggested retail price and is calculated using the applicable rates for the location to where the product is shipped. The Company will collect and remit sales tax to the proper taxing authority. In those jurisdictions where a Customer, Member, or Affiliate may and has registered as a withholding agent through a local sales tax agency and submitted a “Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certificate” or equivalent document to the Company, the collection of sales tax will be the responsibility of the Customer, Member, or Affiliate. It is the responsibility of the Customer, Member, or Affiliate to provide an updated copy of its certification for exemption from sales tax each year.
In all other jurisdictions, GST, VAT, or other applicable transaction tax is based on the purchase price. The Company will provide its GST or VAT number and proper invoicing, which may include electronic invoicing, where permitted by law. The Company does not include GST or VAT in commission payments. Customers, Members, or Affiliates who are GST or VAT registered and are required to collect and remit GST or VAT on their services may send a valid GST or VAT invoice to the Company to charge them for GST or VAT on commission income. Returns, Refunds, and Exchanges. The Company will refund the purchase price of Product or exchange it pursuant to the following.
1. If the Customer, Member, or Affiliate (and/or his or her Customer who ordered directly from the Company) is not completely satisfied with the First Product Purchase, he or she may send to the Company the unused portion of the First Product Purchase within thirty (30) days of the original purchase date and the Company will refund 100% of the purchase price (less shipping and handling). If the First Product Purchase is returned after the thirty (30) day period, no refund will be given.
2. Any Commissions paid to the Customer, Member, or Affiliate and his or her Upline for the Product returned by the Customer, Member, or Affiliate or Customer will be deducted from the respective Upline Customers, Members, or Affiliates’ accounts or withheld from present or future Commission payments. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate agrees that he or she will not rely on existing Downline Organization Volume at the close of a Commissions period, as returns may cause changes to his or her Title, Rank and/or Commissions payout.
3. All shipping or courier costs for the return of Product will be borne solely by the Customer, Member, or Affiliate unless otherwise prohibited by law. Any damage or loss that occurs to returned Product during shipping will be the responsibility of the Customer, Member, or Affiliate.
4. The Company will exchange Product if the Product is damaged in shipment, incorrectly sent due to a Company error, or of substandard quality. However, when an exchange is not feasible, the Company will refund the amount of the returned Product. If Product is damaged or defective, a Customer, Member, or Affiliate should contact the Company within ten (10) days of receipt of the order.
1. The Company may license the use of its trademarks to Customers, Members, or Affiliates, subject to the limitations herein and subject to the limitations in any licensing agreement. A licensing agreement may be obtained by emailing customer support.
2. Customers, Members, or Affiliates may not use any of the Company’s current or after acquired trademarks or any confusingly similar variations of its marks, in a manner that is likely to cause confusion, mistake, or deception as to the source of the Products or services advertised.
3. Except as indicated herein, a Customer, Member, or Affiliate may not use the Company’s trademarks or any confusingly similar variation of its trademarks of any other business , etc.), in a business name, e-mail address, Internet domain name or sub-domain name, URL, telephone number, or in any other address or title. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may use the Company’s trademarks in a URL, Internet domain or subdomain name provided that the Customer, Member, or Affiliate has entered into a licensing agreement for a Company Licensed Website. The Customer, Member, or Affiliate agrees to comply with the terms of such licensing agreement and hereby acknowledges that the Company owns, and shall continue to own, all rights in and to the Company’s trademarks in such URL, Internet domain or sub-domain name and that the Company has the right to revoke such use of the Company’s trademarks for any reason and at any time. The Customer, Member, or Affiliate further agrees that the Company has the right to acquire such URL at any time by paying the nominal registration fee to the Customer, Member, or Affiliate and Customer, Member, or Affiliate agrees to transfer such URL to the Company and take any other necessary steps requested by the Company to effectuate such transfer.
4. The Customer, Member, or Affiliate agrees to immediately re-assign to the Company any registration of the Company names, trade names, trademarks, or Internet domain names registered or reserved in violation of this policy. The provisions of this Section survive the termination of the Contract.
5. Customers, Members, or Affiliates may not use the Company’s trademarks on nonapproved Sales Tools.
6. The Company, in its sole discretion, will determine whether a variation of its trademark is confusingly similar.
7. Customers, Members, or Affiliates shall not use the Company’s marks in countries where the use of such marks is prohibited.
8. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate must not use the name, logos, trademarks or other references to the Company’s business or manufacturing partners in any Sales Tool, correspondence, or any form of advertising.
9. The Company’s literature and media are copyrighted by the Company and may not be duplicated.
Methods of Advertising. Customers, Members, or Affiliates may advertise using the following means:
1. Newspaper: A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may place a generic business opportunity advertisement in the classified section of a local newspaper, provided the advertisement conforms to all applicable laws and regulations.
2. Phone Directory: Any Customer, Member, or Affiliate may place a text listing of its name in the white or yellow pages of a telephone directory followed by “showmobud Independent Customer, Member, or Affiliate.” Graphical and display ads in telephone directories are prohibited.
3. Electronic Mail Advertisements: All advertisements sent via e-mail, telephone, or facsimile must comply with all anti-spamming laws for the state or country where the intended recipient resides. The Customer, Member, or Affiliate is under obligation to research and comply with all laws concerning unsolicited commercial e-mail.
4. Television and Radio: Television and radio advertising requires prior written approval from the Company. Requests should be submitted through customer support.
5. Celebrity Endorsement: A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may use a celebrity endorsement with written approval from the Company and the specific, prior, written approval of the endorsing celebrity for each use of the celebrity's name.
6. Fairs, Swap Meets, Etc.: A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may sell or promote Products at bazaars, flea markets, fairs, swap meets, tradeshows or other similar gatherings only at a price of no less than the Customer, Member, or Affiliate price of the products listed on the website.
7. Internet Auction Sites: A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may sell or facilitate the sale of Product on Internet websites where an auction is the mode of selling or buying (e.g., eBay), so long as the product has a minimum reserve selling price of no less than the Customer, Member, or Affiliate price of the product on the website. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may not use a third party to place Product on auction websites or sell Product to a third party if the Customer, Member, or Affiliate knows, or has reason to know, that such Product will be sold on auction websites for less than the Customer, Member, or Affiliate price of the product. The provisions of this Section survive the termination of the Contract.
Internet Advertising. Subject to the provisions herein, Customers, Members, or Affiliates may use only a Company Licensed Website to promote Products or the business opportunity over the Internet. Promoting Products or the business opportunity through an unlicensed Internet website is strictly prohibited. Customers, Members, or Affiliates that wish to operate a Company Licensed Website must meet the following criteria:
1. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may not enter into a website licensing agreement until it has completed a website training course given by the Company.
2. All licensed websites must first be reviewed and approved by the Company as Sales Tools. Licensed websites must be Company-specific and may not advertise, promote, or link to any other product or opportunity
3. Customers, Members, or Affiliates may not use any key words or meta tags to advertise any licensed website on the Internet if the search words or meta tags explicitly or implicitly present illegal or unsubstantiated health or income claims.
4. The Company may revoke the license for any previously approved website at any time and for any reason, including changes to federal and local laws and regulations.
5. Customers, Members, or Affiliates may promote the business opportunity and Products on social networking sites such as “Facebook” and “Twitter;” video sites such as “YouTube” and “Google Video;” and blogging sites such as “Wordpress” and “Blogger” (collectively “Social Media Sites”), provided the following conditions are met:
Mass Communications. For purposes of this Section, “Mass Communications” are defined as communications intended to reach twenty (20) or more Customers, Members, or Affiliates in the sender’s Downline Organization or at least three Customers, Members, or Affiliates who are crossline, within a seven (7) day period. The following rules apply to all Mass Communications issued by a Customer, Member, or Affiliate:
1. Customers, Members, or Affiliates targeted to receive the Mass Communications must have knowingly “opted in” to hear or receive the Mass Communication
2. If by e-mail, there must be an “opt out” feature prominently displayed in the Mass Communication.
3. The Mass Communication must comply with the terms of this Section.
4. The following disclaimer shall be prominently positioned in all Mass Communications that promote any particular building method:
There are many methods and techniques used successfully for building your showmobud business. The building method promoted [in/at] this [website/webinar/email/ meeting/] may be different from that which is taught by your upline. Please consult with your upline if they have taught you a different building method or if you have any questions.
5. Customer, Member, or Affiliate acknowledges that allowing the Customer, Member, or Affiliate to create databases of Customer, Member, or Affiliate information for Mass Communications, the sale of tools, and for any other purposes constitutes the use of Company Confidential Information, which information is the Company’s trade secrets, and such use can be a substantial financial benefit to the Customer, Member, or Affiliate. Customer, Member, or Affiliate acknowledges that he or she is subject to the CrossCompany Recruiting obligations set forth in this agreement and shall survive the termination of the Contract.
Public Relations Matters. The Company encourages Customers, Members, or Affiliates to use personal media coverage to expand and build their business; however, certain situations require the Customer, Member, or Affiliate to contact the Company. These would include:
1. instances where the story or medium has national potential;
2. cases where the story calls for a wider Company/Product perspective; and/or
3. when the Customer, Member, or Affiliate is questioned about Company sales figures and/or business strategies.
Remedies. In the event of breach, the Company may elect to take no action or to exercise some or all contractual remedies and remedies at law or in equity, including, but not limited to:
1. Notify the Customer, Member, or Affiliate either in writing or verbally of the breach and providing a notice to cure the breach;
2. Require from the Customer, Member, or Affiliate additional assurances of future compliance;
3. Withhold or deny recognition and attendant perks;
4. Assess damages and withhold them from commission payments;
5. Suspend Customer, Member, or Affiliate Rights temporarily or permanently;
6. Seek injunctive relief;
7. Terminate the Contract; and
8. Seek damages and associated costs.
Termination.
1. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may terminate the Contract by writing a request to support to terminate, by calling customer support, by written mail, or on the Personal Info page of the back office of the website.
2. The Company may terminate the Contract if the Customer, Member, or Affiliate violates the terms of the Contract and any amendments thereto.
3. Upon termination, the Company may in its sole discretion retain the Customers, Members, or Affiliateship or dissolve and remove it from the Compensation plan.
Effects of Termination for Breach of Contract.
1. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate whose Contract is terminated by the Company must wait six (6) months before applying for a new Customers, Members, or Affiliateship. During that time, the Customer, Member, or Affiliate can have no Beneficial Interest in any other Customers, Members, or Affiliateship.
2. Upon termination of the Contract, all of the Customer, Member, or Affiliate’s rights in and to the Customers, Members, or Affiliateship and the Customer, Member, or Affiliate Business are revoked and terminated. In acknowledgement of the damages the Company has likely suffered and/or will suffer as a result of Customer, Member, or Affiliate's breach, including but not limited to, all or any of the following: (i) loss of good will and loss in the value of the Company’s confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets; (ii) loss of a portion of the value of the Company’s business; and (iii) loss of future profits; Customer, Member, or Affiliate consents that any unpaid Commissions may be forfeited to the Company to offset a portion of the damages.
3. The Company may elect to reorganize the Downline Organization of a Customers, Members, or Affiliateship terminated for breach in a manner that serves the best interests of the Company, Downline Organization and Upline.
4. Where the Company elects to terminate a Customers, Members, or Affiliateship in which there is more than one Beneficial Interest holder, the following may apply: a. the departing Beneficial Interest holder(s) must relinquish all rights to, and interests in, the Customers, Members, or Affiliateship; b. The Company may not divide or reassign any of the Downline Organization; and c. The Company may not split Commissions between the prior or current Beneficial Interest holders of the Customers, Members, or Affiliateship.
Effects of Voluntary Termination by the Customer, Member, or Affiliate.
1. The Contract can be voluntarily terminated by a Customer, Member, or Affiliate who is not in breach of the Contract for any reason, at any time, by providing written notice to the Company signed by all Person(s) listed on the Customer, Member, or Affiliate Agreement. The termination is effective on the date the Company receives the written notice. If a Customer, Member, or Affiliate is in breach of the Contract, he or she cannot voluntarily or unilaterally terminate the Contract
2. Upon termination of the Contract, all of the Customer, Member, or Affiliate’s rights in and to the Customers, Members, or Affiliateship and the Customer, Member, or Affiliate Business are revoked and terminated.
3. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate who voluntarily terminates Customers, Members, or Affiliateship and is not in breach of the Contract may rejoin under a new Customers, Members, or Affiliateship under the same or a new enroller at any time.
4. A Customer, Member, or Affiliate may not terminate voluntarily if the Customers, Members, or Affiliateship is not in good standing with the Company, as may be evidenced by, but not limited to, any of the following conditions: (i) a temporary Customers, Members, or Affiliateship; (ii) a Customers, Members, or Affiliateship is on hold, suspension or probation; (iii) the Customers, Members, or Affiliateship is under investigation, but no formal discipline has taken place; or (iv) notice of intent to terminate has been sent.