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Principles of Direct Selling Business

2.1.4 Refrain from Defamation
• Independent Distributor shall not make any comparisons, claims, statements or representations which are misleading, unfair,
inaccurate or defamatory to the following:
1) The Company or the Company’s employees.
2) The Company’s products or business activities.
3) Other persons (including within and between organisations).
4) Other companies (including competitors).
5) Other companies’ products, services or business activities.

2.1.5 Refrain from Harassment
• Independent Distributor shall not act in a manner that is calculated to harass, intimidate, threaten and insult others.
Harassment of any kinds will not be tolerated, including but are not limited to: race, religion, physical and verbal abuse, or
inducing, encouraging or causing other Independent Distributors, Company’s employees or customers to engage in any
inappropriate or unpleasant written, verbal, digital or physical relationships, sexual assault, sexual harassment or other
physical, verbal or visual behaviors of a sexual nature with another Independent Distributor, Company’s employee or customer.

2.1.6 Refrain from Liaising with Manufacturers
• Independent Distributor shall not directly or indirectly liaise with the Company’s manufacturers or suppliers.

2.1.7 Protecting the Company’s Reputation
• The Independent Distributor’s conduct, including those outside the scope of or unrelated to the distributorship shall not affect
or damage the Company’s reputation or other Independent Distributors’ business or reputation. The Company has the right to
determine at its sole discretion whether such conduct is harmful and may take actions against the Independent Distributor in
accordance with the provisions of this Business Handbook.

2.1.8 Right to Verify Information
• As a requirement to be an Independent Distributor, the Independent Distributor agrees that the Company shall has the right to
verify any records related to the Independent Distributor’s business activities in order to ascertain whether the Independent
Distributor is in compliance with this Business Handbook, and when required, the Independent Distributor shall immediately
provide the complete and true records of any information to the Company.

2.2 Independent Contractors

2.2.1 Independent Contractors
• An Independent Distributor is an independent contractor and shall not in any manner be construed or represent to the public
as the Company’s agent, contractor, employee, executive, business partner, associate or joint venture and is further subject to
the following requirements:
1) The Independent Distributor is solely responsible for his or her own business decision and has the sole discretion to decide
the working time and working hours for himself or herself.
2) Commission is based on the sales volume, and it is not based on the number of working hours of the Independent
Distributor.
3) As an Independent Distributor, he or she may face business risks and any losses as may be suffered shall be solely borne by
the Independent Distributor.
4) Any licence fees or insurance fees related to the business shall be solely borne by the Independent Distributor.
5) The Independent Distributor is solely responsible for all his or her business expenses, including but are not limited to
travelling, entertainment, offices, books, legal advice, facilities, accounting or any administrative costs and the Company
shall not be responsible for prepayment, reimbursement or guarantee.

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