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GLOSSARY
Bonus: Sales compensation paid through Velocity, including
the Sharing Bonus, Retailing Bonus, Building Bonus, and
Leading Bonus. Bonuses do not include any retail profit you
can earn on Products that you purchase and resell directly to
unregistered customers (for France and Italy, see note 1 on
p.18), or any other cash or non-cash incentives..
Brand Aliate: A Person who signs up with Nu Skin as a
Brand Aliate and can purchase Products at the Member
Price, sell Products to customers, sign up Registered
Customers, and is not in Qualification. Brand Aliate will
also be used as a general reference to all Brand Aliates
and Brand Representatives. For example, a Brand Partner
or Brand Director will be referred to as a Brand Aliate as
ageneral reference when talking about all Brand Aliates.
Brand Aliate Account: A Brand Aliate’s Nu Skin
account.
Brand Aliate Agreement: An agreement between
aBrand Aliate and Nu Skin and sets forth certain rights
and obligations related to a Brand Aliate’s business.
Brand Director: A general category including all Brand
Representatives with a Title of Emerald Director, Diamond
Director, Blue Diamond Director, or Presidential Director.
Brand Partner: A general category including all Brand
Representatives with a Title of Gold Partner, Lapis Partner,
orRuby Partner.
Brand Representative: A Brand Aliate who has
successfully completed Qualification and who has not
lost their Brand Representative status. The term Brand
Representative will also be used as a general reference for
all Titles of Brand Representative and above. For example,
a Ruby Partner or Diamond Director will be referred to as
a Brand Representative as a general reference when talking
about all Brand Representatives.
Brand Representative Date: The first day of the month
that a Qualifying Brand Representative completes
Qualification. For a Qualifying Brand Representative
that completes Qualification in week 1, 2 or 3 of a month,
the Brand Representative Date will be the first day of
that month. For Qualifying Brand Representatives that
complete Qualification in week 4 of a month, the Brand
Representative Date will be the first day of the following
month. SeeAddendum A for details.
Brand Representative Promotion Date: The first day
of the weekly period following a Brand Representative’s
completion of Qualification and advancement to Brand
Representative. For a Qualifying Brand Representative
that completes Qualification in week 1, 2 or 3 of a month,
the Brand Representative Promotion Date will be the 8th,
15th and 22nd of that month, respectively. For a Qualifying
Brand Representative that completes Qualification in week
4 of a month, the Brand Representative Promotion Date will
be the first day of the following month. See Addendum A
fordetails.
Brand Representative Qualification Date: The
first day of the month in which a Qualifying Brand
Representative submits a Letter of Intent and completes the
monthly requirement of 2 Building Blocks. See Addendum A
for details.
Building Block: A measurement of Sales Volume.
ABuilding Block is only considered complete when it has
500points of Sales Volume. A Building Block with less than
500 points of Sales Volume is referred to as incomplete.
SeeSection 2.2.
Building Bonus: A Bonus earned weekly and paid
weekly or monthly to Brand Representatives based on
the Commissionable Sales Value of Products purchased
by Registered Customers in the Brand Representative’s
Consumer Group. See Section 2.2.
Building Bonus Percentage: A percentage used to
calculate the Building Bonus for each Building Block which
ranges from 5% to 40% depending on the number of
Building Blocks completed in a month. See Section 2.2.
Business Builder Position (BBP): A position placed
directly below you on your first Generation that is awarded
to you after the first month you achieve the Title of Blue
Diamond Director. See Addendum D for details.
Business Development Activity: Any activity that benefits,
promotes, assists, or supports in any way the business,
development, sales, or sponsorship of another Direct Sales
Company, including but not limited to, selling products or
services, promoting the business opportunity, appearing
on behalf of the Direct Sales Company or one of its
representatives, allowing your name to be used to market the
Direct Sales Company, its products, services or opportunity,
sponsoring or recruiting on behalf of the Direct Sales