Amway (uk)

Direct Selling Associations / Codes of Conduct

DSA Codes of Conduct address both the obligations of DSA members to direct sellers (such as Amway’s obligations to Amway Business Owners), as well as DSA members’ obligations to consumers. They also have an obvious, although indirect, impact on the way in which ABOs conduct their Amway business activities.

For example, the DSA Codes of Conduct towards consumers of both the UK DSA and the DSAI impose obligations on DSA member companies, such as Amway, to:

• Require fair selling methods
• Give consumers order cancellation rights that exceed those demanded by the law
• Provide consumers with a proper record of any transaction
• Respect the rights and privacy of a consumer
• Demand openness in disclosing the identity of a Company and a Direct Seller

Amway, in turn, incorporates these requirements into its contracts with Amway Business Owners, so that Amway and ABOs must work together to ensure that Codes of Conduct of the DSAs are respected. In fact, Amway’s protections go further than the Codes in a number of respects. The important point is that Amway believes in offering a business opportunity that is transparent and open to all, and that an Amway business must be built on solid ethical and legal principles. Amway has been a leader around the world in establishing Codes of Conduct and increasing the level of protection available to direct sellers and consumers. It remains at the forefront in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, as well.

See www.dsa.org.uk for more information about the United Kingdom DSA. See www.dsai.ie for more information on the DSA in Ireland. The Codes of Conduct and more information about the Direct Selling Industry, the Code Administrator in each country, and the legal and regulatory environment in which Direct Selling operates are all available on these websites.

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Amway (UK) Limited has been a member of the UK’s Direct Selling Association since 1973 and The Direct Selling Association of Ireland since 1981.